Activity for April 7

Review - True Launch Bar
4.4.6 Beta (Mar 10, 2010)

Truly has no peer. While it *can* replace the Windows Start menu, that is practically the least of its features. Incredibly powerful, though the various settings interfaces are spread about a bit and occasionally feel cluttered. It's very much like the deprecated Windows Quick Launch feature, except on steroids...with rocket launchers...err plug-ins.

The native x64 support is flawless and most plug-ins include x64 versions. It's weakest feature is the update/notification component, which seriously needs some attention.
Review - Process Lasso (x64) Free Edition
3.36.1 (Jan 2, 2009)

Running on both x86 and x64 systems. It definitely helps keep a system more responsive, even during malware scans. I've only had one app go south and start spooling the CPU since install and Process Lasso got it. Glad to have it on my side.
Review - Process Lasso (x32) Free Edition
3.36.1 (Jan 2, 2009)

@NotSoSkilledUser:
If you haven't tried it already: uninstall your version and cleanly install the version linked here (don't upgrade/crossgrade). The current free version shows the words "Free Build" in the lower left of the performance graph. Hope that helps.
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Running on both x86 and x64 systems. It definitely helps keep a system more responsive, even during malware scans. I've only had one app go south and start spooling the CPU since install and Process Lasso got it. Glad to have it on my side.
Comment - Bing for iPad rocks
3.36.1 (Apr 7, 2011 - 11:08 PM)

Looks like MS is finding their 'Wow'. If they can pull this off with the rest of their mobile aspirations I imagine they'll secure themselves a nice spot for the next decade or so.
Comment - Symantec finds targeted cyber attacks skyrocket 93% in 2010
3.36.1 (Apr 5, 2011 - 11:46 PM)

Apologies for the double post - I keep forgetting to mention this: Based on the provided numbers, that's over 1/2 million new threats per day. I...well...guh.
Comment - Symantec finds targeted cyber attacks skyrocket 93% in 2010
3.36.1 (Apr 5, 2011 - 11:41 PM)

I'm certainly no fan of Symantec, but I have no illusions that Symantec would expect this announcement to benefit only them. I'm among the many that turned away from Symantec a long time ago and have no intention of returning. I've heard they are including real tools in their new util suite (e.g. disk editor), but that isn't enough to bring me back at this point. IMO, they're going to need their own "Windows 7" to make up for the "Vista" of products they've chugged out over the last decade or so, and I'm not seeing it yet. However, I find them to be a relatively reliable source (among many) for this kind of information...fwiw.
Comment - Symantec finds targeted cyber attacks skyrocket 93% in 2010
3.36.1 (Apr 5, 2011 - 7:08 PM)

I gotta call shenanigans on your comment, evan2K. Why not Symantec, McAfee, Sophos, Alwil, etc.? Were you expecting Woolworths or Sears to issue a report on cyber attacks? If you don't think it's equitable for one of the main players in the industry to report on this, then who should?
Comment - Review: Avast! Free Antivirus 6.0 delivers robust protection
3.36.1 (Mar 4, 2011 - 12:18 PM)

@Claudinho69: I've found that MSSE is pretty good most of the time, but it gets really wrapped around the axle on some files (bringing my entire system to its knees for minutes until MSSE is satisfied that there's nothing wrong with a 300K file). I've never seen Avast! real-time protection display that behavior, and it seems (seat of the pants) as light as MSSE in regard to it overall hit on system performance.

I'd recommend Avast with two caveats:
1) It *requires* Flash for the UI. Using one of the most notoriously insecure softwares for the UI of a security program is questionable judgement, IMO.
2) It blindly follows Windows SymLinks and Junctions with no direct option to ignore them. So scanning someone else's Windows 'C:' drive (e.g. in a cradle, external enclosure, etc.), will result in also scanning your 'C:' drive (while Avast! continues to show it as the other drive) unless you take the time to manually add all the necessary exceptions.

If these two items aren't issues for you, go for it - Avast! has been very reliable for me...and it has 'Pirate' as a language selection, how cool is that?