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Congratulations to Pegas on hitting Sr. Community Guide! Way to go Pegas, thanks again for being such a great part of our Community!

A lot is riding on Blackberry 10, such the existence of RIM as a company, so they really need to hit a home run with the new OS, which is set to be unveiled this Wednesday in New York. And, as many of you know, success in today's mobile OS's is measured largely by the amount and quality of apps available on them. That's where Alec Saunders, head of RIM's developer relation team, comes in to play. According to this CNET article, Saunders was tasked with the seemingly impossible task of enticing developers to, well, develop for Blackberry 10. Sounds like he's off to a surprisingly great start:   "Indeed, RIM has a long, tough road ahead of it, but credit Saunders for connecting with the developer community. When the operating system is unveiled, it will have 70,000 applications, which the company boasts is the

I'm just looking for Community input and how they regard WSA as a Full Anti-Malware or just an Anti-Virus. We know that WSA is designed to work with other AV's and other AM's so give us your feedback and lets keep it on topic and not get into details of other products as this is the Webroot forum. Like ProTruckDriver uses WSA with MBAM and I use WSA alone with Look'n'Stop Firewall as it was a one time payment.   Thanks,   TH  ;)

Who ever thought that it would still be relevant in today's world? The list of digital technologies that have remained in use for a decade or more is a short one. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), the universal standard for communication between electronic instruments — which debuted at NAMM in 1983 — has gone unchanged for 30 years. Introduced to the public the same year Microsoft released Windows 1.0, MIDI belongs to a Paleolithic era of computer interface design. Nevertheless, it’s still used in every major recording studio, by almost every electronic musician working today, and aspects of its design have directly influenced the evolution of several musical genres.  Read more: http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/28/3923488/midi-turns-30-revolutionary-open-music-standard-lives-on   Do you stil

Managing the day-to-day activites of an online community is a big task, and many people don't realize how much work goes into it until they try to fill a Community Manager's shoes for a day. Moderating, informing the members of news and company updates, responding to questions, participating in conversations, and recognizing rank achievements are just a few of the tasks involved in a day in the life. So on this official holiday (follow #CMAD on Twitter to see more CM love!), I'd like to thank Jim! Jim, thank you for all that you do for our Webroot Community! We appreciate you and look forward to the future of this great community! Cheers!

Fronm DrigitalTrends, a great article on the future of desktops.   "Desktops sales have slowed because manufacturers have let their designs stagnate, but the need for a comfortable machine you can work on hasn’t gone away. Who will reinvent the PC and reap the rewards?Every other week, there seems to be story about the PC dying. This week, it was because Intel is planning on exiting the motherboard business. The screwy thing is, I think the exact opposite is about to happen. Not only is the desktop not dead, it’s about to go through a resurgence. We’re just waiting for that visionary vendor who realizes that bigger is still better, and this Lemming-like agreement that the desktop is dead is holding people back. Here’s why.How we got hereWe started off with desktop computers. The Apple II, Mac, IBM PCs, and even Commodore and Atari machines were all designed to mostly stay in one place. Our first portables were pretty ugly. My own first portable from Panasonic, called t

"In October 2012, the Librarian of Congress, who determines exemptions to a strict anti-hacking law called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), decided that unlocking mobile phones would no longer be allowed. But the librarian provided a 90-day window during which people could still buy a phone and unlock it. That window closes on January 26." Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/01/24/unlocking-cellphones-becomes-illegal-saturday/#ixzz2J0zYyR9l   I had no idea about this law. Good idea or bad?

"Eventually, all of one's childhood idols fall on hard times. Now, it's Pong. Atari's U.S. subsidiary, the creator of Pong, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, slain by a flock of Angry Birds and a school of Fruit Ninjas. The company has gone through numerous owners in its 40-plus-year history, adapting to the vicissitudes of the video game market along the way. And it will probably resurrect itself once again, but the glory days of gaming and Pong will probably never return." Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/01/23/game-over-for-atari-ode-to-pong/#ixzz2J11d8qQP   I hate to see this happen. Pong, Tank, Night Driver are som

Self- Edit: See TripleHelix's post   I've reviewed the community policies but nothing jumped out at me so I'm asking here. I'm making a public post so we all know moving forward. I apologize if this has already been hashed over earlier in the community's history.   What is your position on community members offering to review Webroot scan logs? These reviews would not involve remediation recommendations other than to contact Webroot support and would require a disclaimer regarding non-affiliation with Webroot.   For an example, see my post here: https:///t5/Helpful-Pointers-for-New-Members/Webcam-Remote-Access-Undetected/m-p/23164#M195   I fully understand issues of you wanting to retain control over the support process. I'm just looking for ways to offer my own experience and knowledge with the product. If you're not comfortable I completely understand.

(Reuters) - A German court ruled on Thursday that people have the right to claim compensation from service providers if their Internet access is disrupted, because the Internet is an "essential" part of life.   Full story here.   This decision doesn't make the Internet a human right in Germany though.  At least not yet.  At the moment, it just means you can get compensated in Germany if the Internet you're paying for gets cut off.  However, there is certainly a global movement towards recognizing Internet access as a human right.  Mashable reported last year on a United Nations resolution declaring exactly that (see here for that story).

I can't thank y'all enough for helping me :`) I'm Amanda and I'm so sorry for the trouble my phone caused when I first joined. I never had a clue all that stuff was on my phone. I knew something was on it but I'm truly sorry. I was led here to find help and my goodness, AMAZING COMMUNITY is all I can say!!!

One of the most popular home networking products will be getting a reskin and integration this year. A big surpirse to many, Cisco has decided it's time to sell their Linksys brand and focus on their larger, business focused goals. "It’s been a weird decade for Cisco. After being a dot-com darling in the late 90s (everyone wanted a few Cisco routers for their door-to-door pet food delivery services), the company tried its hand at consumer products with the Flip video camera series and, a little while later, Linksys routers. It seems, then, that Cisco’s grand consumer experiment is over. The terms of the sale are undisclosed but it should close in March of this year. Belkin has been taking a harder look at networking hardware for the past few years while still maintaining their ties to the computer accessory market that defined the company for years. Their current crop of routers are aimed at home users so Linksys could give Belkin a bit of an edge in the

Full story at cnet, here.   The head of Dell's PC business told Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that Windows RT should've been named something else since it doesn't run traditional Windows applications.   Microsoft reportedly has had to change its return policies for people who buy Surface RT only to find out that they can't run standard Windows applications on it. What do you think?  Is RT too different of an OS from prior Windows incarnations to be classified in the Windows line of operating systems? :8

I can't seem to be able to get a support ticket re-opened. Just added a computer to my subsciption, and need symantec, and AVG removal tools. Registry's too over polluted for my liking. Don't feel like manually picking through the registry.

Congratulations cohbraz on your promotion to Community Guide. :D   Cheers,   TH

Hi, I'm new to the community but this is my second year using Webroot and so far no complains, a great software. I did't know of the community until a person from tech support tell me, after helping me fixing an issue that I had with Chrome browser, recommend me to join the community of Webroot to learn new things, FAQ and exchange my ideas. So I hope that I can learn a lot of this great product and if its within my possibilities, to help someone with the little experience I have from using the Webroot products.   Link

Hi my name is Chris,   I have listed several questions, thank you for all your insight.         1.   Do i need to tell webroot to scan for malware or does it do by default? 2.   Is it ok to run an additonal anti-malware program like free malwarebytes manuall?   & finally   3. If i get a virus on my iphone will it infect my pc or will webroot catch it?  Iphone is not protected.     Thanks

Who sent the message? If you were not expecting something from a family member or friend, it may legitimately be from them, or it could be that their account was hijacked and the message is actually being sent by a cybercriminal hoping to infect your computer and/or steal your information. The easy way to discover whether it is actually from your friend or family member is to call, text, or email the sender and ask.   Be especially wary of emails from friends and family that a) have no subject line, and b) only contain a link or attachment. This is usually evidence for a hijacked account. Be sure to call the person who purportedly sent you the link to discuss the message with them.   If the message and attachments or link come from a company, there is a different set of questions to ask.   Do you use this company? If not it is probably junk, or worse, a scam.   If you do use the compan

Hi this is old man Bob & of course new to Webroot software and community. Had been with ZA since around version 2 but decided it was time for a change in security. So I will be doing a lot of reading for days to come and finding myself around the WebRooting 😃 community.   BTW: I love the ability that WR has with being able to operate in the mix of multiple security packages that are or can be configured together.    ...later, Bob  

Over the weekend, I worked on a friends computer who was using a major brand not-Webroot security program. After a few minutes working with this, I figured I would see how well their tech support was. I initiated a chat session which turned into a remote support session. After watching dufus click the same buttons over and over again not related to the problem I was having, I finally asked if he would like for me to show him the error. I did, and received the error. I guess he was not paying attention as he asked for me to do it again. I did. Same error result. He put me on hold for about 10 minutes then proceeded to click on the same buttons that he did the first time. He put me on hold again. Now as we approached one hour into the session he came back he stated that it was the way it's security features were designed!   Moral of the story: Webroot tech support beats the socks off of not-Webroot software!!!   And my fried, well he is doing a trial of Webroot. I

Just want to say hi from NH. Having a snowstorm right now, and hoping I don't lose power!     I'm using Webroot Internet Security Plus 2013 along with Windows Defender.  Loving it so far; it has not slowed down my computer at all.    I got a new laptop for Christmas, a Toshiba Satellite with Windows 8.  I originally installed Kaspersky Pure 2.0, but had to uninstall it.  I kept getting a message 'driver power state failure'.  When I returned it to Staples, they said that had been a problem, but they thought the issue had been fixed.  So I started a search for the best security software, and decided on Webroot.    I do have a question about which Mobile security to install on my smartphone.  Should I post it here, or in the Android forum?

As some of you might know, we at Webroot utilize Twitter to open up other channels of communication, sharing of news, and other Webroot related news.  I figured it would be great for us all to follow each other, and ultimatley expanding your connections within the company.   So with that, I invite everyone to follow our main channels, as well as my personal one.  And if you are interested, be sure to post your Twitter handle here and we will be sure to follow you as well.   Webroot - @Webroot Webroot Support - @WebrootSupport   Richard - @rcmelick   See you all soon!

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Greetings, all,   I've been using Webroot for a long time but new to actually logging in to community forums.  Now I realize how little I know! Cheers!

http://news.yahoo.com/playstation-4-xbox-720-could-cost-just-350-213041318.html   Found this on yahoo.Most of us gamers knew they were coming,but at this price point,they will both be affordable for most gamers.Question is,i guess,which one will you choose?