Post your desktop

[XA04]

Not having a go Kezzer, but i've heard some people before saying they don't need AV because they know computers well, so do i, but better safe than sorry, but still.. it's not like you can tell if you download something off the internet and know if its a virus or not, well i guess it depends, but in some cases you may not know.

Anyway, better safe than sorry i say, even if it does slow my computer down a little .

[Tifosi]

What can I say, F-Prot AV!

What can I say



Statistics mean nothing, real world performance is what counts.

[Kezzer]

Not having a go Kezzer, but i've heard some people before saying they don't need AV because they know computers well, so do i, but better safe than sorry, but still.. it's not like you can tell if you download something off the internet and know if its a virus or not, well i guess it depends, but in some cases you may not know.

Anyway, better safe than sorry i say, even if it does slow my computer down a little .

Yeh but i'm very careful as to what i download. I never download anything which i don't know exactly what it is or if it's not trusted. I mean, what dodgy software or anything would i have to download that would cause me to get viruses? I download drivers and legitimate software, and that's about it.

[oshta]

My desktop is very much a "temporary file location", I use it for things I am currently working with - much like my real desktop
Start menu contains my shortcuts.

Yeah, i us it the same, the only thing that stays on there more than a week is "My Computer" and the bin!
- And the link to my DT cousework as been there about a month

[ajbrun]

KeZZeR - I don't want to get at you, as I know you think you're right and we're wrong. I've seen this argument loads of times here, and it never ends in a solution. Could you maybe just do 1 thing? Download a free anti virus program (AVG or anything), run it, and tell us the results. I'm just saying that if you run it just once, and you DO find something (I'm not saying you will), then maybe you'd have one for life after that. If you don't find anything after that, then fine - you maybe right.

I, like many other people think I know how to run a PC, but as above, I'd rather be safe than sorry .

[tom deloford]

Its actually quite irresponsible to not use av in my opinion as you could be spreading viri and worms to other ppl, I suppose its a bit like not wearing a condom. Sort of.

[directhex]

desktops! screenshots thereof!

look at the shiny xfce4 desktop! it's linuxtastic!

[Nick F]

Here is mine, not to sure how to resize but if any of you let me know I will change it. nice and clean is the way I like it.

[XA04]

Yeh but i'm very careful as to what i download. I never download anything which i don't know exactly what it is or if it's not trusted. I mean, what dodgy software or anything would i have to download that would cause me to get viruses? I download drivers and legitimate software, and that's about it.

I guess, but even still, things can get through sometimes. Even i sometimes manage to get these damn java exploit viruses, they don't seem to get very far though, antivirus blocks them (yes i'm using firefox too).

[alterion]

i nly use av becasue i know at some point someone else will come along who ain'ty internet savvy and mess up our pc.. as an example my parnst pc which is used very legit by them except got 300 results with adaware se after my brother had finished on it....

[Kezzer]

i nly use av becasue i know at some point someone else will come along who ain'ty internet savvy and mess up our pc.. as an example my parnst pc which is used very legit by them except got 300 results with adaware se after my brother had finished on it....

huh?

[megah0]

Scaled down from 1600x1200

[Allen]

I don't have any AV software installed, but I do run Housecall every now and then. I keep my computer spyware free weekly, I am behind a hardware firewall (Netgear DG834) which works very well and I haven't had any virii on my PC for about 6 months. I'm well overdue for a re-install though, normally once a month but lack of 2nd HDD (went in my missus' PC) is making backing up a pain in the ass.

Oh, and whoever said about having background programs running will affect performance in games, I don't run ANY game without first shutting down nearly all background programs, including F@H, keyboard and mouse software and MSN.

[ajbrun]

Oh, and whoever said about having background programs running will affect performance in games, I don't run ANY game without first shutting down nearly all background programs, including F@H, keyboard and mouse software and MSN.

Is it really worth the bother?

[Ben Rogers]

My lovely desktop.

[DeludedGuy]