Microsofts guaranteed new virus blocker

owenssailor wrote:

powderman426 wrote:
Ok I get it that most of you are windows users and probably always will be. However when I see a post that could help someone who wants to make life easier, I try to help. A large number of people only use the computer as a means to get info, that is get emails, use facebook, search the net and yes go on the rv forums. For these people life will be much easier with Linux. Why? Because there is no learning curve to using it for that purpose and the likelyhood of getting infected with malware is greatly reduced. I had a cousin inlaw that I setup with a computer to keep him from getting bored. My first attempt was a windows machine running xp. Because he wasnt computer savy, it wouldnt be long (sometimes the same day) and he would be infected with viruses and malware and I would have to go over and clean it off for him. After a time I tired of doing this and set him up with Ubuntu. I believe that was about 3 years ago and he is still doing what he always did, but without getting whacked. So I know first hand that Linux is a much better system especially for those that are for lack of a better term computer illiterate. So for that reason I will continue to beat the drum in hopes that I can make someones life on the internet a little easier. If you don't like my posts, just ignore them as I don't plan on giving up on my quest to make life a little easier for anyone willing to listen. Anyone interested in learning how easy it is to setup a Linux machine can PM me and I will try my best to help.

I question your expertise if a machine you set up was continually infected with viruses and malware. Of all the machines that I've set up there has been one infection about 6 years ago on a box used by a teenager.

The people that I know that have embaced a Unix variant for a desktop are all computer enthusiasts some fo whom work in IT.

A mainstream machine - Windows or Apple will reliably do the jobs that the vast majority of people desire.

I never made the claim that I was an expert. That is the true beauty of Linux. It doesnt require special knowledge to set it up or use it. Unlike Windows it will automatically find and setup your hardware such as network, scanners, printers. etc. You don't have to find drivers or do any setup. It just happens. As for his machine getting infected, any machine can and most likely will get infected if you have no reguard as to where you go or what you do. Anyone who would like to try it can either download a copy from their web site, or if you don't feel comfortable doing that you can go to the bookstore such as Barnes and Noble and buy an issue of Linux Format which will come with a DVD with the latest version. To try it without installing it, just drop it in the drive and it will load and set itself up in memory. This way you can try it and if its not for you, pull the disk out and reboot and no changes will be made to your machine. Of course because its running in memory its speed is related to how much memory is available. In most cases it will run about as fast that way as windows and much faster if installed. Updates to the system will popup most every day unlike Microsoft that only makes updates available weeks or months after a problem has been found.