I know plenty of ex-coworkers who transitioned from writing software for the gaming industry into other industries. It has never been a black mark that I have been able to detect.
I have found that if you attempt to copy the same file twice off of a cd then I can get Trend Micro antivirus to chew up 100% of my CPU. I had this problem FRIDAY night and ended up uninstalling their crappy software. It is the SECOND time this has happened with it. I also had made the mistake of installing their personal firewall and it kept bouncing my internet connection every 45 seconds or so (my computer is sitting behind a hardware router).
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I know plenty of ex-coworkers who transitioned from writing software for the gaming industry into other industries. It has never been a black mark that I have been able to detect.
I have found that if you attempt to copy the same file twice off of a cd then I can get Trend Micro antivirus to chew up 100% of my CPU. I had this problem FRIDAY night and ended up uninstalling their crappy software. It is the SECOND time this has happened with it. I also had made the mistake of installing their personal firewall and it kept bouncing my internet connection every 45 seconds or so (my computer is sitting behind a hardware router).
I ended up with kid sitter services for saving my neighbors daughters computer twice from Kazaa induced hell.