Fortunately there's not a lot to be said here.  McAfee is arguably the crappiest system security available and now it looks as though the one-time industry leader is following McAfee's lead by being included as "vaporware" for Comcast customers.  "Vaporware" is software that is pretty much useless.  Why do you think they're giving it away?  Norton has probably laid off tons of programmers and analysts to save money and struck a deal with Comcast to buy a blanket license for their customers.  I used to use Norton myself until they adopted the Microsoft approach of focusing development efforts on visual candy rather than making it run more efficiently.  Hence, crap.  Question:  If it's so good, why are they giving it away?

Will the Comcast free Norton offer protect your system?  Somewhat, but at a performance price.  My suggestion would be to say "no thanks" and pick up a copy of Kaspersky Internet Security.

You’ve likely heard the phrase “bigger is better” at some point in your life, but when it comes to technical support or customer service it’s very difficult to make that argument.  Consider that
when you make that support call to Dell, Qwest or Web.com, you first have to navigate through an automated telephone receptionist.  This method has improved its accuracy a great deal over recent
years but it’s still not nearly as reliable as the human machine.  Once you do get to an actual human, you’re likely to be talking to someone overseas and English will not be ... << MORE >>

I got a letter in the mail from the Domain Renewal Group.  I had never heard of them before but I recognized the envelope as well as the stench of sleazy commerce.  Last year their name was Liberty Domains I think.  Before that it was something else.  ...<< MORE >>

It really bugs me when I get calls from internet charlatans claiming that they can get TOP RANKINGS on Google, MSN or any major search engine.  What really sucks is enough people fall for it to keep those people employed in the SEO business.  10 years ago it may have been worth spending the time loading keywords into your page content, adding them to ‘ALT’ tags and seeding search engines, but that stuff hasn’t worked for years.

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When most people get a new computer they setup a login or use the default login which usually have ‘administrative’ privileges.   With administrative privileges, you can install ANYTHING on your computer and this is also what gets people in trouble.  Most malware gains access to your system by tricking the user into installing their program.  A common mode of deception is the “you have viruses” approach where a windows pops up telling you that your system is infected.  Even if you know you’re looking at a fake and try to exit or shut down the program, the makers had the ...<< MORE >>