By Lance Winslow
Can we combine the best of the human brain with the best of the modern day computer? Not just any modern day computer but a super computer, with artificial intelligent programming? Some believe this cannot be done, yet in reality we are nearly there and it will be so within five years or so.
You see, it wouldn't take much, the mind and body work on very low wattage. Brain interfaces will be LED level power, thus you only need vibrational stimulation, perhaps even at the ELF levels. In the future this will be enough to power up the computer-brain interface device.
What Else is Potentially Possible?
Well, here is where we get Sci Fi real quick; you might even use such an interface to make yourself invisible to the observer by deleting your image through a wireless command to their device to quickly overwhelm temporarily the processing in that part of their brain.
Many believe that you can move your thoughts away from a situation and prevent yourself from being seen or sensed. Is this how the Indians do it when hunting animals and the animal does not ever see them? Once we determine which part of their brain lights up and you can reverse engineer that biological brain function with electrical stimulus, this too will be possible.
How Long Until We Get Computer Brain Interfaces
The military will most likely have these technology tools first, but eventually through the current transfer technology channels they will be available to the general public and perhaps you really will have iPod on the brain; nano style with digital ports to your organic mind.
I certainly hope this article is of interest and that is has propelled thought. The goal is simple; to help you in your quest to be the best in 2007. I thank you for reading my many articles on diverse subjects, which interest you.
"Lance Winslow" - If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/. Lance is a guest writer for Our Spokane Magazine in Spokane, Washington
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Is A Mac Really Safe From Viruses?
By Michael Kaye
One huge reason why people consider Switching to Mac is because of the constant threat of Virus on a PC. So “Is a Mac really safe from Viruses?”
Here is what Apple says
“By the end of 2005, there were 114,000 known viruses for PCs. In March 2006 alone, 850 new threats were detected against Windows. Zero for Mac. While no computer connected to the Internet will ever be 100% immune from attack, Mac OS X has helped the Mac keep its clean bill of health with a superior UNIX foundation and security features that go above and beyond the norm for PCs. When you get a Mac, only your enthusiasm is contagious.”
Still not sure? Just do a quick search on Viruses at both Apple and Microsoft.
I alwasy like using analogies when trying to describe concepts, they are easier to understand. My PC-Mac Virus comparison analogy goes like this:
The Virus will be represented by a person.
The Computer platform will be represented by Cities, in this case we will use Seattle for the PC and Vancouver for the Mac.
All Viruses need instructions in order to do their dirty work, in this case we will use a City road map to represent these instructions.
So if you are the PC Virus armed with your Seattle road map set of damaging instructions and you somehow find yourself in Vancouver then you are truley lost with no way of finding or being able to inflict any damage, for the simple reason you don’t know where or how to do the damage?
Futher more, even if you did have the right road map for Vancouver you would encounter a heavy security force you where not expecting as Mac OS X is based on Unix, Unix is known for it’s unobtrusive yet secure security measures.
A prime example of a typical Virus would be the Virus disguised in an email or downloaded from a Website that you may think is a harmless Image or Photo. On a PC you may unknowingly click it and you know the rest… On a Mac the first level of defense would be Safari (Apple’s Web-browser), by default Safari warns you of Images/Photos disguised as Viruses and even if you do go so far as to click on it you will be prompted to enter a “User Name” and “Password”. This is because a Virus will need Admin authentication to gain access to the areas where it can do the most damage.
So “is your Mac really safe from Viruses?” Macs are one of the safest system available and I will back this up by saying that I do not use Virus software, I have never had a Virus on any Mac and have been using Macs for over 10 years. What I do recommend is that you use some sort of Backup System, by using a Backup System you not only protect yourself from Viruses but also: Human error, hard drive failure, theft, water or fire damage and a whole assortment of possible ways you can lose your very important computer data.
Here is an Article that covers Why you need to Backup your computer, PC or Mac!
Backup - Backup - Backup
Author - Michael Kaye
Founder of http://www.SwitchingToMac.com Website
"once you go Mac - you never go back"
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Michael_Kaye
One huge reason why people consider Switching to Mac is because of the constant threat of Virus on a PC. So “Is a Mac really safe from Viruses?”
Here is what Apple says
“By the end of 2005, there were 114,000 known viruses for PCs. In March 2006 alone, 850 new threats were detected against Windows. Zero for Mac. While no computer connected to the Internet will ever be 100% immune from attack, Mac OS X has helped the Mac keep its clean bill of health with a superior UNIX foundation and security features that go above and beyond the norm for PCs. When you get a Mac, only your enthusiasm is contagious.”
Still not sure? Just do a quick search on Viruses at both Apple and Microsoft.
I alwasy like using analogies when trying to describe concepts, they are easier to understand. My PC-Mac Virus comparison analogy goes like this:
The Virus will be represented by a person.
The Computer platform will be represented by Cities, in this case we will use Seattle for the PC and Vancouver for the Mac.
All Viruses need instructions in order to do their dirty work, in this case we will use a City road map to represent these instructions.
So if you are the PC Virus armed with your Seattle road map set of damaging instructions and you somehow find yourself in Vancouver then you are truley lost with no way of finding or being able to inflict any damage, for the simple reason you don’t know where or how to do the damage?
Futher more, even if you did have the right road map for Vancouver you would encounter a heavy security force you where not expecting as Mac OS X is based on Unix, Unix is known for it’s unobtrusive yet secure security measures.
A prime example of a typical Virus would be the Virus disguised in an email or downloaded from a Website that you may think is a harmless Image or Photo. On a PC you may unknowingly click it and you know the rest… On a Mac the first level of defense would be Safari (Apple’s Web-browser), by default Safari warns you of Images/Photos disguised as Viruses and even if you do go so far as to click on it you will be prompted to enter a “User Name” and “Password”. This is because a Virus will need Admin authentication to gain access to the areas where it can do the most damage.
So “is your Mac really safe from Viruses?” Macs are one of the safest system available and I will back this up by saying that I do not use Virus software, I have never had a Virus on any Mac and have been using Macs for over 10 years. What I do recommend is that you use some sort of Backup System, by using a Backup System you not only protect yourself from Viruses but also: Human error, hard drive failure, theft, water or fire damage and a whole assortment of possible ways you can lose your very important computer data.
Here is an Article that covers Why you need to Backup your computer, PC or Mac!
Backup - Backup - Backup
Author - Michael Kaye
Founder of http://www.SwitchingToMac.com Website
"once you go Mac - you never go back"
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Michael_Kaye
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