I must confess that I am one of those Moms that constantly ask the kids to show me how to do something again. On a side note I am nottechnologically challenged but mainly someone that does not have the patience to read through manuals just to accomplish one item. So this was a huge relief that it was really easy to set up and very user friendly. I love that that there are five sections Library, Adjustment, Edit, Slideshow and Print.

I always used the Norton anti virus programs on my computers for years and decided to change it up this year and see what other programs had to offer. I have been very happy with Kaspersky’s Internet Security Multi Device. I have installed it on two laptops and a desktop with each computer running a different windows program. One Laptop has the Vista, the other has Windows 7 and the desktop has Windows 8 (not my fav) This program moves very quickly to inform you is there is any malicious spam , malware and virus.

Yes I now have two Pinnacle products that I should never have purchased.(the other one is the Studio 17 Ultimate) What was I thinking? The product performed before par and I found it to be a pain in the neck to actually do what I wanted it to which is to help me edit photos Simple right? That’s what I thought After the fiasco of trying to get help for the problems I had with Studio 17 and being charged to get support, I just gave up.

I’ve bee using Norton since the early to mid ‘90s and have not been infected with a virus yet, and Norton has caught so many.

I spent too much time talking into my computer only to get so-so results with this software. A year later I get my cell phone and it is awesome. I hope newer versions are better, but I would pass on this one. This was such a hassle, I never use it much after the initial setup. I bought it for my wife and after my setup, she never even bothered trying to use it.

My background is in the semiconductor industry and although I am not an Applications Engineer, what I would say is that if you have the time to figure out this software you have more time than I do. I decided to try it, because I thought that most people are mindless and didn’t have a clue. Well, pick me. I’m all in for not having the time or a clue as to wanting to figure out this Cluster F$%k of free software.

My wife needed new software and my mom had just purchased a new computer with Windows 8 home, so I decided to get this to assist my mother, who is sharp, but not computer savvy. I have owned XP, Vista and have Win 7 on my other computers. Change is inevitable, so I got the Windows 8 Pro Upgrade. After hours of upgrading, including 8.1 and having to fuss with drivers for some of my other devices that are not updated for Win 8, I got everything running.

I have been using Norton since the early 1990s, after a virus wiped my whole hard drive clean. Of course back then it was 30GB. I still have it and it is nestled in with my 3 other 1TB drives. It is more of a novelty, but it works. Since I have been using Norton, I have never had a virus infect my system. It has detected and removed many over the last 29 years.

Corel Paintshop Photo Express is marketed as another alternative that lets you edit your personal photos on your computer without having to go to a professional editing place to do so. It’s a little easier to use than Photoshop and the average computer user shouldn’t have much of a problem navigating the software. It does some of the basics that Photoshop can do and gets done what’s needed in most photo edits like red eye reduction, adjusting lighting, and eliminating defects in non digital photos etc.

Decent software with some useful tools to keep your system maintained. Doesn’t fix major issues though if your system is really in need of a wipe and reformat. Some things are past saving and this isn’t a miracle in a box so don’t think it is. The registry cleaner is really all I use this for since I can Defragment with windows alone. The Optimizing Windows option didn’t seem to change a thing.