Sadly, the software products that are supposed to help protect our computers have been slowing them down. Two if the biggest culprits are Norton and McAfee’s Internet Security Suites.

Many of our customers have called us with dismay that their new computer is running slow. Our first question? “Is it running Norton?” In every single instance, removing Norton and replacing it with NOD32 has made a dramatic difference in the performance of the computer. NOD32 is programmed in such a way that uses less resources and scans files faster than many of its competitors.

Norton and McAfee are more widely known because of distribution agreements with vendors like Dell, HP, Compaq, etc and their more readily available through retail outlets. NOD32 is a simple online purchase and download, reducing costs to you, the consumer.

A 2-year subscription to Norton is $114 !! A NOD32 2-year subscription is only $58 !!

NOD32 has a higher virus detection rate and it just works. You can buy licenses for all of your home computers or your whole office just by clicking the banner on the bottom or our text link to the right.

Safe Computing!

- JG

Looking for a viable alternative to much of the shareware and trialware amongst the Internet?

Serif Software has made available for free some of their older yet still very feature rich programs! They have provided Image and Photo Editing, Desktop Publishing, Graphic Design, 3D Animation and Web Publishing! They also have an array of ready to use templates for some of their programs.

Serif will request a free online registration.
Find them all here at http://www.freeserifsoftware.com

Some of you may have heard of the Firefox web browser. Do you remember Netscape? Well, consider Firefox its grandson. It is designed to be a more secure and feature rich browser to make your experience on the Internet more enjoyable. Tabbed Browsing is great for the power users and the simple interface and security will bring peace of mind to the novice users. Learn more here!

Firefox 2 is an Open Source application. Learn more about the Open Source Initiative and its benefits.

Now that you have installed Firefox 2 - Eliminate annoying website ads! Install Adblock and the Adblock Updater - a true favourite here at PC Rescue.

- JG