Warren,
I also use McAfee and have both hardware and software based firewalls. As for the old Win 95 laptop, I still play with it, but the hard drive is about ready to call it quits. Making grinding noises and getting failure to read errors at times. I also have to get my Dell laptop out and charge the batteries and let it update. I don't hardly ever use it and forget it for months at a time. As for viruses, I have been very fortunate as I have never had one on any of my computers but have spent a lot of time removing them from friends computers.
You're going on vacation again. Gee, you get a little rain and can't drive so you run off to the islands for a vacation. Well take the camera and post some pictures for us less fortunate ones that can't run away every time the weather doesn't suite us.
Ron