My Favorite Anti-Virus Protection

Almost every computer I get on, that isn’t mine, has Norton or McAfee on it. If any of you know me, you know I am NOT a fan or either of those. Most computers come with those pre-installed on them, since they have a contract with the vendor. It’s a money-making thing, in my opinion.

If you use Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, or 7, you can use Microsoft Security Essentials for free. I use it and love it! One of my favorite things about it is that it does NOT slow down your machine like other anti-virus protection does.

Try it today and remove all other protections you use.

The best way to prevent viruses is to prevent from getting them in the first place. Here’s a few things you can do:

• NEVER click on any weird links.
• Do NOT open weird emails.
• NEVER download illegal music, TV shows, movies, etc. Surprising how many viruses come with these.
• Do NOT go to weird websites.

How Do YOU Write A Blog Post?

If you use Blogger for your blog, please don’t tell me you actually use Blogger to post?! It isn’t very user-friendly. Dealing with pictures is a drag.

Here are some reasons why I love Windows Live Writer:

• It lets you publish to almost any blog service, including Windows Live, WordPress, Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, and many more.
• With Writer, you can preview everything you’re adding to your blog, to see how the fonts, spacing, colors, and images will look, before you publish. It really is WYSIWYG {What You See Is What You Get}!
• It's fast and easy to make your photos and videos look great on your blog. I love people use Windows Live Writer and their pictures are bigger on their blog, so I can actually see them!
• It auto saves.
• The Preview Tab. Just click on it and it shows you exactly what your post will look like once it’s posted. Love this!

I use Windows Live Photo Gallery along side with Windows Live Writer. In Photo Gallery, I just select the photos I want posted and then choose “Create Post.” And Voila! It takes me into Writer and I type things and make the post look how I want it. And then I click Publish. Done.

In fact, I’m writing this post in Windows Live Writer!

Conclusion

Please check out Windows Live Writer. Some of you may say you don’t need it. It’s just like a cell phone. You say you don’t need one until you actually have one. Then you can’t go back because it makes your life so much easier!

I am Google fan, but I’m also a huge Microsoft fan. I will always use both of their products! And it’s so great that they work together so well, like this example!

This post in Windows Live Writer: