the most common online threats, viruses, phishing, hacking and more, can be discovered by visiting https://
www.avast.com/c-online- threats.
programs. Paid for versions are available, and the differences are shown on the Avast website. Personally, I am more than happy with the free download, but if you decide to try Avast and it fails to meet your expectations, then you can de-install it and try another antivirus program of your choice.
If I were to change from
There are now many antivirus, anti malware, and associated programs available. Some are paid for, some are available on subscription, and others are free to download. And here follows the most common query I have received about Windows 10®. It seems that some users are not certain that whatever antivirus program they had installed on their desktop or laptop computer prior to upgrading to Windows 10® was now functioning to their satisfaction. So, what could they do about it? Well, without knowing just about everything about individual users, their programs, their settings, and so on, it is impossible to also know what the problem is. There is a clue, however, in what one lady reported. That was, she did not seem to be receiving messages such as those about updates as often as she had become used to. My response to her and, indeed, to everyone who has raised similar concerns, is simply to tell them about the antivirus program I use. This is Avast and to date I have had absolutely no problem with it on a Windows 10® environment. It is a free to download program, so those interested should visit www.
avast.com.
Although free to download,
Avast is a comprehensive program that incorporates extras such as real time unknown file analysis and checks on potentially unwanted
Avast, then I might well download a free program available to Windows® users, namely Windows Security Essentials from https://support.
microsoft.com/en-us/help/14210/ security-essentials-download. Please note, however, that recent versions of Windows® come with security built in, so downloads are generally not available for such systems as Windows 8 onwards.
Easy worship Since its infancy, I have been privileged to assist a variety of churches and other places with practical matters pertaining to digital projection.
In our contemporary society, it is becoming increasingly evident that many places of worship either have or are replacing hymn books, worship books, orders of service and even Bibles with projected media. Some worship leaders have suggested to me that they tend to prefer this modern way of doing things because it results in easy worship. I am left to assume that this refers to the fact that members of the congregation do not need to fumble through a sheaf of papers or books to locate the correct item to follow. In the beginning, when computers, projectors and white fabric screens made their debut into the worship scenario, such hardware was generally only used for projecting hymn and song words using the infamous Microsoft PowerPoint® software. This was followed
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by a gradual release of several dedicated worship projection software programs, enabling an entire church service or other presentation to be constructed in just one file, irrespective of the number of elements involved.
For example, such elements ordinarily include basic items such as hymns, songs, readings, prayers, liturgy, and so on. With dedicated software, new elements may now include graphics, CD and/or DVD extracts, music, short movies, and even material streamed live from the Internet for those places with Broadband available.
Songpro became a popular choice for churches and chapels that wished to introduce a dedicated projection software program. This was seen as a sort of legacy from the Songpro overhead projection acetates that were highly popular just prior to churches investing in laptops. Other programs also enjoy popularity including a selection of open licence (free to download and use) programs.
One of the more popular programs, and certainly the most used by churches and others in my neck of the woods, is Easyworship (available from
www.hilltopav.co.uk and others). Avid readers will recognise that I have referred Continued on page 26
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