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Lots of cool and informative stuff every week! Click any of these links to go directly to your favorite section...  Hear Ye! Hear Ye!Sometimes
we have
special sales and/or important notices about virus outbreaks or technical
bulletins. Call 830-895-5016 if you're
interested in any sale items we might list here. But please click here to read our disclaimer before visiting any third-party websites.
Latest Virus Threats PWSteal.Wowcraft.B PWSteal.Wowcraft.B is a password-stealing Trojan horse that attempts to steal passwords for the World of Warcraft game and send them to a remote attacker. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pwsteal.wowcraft.b.html Backdoor.Darkmoon.B Backdoor.Darkmoon.B is a Trojan horse that opens a back door on a compromised computer and has keylogging capabilities. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.darkmoon.b.html Firefox Security Updates If your version of Firefox is older than 1.0.7, then you should consider downloading and installing the latest version of Firefox. The folks at Mozilla roll their security updates into their latest versions. For more information go here... http://www.mozilla.org/security/ Refurbished Mini-Computer For Sale - $150 Call 895-5016 if interested. For more detailed information... http://www.bictx.com/micro.html
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCI Adapter Card and Extension Cable For Sale - $24.95 Are you tired of receiving this error? Do you want to get the full speed benefit of your USB version 2.0 peripheral device? For just $24.95 (plus tax and installation), I can install a brand-new Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCI Adapter Card into your Window XP computer. Then you'll get the full speed benefit of using USB devices such as Western Digital External Hard Drives, Ipods, Palms, Flash Drives and other devicess that are compatible with USB version 2.0.
Each
week we stumble across interesting, educational and fun sites on the internet.
We hope you enjoy this section of our
newsletter as much as we do! But please click here to read our disclaimer before visiting any third-party websites. Do You Need a Good Landscape Contractor? Check out the folks at Golden Eagle Landscape. They are based in Ingram and service Kerrville and surrounding communities. Check out their website and give them a call when you need some professional landscaping performed... http://www.goldeneaglelandscape.com Welcome to Your MPG! How Does Your Vehicle Rate? Helps you calculate and track your fuel economy and compare it with EPA test ratings. You can also share your MPG with other users. If enough users share their MPG calculations, you will be able to compare your MPG to others with the same vehicle. http://www.fueleconomy.gov/mpg/MPG.do Do You Need Party Drinks But You Have No Electricity? No Problemo!! Just fire up one of these heavy-duty gasoline powered blenders for your next tailgate or backwoods picnic party... http://www.blenderblaster.com/blenderblaster/ Hilarious Interview With An Honest Boss! Is this your boss? Or worse yet, are you a boss who is perceived in this manner? http://www.hallmark.com/wcsstore/HallmarkStore/images/products/ecards/nfg1969.swf Cool Animations of This Year's Hurricanes! NASA has animated all of this year's hurricanes into one file. http://www.nasa.gov/mpeg/136417main_hurricanes2005_Wide_320x240.mpeg Convert Your Vehicle to Run on Hydrogen and Stick It To The Oil Man! http://www.switch2hydrogen.com/h2.htm Hilarious Microsoft LiveMeeting Advertisement! Believe me, this is well worth the download time. But make sure you turn your sound on. http://www.businesstravelstopshere.com/lift/  Web
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TipsDo
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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
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Do You Want to Set Up Your Own Internet Forum Website? We have a popular forum software called "phpBB" that is available to all of domain hosting clients. phpBB is a high powered, fully scalable, and highly customizable Open Source bulletin board package. phpBB has a user-friendly interface, simple and straightforward administration panel, and helpful FAQ. You can install phpBB simply by logging into your Plesk Control Panel, clicking the "Application Vault" icon and then click the "Add New Application" icon. Installation is a snap and there is a ton of resource and information about "phpBB" at this website... http://www.phpbb.com/ Click here for a demo... http://www.phpbb.com/demo.php  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. But please click here to read our disclaimer before visiting any third-party websites. Tux Math Scrabble Play scrabble against Tux and enhance your math skills while you're having fun. Four different levels make this game fun for anyone from 4 to 104 years old. http://www.linspire.com/lindows_products_details.php?product_id=12192 Linspire Linux Tip of The Week Don't forget to check the archive link at that page for previous tips... http://www.linspire.com/tooltips.php Latest Linspire Letter.... http://www.linspire.com/linspire_letter.php Michael's Latest Minute... http://www.michaelrobertson.com/  Microsoft Windows
TipsMicrosoft Windows is
still the operating system that most people are familiar with.
Many businesses have based their requirements around this
commercial operating system and so it remains the cornerstone of our
onsite support service. But please click here to read our disclaimer before visiting any third-party websites.
Does Your Computer's Clock Keep Accurate Time? It will if you're running Windows XP and you make sure it's set to automatically synchronize with an internet time server. Here's how... 1. Double-click on your clock in the system tray area of your taskbar. 2. Select the "Internet Time" tab. 3. Check the "Automatically synchronize with an internet time server" checkbox.  Yes, you can easily work from home and access your remote office PC using remote control software. You can also increase productivity by allowing employees who have a home PC to remotely access office PCs. Here's how... One of the most cost-effective and secure remote control software packages is made by RealVNC. Their Personal Edition only costs $30 per license compared to Symantec's pcAnywhere that costs $200 for two PCs. Check out RealVNC's website for complete details and then give call us at 895-5016 when you're ready to schedule an installation and setup appointment... http://www.realvnc.com/products/personal/ Software Downloads of The Week PowerToys add fun and functionality to the Windows experience. What are they? PowerToys are additional programs that developers work on after a product has been released... http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx Microsoft SyncToy Another cool Microsoft PowerToy! http://www.microsoft.com/
 LogoutI hope you've enjoyed this edition of our weekly newsletter. We try to make each week's edition different and special by including meaningful computer tips and links to fun, educational, and scientific websites. If you have any items of interest you might like to see addressed in the future, or you have any Fun Stuff links of your own that you might like to share, drop me an email and we'll see if we can include them for you. You should also feel free to forward this weekly news email to your friends, acquaintances, or business associates. Since we hate spam as much as anyone else, we never share or sell email addresses to any other third parties and your email address will remain undisclosed in any mailing. If anyone wants to receive their own copy of this newsletter, just send an email to me at tomas@bictx.com with "subscribe" in the subject line. If you no longer want to receive this newsletter, just send an email with "unsubscribe" in the subject line and I'll be happy to oblige. Meanwhile, don't forget to keep your computer's anti-virus current and your critical and security patches up-to-date for the most reliable computing experiences on the internet. Happy Computing! Tomas Bright Ideas Computing Kerrville, Texas http://www.bictx.com 830-895-5016 | |||||||||
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