Beast Report - 15May 2016 Dave Botherway
Usual welcome: 40 attendees (and one visitor) , and stillneeded more chairs . . .
Questionsanswered were :
Security issueswithpublic Wi-Fi connections,
Use of VPNs for secure / anonymous internet traffic
Scam warnings :
- Bogus enticements - supposedly from “Bunnings”
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Two interesting videos
- Samsung Argentina showing novel use of TV screens for traffic safety
- New uses for the humble Bulldog paperclips
Usage Survey
Asking attendees of their Win-10 positioning for their main PC (only one answer allowed).
16 % already converted to Win-10
18 % on Win-8
8 % on Win-8, and testing Win-10 on another system
47 % on Win-7
5 % on Win-7, and testing Win-10 on another system
5 % on XP or Vista
Of 78% still eligible for free upgrade (ie. Win-7, Win-8)
41 % will convert before deadline
0 % will buy W-10 after deadline
23 % will wait for a new Win-10 PC
14 % will stay with Win-7 / 8
Interesting to see so many still planning to take the free Upgrade.
We will check their progress next month . . . .
What A-V product do you use ? / % / What eMail client do you use ? / %MS Security Essentials / 46 / MS Office Outlook / 35
AVG / 18 / Windows Mail (or Live Mail) / 32
Avast / 10 / Access via Browser / 11
Avira / 0 / Thunderbird / 14
eSet / 5 / Eudora / 5
Kasperksy / 10 / Pegasus / 0
Norton / 3 / Others / 3
Trend Micro / 8
Next Month - Windows 10 Progress: Questions and Final Options ?