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mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to
its original size. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
| Kerrville Texas
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| What's
Up This Week? | Sunday, October 30, 2005 |
What's In Here? 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 Trojan.Golden.G Trojan.Goldun.G
is a Trojan horse program that steals passwords and bank account
details and sends the information to a remote attacker. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.goldun.g.html Backdoor.Bifrose.D Backdoor.Bifrose.D is a Trojan horse that opens a back door and sends information to a remote server. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.bifrose.d.html

(Click
image) | 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
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Hi-Speed
USB 2.0 PCI Adapter Card and Extension Cable For Sale - $24.95Are
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.
Fun
Stuff
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
Insurance Agent in Kerrville? Check
out the products and services of Advanced Insurance Group.
You'll be pleased with the great service and home-town
attitude... http://www.advancedinsurancegroup.com/
Halloween Fun Stuff For Kids! http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/halloween/
The History Channel's Take on Halloween. http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/halloween/?page=home
Halloween Crafts, Cards, Decorations, Worksheets, and Treats! http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/halloween/
Imagine A Car That Produces Its Own Fuel! http://www.isracast.com/tech_news/231005_tech.htm
NASA Released a Product Similar to Google Earth. World
Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth.
Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography
Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually
rich 3D, just as if you were really there. http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
So You Think You Have Fast Reflexes? We'll See About That! This game is addictive... http://www.happyhub.com/network/reflex/
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. But please click here to read our disclaimer before
visiting any third-party websites.
Help People Discover More of Your Web Pages!
Google Sitemaps is an easy way for you to help improve your coverage in
the Google index. It's a collaborative crawling system that enables you
to communicate directly with Google to keep us informed of all your web
pages, and when you make changes to these pages. http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/login
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.
Tellico Tellico
is an application for organizing your collections. It provides default
templates for books, bibliographies, videos, music, video games, coins,
stamps, trading cards, comic books, and wines. http://www.linspire.com/lindows_products_details.php?product_id=19828
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
Tips Microsoft 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.
Here's Your Chance To Experiment With Virtual Machines!Caution!
Virtual Machines requires a strong technical foundation. Be sure you
know what you're doing if you decide to try this on your PC. Bright
Ideas Computing will not be responsible if you hose your system. But
you can at least read up and educate yourself about virtual machines... http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
| Have
You Ever Received This Message When Connecting a USB Device? |  | | If
so, call us at 895-5016 and ask us to bring along a Hi-Speed
USB
2.0 port to install into your computer during your next service
appointment. I can install this Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port
expansion
card (including a USB extender cable) for an additional $24.95 so your
external USB 2.0 device can perform to its fastest potential.
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Software Downloads of
The Week Free
password manager... http://www.ziata.com/myKeyRing/
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me) | Ctrl-Alt-Backspace Pixie,
kobold, elf, and sprite, All are on their rounds tonight; In
the wan moon's silver ray, Thrives their helter-skelter play. ~Joel
Benton |
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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
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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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