Jun 19, 2009 | Microsoft, OneCare, security, Vista, Windows7, WinXP
On June 23, Microsoft will release a beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials, the free antivirus program that is replacing Windows Live OneCare. Microsoft is now allowing journalists to write about the new program so a flurry of stories appeared today from...
Jun 14, 2009 | Microsoft, OneCare, security
Windows Live OneCare will be completely off the market at the end of June (although Microsoft will continue to issue virus definition updates for another year). When Microsoft announced that it was killing OneCare, the company added that it would be releasing free...
Mar 11, 2009 | backup, OneCare, software
Previously:BACKUPS – INTRODUCTIONBACKUPS – DATA vs. DRIVE IMAGEBACKUPS – EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES I’ll mention a few ways that you can make a backup copy of your important files, but this is necessarily just an overview. Remember, the important things are: (1) you have a...
Feb 10, 2009 | business, Microsoft, OneCare
You don’t have to leave Windows Live OneCare right away. It’s not broken and you don’t have to replace it. It will be supported until December 2010. Still, we can’t feel completely comfortable with a product that’s being taken off the market. You should consider...
Feb 9, 2009 | computers, Microsoft, OneCare, SBS, security, software, Vista, WinXP
Small businesses running Microsoft Small Business Server have not had an easy time finding antivirus software. Security suites designed for large companies are frequently complex, difficult to install and configure, and all too often require an inordinate amount...
Feb 5, 2009 | backup, Microsoft, OneCare, security, Vista, WinXP
Many people have strong religious convictions about antivirus and security programs for PCs. I’m guilty of that too but let me try to step back and give you a reasonably unbiased overview of where we are in 2009. For the last few years, I’ve been recommending...
