Defend My Bits
So I downloaded and installed the new BitDefender Beta on my laptop the other day. Seems like an OK product, but it’s not for me. Even though it is still in Beta the fact that it currently doesn’t support DHCP seems kinda stupid. How many people really run their home networks with Static IPs, especially on a Laptop that they take everywhere and put into all sorts of dirty situations. There were just a bunch of annoying little things, like no option to NOT install the Parental Controls (I like the pr0n on occassion). I’m a grown adult and should be able to do whatever I want on the net without some program saying no. There was also this little graph that pops up whenever you launch the computer.
Overall I’d give the new BitDefender Beta a “C” for now. Seems like a decent enough product, but it’s just not for me. So I’m off to playing with the new Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 for the next 30 days. Of course, I really want to try the new Nod32 Suite when it arrives, but rumor holds that won’t be till end of summer at best.