tbarbee1

I am going to start using my personal laptop again as opposed to the company's. I have McAffee and window washer now they really drag my computer down and I've been told they aren't that reliable. I also want to start a new email account I had AOL before but I want something that I can use Mocrosoft outlook with that will make it easier to use my black berry and keep up with my contacts.

DO any of you computer savvy guys have any suggestions.

TreeFarm

Lots of people us the free version of AVG anti-virus with good results.

You aren't clear on the email. Do you want something solely web based, like Yahoo, or are you looking for a new ISP to replace AOL. If so, I recommend copper.net. Don't pay extra for their, or anyone else's, web accelerator. They mostly work by degrading graphics. Not a good idea, in my experience.

tbarbee1

I'm not sure if I need an ISP or not I just want to be able to send and recieve email via outlook I dont guess it really matters if it is web based I just need reliability for work purposes.

Sea:\>Drive

AVG Free for home use only, and Gmail (Google Mail) for email. You can still use POP with them and download it using Outlook. Just Google Gmail and you'll have the all the reading. Both are totally free. Enjoy.

TreeFarm

I believe GMail retains your info indefinitely. You might want to check on that, especially if you are using if for work related activities.

DodgeCowboy

hey tree how fast is copper? I have currently hughes.net satellite isp and it sucks they have a "fair access" policy and for what I pay a month it really annoys me that they can determine that I used too much and cut my serivce. So I was thinking of going too copper for when my sat light goes down and maybe if i like it go too them.

TreeFarm

They are a 56K dial up ISP. I keep one for use as a backup, and for when I am on the road or at another property I own. At ten bucks a month, it's not a terrible expense, even if I don't use it much.

tbarbee1

Can I use AVG and Gmail for my buisiness?

tbarbee1

And how do I go about setting it up to be able to use outlook ?

TreeFarm

I am sure you can use the pay AVG, but for the free version, you will have to read their terms of service. Same for GMail.

tbarbee1

Well I have a Gmail account. Whoo Hoo it says it will work with Outlook.