NY Times : Corrupted PC's Find New Home in the Dumpster

In the face of a constant stream of pop-up ads, malfunctioning programs and performance slowed to a crawl or a crash - the hallmarks of spyware and adware - throwing out a computer "is a rational response," said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project, a Washington-based research group that studies the Internet's social impact.

Before anyone throws away computer, they should at least look at this:

http://www.goosee.com/puppy/

It's Flash Puppy that intrigues me. $20 -- and a bit of time -- and you're back and running. Need something more powerful, donate it to a worthy cause.

Of course, if you're not savvy enough to avoid a virus, you're probably not savvy enough to get Linux running -- in which case, it sounds a lot like a new niche for a non-profit.