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- Norton Utilities
- Widely used utility programs for Windows and Macintosh from Symantec. Used to fix problems and fine tune the machine, they include functions to restore deleted files, diagnose the disk...
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- Norton Utilities 1.0 (Windows)
- Norton Utilities provides the essential tools you need to optimize the performance of your PC. It finds and fixes common PC problems, frees up disk space, reclaims system memory, accelerates startup time, and boosts system performance. It opens applications faster, and lets you run more of them simultaneously.Norton Utilities focuses...
- Tags: Performance, PC, Norton Co., Microsoft Windows, Norton Utilities, Performance Management, Desktops, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-02-04
- Hard disks *do* get slower with use
- Hard disks *do* get slower with usePartitioningActually, I'd suggest something a bit different from the "load your common apps first" approach. I'd partition the disk and put the system and application in the [i]inner[/i] partition, as close as possible to the hub.At the outside, where transfer rates are highest,...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., disk, C, swap file, Norton Utilities
- Discussion threads 2007-04-10
Additional Resources
- McAfee vs. Symantec: Dueling in consumer and enterprise
- Worked for SYMC - products inadequately testedWe rearchitected stuff as it was going out the door. That experience was one more reason I eventually switched to Mac.Working for SYMCYou should have stuck around...Then you could have said to have been part of improving of the process . Just compare Norton...
- Tags: SECURITY, Norton 2010, McAfee Inc., Norton Co., Symantec Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Microsoft's Windows 7 challenge: Selling Live services (without being sued)
- What competitors?Other than iLife, who is competing with Live Essentials?These seem like little trivial programs to be fighting over. Besides the people complaining about bloat (Even though these programs don't take up much space), I don't think anyone would complain even if they were included in Windows to begin with.The...
- Tags: Operating systems, Patches, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Norton SystemWorks 12.0 (Windows)
- Symantec's Norton SystemWorks 2003 is the smartest way to solve computer problems. It includes award-winning Symantec products and additional utilities that help you protect your PC from virus threats, optimize performance, fix and prevent problems, recover from system failures, clean out Internet clutter, and keep dial-up connections active when you're...
- Tags: Norton SystemWorks, Symantec Corp., Norton Co., Microsoft Windows, Security
- Software downloads 2009-09-23
- More alleged Microsoft Morro screen shots, details leak
- More alleged Microsoft Morro screen shots, details leakRequest to uninstall other antivirusMary,The requirement to uninstall any other antivirus stuff in your computer should be mandatory in any installation routine of every antivirus product - and not just from Microsoft. As you know, no one should have more than one antivirus...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, antivirus, Microsoft Morro, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Morro screen shot, screen shot
- Discussion threads 2009-06-17
- UK retailer pulls Linux netbooks from stores
- UK retailer pulls Linux netbooks from stores UK retailer pulls Linux netbooks from stores LOL!! And linux gets another punch square in the face! How much more abuse can linux take before it just throws in the towel and admits defeat? Lets look at the facts here, linux...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, OPEN SOURCE, Linux supporter, Linux, netbook, retail company
- Discussion threads 2009-06-03
- Friday Rant - Conficker worm hype
- Friday Rant - Conficker worm hypeHey...come on now......Chicken Little has made a pretty good living with this tactic...what's your problem? ;-)RE: Friday Rant - Conficker worm hypeI agree with you, my boss watched CNN and came in afraid to go online, I even had to run scans again on...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Conficker Worm, Friday Rant, worm, paranoia, Y2K, USB flash drive
- Discussion threads 2009-04-03
- Conficker: a good excuse for an early spring cleaning
- Some of you have probably heard about Conficker.C, the computer virus/worm that is set to activate on April 1st. Conficker.C exploits a particular vulnerability in Windows that was announced in October of 2008 which allows code to be remotely executed. Nobody exactly knows what Conficker.C is supposed to do on...
- Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Antivirus Software, Virus, Conficker.C, Chances, CLAMAV, CCleaner, WinDirStat, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Tools & Techniques, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-03-27
- Scareware meets ransomware: "Buy our fake product and we'll decrypt the files"
- Scareware meets ransomware: "Buy our fake product and we'll decrypt the files"I imagine this is targeted ONLY to Windows platforms :-)As soon as I read this I looked over at my wife and said "God I'm glad we left Windows!" The more I read of this crap the happier I...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Viruses and worms, Scareware, RICO, MasterCard International, Visa Inc., malware, security
- Discussion threads 2009-03-26
- Hello, anybody paying attention?
- Hello, anybody paying attention?re: "weather will get more extreme as the planet warms up"What if we have global cooling instead?I have long wanted power lines undergroundit may take some time and be an effort for crews to service, but so often, on the poll lines come down in bad and...
- Tags: powerline
- Discussion threads 2009-01-31
- What's your computer's life expectancy? Iolo intends to extend it
- What's your computer's life expectancy? Iolo intends to extend itQuestions and CommentDid you mean catastrophic hardware, rather than software, failure? 2.4 years average lifetime? What's the standard deviation? Is that statistic broken down as to corporate versus private? By brands?As to scrubbing a disk, I've downloaded the Knoppix Live Disk...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, Iolo, software, PC, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-12-22
- Panda Internet Security 2009
- Panda continually reinvents itself. This year it got it right. Not only does the Internet Security suite look better, but it runs better, too, as evidenced by results from CNET Labs and third-party testing. The new interface is clearly a nod to Symantec Norton 360. Panda steps up the comparison...
- Tags: Firewalls, SECURITY, Network security, Web Content Control, Panda, Panda Internet Security, Panda Internet Security 2009
- Product reviews 2008-12-09
- AV on my Macs? Say it ain't so!
- AV on my Macs? Say it ain't so!Just pointed the issue out to my brother at UNCThe linked text at Apple in question:[pre]Mac OS: Antivirus utilities * Last Modified: December 02, 2008 * Article: HT2550 * Old Article: 4454SummaryLearn about...
- Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Apple Macintosh, virus, antivirus, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Avira AntiVir Personal 8
- Avira's AntiVir Personal 8 comes highly rated by independent third-party antivirus experts, so we were eager to compare it with other antivirus products. While we can't complain about its high level of protection, there were several nitpicks about the application itself that set us back. For one thing, you pay...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, AntiVir, AntiVir Personal 8
- Product reviews 2008-12-02
- CA Internet Security Suite 2009
- CA Internet Security Suite 2009 will probably have some admirers, but we're not among them. If you are a network administrator, you'll appreciate the long and torturous installation path; however, the average person will grow frustrated at how many times you have to enter your personal information, create passwords, or...
- Tags: Construction, Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, CA Internet Security, Computer Associates International Inc., CA Internet Security Suite, personal firewall, window
- Product reviews 2008-11-24
- Microsoft kills OneCare, replaces it with freebie 'Morro'
- Microsoft kills OneCare, replaces it with freebie 'Morro'If only.............MS could do this with Vista you described it perfectly and adjust their home OS licences to cover multiple PCs ;)"Whole exercise trimmed security fat, covered multiple PCs "I second that statement.Amen (n/t)n/tI agreeWhile onecare live did have it's up and...
- Tags: OneCare, Microsoft Corp., Morro, Microsoft kills OneCare, Microsoft Kills, multiple-PC, freebie, security, Symantec Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-18
- McAfee Internet Security 2009
- At first glance, McAfee Internet Security 2009 appears not much different from last year's offering, a truth that masks some improvements in programming under the hood. In our tests, we found McAfee Internet Security 2009 to be as fast as the much improved Norton Internet Security 2009. What McAfee adds...
- Tags: Phishing, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, McAfee Inc., McAfee Internet Security 2009, McAfee Internet Security
- Product reviews 2008-11-12
- Xfolders 1.6 (Mac)
- Completely for Tiger re-written cocoa application. Uses the new technology of Mac OS X Tiger. Full integration of the Finder, thus support of all file operations from and to the Finder. Drag & Drop between both filelists and the Finder. Support for all important file operations. Info dialoge for simply...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Kai Heitkamp, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Processors, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Semiconductors, Components
- Software downloads 2008-10-31
- Norton AntiVirus 2009
- Symantec has been listening to its users, and this year the company delivers a slimmed-down and faster Norton Antivirus 2009. Almost all the security vendors have recognized the changing threat landscape and have rethought traditional protection. We especially like the Insight feature, which identifies "trusted" files and applications and doesn't...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Norton Co., Norton AntiVirus 2009, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, Symantec Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-10-10
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