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Internet Security Barrier X Backup Edition (Mac)

Internet Security Barrier X Backup Edition (Mac)

List Price: $99.95
Your Price: $89.99
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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Save Your Money
Review: I bought this thinking I recalled hearing good things about it - must have been dreaming. In reality this is more like a nightmare. It is labeled as Mac OS x 10.3 Panther compatible. Installed directly from the CD it isn't even ready for Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar! You are given a choice of installing the component features from the CD and then downloading and installing the current versions via a "NetUpdate" feature (which itself needs updating). Or, you can choose to download and install directly from their website.
Let me point out here that I am connected via high-speed cable service and routinely download 30MB+ files in a matter of minutes. The aforementioned updates are all shown as 1MB+ or - , and after a total of nearly 4 HOURS of waiting for the updated versions to download, both via direct download and after installing from the CD, I trashed this turkey and signed up for a .Mac account.
With .Mac I was able to downlaod, install, and update anti-virus and backup programs in less than 5 minutes.
So my advice is to save yourself a lot of aggravation ( and money) and buy .Mac in the first place.


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