Monday, March 20, 2006

I'm a Trend Micro PUG!

I'm sure people are scratching their heads about the title. Who is Trend Micro and what the heck is a PUG? First off, Trend Micro is an antivirus software company. Anyone who uses MSN Hotmail uses Trend Micro virus protection. It's pretty well known and I've been a loyal user since I was in college. About a year ago I came across a post on betanews.com for beta testers for PC-Cillin 2005. I was already using PC-Cillin 2004 so I figured why not give it a try. The benefit of completing the test was that I was given a license for 2005 and later invited to complete the 2006 PC-Cillin beta test which is when I got yet another license. Right now I'm testing their new software (I forget its name right now) and its currently installed on my home PC. There are a few things that I can't finish on the test because my current PC-Cillin install is interfering with it but thats ok. Since I've tested 3 products they decded to invite me to be part of the Power User Group or PUG of testers. This will net me antivirus updates 12 hours earlier than everyone else, I get to test all their new products and get free software upgrades! How freakin sweet is that????

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