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Odd behavior in new PC may mean malware - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 09:44 PM PDT

Q I received a new Gateway Windows 7 computer for Christmas and, after surfing the Internet, I almost immediately began having a problem: The mouse pointer wouldn't keep up with moving the mouse. I also noticed that the PC's clock time would slow down and ultimately stop working.

If I shut down the computer and restarted it, it would work fine for a while, and then the problem would resume. Then I got a blue screen with a warning that my PC might be damaged; the PC shut down and restarted on its own. What should I do?

TODD HUEHN, BLAINE

A This sounds like malicious software at work. If you don't have anti-virus software, download the free Microsoft Security Essentials program at tinyurl.com/kwsxcu and run a scan of your PC. In addition, download Malwarebytes, a tool for removing malicious software, at www.malwarebytes.org, and run a scan.

If those programs don't solve the problem, try adjusting the mouse pointer. Go to Start and Control Panel, then click the "Mouse" icon. Click the "pointer options" tab. Under "select a pointer speed," move the slider toward fast. Any improvement in pointer motion should be instant.

If that doesn't work, try Windows System Restore to return your PC settings to their original condition. Go to Start and Control Panel, then click on the "Recovery" icon and select "Open system restore." Follow the menu and you'll be given a choice of dates, or restore points. Click on one that predates your problems. Then click Next, and the program will restore your PC settings to what they were on that date. (You will need to reinstall the Security Essentials and Malwarebytes programs, which will be erased.)

If none of these things works, you're still fortunate to be within your PC's warranty period. Contact your computer seller or manufacturer about making a claim for PC hardware defects.

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Rugged High Bright Touch Screen Computer Designed and ... - PRWeb

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:07 AM PDT

The SDC100 is sealed, waterproof and is designed and tested for reliable operation in the most extreme environments. This rugged system uses a high bright LCD Touch display offering excellent screen viewing in all lighting conditions, including daylight. The SDC100HB is specifically designed for the uncompromising requirements of applications in the transportation, public safety, utility, military and industrial automation industries.

(PRWEB) April 7, 2010 -- SmallPC.com, a manufacturer of rugged computer solutions, has released its 10.4" LCD Touch Screen Computer model SDC100. The SDC100 is sealed, waterproof and is designed and tested for reliable operation in the most extreme environments. This rugged system uses a high bright LCD Touch display offering excellent screen viewing in all lighting conditions, including daylight. The SDC100HB is specifically designed for the uncompromising requirements of applications in the transportation, public safety, utility, military and industrial automation industries.

The SDC100's rugged aluminum chassis uses a unique heat pipe assembly along with a set of specialized I/O connectors and cables to provide a high performance computer that is sealed to IP67/NEMA 6 standards. Standard configurations include a 10.4" LCD, a low power Mobile Intel Atom or a Core 2 Duo processor along with a solid state flash drive to provide a robust solution with no moving parts. Basic I/O includes an auto brightness sensor, a RJ45 LAN port and 3 USB 2.0 ports complete with sealed connectors, captive covers and a mating cable set. An optional cable set is available supporting waterproof connectors at both ends of the cable.

Dean Allen, Small PC's Sales Manager said "Our rugged computer solutions may not be pretty, but they're tough. The SDC100 is a robust touch screen computer solution complete with a display that is two to three times brighter than a typical LCD. Go SmallPC tough, or go home. "

The integrated intelligent DC-DC power supply with an input range of 6-32V, supports special features such as intelligent shut down and vehicle ignition on/off support. Configuration options include memory to 8GB, solid state flash drives to 512G, RS232/RS422 serial ports and Wireless LAN. The high bright LCD provides excellent viewing in all lighting environments, including direct sunlight. All configurations include the operating system installed and tested with OS support for various Linux and MS-Windows versions including XP and Windows 7. Basic configurations of the SDC100HB, with Windows 7, start at $2295.00 USD.

SmallPC.com, a division of ICI Controls, Inc., was formed in 1993. Small PC designs and manufactures computers with a focus on rugged computer solutions.

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TechTips - Free Computer Help with Almost Any PC Issue ... - Associated Content

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 07:18 AM PDT

It's no secret that I like to get something for nothing as often as possible and I think a lot of others are in the same boat. So when I found GeeksToGo.com I was very impressed with the site and what it offers. GeeksToGo.com is a totally free website that assists users with computer problems; they focus mainly on spyware and viruses but also branch out into other problem areas. The best part about GeeksToGo.com (other than the fact that the help is free) is the entire site is run by professionals, all content is checked by experts and they don't stop helping you until your problem is fixed.

I am very impressed with the work I have seen done by the people at GeeksToGo.com. I have browsed their forums and read posts by their experts with clients where they will work for days within the forums to get a problem fixed for someone. All for free out of the goodness of their hearts, try to get geek squad to do that, you will drop $70 just for them to verify you have a problem and then they will probably lie to you and say you need additional services. I have to stop before I go off about how bad Geek Squad truly is, and focus on how great GeeksToGo.com is.

Now as with any free service there is always a catch, the catch is that often times working with an expert from GeeksToGo.com can take some time to get a resolution to a problem. How the site works, you post your problem to the forum and then a "geek" takes on the task of helping you. They will have you run different programs, log collectors, etc...so they can diagnose the problem and help you fix it. They provide excellent directions and won't stop trying to fix the problem until you are happy! The problem is that this all takes time, these experts post back as quickly as they can but they are doing this generally as a side gig and so you might have to wait for the reply.

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Henry Edward Roberts, credited with inventing the PC ... - The Sun News

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 07:21 PM PDT

He went on to attend classes at Stetson University and the University of Miami, work in a top-secret Air Force weapons lab, earn an electrical engineering degree at Oklahoma State University, and become a doctor.

Along the way, Roberts made computer-age history: He invented the PC.

His Altair 8800 "microcomputing machine" debuted in 1975 at Micro Instrumentation Telemetry Systems (MITS) in Albuquerque, N.M.

Screenless, it ran on eight-inch floppy discs.

It's on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

When he created Altair, "he thought he was really onto something, but not what it turned out to be," his first wife, Joan Roberts, said.

Ed Roberts is credited with coining the term "personal computer," and with launching the careers of two fledgling programmers: Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

Roberts, born Sept. 13, 1941, cashed out of the computer industry in 1977. After trying his hand at farming, he joined the first graduating class of Mercer University's medical school in 1986 then spent the rest of his 68 years as an internist in small-town Georgia.

He entered Macon's Medical Center of Middle Georgia with pneumonia Nov. 2 and died there on April 1, said Dr. John David Roberts, one of his five sons, known as David. Roberts, who was 68, also leaves a daughter.

Gates and Allen remembered Roberts on The Gates Notes Web site as "a pioneer in the personal computer revolution who didn't always get the recognition he deserved. ... The day our untested software worked on his Altair was the start of a lot of great things."

Gates visited his one-time colleague in the hospital a week before he died, and Allen kept in close touch, David Roberts said.

"They had a lot of mutual respect," David said. "They showed a tremendous amount of concern during his illness. ... He was proud of what they did and proud of the money they made."

Gates is the world's second richest man; Allen the 37th, according to Forbes Magazine.

Ed Roberts never got rich or famous, which he didn't seem to mind. He realized close to $3 million in cash and stock when Pertec Computer Corporation bought MITS in the mid-1970s, his son said, and "never complained about the money, but he didn't get any of the celebrity either, which was partially his fault because he wasn't the kind of guy to beat his own drum.

"But I'm going to try to. For what he did, he touched everybody in the world."

His father believed that his solo medical practice was "as important as what he did back then," David said.

Growing up, Ed Roberts occupied the basement that his father, Henry Melvin Roberts, dug out of coral rock under the family's home in what's now Little Havana.

A veterinary technician who worked part time at Jackson Memorial Hospital during high school, "he was operating on green snakes down there," Edna Wilcher Roberts, of Dublin, Ga., recalled. "The cancer institute gave him some old equipment that he had sterilized."

A hulking 6-foot-4 by the time he graduated Miami High in 1959, Roberts played Stingaree football, belonged to the audio-visual club, and served as home-room chaplain.

"He was always looking for something to occupy his mind," David said.

An instrument-rated pilot, Roberts made "museum quality" model planes, his son said, designed early four-function calculators and digital clocks, made wood furniture, and invented an electronic fish counter for Roberts Fish Farm, his grandfather's Miami-based freshwater tropical fish business.

"He'd figure something out then go to the next thing," David said.

On New Years Eve 1961, Roberts met a bank clerk named Joan.

They married the following year at Allapattah Baptist Church and had six children before divorcing in 1988.

They remained cordial.

At the time of his death, Roberts was married to his third wife, Rosa Roberts, of Cochran, Ga.

David Roberts said that his father always considered computers "kind of a sidetrack" from medicine, his real passion.

In addition to his mother, wife, and son David, Ed Roberts is survived by sons Martin, of Glenwood, Ga.; Edward, of Atlanta; Melvin and Clark, of Athens, Ga.; and daughter, Dawn Roberts, of Warner Robins, Ga.

Roberts survived his only sibling, a sister, by weeks.

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