Singing the (Microsoft) Windows Blues
It finally happened. A family member got a really nasty computer-virus and is now playing the re-installation game.
The only reason Windows has such a large market share is because it come on the PC you buy pre-installed. There is absolutely no way someone with moderate technical skills can install windows+drivers by themselves.
I could rant on this subject for hours.
Here is my advise.
* For a -home- computer, buy a Mac. Use what you want at work, but for home, get a Mac
* If you want to stay with Microsoft, install AVG from free.avg.com, it’s $0, so you won’t get caught without an up-to-date anti-virus solution
* You still want to stay Microsoft? Backup all your data to an external device that you DISCONNECT after the backup is finished! If this does not make sense, call me, email me, comment on this blog and I WILL HELP YOU!
I’ll add, if you got a Mac, anti-virus isn’t really as important as it is on windows (this will probably change). If you got a Mac, there is built-in software to make backups of all your data to an external device -and- on computers Apple controls on the Internet!
I’ll be blogging about this more…