Hi Al. For $49.95, you can have a license which covers up to 3 different computers. Beyond that, I don't know what the cost would be.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] WINDOWS LIVE ONE CARE, EVALUATION AND COMMENTS > John > > Thanks, this sounds good. What is the cost of an individual license and > also one for a home network? > > Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Justice > Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 4:19 PM > To: BLIND COMPUTING MAILING LIST > Subject: [Blind-Computing] WINDOWS LIVE ONE CARE, EVALUATION AND > COMMENTS > > > I thought this might be interesting to some of our list who have been > searching for a good solution to the anti-virus and spam problems we all > have experienced from time to time. > > I was an AVG and Spy Sweeper user for years. Both programs are excellent > and each program designer has now incorporated additional services into > their latest software versions. But in each case, the operator must, at > least from time to time, get involved with these programs to make sure > that > they are performing the system sweeps which are essential to the > protection > of our computers. AVG's newest suite of programs offers a good fire > wall > in addition to its other features. Spy Sweeper now has anti-virus > capability as well as a really fine spam fighting function. I considered > updating to AVG Version 8 and was constantly updating my Spy Sweeper to > make sure that it too had the latest software to work with. This required > some time and attention, naturally. The only problem I had with either of > these packages was that some of each program is difficult or completely > inaccessible to someone using a screen reader. There is enough of the > functionality which can be used but each program requires that the > operator > have a strong working knowledge of his screen reader. At times, the PC > cursor was enough but at other times, the Jaws cursor had to be employed > so > that certain options could be checked or confirmed. As for fire walls, > the > only one I had was the Windows Service Pack fire wall which is good but > certainly not 100% reliable. > > I had heard about Windows Live One Care from another list member. He > spoke > highly of it and recommended that I try the 90 day free option. I did > that > and for the past 2 months, I have been using this program for my > anti-virus, > spam and phishing protection. At first, the fire wall would often ask me > about various programs which were trying to access my computer during > normal > internet operations. There were certain programs on my system that Live > One > Care didn't recognize. But those brief incidents told me that the fire > wall > was indeed alive and working. When a warning did occur, it was simple > enough to Alt Tab to the screen and check a box which would allow the > program to operate. The screen, like the rest of Live One Care was > completely accessible in every respect. > > I started reading carefully about this program and discovered that in > addition to scanning for viruses and spy programs, the "Tune Up" function > of the software was also defragmenting my disk, finding and removing > unnecessary files and in short, making my system work much better than it > has in a long time. The software constantly checks for updated anti-virus > definitions and updates itself. If there is a problem or something which > requires the operator's attention, a balloon pops up which advises the > operator of that fact, then discretely disappears, allowing normal work to > continue uninterrupted. The most remarkable thing about Live One Care is > that it performs most of these tasks in the background and alerts the > operator only when necessary. > Many people have a serious aversion to things marketed by Microsoft. I > don't share their views. You can't argue with success. The bottom line is > this. After a couple of weeks, I uninstalled Live One care, re-activated > AVG and ran a complete system test. AVG found no threats of any kind. I > re-activated Spy Sweeper and performed a full system scan. Again, no > cookies were found which had been placed there by web sites like Google. > In > short, Live One Care had been doing its job as well as AVG and Spy Sweeper > combined. > > SIGNING UP FOR LIVE ONE CARE: > Now, this is the only fly in the ointment. For security reasons, > Microsoft > employs a picture in which certain characters are displayed. In order to > sign up for a Live ID which is necessary, the operator has to deal with > those characters. Microsoft does provide an audio ability with which the > operator can listen to the numbers or characters spoken. Unfortunately, > the > audio quality is horrendous. I was never able to make sense of what was > being spoken. In desperation, I brought in someone who simply read the > information in the image and I entered it. > If software is purchased from a store, a screen will eventually appear > which > allows that information to be entered into the system. Any good OCR > scanner > can recognize the product ID code which is printed on the back of the > program's container. > > In conclusion, I'd like to recommend Windows Live One Care as an option > for > someone who plans on using a computer or group of computers for normal day > to day operation. It seems to do the job quietly and reliably and the > program does more than most commercial software available. Finally, > everything is in one compact package which is relatively small, compared > to > some anti-virus programs. > > > John Justice > > My job feeds my family, music feeds my soul. > > PERSONAL E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
