Hi ladies,

I just picked up the book "The 2 Second Commute" thanks to the positive book reviews located in another forum, and I'm going over some of the lists of what I am going to need before setting up my office.

One item mentioned is anti-virus software such as McAfee & Norton. At my current job, we use only PCs and I find the MacAfee program extremely annoying! It seems it's always interrupting my work by downloading new updates. Then it causes the computer to run very slowly. One day it took me 15 minutes for a file to open! Of course, it tends to happen when I am most busy with deadlines to meet! I also heard about problems with the Norton program too. What do you guys use?

I certainly do not want this to happen with my own business. I know Macs are generally safer from viruses than PCs but I guess it's a good idea to get some protection.

Any suggestions as to whether there are better virus protection programs available for Macs other than what is commonly offered? Thanks!

Im not a MAC person but I was under the impression they couldnt get virus's... thats what the commercials say lol

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Shelley Halpain,

Originally Posted by ShelleyH

Im not a MAC person but I was under the impression they couldnt get virus's... thats what the commercials say lol

Yes, I've used Macs for a few years now with no problems but I was just going through some of the suggestions in the book & thought maybe as an added layer of protection, I should consider it. Especially if I'm dealing with my own clients now.

But hey, if that's one less thing I would have to worry about - GREAT! Any further opinions on this?

Knock on wood we have used Macs for years without any problem with viruses. Just be careful of site that you go on.

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I've always had a PC and just bought a MAC a few months ago (LOVE it, btw) and I've always been under that same impression. However, if you're running Windows through Bootcamp, I've been told that it will still be susceptible to viruses. From what I was told, Windows can still get a virus and, since MACs aren't accustomed to getting them, it won't recognize it as such and it can still be affected.

I haven't gotten anything yet because I just haven't had the time to do the research on it yet (thanks for reminding me), but it's definitely something I'm going to look into and remedy within the next month or so.

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Stephanie
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If you are running Windows in virtualization on a Mac I would recommend using a free anti-virus software program such as AVG on your Windows platform.

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Lisa Olinda of Olinda Services
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Ok. Thanks for that information. I've added it to my to-do list to get it taken care of.

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Stephanie
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Originally Posted by StephanieP

I've always had a PC and just bought a MAC a few months ago (LOVE it, btw) and I've always been under that same impression. However, if you're running Windows through Bootcamp, I've been told that it will still be susceptible to viruses. From what I was told, Windows can still get a virus and, since MACs aren't accustomed to getting them, it won't recognize it as such and it can still be affected. I haven't gotten anything yet because I just haven't had the time to do the research on it yet (thanks for reminding me), but it's definitely something I'm going to look into and remedy within the next month or so.

That's an EXCELLENT point. I'm just wondering whether I should even consider running Windows at all since they made Mac OSX more compatible with the Windows program. I mean, I should be able to open client's Windows files, right? I guess I'm trying to save on as many extra added expenses as possible! Is that what the majority of you Mac users with PC clients do - run windows as well? Do you have to use it often? I'm trying to get a feel if this is something that would be an absolute necessity for me. Any advice?

Also, thanks Olinda Services for the tip on the free anti-virus program. I'll have to check it out if decide to run Windows.

When I purchased my MacBook Pro at the Apple Store, I asked them what virus program they'd recommend for my new laptop. They said that it's not necessary. They said it would be a waste of money and that Mac are built differently therefore no virus would get in.

I never had, and still don't have any virus protection for a year now and never had any problem. But, my PC, while without a protection for a little while, got quite a few of virus just recently.

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I've switched over to MAC 2 years ago and never went back. My husband loaded bootcamp on his MAC and never used it. If you use Microsoft for MAC, all files are compatible with Windows.