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Fevzi Turkalp - The Gadget Detective joins Mike Mendoza
On Saturday mornings from 2.00 to 3.00am to answer your tech questions
and take a look at the latest from the world of Gadgets and Technology.
On Saturday mornings from 2.00 to 3.00am to answer your tech questions
and take a look at the latest from the world of Gadgets and Technology.
Gadget of the Week
Norton 360 All-In-One Security
Norton 360 is so named because Symantec have designed it to give a full circle of protection. It provides four categories of protection for the PC user: -
PC Security Antivirus, Anti-Spyware, Firewall
Transaction Security Protection against identity theft - Online fraud protection for shopping, banking and other e-commerce transactions
Backup and Restore Protects your important files from loss - can backup your files to local storage or online
PC Tuneup PC Cleanup removes unnecessary files, Defragmenter increases efficiency of you hard drive(s)
Pros
Licence allows you to protect up to three PCs in your household
User interface designed for the non-expert user
In fact the whole suite is designed so that you can set-it and forget-it, a goal which is to some extent achieved
Excellent Anti-Spam filter Very good at spotting spam without mislabelling loads of legitimate emails as spam
Provides tech support via online Live Chat a great way of resolving issues
Free phone support too
Not as heavy or as clunky as some earlier versions of Norton Internet Security
Includes 2GB of online storage for backups of your data
Cons
Still not as sprightly an application as it could be, scanning incoming emails could be faster
Email scanning engine can slow down considerably, however this can be addressed by deleting temporary files and resetting the engine
User interface so simple that some of the more useful settings are somewhat hidden away, frustrating for the experienced user
List Price: £59.99 inc. VAT Licence covers up to 3 machines per household
Star Rating: 7.5 Stars All Internet security suites have their strengths and weaknesses, non are perfect, and Norton 360 is no exception. However, it does provide wide-ranging and solid cover all with a single user interface. The fact that this software is somewhat less bloated and resource hungry than the previous one or two generations is welcome; but Symantec must continue this trend to make the next generation an even lighter load on our PCs.
Norton 360 is so named because Symantec have designed it to give a full circle of protection. It provides four categories of protection for the PC user: -
PC Security Antivirus, Anti-Spyware, Firewall
Transaction Security Protection against identity theft - Online fraud protection for shopping, banking and other e-commerce transactions
Backup and Restore Protects your important files from loss - can backup your files to local storage or online
PC Tuneup PC Cleanup removes unnecessary files, Defragmenter increases efficiency of you hard drive(s)
Pros
Licence allows you to protect up to three PCs in your household
User interface designed for the non-expert user
In fact the whole suite is designed so that you can set-it and forget-it, a goal which is to some extent achieved
Excellent Anti-Spam filter Very good at spotting spam without mislabelling loads of legitimate emails as spam
Provides tech support via online Live Chat a great way of resolving issues
Free phone support too
Not as heavy or as clunky as some earlier versions of Norton Internet Security
Includes 2GB of online storage for backups of your data
Cons
Still not as sprightly an application as it could be, scanning incoming emails could be faster
Email scanning engine can slow down considerably, however this can be addressed by deleting temporary files and resetting the engine
User interface so simple that some of the more useful settings are somewhat hidden away, frustrating for the experienced user
List Price: £59.99 inc. VAT Licence covers up to 3 machines per household
Star Rating: 7.5 Stars All Internet security suites have their strengths and weaknesses, non are perfect, and Norton 360 is no exception. However, it does provide wide-ranging and solid cover all with a single user interface. The fact that this software is somewhat less bloated and resource hungry than the previous one or two generations is welcome; but Symantec must continue this trend to make the next generation an even lighter load on our PCs.
