WEB LOG:INSTALL: THE SIMPLE fact of the matter is that if everyone installed up-to-date anti-virus software on their PCs, the incidence of "in the wild" viruses would be almost zero.

If your excuse for not being protected is that you don’t want to pay the annual fees for one of the mainstream packages, check out this list of 10 “obscure anti-virus tools worth a look” from the TechRepublic blog.

http://bit.ly/8ZUB4o

A game that lets you take role of computer

BUY:EVEN WITH advances in software, including those made by Irish software firm Havok, artificial intelligence in computer games still leaves a lot of be desired. Sleep is Death gets over the problem by letting one player take on the traditional role of the "player" and the other step in for the "computer". The graphics may be charmingly 1990s but the potential for a new class of game that is never the same twice is fascinating. Pre-order today for just $9 (€6.75).

http://sleepisdeath.net/

The fastest web browser

CHOOSE: NOW THAT Microsoft makes it easy to choose and install a web browser other than the default choice of Internet Explorer, why not make the choice based on objective criteria? Six Revisions, the website for designers and web developers, has done the performance tests and presents the results in an easy-to-understand table format. The upshot? You should be using Google Chrome.

http://bit.ly/1YcHqm