Two things every PC user needs, Firewall and Anti Virus (AV). Buy a PC and the chances are that it will be bundled with a 30 day trial of Norton or McAfee Anti Virus and Firewall or such like. You will also get Windows Firewall on the XP and Vista operating systems.

Sounds good except that the Windows Firewall is rather paranoid far too unwieldy and restrictive and when your AV free trials time out you suddenly find yourself having to pay subscription fees via Credit Card to a faceless corporate entity or loose all the AV protection that you have had at a single stroke. Nice eh.

Their is another way!