Reply With QuoteI am the guy to ask!
Firefox is great. Get it at www.getfirefox.com. I also use AVG antivirus, great product, free for home use and really cheap for a business too. Works much better than Norton, which I also hate.
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Norton = High Dollar Slug or Mozilla FireFox
I am sick of Norton Antivirus. It uses up too much resources on my PC (shut up Mac guys LOL) and costs almost as much as it does brand new when you renew your service yearly. Time to stamp out ripoffs like Norton! *stomp*
Anyone ever heard of or use a product called AVG Antivirus? It's supposed to use less computer resources and it costs way less.
I've also heard that browsing the web with FireFox is the better alternative than stupid IE. Does FireFox block viruses or something? Whos in the 'know' here?
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
I am the guy to ask!
Firefox is great. Get it at www.getfirefox.com. I also use AVG antivirus, great product, free for home use and really cheap for a business too. Works much better than Norton, which I also hate.
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
Master Guitar Academy - I also teach via SKYPE.
Regular Fretter
I have used AVG software before acquiring Norton. I had forgotten about it until you mentioned it. I also have a friend who has been using it for years. Here is the link to the free version: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
Here is the real McCoy: http://www.grisoft.com/doc/5/lng/ww/tpl/tpl01
Guitars:
Electric: Washburn HB-30, Squier Tele Custom Deluxe, Jay Turser Strat.
Acoustic: Seagull S6.
AMPs: VOX AD30VT, Peavey Envoy 110.
Modelers: V-AMP 2, Digitech RP-100A.
Pedals: Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Digitech Bad Monkey, Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo, DOD VFX40B 7-Band Graphic EQ, Ibanez CS-5 Super Chorus.
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Oh heck yes thanks you guys!
Rob - I have FireFox on this PC at work. Does it really help with web viruses or something? Or is that an urban legend? I'm askin' the guy in the KNOW!
Thanks Tim for the link!
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
Regular Fretter
Originally Posted by Robert
Ok, both of these are going on my laptop to see how they work. or do I need both?
Guitars:
Electric: Washburn HB-30, Squier Tele Custom Deluxe, Jay Turser Strat.
Acoustic: Seagull S6.
AMPs: VOX AD30VT, Peavey Envoy 110.
Modelers: V-AMP 2, Digitech RP-100A.
Pedals: Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Digitech Bad Monkey, Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo, DOD VFX40B 7-Band Graphic EQ, Ibanez CS-5 Super Chorus.
Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
The new IE7 is pretty good too. Firefox is very secure, and it is an open source product - the software is not proprietary like Microsoft's software. It is very flexible too - you can install all sorts of cool extensions and add-ons. Take a look at https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/recommended/
Firefox rocks.
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
Master Guitar Academy - I also teach via SKYPE.
Regular Fretter
i use firefox on my macs....i really like it
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Guitars: Gibson 1998 Les Paul Special : Peavey Predator (Early 90's Fat Strat Copy) : Ibanez GAX30TR
Brownsville Reso - 101 Electric Reso : Fender GDO-300 Maple Quilt Top Acoustic
Amps: Fender Super Champ XD
Effects: Digitech RP250 Modeling Guitar Processor : DVM "Phased and Confused" Script Phaser Clone : Digitech Bad Monkey
Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus : Behringer Distortion Modeler : Ernie Ball Volume Pedal : Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
Regular Fretter
I am not very computer savvy. I am still learning. Is Fox Fire anti-virus or anti Spam? Do I need Fox Fire and the AVG fire wall?
Guitars:
Electric: Washburn HB-30, Squier Tele Custom Deluxe, Jay Turser Strat.
Acoustic: Seagull S6.
AMPs: VOX AD30VT, Peavey Envoy 110.
Modelers: V-AMP 2, Digitech RP-100A.
Pedals: Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Digitech Bad Monkey, Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo, DOD VFX40B 7-Band Graphic EQ, Ibanez CS-5 Super Chorus.
Luke Skyrawker
I've had some problems with IE7. I'm leaving it off Mrs. Spuds machine for a while. On mine it prevented me from uploading some files through the web. Apparently the host couldn't work with it and it would time out.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
Tim, Firefox is a web browser. I highly recommend it. AVG is antivirus - it's a must for home users.
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
Master Guitar Academy - I also teach via SKYPE.
Regular Fretter
So do I use Fox Fire web browser instead of Windows Explorer? And also download AVG as my Fire Wall. All I need then is an anit-spy program.
Guitars:
Electric: Washburn HB-30, Squier Tele Custom Deluxe, Jay Turser Strat.
Acoustic: Seagull S6.
AMPs: VOX AD30VT, Peavey Envoy 110.
Modelers: V-AMP 2, Digitech RP-100A.
Pedals: Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Digitech Bad Monkey, Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo, DOD VFX40B 7-Band Graphic EQ, Ibanez CS-5 Super Chorus.
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another 2 thumbs up for firefox and AVG, used AVG on a Windows machine for 6 years, only got bit once because I ignored the virus alert.
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Firefox RULES!!!
Highly recommended!!!
The AVG is also a firewall or a simple antivirus program?
MY GEAR:Guitars: Gibson ES-335, Tokai LS160s LP, Rockinger strat 2-tone sunburst, Rockinger tele C.A.R., NS Custom Relic Tele, Epiphone Jeff Baxter electroacoustic, Admira classical guitar
Amps: Fender Deluxe Reverb II, Tech21 TM30
Main Effects Unit: VOX Tonelab SE
My Band:
http://www.blackframe.gr
Personal Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/eliasavdikos
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AVG offers both firewall and anti-virus. I never tried the firewall. The anti virus is free with regular signature updates. I have used ZoneAlarm for a software based firewall with great results.
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check here..
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
http://tinyurl.com/ylbdac
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I just saw that the free version of the AVG software does not include these features:
Anti-Spyware
Anti-Spam
Firewall
24/7 Technical Support
High-speed updates
Multiple languages
Detailed settings
MY GEAR:Guitars: Gibson ES-335, Tokai LS160s LP, Rockinger strat 2-tone sunburst, Rockinger tele C.A.R., NS Custom Relic Tele, Epiphone Jeff Baxter electroacoustic, Admira classical guitar
Amps: Fender Deluxe Reverb II, Tech21 TM30
Main Effects Unit: VOX Tonelab SE
My Band:
http://www.blackframe.gr
Personal Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/eliasavdikos
Regular Fretter
when i had pc's i used zone alarm and it worked quite well...that was quite a few years ago but i would look into that option
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Guitars: Gibson 1998 Les Paul Special : Peavey Predator (Early 90's Fat Strat Copy) : Ibanez GAX30TR
Brownsville Reso - 101 Electric Reso : Fender GDO-300 Maple Quilt Top Acoustic
Amps: Fender Super Champ XD
Effects: Digitech RP250 Modeling Guitar Processor : DVM "Phased and Confused" Script Phaser Clone : Digitech Bad Monkey
Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus : Behringer Distortion Modeler : Ernie Ball Volume Pedal : Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
Regular Fretter
I download Fire Fox and it seems pretty cool. I need to learn more about it. How do you turn off the part that the window remembers what you typed before. As in typing the "F" for Fret Net and eveything that began with an "F" gets listed. I do not like that function. The lists get too long and I end up going to the wrong website. I did it once before in Google, but I can't remeber.Firefox RULES!!!
Highly recommended!!!
The AVG is also a firewall or a simple antivirus program?
Guitars:
Electric: Washburn HB-30, Squier Tele Custom Deluxe, Jay Turser Strat.
Acoustic: Seagull S6.
AMPs: VOX AD30VT, Peavey Envoy 110.
Modelers: V-AMP 2, Digitech RP-100A.
Pedals: Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Digitech Bad Monkey, Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo, DOD VFX40B 7-Band Graphic EQ, Ibanez CS-5 Super Chorus.
Custom Deluxe
Firefox is great!
For security on PC´s I recommend Ad-Aware. It finds evil bugs on my daughers PC all the time.
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-...e_personal.php
I can't say that I've given up on a flanger cause I've never liked the effect either. I also can't say the same about Tremolo. I hate them both equally. - Tone2TheBone 2009
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