Onecare 2.0 includes lots of cool new features but by far the greatest is the ability to manage the security status of multiple computers on your network.

Onecare can be installed on 3 computers meaning you can manage the status and preform tasks for all these machines on one master computer. No longer do you have to go all over your house sorting out your partner and kids computers when something goes wrong. This is a fantastic concept that will save time and keep you and your family secure.

Other new stuff incudes Windows Live ID login, so you can receive product updates, support and news. Also the backup service has been updated to allow all 3 computers to be backed at the same time via the Windows Live Oncecare online backup service.

Microsoft is really trying with this product and personal i think its great. It integrates with your system well and it runs nicely in the background and most importantly its not heavy on your system unlike some security suites.

So why not check out the beta you have nothing to lose as its totally free and it lasts 120 days.

Get it here and see what you think

Anyone who knows anything about computers knows that Symantec’s Norton Security Products are very Secure, Yet incredibly heavy on system resources. This is why i have avoided Norton products in the past, With Norton protecting me EVERYTHING ran that little slower on my PC and starting my PC was a nightmare….and this was on a high end computer at the time!

So after years of dissing and avoiding Norton, i decided to give them one more chance. I downloaded a trial of “Norton 360″ and to my suprise it was fantastic!. It was very light! with only 2 processes running using little memory. It was faster than Onecare and previous security suites that i have had on Vista and with it being a Symantec product i knew it was going to be secure. The UI is very colourful and friendly with large buttons that make it easy to navigate through the program and find what you are looking for. Another cool feature i found was the online backup, with 2GB of space and and easily transfer wizard its a doddle to backup those priceless files.

Full Feature List

Antivirus
Antispyware
Email scanning
Antiphishing
Online identity protection
Web site authentication
Firewall protection
Automatic backup and restore
Automatic updates
PC performance tuneups
2GB secured online storage
Embedded support
Rootkit detection

Rating: 8/10
Pros: Great Security, Fast, Friendly UI, Online Backup Service
Cons: Free software is available, Price can be little high