Tips for Protecting Your Home Computer

Biological viruses can be very concerning to people all over the globe. The recent swine flu epidemic has people worldwide seeking ways to protect themselves from this devastating virus. Computer viruses also can inflict serious damage and when they strike on a grand scale, can cripple computer systems affecting many daily activities. While vaccines aren't logistically feasible for computers there are other methods of protecting your computer system against computer viruses. The most popular method is that of an effective antivirus program. Along with that there are other lengths you can go to in order to protect your system.

Many people believe that simply having their computer scanned weekly for virus is enough. Actually, while that is a good practice, it doesn't prevent the virus from entering your computer system and infecting files. If the scan only occurs weekly the damage could have already occurred. In some cases, the virus changes things enough that the software will not detect the virus during the scan. Think about that little peep-hole that might exist in your front door. You wouldn't let anyone into your home that you didn't recognize, would you? So why let a file into your computer without checking it out first? In order to do this, you just simply scan the file on demand prior to opening it. If the scan results come back indicating a virus, you simply do not open the file and the antivirus software will guide you as far as what to do with the file. Also, make sure you scan email coming into your computer. This is an easy way viruses are spread.


Computer viruses can be devastating when their effects end up in the destruction of important computer files. That's why you should always back up your important files or even digital photos. Some people I know make two copies and give one to a friend in the event of a fire or other situations that could damage the disc.

Transferring files can also pose a risk for infection. Say you use a flash drive to move files to another computer to work on. It is advisable to rescan the files prior to returning the updated files to your computer. It's always better to be safe than sorry.

OEM Linux computer speeds embedded application deployment.

Ampro Computers, Inc., the inventor and a supplier of PC/104 BoardsThe top board is a complete PC from Intelec Technologies. The bottom one could be a data acquisition board or any other peripheral not part of the primary PC. The pin layouts on a PC/104 board's perimeter depend on its function, and there are a lot of I/O connections required in this example. However, the stacking pins and sockets are common to all PC/104 boards for connecting them through the ISA bus...... Click the link for more information., EBX - Electronic Book Exchange (XML standard)EBX - Electronic Branch ExchangeEBX - Embedded Board Expandable (PC/104)EBX - Enterprise Business eXtension (Orchestra Networks)EBX - Extended Base Register and EPIC single board computers A printed circuit board that contains a complete computer, including processor, memory, I/O and clock., has announced a family of complete, integrated, low cost Linux-based computer systems that enable embedded OEMs to rapidly deploy products to market. Each Ampro ReadySystem includes a ReadyBoard single board computer, desktop or wall-mount enclosure, power supply, RAM and 40GB hard disk drive with a complete Linux distribution pre-installed. Processor options range from a 300MHz Via Eden ESP 3000 CPU to a 1.4GHz LV Intel Pentium M 738 (Dothan See Pentium M. core) with 2MB of L2 cache. "Ampro ReadySystem is a ideal solution for OEMs considering use of the embedded Linux operating system," explained Paul Rosenfeld, chief technology officer of Ampro."ReadySystem is a complete, off-the-shelf, Linux-based system solution. OEM customers need only add application software." The heart of every Ampro ReadySystem is a ReadyBoard single board computer. Ampro offers 12 ReadyBoard models across five major product families. ReadyBoard 550 (with Via Eden CPUs) and ReadyBoard 700 (with Intel Pentium III and Celeron CPUs) offer a full complement of I/O with up to 512MB of SDRAM. The new ReadyBoard 800 provides three processor options including the 600MHz ULV - Ultra Low VoltageULV - Ultra Low VolumeULV - UltraLink Viewer (Rose Electronics)ULV - University of La Verne (La Verne, CA)ULV - Unmanned Launch Vehicle Celeron M, 1.1GHz LV Pentium M and 1.4GHz LV Pentium M 738 (Dothan core) with DDR PC2700 See SDRAM. memory, USB 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet ports. The ReadyBoard 560 and ReadyBoard 710, also announced today, offer low cost, low power consumption CPUs (1GHz Via Eden ESP 10000 or Intel 650MHz Celeron respectively) with a complement of advanced I/ O including four USB 2.0 ports, dual Ethernet (both 10/100BaseT and Gigabit Ethernet ports) and built-in high performance AGP 8x graphics with hardware MPEG2 and MPEG4 decode. For each ReadySystem, the ReadyBoard SBC with 256MB RAM is installed in an Ampro ReadyBox enclosure. This 280mm x 200mm x 115mm chassis features a 150w ATX power supply and space to incorporate one or two PC/ 104, PC/104-Plus or PCI-104 expansion modules. Each ReadySystem also includes a 2.5 inch 40GB "removable" hard disk drive preloaded with a complete Linux distribution based on the 2.4 kernel. The Ampro Linux distribution includes a full root file system, X-free graphics package, and GNU-based development tools. Drivers for all ReadyBoard I/O, including the (1) A device that controls some kind of video function.(2) Same as display adapter., are included and pre-installed. The system boots to a Linux command prompt The symbol displayed in a command-driven system that indicates it is ready for user input. For example, in a DOS command line or in the Windows emulation of the DOS command line, c:\budget> would be the command prompt when the current drive is C: and the current directory is BUDGET. at power-on. A version based on the 2.6 kernel will be available in Spring, 2005. Ampro's special embedded BIOS in each ReadyBoard SBC offers extended boot options, including booting from a USB device (such as a CD or floppy), and a Managed Boot Agent, enabling booting from an appropriately configured network server with PXE (Preboot EXecution Environment) An Intel Wired for Management (WfM) capability that enables a PC to boot from the server. It enables remote booting (boot the OS), remote emergency booting (boot a diagnostic program) and remote new system startup (boot the installation program to install the OS). PXE is supported in the BIOS. See BIOS, remote boot, remote emergency boot and remote new system startup.
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