MattVortex wrote:
Cowboyofdeath wrote:
Use either Opera or FireFox as a web browser. I personally prefer Opera because it loads up faster, is standards-compliant, has mouse gestures, and Speed-Dial.
As for anti-virus, YES GET RID OF NORTON ASAP. I did a little experiment on my computer, which had Norton installed on it, by going into msconfig.exe and turning off all startup programs that are related to Norton. When I booted up, my page file usage dropped from 444 MB to 145 MB. Plus it loads up programs faster and crashes less. So uninstall Norton now and install AVG free.
Wow, 299mb? I didn't know it used that much.
I might try uninstalling McAfee, actually. I don't use my Windows comp very much, and it would do just fine with AVG. McAfee is pretty much the best antivirus there is, but I don't know if the performance hit is worth it. I've got various processes which probably total to 100mb or so. How much RAM does AVG use, cowboy?
Yeah, mouse gestures and speed dial are some of the biggest things i love about Opera. The sidebar is awesome, too, with bookmarks and all the rest of it in the panels at the side. And custom searches. I couldn't cope without all of those things.
If running a scan, AVG can get up to 40,000K, depending on how much you have to scan, when not scanning, it can be around 12000-13000K. I've used AVG for a few years probably, and never had a problem with viruses, whenever I download somethig containing a virus, AVG stops it staright away. Best one I've ever used. My school computers use McAfee, but I don't like it as much, it's not as easy or simple to use, but I haven't looking into it.
Oh, and Norton sucks. Use Opera as your browser.
