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Bitdefender Stands at Top

BitDefender 9 Standard is inexpensive, easy to use, and effective at detecting malware threats; as a result, it earned PC World's Best Buy distinction in "The New Virus Fighters" roundup of ten antivirus products.
Top-ranked in our performance tests, BitDefender 9 achieved the best scores in our heuristics tests--detecting 43 percent of worms and 57 percent of backdoor programs using one-month-old virus data and 18 percent of worms and 42 percent of backdoors using two-month-old virus data. It also earned top-notch scores in our zoo tests, catching more than 93 percent of the backdoors, bots, and Trojan horses. However, BitDefender's scan-speed results ranked second to last, averaging just over 9 minutes and 16 seconds to scan the files on our test PC.
At first glance, the BitDefender interface appears lacking. The General information tab gives you only of basic information about your last system scan and software update. The real information lies in the Antivirus and Update tabs, which you access on the left side of the screen. There you'll find deeper options for specifying the way you want the program to look on screen, the way it sends you virus data, and how it scans files.

PHP vs. ASP - which is better?

Obviously ASP is no longer being developed by Microsoft, which was a strange decision on their part. Instead of giving programmers and developers a nice, simple language, of which to "compliment" their HTML code (like PHP) - they took that freedom away.
So, these days, you either have to use a full-bloated framework, like ASP.NET; use an out-dated language like ASP; or you just don’t develop web sites with a Microsoft technology.
I have nothing wrong with Microsoft technologies - it’s just they always want to "tie you down," and make you completely rely on their products - and only their products. As if the future will always consist of Microsoft.
PHP is open-source, free, and contains 10 times the amount of resources (on the web) than ASP does. PHP is continually updated with newer versions, and it has many extensions (like PEAR) that make it a very appealing language. It also runs on almost every OS imaginable. Ever run ASP on Linux? I doubt it.
As far as the "nuts and bolts," if you have a basic understanding of programming principles, either language will do.
As far as syntax and style of each language - there is truly no "major" difference. You got variables, functions, arrays, conditional statements, etc. The components and tools are the same.
If you can visualize what you want to do - it’s just a matter of finding the right keywords to use.
Whereas (off the top of my head), I am more efficient with PHP - that’s only because I’ve come to memorize many keywords.
ASP requires me to lookup stuff, but only because I don’t know the specific keyword used.

Euro Cup 2008 Final - who is going to win it ...

One game, winner takes all. Who is it going to be? Spain coach Luis Aragonés is predicting a fascinating clash of styles in Sunday's UEFA EURO 2008™ final against Germany.
'Dangerous'"Germany are very strong physically and are dangerous from set-pieces," he said. "They are strong on high balls and that's where we might suffer. Perhaps we will need to buy a ladder or something [to deal with the aerial threat]. But I'm sure Germany have some concerns about the football we play. With the ball on the ground we might create some problems for them." Spain start as favourites given their impressive run to the final. They have maintained a consistently high level of play, with Germany coach Joachim Löw revealing in yesterday's press conference that he does not "remember a single phase of weakness" from Aragonés's side over the course of the past three weeks. Germany, in contrast, have blown hot and cold, catching the eye one minute then dropping off the next.

Top gearWhen they hit top gear against Portugal, however, they proved that at their best they are a match for anyone. And you can't count out their experience. This is Germany's sixth appearance in a UEFA European Championship final and they are aiming for their fourth title. Spain have not reached the final of a major tournament since losing to France in the 1984 UEFA European Championship, and you have to go back another 20 years for their only major tournament triumph. Something has to give in Vienna. Who is going to win it? Have your say below.