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The
mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to
its original size.
~Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Welcome to
another issue of our weekly newsletter!
Something
for everyone.
 No
one can dispute that the human brain is the greatest computer of all
time! But sometimes it requires a little nudge to grow new
cells. I also happen to
believe that hardware computers are very useful tools
which can
help to provide that nudge. That's why this
newsletter is not just full of computer-related information, but also
includes entertainment and educational items to tickle the brain cells.
There's something of interest for everyone in here so feel free to
share this issue and pass it along to your
friends and family...
What's In Here?
Lots of cool,
fun, and
informative stuff every week!
I'm dubbing this
week's issue
the Roy Rogers Edition.
On this day in 1911, Leonard Slye, later known as Roy Rogers, is born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Our Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
section includes special click-links to
transport you
to educational and informational websites
about Roy Rogers.
Click any of
these links to go
directly to your favorite section...
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issue?
Check
out
past issues here...
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Ye! Hear Ye!
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we have
special sales, important notices about virus outbreaks or
other technical
bulletins. Call 830-895-5016 if you're
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visiting or downloading software from any third-party websites.
Microsoft and Novell to Collaborate on Windows and Linux Interoperability
"Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc.
today announced a set of broad business and technical collaboration
agreements to build, market and support a series of new solutions to
make Novell and Microsoft® products work better together. The two
companies also announced an agreement to provide each other’s
customers with patent coverage for their respective products. These
agreements will be in place until at least 2012. Under this new model,
customers will realize unprecedented choice and flexibility through
improved interoperability and manageability between Windows® and
Linux." Click to read entire article...
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/nov06/11-02MSNovellPR.mspx
Spam that delivers a pink slip
Cruel claim leads to covert keylogger installation
"Last week, a handful of employees at
Dekalb Medical Center in Decatur, Ga., received e-mails saying they
were being laid off. The subject line read "Urgent - employment issue,"
and the sender listed on the message was at dekalb.org, which is the
domain the medical center uses. The e-mail contained a link to a Web
site that claimed to offer career-counseling information. And so a few
employees, concerned about their employment status and no doubt miffed
about being laid off via e-mail, clicked on the link to learn more and
unwittingly downloaded a keylogger program that was lurking at the site." Click to read entire article...
http://tinyurl.com/yl5haq
Latest Virus
Threats
 Fun
& Educational 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 or downloading software from any third-party
websites.
New Mac "virus" is proof of concept that hysteria sells anti-virus software
"What is it about viruses that
engenders so much hair tearing? Are you sick of hearing about how
we're—the whole world of us—not prepared for the avian flu?
A resurgence of Spanish Flu? This winter's flu-of-the-month (just four
easy payments of $19.95!) The next Mac virus? PANIC!!!!!!!!!! So says
the Mac mag-of-mags Macworld. Now, we're all supposed to run—not
walk—out and buy anti-virus software because it's so necessary. I
mean, six proof of concept viruses have been found since February. An
outbreak of the Mac flu that will slice, dice, and cobblerify your Mac
is imminent. After all, we're panicking." Click to read entire article...
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2006/11/4/5858
What is the Puerto Rico National Flower?
http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/aboutflowers/stateflowers/puerto-rico-state-flowers
Seafood May Be Gone by 2048, Study Says
"Unless humans act now, seafood may
disappear by 2048, concludes the lead author of a new study that paints
a grim picture for ocean and human health." Click to read entire article...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/11/061102-seafood-threat.html
Interactive Population Map
This interactive population map will show just how infected the Earth is with cancer cells (humans)...
http://tinyurl.com/y7roz3
Space Sunshade Could Combat Global Warming
"The possibility that global warming
will trigger abrupt climate change is something people might not want
to think about. But University of Arizona astronomer Roger Angel thinks
about it." Click to read entire article...
http://www.physorg.com/news81795874.html
Fitness machine for child gamers
"A machine has been invented to encourage children to work out while they are playing computer games." Click to read entire article...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6112890.stm
 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 or downloading software from any third-party websites.
How To Create a Custom Button
Check out this
flash
tutorial that will show you how to create a custom button in your domain hosting account...
http://tinyurl.com/ux4kq
 Linspire
Linux Tips
Linspire
Linux is a great operating system 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 or downloading software from any third-party websites.
Detailed List View Mode
I've found this view mode much more economic and efficient when
browsing for files in file manager. It lists everything you
need to know about your files without having to perform other mouse
clicks to view properties. In file manager, you can change your view
mode by clicking menu "View ->View Mode -> Detailed List View"...
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
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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 or downloading software from any third-party websites.
How to Hack a Window XP Admin Password
I show you this only so you
can see how simple some techniques are to hack your Windows XP
computer. Do not try this on anyone else's PC because you alone will be
responsible for any damage you might cause. Use your own PC as the test
dummy during this short process and you'll get a feel for how important
it is to keep your PC secured.Remember, any PC sitting out in the open with an inviting desktop GUI is a big, fat, vulnerable target
. Furthermore, if you choose to try this at home, Bright Ideas
Computing WILL NOT be responsible for any damage YOU might cause to
YOUR own PC. ...
Open a DOS command prompt and enter these exact commands:
cd\
cd\windows\system32
mkdir temphack
copy logon.scr temphack\logon.scr
copy cmd.exe temphack\cmd.exe
del logon.scr
rename cmd.exe logon.scr
exit
Now Windows will load an
unprotected command prompt instead of the password protected screen
saver. All that remains is to change the admin user's password with the
following command from this unprotected command prompt.
net user password
If I am the admin user you
would enter "net user tomas password" to reset the admin password to be
"password". Now you can have full administrative access to the PC,
complete your nefarious mission, and then copy the contents of temphack
back into system32 to cover your tracks. The only symptom seen the next
day will be that the administrator's password will not work. It will
have to be reset from another account with administrator privileges.
So now you can see just how
simple it can be to hack a Windows XP computer. Note that this hack
requires the PC to be sitting in the open with an open GUI for
someone to gain access to the command prompt in the first place. Keep
your PCs password protected and put short time limits on the amount of
time your PC is left unattended without a screensaver password.
Free Notable
Software Download...
Wild Things!
Free Software to Easily Design and Print Patterns for Hats, Bags & Other Fun Stuff
http://www.wildginger.com/products/wildthings.htm
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I
hope you've enjoyed this edition of our weekly newsletter. I 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 Trails~
Tomas
Bright Ideas ComputingTM
Kerrville,
Texas
http://www.bictx.com
830-895-5016
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before you implement any advice or attempt to perform any
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