Cloud Madness

I really can't see why Microsoft are embracing the Cloud concept. Their dominance is based on the Desktop and if the desktop becomes irrelevant then so will they - perhaps they decided that they can't fight the inevitable but if people are using cloud apps and cloud documents then devices based on alternate OSs will become a whole lot more desirable - it's only their incompatibility with desktop apps that holds them back now. Certainly both Mac and Linux desktops are completely useable and of course Google OS is appearing on netbooks - MS dominance could be at a crossroads here.

Virus Tests - Ribbit....

Some manufacturers of AV products test for loads of viruses that don't actually exist in the wild - purely in labs. This makes their products have great looking stats for detection percentages and numbers. It's worth in the real world to you and me is precisely zero - the only test that matters is the wildlist test - viruses that actually exist in the wild and need to be stopped cold. So as a starting point when you are choosing an AV you should be making sure that it passed the wildlist test and from there going on to other considerations like heuristic analysis, update frequency, system footprint and ease of use.

The VB100 test is a good place to start which is done by http://www.virusbtn.com - you will need to register to see the results but if your AV manufacturers website doesn't say it passed the VB100 test you can be pretty sure it didn't as they are quick to put it up if it does.