Jane Talks Tech!

I apologize for the long absence. I've had a lot of ideas to blog about, but interestingly, I've daunted by the flood of ideas and how best to present them. Like I always end up solving dilemmas like this (i.e. a lot to do and being at a loss for how to tackle tasks), I take it one step at a time. I've twittered about my woes with Bitdefender Internet Security 2009 and how I started a trial of Norton Internet Security 2009. Well, I'm here to let you know that I'm now a bonafide customer of Symantec once again.

I once used (back in 2005) Symantec Client Security and it bogged down my computer. I have had such a horrible experience with Symantec products, ranging from being a resource hog to being plain impossible to uninstall. Fast forwarding to 2009, I find that the installation experience for Norton Internet Security 2009 is remarkably smooth and very unobtrusive. I mean, I didn't even have to restart the computer!! This was mind-boggling to me after coming off Bitdefender Internet Security 2009's rather clunky installation method. According to a review on CNet, this streamlined installation process is indeed new and borrowed from another of Symantec's flagship products (Norton Ghost). Scanning my laptop (a full scan) does not leave my system hanging although in fairness to Bitdefender Internet Security 2009, a full system scan didn't bog my laptop down.

There are a few things I miss about Bitdefender Internet Security 2009 and I wish these things would be incorporated into Norton Internet Security 2009: Read More »

Ever since I purchased an HP dv9700t CTO notebook PC, I've had to reformat this computer over 3 times now. The reason is simple: I like to try out new things on the computer and that more often than not, include alpha, beta and even gamma software. I'd like to say that I've learned and reformatting my PC (as a last solution) is a thing of the past. Alas! I cannot guarantee that. So, here's what I've learned from owning a computer that I deliberately introduce chaos into:...