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This reminds me of the Windows 95 days, must have been 1996 or 97 or so.
Win95 was so unstable that I had to reinstall practically every week.
It grew to be a routine: Windows (including Format C: ), MacAfee, Word, Visual Basic (5 or 6, don't remember).
Symptoms were always the same: visit a web site, close Internet Explorer, and about 5 seconds after it closed you could get an access violation caused by (as the message said) Internet Explorer. That wasn't running anymore.
If I didn't *immediately* shut down Windows at that point, the next thing that happened would be a blue screen about 30 seconds later, more often than not accompanied by a corrupt directory structure on C: and the umpteenth reinstall.
One day, it happened again and I had NO time to spare, so I skipped MacAfee in the reinstall routine.
Three months later, I still hadn't seen any of the above symptoms anymore. The system was as stable as a rock, and even today, MacAfee still has never had another chance to crawl onto one of my disks.
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A couple of years ago when John McAfee was hiding from the law McAfee corporation, which he founded but is no longer part of, stated they were thinking about changing their name and the product's name because they didn't want to be associated with a "felon". His response - please change it because I don't want my name associated with the crap you're selling now.
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I switched to ESET many years ago. Most of my clients are now using that.
I barely notice it is there.
I have ONE complaint (after MANY years). The configuration for scanning local computer,
and network computers CANNOT be DIFFERENT. If you exclude a network folder that is not there,
it slows the system down. Over the network, over a VPN, it slows things down. (Notice this is
very specific).
Other than that, I am more than happy with the security and speed, and ability to flag downloads, etc.
Kirk Out!
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I gave up with McAfee years ago and for the same reasons. I have now been using Sophos for a few years and on the whole it's not been too bad.
It found a few things on my old laptop that McAfee had missed.
I have now installed it in a number off company's that I do support for and all seem happy.
The only thing is that there is a minimum number of licences that you have to get of around 3 or 5 as they only like to sell to corporates and you have to purchase through a partner.
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I was right. I just got out of a meeting this morning, they want me to get "some time to myself between jobs", so I'm cut after I finish this project. I'm probably going to have to scoot my start date up at the other place now so I don't have a big gap in the paycheck.
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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You gave them three weeks notice, I thought.
If they want you off the premises (and it isn't in your CoE that termination happens automatically) they should be paying you for that time.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Just regular illinois work agreement, no contract. So they can fire at will, and I can leave without notice. I put in my notice, I think they are using their "at will" ability. I dunno, I'm supposed to spec out this project to see how long it will take me and then have another meeting with them.
I'm pretty sure it's goina just be the axe.
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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Depends how long it takes to estimate the project.
It can take weeks sometimes! 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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So I had the other meeting and was very clear with wording, and they did say they wanted me to finish the 2 week notice offsite, and not that they were wanting to stop my employment early.
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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Perfect! You get paid to not commute! 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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It'd be a wash in my case. Working from the kitchen table saves me an hour to an hour and a half in commute and eat out time; but being home costs me an hour to an hour and a half in extra distractions sucking productivity. I generally only get 8 hours of work done about the same time I'd've gotten home if I was in the office instead.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Don't trust them. 
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha
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loctrice wrote: I'm probably going to have to scoot my start date up at the other place now so I don't have a big gap in the paycheck.
that can be offset by a big sum of the paychecks.
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Your name is already mud there: quit, walk and start the other job early. You owe those people nothing.
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Yup they are having me finish my notice off site after I close up one of the projects that need done.
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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Never for get that it's just business. If they decided one day that they no longer needed you, they'd toss you out and not lose a moments sleep over it.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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It's a good bet they wouldn't give notice either.
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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I'm not even sure why as American we always feel the need to give notice (not sure if that's the norm in other countries). If the company was laying you off, they'd give you no notice most of the time.
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Albert Holguin wrote: I'm not even sure why as American we always feel the need to give notice
Its called not burning bridges.
Albert Holguin wrote: not sure if that's the norm in other countries
In my experience... it's pretty much the same (in the UK / Western Europe at least).
Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.
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Mike Mullikin wrote: Its called not burning bridges.
Thanks Capt. Obvious. I meant why it's such a one-sided deal.
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Albert Holguin wrote: why it's such a one-sided deal.
It's pretty obvious... 
- Employees sometime quit with no notice.
- Employers sometimes pay severance or even help with employment services.
- The risks of sabotage by "fired" employees hanging around for a couple weeks is substantial.
Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.
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Yeah, I've always been curious about that as well. Normally when someone is let go, they have no idea it's coming. In some cases they are even immediately escorted out. Yet we are actually expected to give notice.
Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine
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Albert Holguin wrote: not sure if that's the norm in other countries
I worked as a contractor in the UK for many years and all of my contracts had a notice period built in (usually a month). If they wanted me out they could ask me to leave the premises immediately but would be contractually obligated to pay out the notice period. Similarly, if I gave notice I would have to be content to turn up every day for a month, if required (I did do that once and they asked me to leave immediately but still paid me out. Took a couple of weeks off and brought forward the start date of the next gig - tally-ho!). As a perm employee there are more protections in place but, certainly, the notion of at-will employment does not, afaik, exist in the UK any more, if you have been employed for more than a year or two. (Others may correct, confirm or add detail to that).
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See that seems more fair to me... if one-side is bound by some obligation, the other side should be as well.
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