The best Security Suite for 2009....

        So Wanna Protect your Desktops & Lappy's with Worlds best leading Virus Protection Software......... Hmmmm.... Here Comes the Final Release of Norton AntiVirus 2009 & Norton Internet Security 2009...

very Light on System Resources & Hard on Viruses & Threats.

Norton Internet Security 2009 Screenshot

The Good: Internet Security 2009 has a leaner footprint, improved speed, white listing and other technologies to mark clean files as trusted, and free technical support.

The Bad: Despite its free telephone support, Norton Internet Security 2009 lacks adequate online technical support and, either intentionally or not, drives users to its paid technical support services.

The Bottom Line: Norton Internet Security 2009 hits all the right security notes and its superior protection technologies might even win back some jaded anti-Symantec folks, though for some technical support may continue to frustrate.

Most users have a love-hate relationship with their security software. They love the protection from online and other threats, but they hate the way the software drags down their daily activities. This past spring, Symantec Senior Vice President Rowan Trollope detailed Symantec's all-out effort to reduce the Norton suite's impact on performance. And, what do you know—it worked! Norton Internet Security 2009 (INR 3,499 direct for three licenses) affects performance less than any suite I've tested.

Performance Features

As noted, this edition of the suite is all about performance. The utility is designed from the bottom up both to stay out of your way and todemonstrate that it's staying out of your way. The main window includes a big CPU usage meter that separately tracks system-wide usage and usage specific to Norton. When the system seems bogged down, you can see at a glance what's to blame.

Proven Performance

To check the suite's effect on system performance, I gathered a collection of scripts and batch files that measure how long certain common system actions take to execute. I averaged the results from a number of test runs with no security suite installed, then performed numerous runs with Norton installed and averaged those results. I repeated the tests once more after installing and enabling parental control, but the numbers weren't significantly different.




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Apple New Redesigned Macbook

Apple's new-look MacBook laptops have met with a mixed reaction from reviewers.

• Apple to launch new MacBook laptops
• MacBook Air: There's something in the Air
• Gadget Inspectors: MacBook Air review

The 

range's most distinctive feature is its replacement of a conventional mouse in favour of the multi-touch technology found on the 

 iPhone. Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, 

said 

at the launch in San Francisco, that he thought the new laptops would be "a huge success".

But reviews have been mixed, with some particularly critical of the company's decision not to release a sub-$800 (£560) laptop. Here's a selection of some of the reaction from the web.

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