Recommended Software

 

Here at Home Computer Services we pride ourselves on being able to provide you with the best advice on software. For example many people are confused about what anti virus software you should use and how can i protect my children when using the internet.

Well this section is aimed at answering those sort of questions as clearly and as informative as possible.

 

Anti Virus

AVG from Grisoft - highly recommended free basic anti virus software program with free updates and lots of real user recommendations. AVG often outperforms 'paid for' anti-viral software in benchmark tests and has a simple interface even the complete novice with be able to use. AVG personal for home computer users is a fully functional anti-virus protection system which is 100% free for personal use, with free updates to virus definitions and memory resident virus shield to stop virus infection before it happens.

Spyware

Ad-Aware by Lavasoft is one of the original Anti Spyware companies and perhaps the most well-known. Ad-Aware does a  good job of detecting spyware or annoying adware. The program provides some real-time protection (removing spyware as it installs) and is better than average at finding hidden components. The best thing is that their basic version is free and offers excellant protection for the home user.

Parental Control

1 in 5 children aged 10 to 17 have received a sexual solicitation over the Internet. Net Nanny is a powerful, yet simple to install parental control and internet safety solution that helps parents protect their children and monitor their Internet use. More than an Internet Filter, it is peace of mind.

Along with the usual filtering you would expect it has some extras that other software can not offer like facebook reporting, filtering, and/or blocking, Instant Messanger reporting and PC Game blocking.

Net Nanny has combined all the right features (and then some) in an easy-to-use internet filtering solution. Simply put—the internet can be a dangerous place and certainly contains unacceptable content. Children can be protected with filtering software and Net Nanny is the best.