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1. 

   Leslie, The Freebie Guy
   

   Sep 4th, 2009
   

   Ahh man, that sucks. Sorry to hear about that bro. I have the solution for you though. GET A MAC

   That’s the main reason why I switched to mac and life has been much easier since. I know, I sound like a commercial, lol.

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   Tyrone Reply:
   September 4th, 2009 at 8:10 am

   Thanks man. That’s what I’ve been talking to Gideon about as well. He also recommends the same thing.

   I’m definitely going to be switching very soon!

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2. 

   Robb Sutton
   

   Sep 5th, 2009
   

   You’ll be happier with a Mac as a blogger and regular computer user. I have actually never personally owned a Windows based PC.

   Good thing you didn’t lose everything. That can be terrifying! I had the same thing when my house got struck by lightning once. Luckily I had a recent backup and insurance.

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   Tyrone Reply:
   September 6th, 2009 at 10:43 am

   Hey Robb,

   Thanks man! I am looking into a Mac at the moment. Which one can you recommend?

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3. 

   Leslie, The Freebie Guy
   

   Sep 6th, 2009
   

   If you are going mac, go all the way. Get yourself a Macbook pro. You can survive with a macbook, however, I can imagine that you will get into some serious video stuff as things progress. The Macbook pro give you that extra “umph” to know that you won’t have to worry about running out of power.

   If you can’t do the pro, then go ahead with the macbook. It’s a pretty good machine for the price. If you ever have any mac-related questions, hit me up because I’m an apple Freak. I have a Macbook pro, Powerbook, iBook and a Mac Pro (and an iphone of course). I like Mac for video and audio stuff, and of course for the no viruses stuff

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4. 

   Buy PSP Go
   

   Sep 7th, 2009
   

   Thanks for your advise, I always try to backup data as often as possible.

   It must have been a real nasty virus to infect all those programs! Good to see you’ve beaten it off and are back using your PC to blog.

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5. 

   Al
   

   Sep 9th, 2009
   

   Funny I’m reading this today.
   I just got my first mac in the mail over the weekend and I got done setting it up.
   Because of the transition, I also decided to backup all my files online, so I decided to go with Mozy (mozy.com), so I’m good to go and sleep a lot better.
   I haven’t tried aDrive yet, but I’m looking into it now.
   Whatever you do, get a good backup service. I got a 2-year service, unlimited storage for $88 total.
   Now, off to play with my new m@c!

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   Tyrone Reply:
   September 10th, 2009 at 11:42 am

   Hi AI,

   Thanks so much for your recommendation. I read on LifeHacker.com that they say to use Mozy.com as well. I’ve definitely been backing up my data more frequently, and with Time Machine on MAC I should have no excuses for not doing it.

   Thanks again!

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6. 

   Briefcases
   

   Sep 10th, 2009
   

   I laugh when I see people recommending a mac just to be safer. Little do they know that hackers are starting to target macs more and more. I think the Windows vs Macs tv commercials are basically poking the hackers with a stick, just asking them to target macs. You can use a PC and be safe. It is just a matter of using suitable antivirus software and preferably something to block adware/spyware.

   Still I know the headaches involved with having to reformat a computer and basically start from scratch.

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7. 

   used tires
   

   Sep 11th, 2009
   

   @Leslie, just because you are on a mac, doesn’t mean you are 100% free from viruses, Macs can be just as susceptible to viruses, as PC’s can be.

   here is what I do… I have 2 hard-drives on my computer. I save all of my data on the secondary drive, while on my main drive Is where I have my operating system, along with all the programs I need. So whenever I need to reformat or something like this, all of my data is stored on a different drive, and it is also easier to backup my secondary drive, as the whole thing is just data, files, etc.

   Till then,

   Jean

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8. 

   ATV Auction
   

   Sep 24th, 2009
   

   Jean that strategy isn’t completely safe. Some viruses infect data and programs. So you might end up with viruses in your data files that infect your fresh install. Still at least it helps with most problems. Viruses are a huge pain in the ass to deal with. Luckily there are several decent free anti virus programs now on the market.

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   Tyrone Reply:
   September 25th, 2009 at 7:32 am

   Hi ATV Auction.

   Thanks for your comment. You are right, some viruses infect everything as I had found out from the weekend as well. I would at least install iAntivirus for the Mac and AVG Antivirus on the PC. These are great antivirus programs which are free as well.

   Thanks.

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9. 

   ATV Auction
   

   Sep 26th, 2009
   

   Thanks for the reply. I already use AVG on my pc, but I am a little worried that it is not providing the best protection. So I still also use Spybot Search & Destroy for adware & spyware.

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    Sep 29th, 2009
    

    I think you are right we should keep our backup always.

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11. 

    Love Graphics
    

    Oct 1st, 2009
    

    I haven’t had a virus that bad in a long time, and I go to some ad ridden sites. I am sorry to hear that happened to you. I hate having to reinstall windows over and over again…

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12. 

    used tires
    

    Nov 2nd, 2009
    

    Sure it’s not completely safe… but there is nothing that is 100% safe when it comes to computer security.

    Till then,

    Jean

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