Announcement Concerning HIKYM! - Page 4

Bells · 01-14-2010, 07:52 PM

Check out the Iobit programs them... Iobit Security 360 is nice and Iobit Advanced SystemCare is also pretty good. They are both light, work nicely and really, you can run it in the background while you work, or just take 20 minutes of your whole week to do a couple of scans. It's a harmless habit with huge payback

MasterOfMagic · 01-14-2010, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MSperoni

Well I'm not sure really. My computer had a virus on it before back in April and that caused me to have to reinstall windows, however I didn't put any anti-virus software back on it since, well, it didn't do me much good before. So instead I just got Avast, since it was recommended to me.

I didn't tell Avast to scan regularly, but I thought it sorta automatically did that all the time? Kept scanning scanning scanning and constantly updating itself. It did seem pretty good for awhile, about 8 months, but then *kaboom* again

Avast does attempt to scan things as you receive/open them, but its not perfect. Its a good idea to still do a manual scan every once in awhile. Also, a firewall in addition to any anti-virus is a good idea.

You're basically trying to make it as hard as possible to attack your computer, not make it impossible. Making it impossible would be...rather impossible, sadly. There's just too much that goes into making your computer work to eliminate all of the bugs.

But yeah, if this is happening regularly you should probably go ahead with the offline computer for all of your important stuff.

Krylo · 01-14-2010, 08:36 PM

You can also set it to run a full scan whenever your computer idles by using the avast screen saver.

Which is what I do.

Kurosen · 01-17-2010, 09:47 AM

Looks like Matt got everything settled and he's back to work.

Krylo · 01-17-2010, 10:44 AM

Awesome.

I'm kinda getting into HIKYM.

MSperoni · 01-17-2010, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Kurosen

Looks like Matt got everything settled and he's back to work.

Yup. Though I'm still not done w/ page 37 yet. I underestimated:

1.) How long it would take me to draw it

2.) How busy I'd be in these past few days.

I suppose I've done pretty well deadline-wise w/ everything so far so hopefully one week of unreliability won't be the end of me :p

I think I started off on Twitter last week by saying something like "Time to work on comics like nobody's business" .. I think I must've jinxed myself. I fully intended at the start of last week to get 2-3 pages done.. *explode*

rpgdemon · 01-18-2010, 12:39 PM

Nope, too late, we all clearly hate you now.

Aldurin · 02-07-2010, 01:46 PM

If you're worried about another crash that could put you behind then maybe you should install Linux (an open-source (free) operating system that works very well and is very secure) as a dual boot with Windows. It's got the graphics programs and stuff you would probably need (free, of course. That's what open-source is all about.) There's so many variations that there might be a version made especially for artists. (I just looked through the website briefly and noticed that Ubuntu Studio was the most recommended distribution for multimedia.)

It's slightly more techy than using Windows but less techy than solving the problems on Windows.

I use the most common version (Ubuntu) and I must say that I love it. No viruses for the 3 or so years I've been using it, no horrendous crashes that made my backup storage necessary, and once I got the hang of it (only took around a week, but it was worth it) I was really having fun.

If you have any questions then you can PM me and I'll do what I can. (I mean only Matt PM me, if the rest of you are curious you should consult your local supernerd.)

01-14-2010, 07:52 PM	#31
Bells That's so PC of you Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Server-sided Dimension where time is meaningless Posts: 10,490	Check out the Iobit programs them... Iobit Security 360 is nice and Iobit Advanced SystemCare is also pretty good. They are both light, work nicely and really, you can run it in the background while you work, or just take 20 minutes of your whole week to do a couple of scans. It's a harmless habit with huge payback __________________ *BELLS STORE : Clothes! You wear* them! Free US Shipping Subscription System? WTF?! Zazzle Black!**

01-14-2010, 08:36 PM	#33
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	You can also set it to run a full scan whenever your computer idles by using the avast screen saver. Which is what I do. __________________ I am very tired.

01-17-2010, 10:44 AM	#35
Krylo The Straightest Shota Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a secret to everybody. Posts: 17,789	Awesome. I'm kinda getting into HIKYM. __________________ I am very tired.

01-18-2010, 12:39 PM	#37
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	Nope, too late, we all clearly hate you now. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

02-07-2010, 01:46 PM	#38
Aldurin Lakitu Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4,648	The free stuff solves all of your problems!! If you're worried about another crash that could put you behind then maybe you should install Linux (an open-source (free) operating system that works very well and is very secure) as a dual boot with Windows. It's got the graphics programs and stuff you would probably need (free, of course. That's what open-source is all about.) There's so many variations that there might be a version made especially for artists. (I just looked through the website briefly and noticed that Ubuntu Studio was the most recommended distribution for multimedia.) It's slightly more techy than using Windows but less techy than solving the problems on Windows. I use the most common version (Ubuntu) and I must say that I love it. No viruses for the 3 or so years I've been using it, no horrendous crashes that made my backup storage necessary, and once I got the hang of it (only took around a week, but it was worth it) I was really having fun. If you have any questions then you can PM me and I'll do what I can. (I mean only Matt PM me, if the rest of you are curious you should consult your local supernerd.)