Kerrville, Texas
830-895-5016

What's Up This Week? Sunday, October 16, 2005


Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Sometimes we have special sales and sometimes we have important notices about virus outbreaks and other technical bulletins.  Check this section often for items that may affect your computing environment. Call 830-895-5016 if you're interested in any sale items we might list here.


Latest Virus Threats
W32.SpyBot.YQW
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.yqw.html

W32.Mytob.KP@mm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.mytob.kp@mm.html

Microsoft Releases Nine Security Bulletins...
http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?editorialsid=6979

Refurbished Mini-Computer For Sale - $150
Call 895-5016 if interested.  For more detailed information...
http://www.bictx.com/micro.html










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Kingston USB Flash Drives & Automatic Backups
Special offer available only on your next service call!

We have just 1 left of these 1 GB USB Flash Drives for just $70 compared to OfficeMax price of $90.  You save $20! Add our free backup software and you're all set.  Plug this tiny drive into your computer's USB slot and backup copies of
your critical files. Conveniently carry them home on your keychain.  These also make great Christmas stocking stuffer gifts! Call 895-5016 if interested.  For more information...

http://www.kingston.com/digitalmedia/u3_wmv.wmv

http://www.kingston.com/digitalmedia/datatraveler_home.asp






Fun Stuff
Each week we stumble across interesting and fun sites on the internet. Passing them along means we get to share these good times, laughs, and educational websites. We hope you enjoy this section of our newsletter as much as we do!




Pester This Guy's Face With Your Mouse Cursor

http://www.yonkis.com/mediaflash/cursor.swf

You Think You've Seen It All?  Tooth Painting!
Here's a website for an artist who does tooth painting.  Some of them are actually quite good and interesting...
http://www.rongrant.com/index.asp

High Gasoline Prices Got You Down?
Submitted by one of our readers, this link actually works to find the gasoline prices in the Kerrville area...
http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx

Now There's Absolutely No Reason to Fear Alien Abductions!
http://www.therawfeed.com/2005/09/alien-abduction-dog-tags-for-sale.html

Here's Where You Can Report Aliens After Your Abduction...
http://www.ufomaps.com/

Are You Ready For Halloween?  Get Yer Pumpkins Ready Too!
http://www.pumpkingutter.com/

Think You Can Fly a Helicoptor?
Submitted by one of our readers, this game is quite challenging...
http://www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf



Web Hosting Tips
Do you have a domain website hosting account with us?  If so, you'll want to check this section for handy tips to help make your website standout from the crowd.  Sometimes we'll give tips about working with your Plesk Control Panel.



So You Want to Sell Online and Have Your Own Shopping Cart?
Then use osCommerce instead of spending hundreds of dollars for shopping cart software.  All of our hosting accounts come with the capability to install osCommerce with just a couple of mouse clicks from within your account's Plesk Control Panel.  Just click on the "Application Vault" icon and then click the "Add New Application" icon.  Select "osCommerce" from the list and click the "Install" link.

While you can still install osCommerce if you have one of our regular hosting accounts, you'll need to consider upgrading to our "Pro" account which will allow you to install an SSL certificate so your site will show up as secured for your customers to place online orders.  Check the following links for additional information...

Two of our clients who use osCommerce...
http://www.askari-minis.com/oscommerce/

https://wildlife-rescue.org/shop/

Home page for more information about osCommerce...
http://www.oscommerce.com/

Support for osCommerce...
http://www.oscommerce.com/community/support
http://www.oscommerce.info/

Other osCommerce online merchants...
http://www.oscommerce.com/shops/live

Please note that along with osCommerce, there are many other applications listed in your Plesk Control Panel Application Vault that are available to you for free. We decided to make them all available for free because they are all open-source applications and provide "best effort" support for each of them. This means that if you install any of them, you are primarily responsible for learning how to use them. If you have any questions we will try our best to point you into the right direction.



Linspire Linux Tips
Linspire Linux is a great operating system that is designed to be the easiest of all desktop linux distributions.  If you haven't tried it for yourself yet, ask for a free demo CD the next time we service your computer.



So You're An eBay Fan and You Use Linspire Linux?
Here's a handy program called Jbidwatcher that enables you to monitor your eBay auctions and bids.  It even helps you to snipe auction items at the last minute...
http://www.linspire.com/lindows_products_details.php?product_id=22546 


Linspire Linux Tip of The Week
Don't forget to check the archive link at that page for previous tips...


Latest Linspire Letter....





Microsoft Windows Tips
Microsoft Windows is still the operating system that most people are familiar with.  Many businesses have built their IT requirements around this commercial operating system and so it remains the cornerstone of our onsite support service.


How Do I Print Out Addresses From My Email Address Book?
I was asked this question earlier this week and fortunately I had already prepared a published technical article.  Here's the link to that article so you can also print all your email addresses...
http://www.bictx.com/tip3-12-03.shtml

Software Download of The Week

WorkRave helps to prevent repetitive strain injuries...
http://www.workrave.org/welcome/



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In God we trust, all others we virus scan.  ~Author Unknown







Happy Computing!

Tomas
Bright Ideas Computing
Kerrville, Texas
830-895-5016
http://www.bictx.com
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