Comments on: Windows XP and essential software http://blog.scottnolan.org/2006/12/26/windows-xp-and-essential-software/ ideas, thoughts, rants Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:19:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Rob Lesan http://blog.scottnolan.org/2006/12/26/windows-xp-and-essential-software/#comment-4552 Rob Lesan Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:20:46 +0000 http://blog.scottnolan.org/2006/12/26/windows-xp-and-essential-software/#comment-4552 If you are REALLY worried about using I.E. on WIndows (and you should be), try sandboxie. (www.sandboxie.com) it provides a virtual machine for you to run I.E. in and from what I can tell, it is VERY secure. If you run from that, most of your machine should be safe. As always, make sure you are behind a NAT router and keep your browser off of questionable sites. I don't even bother with McAfee, too bloated. I use the AVG free edition with no hassles at all. Stay away from ZoneAlarm, it has bloated all to hell as well. If you read netnews, I like Forte's Agent and of course GAIM for im. Other than what you have, I simply suggest you stay off Windows! If you are REALLY worried about using I.E. on WIndows (and you should be), try sandboxie. (www.sandboxie.com) it provides a virtual machine for you to run I.E. in and from what I can tell, it is VERY secure. If you run from that, most of your machine should be safe.

As always, make sure you are behind a NAT router and keep your browser off of questionable sites.

I don’t even bother with McAfee, too bloated. I use the AVG free edition with no hassles at all.

Stay away from ZoneAlarm, it has bloated all to hell as well.

If you read netnews, I like Forte’s Agent and of course GAIM for im.

Other than what you have, I simply suggest you stay off Windows!

]]> By: mindflayer http://blog.scottnolan.org/2006/12/26/windows-xp-and-essential-software/#comment-4541 mindflayer Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:37:15 +0000 http://blog.scottnolan.org/2006/12/26/windows-xp-and-essential-software/#comment-4541 <a href="http://www.mindflayer.net/?p=188" rel="nofollow">Check out the post I just did</a> on a Quicksilver-like app for Windows. It's called Launchy (launchy.net). Great app, esp. if you are muscle-memory trained to hit CTRL-SPACE. Check out the post I just did on a Quicksilver-like app for Windows. It’s called Launchy (launchy.net). Great app, esp. if you are muscle-memory trained to hit CTRL-SPACE.

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