How to Maintain Your Brand New Computer

Marcia Wade TalbertMarch 23, 2011May 6, 2013

Don’t install more than one anti virus software on your computer. The mantra two is better than one doesn’t apply to anti virus software. The second anti virus software will add more overhead to your computer and slow you down even more than the first will. “The two [programs] will complain about each other and have a little anti virus fight,â€ says Cargill. “McAfee may detect something that Symantec is doing and think that it is virus-like activity and try to quarantine it. As soon as McAfee tries to quarantine Symantec, Symantec will think a virus is trying to remove it and try to quarantine McAfee. Then your computer gets [stalled] and you don’t know what happened.â€

Marcia Wade Talbert

Marcia is a multimedia content producer focusing on technology at Black Enterprise Magazine. In this capacity she writes and assigns stories to educate readers about social media; digital integration; gadgets, apps, and software for business and professional development; minority tech startups; and careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). In 2012, she received two Salute to Excellence Awards from the National Association of Black Journalists and was recognized by Blacks in Technology (BiT) as one of the Top 10 Black achievers in the tech arena for 2011 at SXSW in Austin, Texas. She has spoken about technology on panels for New York Social Media Week, at The 2012 Rainbow/PUSH Wall Street Summit, as well as at Black Enterprise'ss Entrepreneurs Conference and Women of Power Summit. In 2011, SocialWayne.com chose her as one of 28 People of Color Impacting the Social Web, and through crowdsourcing she was listed as one of BlackWeb2.0's/HP's 50 Most Notable African American Tastemakers in Social Media and Technology for 2010. Since taking on the role of Tech editor in September 2010, she has conceived and produced five cover stories on Technology and/or STEM and countless articles, videos, and slideshows online.