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Antivirus protection is extremely important, even if you don't have a high speed connection. My personal favorite is Kaspersky Antivirus. Although they don't have a free version they do have a free trial. Kaspersky has an easy to use interface as well as real-time scanning and automatic scheduling. Many of the features can be customized to allow for less intense scanning, less frequent updating, etc. The program is also light on the resources (8MB for me). I would reccommend AVG if you want free protection, but it doesn't handle some trojans well. My experience with programs like Norton and McAfee is that although they provide a few extra features, they are resource hogs. I see that a lot of people I help have obtained viruses from p2p sources. P2P can be dangerous in this way. You just have to watch what files you download and open (primarily .exe). Another obvious way of contracting a computer virus is through email. If you already have a virus and know the name of it or can describe it, Norton and McAfee provide free tools (available on their website) to purge the virus. Many viruses can be prevented from spreading by blocking the ports they use through the use of a firewall (preferably a hardware firewall). Most wired routers come with a firewall option built in. In the end, being smart and aware, is the best vaccination for computer viruses.

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I am currently a senior at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, MO.Two years ago I transfered from a private Christian School to the public school Icurrently attend. The transfer was the best decision of my life. I have recently come to realize how much the private school hindered me. I was quite anit-social while at the Christian school and I don't know what would have happened to me if I had not transfered. At Rock Bridge I am socially involved and there is a class for just about any of my interests. The Christian school had about 100 people, Rock Bridge has nearly 2000. Another plus to attended a large high school is experience with all the people....rant ...rant ...rant

omfg! You can hang with whoever you want. I have been in a similar situation. One of my friends ditched me for my sister. Instead of *BLEEP*ing I just stopped associating with him. It was my choice against the wishes of his parents and my parents. After a few years my parents are starting to understand. Hanging with people you don't like sucks. Also, after reading your post, I realized how much I hate ebonics. People should be decent enough to use English! Acronyms and most incorrect punctuation is okay. But if every other word is spelled like you talk then you need to fix something.

What port(s) does the program use? I have a router that blocks most ports.

Clusty is awesome. It is similar to Google in some ways, but it organizes search keywords by topic! Plus it has a toolbar for Firefox.

I prefer Google.I have never heard of Clusty. I'll have to check it out.

I have used Longhorn build 4074. I wasn't too impressed, but it is still in beta... WinFS should be a nice improvement. For your Longhorn Needs: Windows SuperSite

I use Mozilla Firefox 1.0. It is the best browser on earth. I have used IE 6.0 sp2, Opera, Netscape, and previouse versions of Firefox/Firebird. Hands down Firefox is the winner. Previous versions of Firefox sucked but 1.0 is basically unbeatable. It is not only free, but it doesn't have any ads. It has hundreds of add-ons, a pop-up blocker,and a download manager among other things. I wouldn't use anything else.

I choose Windows because of the game selection. I am a Linux fan. Gaming is the only thing that keeps me using Windows.