Re: Anti Virus

2012-06-29 Thread Severin Crisp
Likewise I have AVG AntiVirus (free version) on my virtual Windows XP machine with VMWare Fusion. After several years I have had no problems - and no viruses either. Like Neil I have no inclination to upgrade to the paid version Severin Crisp On 29/06/2012, at 12:23 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:

Re: Anti Virus

2012-06-29 Thread Tim Law
Hi Peter, I get that annoying Kaperski pop up too and have often wondered the same thing as you. I ended up buying a family licence for Nortons as others in my family, sigh - failed parenting I know - have those other machines, and Nortons seems to work okay. I don't use Windows in Parrallels

Re: Anti Virus

2012-06-29 Thread Stephen Chape
I use Kapersky. It seems to work OK and does not slow down my old mac like Virus Barrier did ! On 29/06/2012, at 9:56 AM, Curtis Peter wrote: Hi I'm in the process of loading Parallels which I bought from the last June MacUpdate Bundle (thanks Daniel) Parallels are recommending Kaspersky

Re: Anti Virus

2012-06-29 Thread Stephen Chape
Buy Kapersky and you won't get the pop ups ! On 29/06/2012, at 11:33 AM, Tim Law wrote: Hi Peter, I get that annoying Kaperski pop up too and have often wondered the same thing as you. I ended up buying a family licence for Nortons as others in my family, sigh - failed parenting I

Re: Anti Virus

2012-06-29 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 29/06/2012, at 10:17 PM, S Beach wrote: Hi Peter I've used and serviced Windows computers for many years and may have even serviced yours just at the time you were switching to Mac. I've used AVG in the past and got sick of lots of questions and pop-ups and buy-me messages. I have also

Re: Time Machine/Time Capsule problem

2012-06-29 Thread Rosemary Spark
Rhonda, Well, we're halfway there! After various steps, I've managed to get my husband's computer backing up to the Time Capsule. 1) Red i message..no only that and asking for password Tried the NetworkInterfaces.plist removal as was afraid of losing wireless 2) Turned everything, and on again.

Re: Anti Virus

2012-06-29 Thread Reg Whitely
Hi Shayne For Mac, I've used ClamXav. It's free and seems good. You just reminded me, I haven't installed it on my MacBook Pro since upgrading to Lion. I will do so now and report back. Reg Reg Whitely Home: 08 9921 7272 Mob: 04 8899 7313 Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net On 29/06/2012, at

Re: Anti Virus

2012-06-29 Thread S Beach
I forgot to mention that Windows Security Essentials can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com/security-essentials And thanks Reg, I'll be interested to hear how it goes. Regards Shayne On Saturday, June 30, 2012, Reg Whitely wrote: Hi Shayne For Mac, I've used ClamXav. It's free and seems

Re: Membership - well worth it to me!

2012-06-29 Thread Rosemary Spark
I've have just re-joined after a lapse of time (and change of name was Horton before my husband changed his name). I rarely have managed to come to meetings, but have enjoyed reading, and trawling through my mac archives (the ones on my computers go back to 2007..useful when you don't have a wifi