Microsoft bob security

Other features include redo, move highlighted text, full-page preview with browse, print the entire document or a page range down to one page, print mailing labels, send as an e-mail, embed sound WAV files, insert graphics from Bob's clipart collection featuring 21 categories of pictures separate from the Bob "room" graphics collection mentioned earlier , use Bob WordArt 1.

You can save documents locally, to floppy, or share them with other Bob users. And, as always, your faithful "personal guide" is always there to annoy, uh, guide you. Household topics include auto information, cleaning, collecitons, gifts, health and safety, home maintenance, household records, kitchen information, moving, personal growth, scrapbook, pets, sports and activites, and vaction.

Read advice on topics ranging from emergency items to keep in your automobile, getting organized, removing stains, vacation packing tips, home safety and security, medical checkups, and more.

There are a variety of databases for keeping personal records as well. From collections of books, coins, music, photos, software, stamps, videos, sports cards and wines to auto maintenance records and mileage to gift ideas, gifts given, gifts received and clothes sizes to household tools, outdoor tools, home maintenance, home projects and repairs to personal goals, ideas, kids activities, books to read and movies to watch to caring for cats and dogs no databases for birds, fish, gerbels, frogs, or turtles These databases can be shared with other Bob users or made private.

And your ever-present "personal guide" is still there, should you need the occasional helpful hint. The mail "desk" is composed of an In Box, Out Box, a Discarded Mail "slot," and five personal boxes that can be custom labeled.

QNW makes it easy to send an e-mail to multiple recipients and attach documents or files. When finished, Bob asks if you want to send the message or keep it to send at a later time. There are options to check for new mail, change your account information, etc. In Bob E-Mail, when you delete messages, "Rover" chews up a purple tennis shoe.

He also does his usual routines during idle times. Where's a muzzle when you need one? GeoSafari 1. This third-party educational program was developed for Microsoft by Lobotomy Software, Inc. Like Bob Checkbook, they have their own "personal guide" to guide you through the program.

GeoSafari is a score-based quiz program that tests your knowledge on several geography topics. These previews have only a few sample questions and the concept was to order the "full" quizzes a via toll-free telephone number.

Options let you set the time to select an answer from seconds, restart a quiz and select a new quiz. All questions are multiple-choice answer and you get three chances to select the right one. If you see your "personal guide" dancing, you're taking too much time between tasks. Bob's application software can only be run within Microsoft Bob itself. If you try to run a Bob application program outside of Bob using Windows 3. Could this have been the trial integration test paving the road to Microsoft's integration of Microsoft Internet Explorer with Windows 98 and future Windows versions?

These characters bring Microsoft Bob to life with animation, voices and sound effects. Each "friend" has a unique personality. Some of these "guides" are boisterous and downright obnoxious. Others are happily enthusiastic. Others still are laid back until you need something. And a few are quiet all the time. These "guides" create the "social" atmosphere of Microsoft Bob's "social interface.

This approach to software assistance is far less intimidating to new computer users than traditional Windows help files and the "Cue Cards" Microsoft offered in other Windows 3. Featured below are all of the "friends of Bob" in Microsoft Bob 1. He is also one of the most boisterous. Rover is best suited for younger children and dog lovers because his hyper personality constantly keeps you entertained.

All of Rover's antics are listed in the paragraphs above, so I won't repeat them here. My own first impression of Rover after just five minutes of using Microsoft Bob left me with the insatiable desire to have him either fixed or given up for adoption I thought about having him put to sleep, but that seemed a little extreme. For me, there's only one way to run Microsoft Bob with "Rover" as your "guide" without being driven mad -- mute the sound system. You cannot change guides when using Bob Checkbook.

When starting Bob Checkbook, "Lexi" short for lexicon will sometimes say, "Let's see what's up. If you make a mistake, he will say, "Hmm During other tasks Lexi will pull a piece of paper out of himself and write something on it with his pen a brief scrawling sound ensues and hold the paper for a while.

Sometimes, he'll even have a cup of coffee with you! Other times, he'll flip a coin then bat it with his pen. If you click on Lexi, he will say, "Hey there! This is both a demanding and at the same time intelligent guide. Hank uses voice prompts throughout the program, with the occasional elephant roar when a question is answered correctly.

If you chose a wrong option, Hank will give you a look of consternation and clear his throat But at least when you take a momentary break, Hank isn't nagging you to get back with it. He'll just stand there, silently, and look around and blink his eyes -- and if he gets too bored he will start dancing , silently, to some unknown tune in his head.

If you click on Hank, he will close his eyes, tuck his head, and give an elephant roar. Except for the occasional, barely audible, growl, this gargoyle is completely silent.

Giving you silent ballon prompts, this guide doesn't mess around. He's pertinent with information and lets you get to your work without all the ballyhoo. And if you take a break, he will patiently wait for the next time you need him, silently. Occasionally, he'll blink his eyes slowly but that's the extent of his boisterousness.

If you click on Baudelaire, birds will take flight with a fluttering sound and quickly exit stage-right. Sometimes one bird will take flight, sometimes three. Sometimes a balloon prompt will appear saying, "Excuse me," or "Pardon. When she enters the room, she says, "Hi!

For the most part, "Blythe" is quiet and patient, always smiling, fluttering her wings silently every now and then, looking to and fro, and if you pause for a while, she will play "yo-yo" with a ball of light, stop, and hold it in front of her -- and sometimes it gets a Bob face on it! Blythe has a sardonic side as well. Sometimes when an option "balloon" is opened, instead of a standard cancel button, it will say "Bag it," or such.

If you make a mistake, Blythe will say, "Oi," or "Oh boy" or flutter her wings with a soft sound. If you click on Blythe, she will turn into a glowing ball of light for a moment, say, "Ow! Back off! Watch it! Don' bother me, sweetheart. When you pause between tasks, Chaos takes turns between purrng, meowing, and scratching the platform it stands on. As with Rover, if you leave Bob idle long enough, Chaos will lie down and go to sleep.

During Chaos's slumber, she will sometimes turn and put all fours into the air. When you click on Chaos, she will sometimes, meow and jump into the air, meow and lick her left paw, jump into the air with the sound of bells jingling, and display balloon messages saying, "Allo, name , do you want to play?

C'est pas rigolo, non? C'est bein assez! He makes a cool entry, walking in with his "horn" in a blue case, sets down the case, opens it, and then attaches his horn to his face. If you make a mistake in a program, Chaz will sound a sour note, pull on his horn and then it snaps back and slaps him in the face, or says, "Oh man!

While he's cleaning, a hand reaches out of the right side of the screen and swipes Chaz's horn case! Chaz says, "Oh man! A moment later he returns with his case. If you click on Chaz he will play a few jazzy notes and they will "pop" or drop to the floor or only one flat note will appear.

Sometimes a text balloon will open saying, "Absolutely," "Positively," or "Don't dent my horn. This "guide" is happy and is eager to help. He bounces into the "room" and waves "hi" at you. If you move to another room, Hopper disappears in a blue swirling " POP! If you pause for a break, Hopper is quiet and waits patiently for you.

Sometimes, Hopper will take out a red lollypop and lick it on occasion. When Hopper isn't looking, the red lollypop will turn into a " BOB pop" for a brief moment. Hopper sees this out of the corner of his eye and hurries to look -- but the "Bobpop" turns back into a red lollypop before Hopper can see the "Bobpop.

If you make a mistake, Hopper will squeak at you and cover his mouth as if saying, "Oops! That tickles! With a cup in his hand all the time, wide-eyed Java gulps his go-juice during break time. Now and then, his nose gets stuck in his cup and he has to struggle to free it. It releases with a " pop! Or he will kick his cup into the air, and as it twirls, it becomes a spinning Bob for a moment then changes back to a twirling coffee cup.

Sometimes, "Ruby," a green parrot "guide" featured later, will fly in and circle Java's head. Java puts out his left arm and Ruby lands on it, whistles and squaks, then flies away. If you make a mistake, Java will say, "Oh! If you click on Java, he will giggle, say, "I like that!

She will occasionally wiggle her ears and scratch her back barely audible , pull on her lower lip, causing her mouth to bounce up and down a couple of times, and look around for the most part.

If you make a mistake, Lucy will utter a sigh of dismay or a soft moan. When you click on Lucy she will reach behind herself, pull out a banana, squeeze the banana causing it to shoot out of the peel into the air, and then eat it.

Or she will put her hands over her eyes in a "see no evil" gesture, or over her ears in a "hear no evil" pose, or over her mouth in a "say no evil" stance. Looking more like a moldy robin egg than a planet, Orby gets the job done "guiding" you through your session. When there's an intermission in your routine, Orby will wait for you -- quiet as the vacuum of space. Sometimes he will "quake" for a moment, give you a big smile, a small yellow "satellite" will "orbit" Orby 'round and 'round presumably a Bob with his back to you because, like the moon, the face always faces the planet , juggle 3 small Bobs then drop them, and discover his girlfriend loves him "she loves me, she loves me not If you make a mistake, Orby slaps his right "hand" over his "eye" in dismay.

When you click on Orby, he either spins around or jumps up and clicks his "heels. If you make a mistake in Bob, Ruby konks herself in the side of the head with a big blue bottle and gives a squawky laugh. If you click on Ruby, she will fall off her perch, raise her wings and jump, and sometimes a text balloon appears with sayings such as, "How does she head?

How does she head? He's been around the block -- like, mostly in the alley. When you're not hangin' with Bob, Scuzz will bounce his basketball, loop his basketball behind his back, scratch his head and ears with his tail, scratch his side with his hand, move his belly up and down?!? Sometimes Chaos willl give a frightened meow as Scuzz quickly tosses the cat aside. Other times, Scuzz will pull a box of rat poison out of the garbage and eat some of it.

This causes him to freak out, having repeated spaz attacks. If you make a mistake in Bob, Scuzz bounces his basketball and it hits him in the nose, giving him two black eyes. When you click on Scuzz he spazzes out, turning all kinds of contorted shapes and gives off an electrical "zap" sound. This dude has an attitude, calling the other guides "losers" in the text balloons.

Takes one to know one. She can "guide" you through the twists and turns of Bob country. When you are resting beside the trail, "Shelly" is quiet and calm, never making a sound. At times, a butterfly or two will fly up to Shelly and land on her, then flutter away. Other times, a tiny bug will fly in and land on her walking stick.

She pulls out a magnifying glass to get a better look, sometimes showing one of her eyes largely magnified, then showing a magnified view of the bug -- who waves at you.

If you make a mistake in Bob, Shelly looks at you with a puzzled frown for a moment, then smiles again. If you select to delete something, she says, "Are you sure? After reading about the fiasco that McAfee caused by omitting an essential file on their updates, I trashed it and downloaded MSE.

So far, no complaints. Posted by: Zachary 10 May I'm in IT, so i get to hear everyone's PC problems. The only other thing i hear back is how much faster their machines run after removing their current av and installing MSE. Posted by: Andy 13 May I used quite a few packages over the years. As a speed freak, I can tell when something isn't right and I recently suspected something was up. It found nothing. So, thought I would try Microsoft Essentials and it immediately found a Trojan.

Not only that, the next day it intercepted another Trojan which was attached it a software program I downloaded. Essentials will be my choice for the foreseeable future. Posted by: Allan 22 May Am a student and at my university, they have this other Anti-virus program but my usb still gets infected at school any way, so i installed MSE on both my desktop windows 7 bit and my laptop windows 7 bit and both my computers have never been cleaner in years.

I definitely give it a thumbs up and you should definitely give it a try. Posted by: Van 29 Jun My computer came with McAfee and Defender. I was thinking of switching Defender to MSE, but while investigating, learned on your site that Defender is only anti-spyware. Maybe this is why it doesn't conflict with McAfee. You say not to have 2 AVs, but many people commenting on your topics talk about having 2 or more products running successfully. What's the deal? A MS tech. Can you clear this up?

Thank you. Just get rid of your other AV program, because it's not good to have two. Posted by: Glenn P. One problem that I have heard of concerning this program is that it automatically sets Microsoft Updates to Automatic, whether the user wants this or not. Now, I don't particularly mind this behavior, provided, of course, that I am allowed to reverse it after MSE is installed.

Check it after a reboot in case it resets itself. Or, does MSE somehow render this setting "permanent"? Posted by: mike 11 Oct I have see trojans now targeting it directly, like other antivirus programs so the hackers know its out there. I saw one that disabled your antivirus and it would alter itself ever time and stop the MSE update. Posted by: Davina 09 Nov Is this an o. Posted by: Zodiac 17 Nov You'll notice that MSE is recommended for home use only.

For a business you should upgrade to Microsoft Forefront Client Security. Posted by: Kim 19 Dec Also, I thought Spybot was different than an antivirus. I usually use Spybot, manual cleaning along with McAfee. So again to clarify. Get ride of all of the above and download MSE and be worry free? The first user could return later to find the room altered to the second user's arrangement.

Imagine ten users living in the Bob Home, all with this capability The default shared rooms, except for the Public Family Room, can be made private by any user. If one user makes a previously shared room private the other users can access it unless the user who made it private changes it back to a shared room. Shared rooms can also be password protected by any user to allow only those with the password access to them. What it comes down to with Microsoft Bob is this, no matter what you do in shared rooms, any other user — including Guest — can come along later and change anything.

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