VoIP or Voice over IP- is a family of technologies, methodologies, communication protocols, and transmission techniques for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. Other terms frequently encountered and often used synonymously with VoIP are IP telephony, Internet telephony, voice over broadband (VoBB), broadband telephony, and broadband phone.
I just wanted to say keep up the good work. You guys never fail to please. Now onto my question when might we see a new site wide upgrade ?
Sent In By Neil H.
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Now onto my question when might we see a new site wide upgrade ?
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Reply: A site wide upgrade. Not sure what you mean. But we do have our V 4.5 upgrade going up by the end of Jan 2012. You will see some new editions to (CSW). What form that will take ? I am unwilling to reveal that at this point. But we did recently drastically reduce the difficulty of our readership being able to find our older content. (Which has been a long standing issues. We have tried to address and have finally been able to nail it down.)
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I just wanted to say how much I have loved your content over the past year and a bit. Since I have been a (CSW) blog subscriber. Well anyways onto my questions. Are you guys planning on bring anything new to your game plan in 2012 ? May we see Danny re-praise his role in an a editorial feature role such as his past "WTF" Project /Feature ? Or might we see a Remy only editorial project about tech or scam related matters ?
Sent In By "Google Me Greg"
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Are you guys planning on bring anything new to your game plan in 2012 ? May we see Danny re-praise his role in an a editorial feature role such as his past "WTF" Project /Feature ? Or might we see a Remy only editorial project about tech or scam related matter ?
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Danny's Reply: Wow dude…..we appreciate the dedication first of all. Now to answer your questions.
Will you see a feature from me. Such as my past work with my "WTF" feature ?
Good question. At this point we do have plans on an editorial type feature. That will change writers on a regular bases. Right now we have just Remy and myself (Danny). But we can easily see 2 or more writers added to that list.
But a "WTF" feature as such "No". But it will be very close to that type of feature.
Remy's Reply: Kudos bud. I easily echo Danny's level of your patronage to your level of dedication to (CSW).
Will you see a feature from me. Or might you see me do a editorial project about tech or scam related matters ?
Again a very good and valid questions. The simple answer is heck yeah. We are still working on who will do what and what type of time line we are looking at. Such as will it be weekly or monthly.
This entry was posted on Friday, December 30th, 2011 at 12:15 AM and is filed under Fan Mail Friday's, Features. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Undetermined – Too soon to tell or lacking evidence to provide a solid answer
Not Tested- Has yet to be requested or there is some limitations to prevent accurate test results
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Price: $49.49 USD
A. Installation AVG – 4.0 "Great" – Slower then AVG claims.
B. Un-installing AVG – 3.5 "Average" – A little faster then AVG 2011
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C. Stability Of Program –5.0 "Excellent" – We have received absolutely no e-mails about the lack of stability.
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D. Has AVG Free Been Compromised By Hackers Or Virus – 5.0 "Excellent" – AVG Internet Security 2012 has not been compromised or disabled.
E. Speed of Scan – 5.0 "Excellent" – Very quick on most computers. Also now you can decide how much memory you want to take up during each system scan.
F. Does AVG Free Do Automatic Updates By ItselfWithout Issue – 5.0 "Excellent" – Yes, and this time around there seems to be no stalling and or hanging. When we manually update AVG. As we have seen in older versions of AVG.
G. Internet Browser Cookie Detection Rate And Removal Test – 2.5 "Poor"- Getting better. But you are way better off with SUPERAntiSpyware or CCleaner to remove your Internet cookies.
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1. Anti-Virus Detection Rate Test -
1A. Windows XP -4.0 "Great"
1B. Windows Vista – 4.0 "Great"
1C. Windows 7 – 4.0 "Great"
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2. Anti-Spyware – 2.0 "Poor" – AVG still seems to miss very common and not so common spyware/adware. You are much better off with SUPERAntiSpyware or Spybot as your adware, spyware, malware protection.
3. One Click Fix – 4.5 "Great" – I really like this idea. But I am not a fan of the idea that if I wanted to de-activated a service. Such as the Link Scanner that AVG should still show my PC as not being fully protected.
4. Anti-Spam -3.0 "Average"- Tough to setup and GMail has better spam mail protection.
5. FireWall - 3.5 "Average" — Not the best Firewall I've tested. But it does do what it is suppose to most of the time.
6. Link Scanner -4.5 "Great" - Can be very very useful to some.
7. AVG Security ToolBar – 3.5 "Average" - Not a big fan of any toolbars. But at least this time around it seems to not crash my browser.
8. AVG SideBar Gadget – 3.5 "Average" – Less functional then most other sidebar gadgets and or widgets. But it can be very useful for quick AVG interactions.
9. Residential Shield Test – 3.5 "Average" – I find that AVIRA and or AVAST still seems to grab the virus way before AVG does.
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10. Family Safety -4.5 "Great" - Cost $19.99 CAD per yearfor 3 PC's to activate this just newly added option. But it covers unlimited profiles. So you can have just one or two kids or 11 kids and your good. Provided it is only used up to 3 PC's.
11. LiveKive -Not Tested – This option has just been added to AVG Dashboard. But it cost money to activate. -See below for cost to activate said option-
*Cost FREE for 5 GB of storage per year.
*Cost $49.99USD for 25 GB of storage per year.
*Cost $59.99USD for 50 GB of storage per year.
*Cost $79.99USD for Unlimited storage per year.
*** DISCLAIMER: Both 10 & 11 are not included in our overall score. As they are not included and cost extra.
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12. E-Mail Scanner -3.5 "Average" - It's ok, But I find it is way more difficult to set-up then it needs to be.
13. Update Manager – 5.0 "Excellent" – No issues here at all. And it even updates faster then past AVG versions.
14. Online Shield -4.0 "Great" – Still not really sure. How really effective this option truly is.
15. Anti-Root Kit – 4.5 "Great" – Very hit and miss. But can be very useful if there is a reason to believe you may have a deep rooted virus. Never hurts to run this every few weeks just to be on the safe side. And AVG has it as a completely separate dedicated scan option as well (Which makes it way quicker to run and it uses much less system resources.)
16. System Tools – 3.5 "Average" – Great idea but very poorly done. Now the information is there but it is very very hard to decipher even for the more Computer Savvy of us.
17. Identity Protection - 4.5 "Great" - A very useful feature that lets you know when you maybe at risk for identity theft and or other important information maybe at risk. Such as with Peer 2 Peer file sharing programs, certain add-ons and some toolbars.
18. PC Analyzer – 0.5 "Abysmal" – If you don't mind that you only can fix your errors for free once then great. But if you are like me and you probably feel this options is both somewhat misleading and out right bait to buy this extremely expensive add-on. Then you are probably with me on my conclusion.
** On a side note. I fully expected with the paid version of AVG Internet Security 2011. That the PC Analyzer would be an included as a usable option.
19. AVG Support -1.0 "Terrible" – Even with e-mail support and phone support. AVG remains as one of the worst main stream software companies for help with their paid versions of their software. And yet again this is very disappointing and sad thing to report as AVG is in the top 3 Anti-Virus solutions out there.
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My Final VerdictPart 1: The main difference in AVG Internet Security 2012. Is the minimalist UI (User Interface). For most users this won't be a big issue. But I find it very frustrating as it seems that AVG decided to move all of its technical information. Such as the version codes over to the AVG "Help" section.
My Final VerdictPart 2: I'm not really sure why AVG feels the need to hide its primary assents. Instead of having them all visible and active via the main user interface. Now I understand certain features by default should be non-active. But why are so many important features need to be activated by hand. Seems some what bewildering to me. When the bulk of the features are so important and often are the main reasons you spent nearly $50 dollars in the first place.
**As per the norm it is highly recommend that you upgrade to the newAVG Internet Security 2012. As soon as possible if you are still using one of AVG older versions. So you can insure you have the best protection AVG has to offer.
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My Overall Score: 96.5/130
74.2% = B -
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Here are 2 links to download the 30 day trailware version of AVG Internet Security 2012:
Undetermined – Too soon to tell or lacking evidence to provide a solid answer
Not Tested – Has yet to be requested or there is some limitations to prevent accurate test results
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Price: Free
A. Installation AVG – 4.0 "Great" – Slower then AVG claims.
B. Un-installing AVG – 3.5 "Average" – A little faster then AVG 2011
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C. Stability Of Program - 5.0 "Excellent" – We have received absolutely no e-mails about the lack of stability.
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D. Has AVG Free Been Compromised By Hackers Or Virus – 5.0 "Excellent" – No issues reported thus far.
E. Speed of Scan – 5.0"Excellent" – Very quick on most computers. And now you have the option to choose how much Memory/Ram you want each scheduled scan to take up.
F. Does AVG Free Do Automatic Updates By ItselfWithout Any Issue – 5.0 "Excellent" – Yes, and this time around there seems to be no stalling and or hanging. When we manually update AVG. As we have seen in older versions of AVG.
G. Internet Browser Cookie Detection Rate And Removal Test – 2.5"Poor"- You are way better off with something like SUPERAntiSpyware or CCleaner that is more dedicated to removal of Internet cookies. AVG Internet cookie detection rate is terrible even with the option active and checked off.
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1. Anti-Virus Detection Rate Test:
1A. Windows XP – 4.0 "Great"
1B. Windows Vista – 4.0 "Great"
1C. Windows 7 -4.0 "Great"
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2. Anti-Spyware - 2.0 "Poor" – AVG still seems to miss very common and not so common spyware/adware. You are much better off with SUPERAntiSpyware or Spybot as your adware, spyware, malware protection.
3. One Click Fix – 5.0 "Excellent" – I love this idea and is saves a lot of the headaches. When I'm trying to figure out what is wrong with my AVG.
4. Link Scanner -4.5 "Great" - Not a fan. But it can be very very useful to some.
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5. Family Safety – 4.5"Great" – Cost $19.99 CAD per yearfor 3 computers to activate this just added feature -But it covers unlimited profiles. So you can have just one kid or 11 kids and your good. Provided it is only used with up to 3 PC's
6. LiveKive – Not Tested – This feature has just been added to AVG Dashboard. But it cost money to activate. -See below for cost to activate feature-
*Cost $49.99 CAD for 25 GB of storage per year.
*Cost $79.99 CAD for Unlimited storage per year.
*** DISCLAIMER: Both 5 & 6 are not included in our overall score. As they are not included and cost extra.
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7. AVG Security ToolBar -4.0 "Great" - This toolbar in the past versions have caused crashes. But thus far no such issues to report.
8. AVG SideBar Gadget – 3.5 "Average" – Much better then AVG 2011 as it appears a little less bulky. It does cause problems when you already have your side bar full of way more useful widgets/gadgets already.
9. Residential Shield Test -3.5 "Average" – I still find AVIRA and AVAST seems to grab the virus way before AVG. But there is indeed some major overall improvements here yet again.
10. E-Mail Scanner -3.5 "Average" - This is option great if you can figure out how to set it up.
11. Updating - 5.0 "Excellent" – No issues here at all. And AVG even seems to be a little bit faster then past versions of AVG. Barely even noticeable to most users.
12. Anti-RootKit – 4.5 "Great" – Very hit and miss. But can be very useful if there is a reason to believe you may have a deep rooted virus. Never hurts to run this every few weeks just to be on the safe side. And AVG has it as a completely separate dedicated scan option as well (Which makes it way quicker to run and it uses much less system resources.)
13. Identity Protection - 4.5 "Great" – A very useful feature that lets you know when you maybe at risk for identity theft and or other important information maybe at risk. Such as with Peer 2 Peer file sharing programs, certain add-ons and some toolbars.
14. PC Analyzer – 0.5 "Abysmal"- If you don't mind that you only can fix your errors for free once then great. But if you are like me and you probably feel this options is both somewhat misleading and out right bait to buy this extremely expensive add-on. Then you are probably with me on my conclusion.
15. AVG Support – 1.0 "Terrible" – With only a free forum that is both hard to use and very disorganized to boot. I can't recommend using it as it will just end up in a fit of pure frustration and often just un-installing AVG altogether. Or of course you could visiting a site like ours.
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My Overall Score: 92.5/120
77 % = B +
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My Final Verdict -Part 1- The main difference in AVG Free Anti-Virus 2012. Is the minimalist (less detailed) UI (User Interface). For most AVG users will be just fine with this UI change. But I find it very frustrating as it seems that AVG decided to move all of the technical information. Such as AVG's version codes over to AVG's "Help" section.
My Final Verdict -Part 2- I also noticed it looks like AVG stripped down many of it's features that were present in last years AVG Free 2011. But actually I am happy to say. That is not the case. AVG instead for some reason decided hide both the main interface icons and said options in a more user unfriendly manner.
You maybe asking me Kirbe "Where did AVG put those options ?" Well I'm glade you asked. They hide them in the "Tools tab" under "Advanced setting". So there you go. They appear to have vanished, but instead they are very well hidden from most basic AVG users.
**As per the norm it is highly recommend that you upgrade to the new AVG Free Anti-Virus 2012. As soon as possible if you are still using one of AVG older versions. So you can insure you have the best protection AVG has to offer.
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Here are 2 links to download AVG Free Anti-Virus 2012:
CRT or Cathode Ray Tube - is a vacuum tube containing an electron gun (a source of electrons) and a fluorescent screen used to view images. It has a means to accelerate and deflect the electron beam onto the fluorescent screen to create the images. The image may represent electrical waveforms (oscilloscope), pictures (television, computer monitor), radar targets and others. CRTs have also been used as memory devices, in which case the visible light emitted from the fluoresecent material (if any) is not intended to have significant meaning to a visual observer (though the visible pattern on the tube face may cryptically represent the stored data).
The CRT uses an evacuated glass envelope which is large, deep (i.e. long from front screen face to rear end), fairly heavy, and relatively fragile. As a matter of safety, the face is typically made of thick lead glass so as to be highly shatter-resistant and to block most X-ray emissions, particularly if the CRT is used in a consumer product.
Who Is Eligible To Participate: Anyone from the US, UK, Canada and or Australia
Type of Award Or Payment: Points / Sweepstakes / Cash / Prizes
Points or Cash Normally Earned Per Survey: 0 – 300 points
Sign-Up Time: Fairly Short
How Many Survey Invitations Should You Expect Per Week: 0 – 8 (Have received more)
How Long Does It Take To Collect A Reward Or Cash Out: Way longer then you'd ever want to wait.
Do They SpamYou: No
Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 – This survey company has lowered the overall number of survey invites. Quite a bit since my last review way back in (Sept 2011). But just think about all thous cool rewards you can get if you wait. Can you say 2gig MP3 Player or $50 gift card for Amazon.com. To bad both are top level prizes and you will need around 3,000 points to redeem for said rewards. And probably when you actually reach that level. The prizes would have already changed a few times over.
A. Ease Of Use: 4/5 – A very easy and straight forward add-on. But there are still some settings that can get a bit tedious to newer users.
B. Security: Not Applicable To This Add-on
C. Usefulness: 5/5 – Both my life as a member (CSW) and my life on the net would be a lot harder without this add-on. If you ever wondered how to say something in another language. Or even if you just ran into a site and or blog that is not in your own language.
D. FireFox Slowdown: A slight hiccup of a few seconds. When you first select the option.
E. Computer Slow Down: Same as above
F. Type Of User I Would Recommend To Use This Add-on: Any level of Firefox user
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