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.

---

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!

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.

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.

1.  Right-click on a blank area your desktop and select "Configure Desktop".
http://www.bictx.com/images/virtualdesktops.png

2.  Click and drag the slider bar to select the desired number of desktops.

3.  Click "OK" and to complete the configuration of your virtual desktops.

4.  Right-click an empty area of your Taskbar.

5.  Click "Add -> Applet" and then select "Pager".

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.


Restart Your Windows XP in Less Than 30 Seconds!
This really works! Are you tired of waiting up to five minutes for your Windows XP PC to start up every morning? If so, try this...

1. Right-click your desktop and select "Properties".
2. Click the "Screen Saver" tab.
3. Click the "Power" button in the "Monitor Power" section.
4. Checkmark the "Enable Hibernation" checkbox on the "Hibernate" tab.
5. Click the "Advanced" tab of the "Power Options Properties" dialog window.
6. Select "Hibernate" in "When I Press The Power Button on My Computer".
7. Click the "Ok" buttons to back out of both dialog boxes.

Now you can simply press the power button on your computer and Windows will save your session settings in a special Hibernation file.  Wait a few seconds to make sure your hard drive stops spinning and then press the power button again.

You should notice a dramatic increase in speed with which your Windows starts back up and restores any programs you were previously working on.

Software Download of The Week
Post-it Software Notes Lite...
http://www.3m.com/market/office/postit/com_prod/psnotes/download_lite.html

Happy Computing!

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