The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size.
~Oliver Wendell Holmes

Kerrville
Texas

830-895-5016

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











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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


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.



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.

Software Downloads of The Week

Free password manager...
http://www.ziata.com/myKeyRing/






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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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I 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.

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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

Disclaimer:
Please make sure that you possess the fundamental and required skill sets before you implement any advice or attempt to perform any troubleshooting steps we, or other websites, might recommend. You should also be advised that we have no control over how you perform any troubleshooting steps nor do we have any control over the content of other third-party websites you might visit that are listed in our weekly newsletter. We also do not know if you have patched your computer with the latest security updates nor do we know if your anti-virus definition files are fully up-to-date.

Therefore, in no event shall Bright Ideas Computing or any of its third-party product or service providers be liable to any person for any special, incidental, indirect, consequential, or punitive damages of any kind, including, without limitation, those resulting from loss of use, loss of data, or lost profits, in connection with any advice provided by Bright Ideas Computing, damages resulting from visiting third-party websites or damages resulting from implementing any advice from those third-party websites, whether or not you are advised of the possibility of such damages.
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