300gs of hard drive. and 6 gigs of ramBeancooker wrote:Take a look at some of the spyware scan tools. I know that "Macs don't get spyware", but that is something I would look at if it's slowing down.
How much memory are you running?
More is always better.
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should i go by a spyware program or find one on the internet? if theres one on the internet i can download, if you have time can you help me find one on the net whenever you have time.Beancooker wrote:Take a look at some of the spyware scan tools. I know that "Macs don't get spyware", but that is something I would look at if it's slowing down.
How much memory are you running?
More is always better.
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If you have 6G of ram, you're doing just fine. More is definitely not needed.
As far as security this is all I can find. Intego's VirusBarrier X5, McAfee's VirusScan for Mac, and Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus 11.
The big 3 Kaspersky, TrendMicro and Webroot, don't seem to have Mac compatibility.
As far as security this is all I can find. Intego's VirusBarrier X5, McAfee's VirusScan for Mac, and Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus 11.
The big 3 Kaspersky, TrendMicro and Webroot, don't seem to have Mac compatibility.
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This has some decent stuff about securing your mac... http://www.securemac.com/
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Thank you bro, I appreciate it. ill go pick up that mcaffe one at best buy.Beancooker wrote:This has some decent stuff about securing your mac... http://www.securemac.com/
This is why i like this forum, because there is cool people on here that are willing to help.
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Who is your ISP? If you have Comcast, McAfee comes for free.
If you know anyone in the US Military, have them hook you up with a copy of Symantec. Military gets free downloads of a far superior version of Symantec than we can buy. I just don't know if it will work on a Mac.
If you know anyone in the US Military, have them hook you up with a copy of Symantec. Military gets free downloads of a far superior version of Symantec than we can buy. I just don't know if it will work on a Mac.
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i do have comcast, how do i get the McAfee program? I actually do know people in the military. should i just ask them to mail me a copy. i doubt theyll even know what im talking about when i ask them.Beancooker wrote:Who is your ISP? If you have Comcast, McAfee comes for free.
If you know anyone in the US Military, have them hook you up with a copy of Symantec. Military gets free downloads of a far superior version of Symantec than we can buy. I just don't know if it will work on a Mac.
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thanks bro i appreciate it. so i found out it doesnt work for mac. so im out of luck. looks like ill just have to go to bestbuy or apple store and buy one.
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MACs have amazing Hardware and great first party support.
Thats about it.
My old iriver HP120 mp3 player is still better at playing music than any ipod.
ITunes blows too.
Also bout the video card thing. I know someone who just built a PC with 3 video cards and runs Crysis at full. Oh wait I am sure Apple still hasn't tried to get into gaming more than BLIZZARD Entertainment.
Thats about it.
My old iriver HP120 mp3 player is still better at playing music than any ipod.
ITunes blows too.
Also bout the video card thing. I know someone who just built a PC with 3 video cards and runs Crysis at full. Oh wait I am sure Apple still hasn't tried to get into gaming more than BLIZZARD Entertainment.
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The one thing I do love about Macs is that you can run Windows and OS X on the same machine
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Yeh but why would you need OS X in the first place? WinXP just blows it out of the water in every intuitive way. Macs seemed to be always ***-backwards to me.
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Well if you needed to run certain programs that aren't available for Windows such as Final Cut Pro ect... Mac's aren't for everyone. Ive built my own computers for 8 years now. My laptop is a Macbook Pro. Ive never regretted that purchase. I love my Mac.