 | 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 Admiral Grace Hopper Edition. If you don't already know
about this important computer pioneer, our Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
section includes special click-links to transport you to educational and informational websites.
Click any of
these links to go
directly to your favorite section...
Missed an
issue?Check out
past issues here...
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Ye! Hear Ye!
Sometimes
we have
special sales, important notices about virus outbreaks or
other 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.
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we'll give you a free domain hosting account for 12 full months
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($25.00 value) for free. There's no better way to get your
business, family, or personal website on the internet than with Bright
Ideas Computing! Call 895-5016 or email me for details.
Has Vista Slipped?
"An
overzealous Microsoft employee may have inadvertently let the cat out
of the bag as to when the company plans to release Windows Vista, when
he posted to a Microsoft blog on Monday stating it will come out in
November." Click to read entire article...
http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?editorialsid=7254
Powerful DoS Attacks Coming?
"First
detected late last year, the new attacks – using a technique
known as distributed reflector denial of service -- direct such massive
amounts of spurious data against victim computers that even flagship
technology companies could not cope. In one of the early cases
examined, the unknown assailant apparently seized control of an
Internet name server in South Africa and deliberately corrupted its
contents." Click to read entire article...
http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?editorialsid=7264
Hostage-Taking Virus
"If
we needed any more convincing that malware has gone commercial, a new
virus making the rounds provides additional evidence. The Trojan horse
encrypts a user's documents and then directs the victim to pay US$300
into an e-gold account in return for the password that will unlock the
files. It's not clear yet how the virus is spreading, but once
installed on the user's PC, the program encrypts word processing
documents, databases, and spreadsheets before deleting itself from the
machine." Click to read entire article...
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060316-6397.html
Latest Virus
Threats
Trojan.Remojin
Trojan.Remojin
is a Trojan horse that modifies settings for Winny, a file-sharing
application. It also attempts to delete files that are associated with
variants of the worm W32.HLLW.Antinny.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.remojin.html
Backdoor.Hesive.F
Backdoor.Hesive.F is a Trojan horse that drops Backdoor.Hesive.E.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.hesive.f.html
Check For New Sale Items
In Our Online Store...
 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 any third-party websites.
Wacky Uses
Discover hundreds of little-known uses for well-known products...
http://www.wackyuses.com/uses.html
Some Fun Games
These are free downloadable games the kids will like. Heck, some of us adults like 'em too...
http://www.freelunchdesign.com/games.php
Take a Virtual Driving Tour of Kauai
This will make you want to redeem your free sky-miles...
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/destinations/Kauai/Kauai.html
What Happens When Stars Collide
The
likelihood of our Sun colliding with another star is unlikely and may
never happen until long after the human species has become extinct or
even the Earth itself has lost its ability to support any life forms
whatsoever...
http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=when_stars_collid
Earthquakes
Next
month marks 100 years since the great quake struck San Francisco in
1906. Check out this website that explores the science of seismology...
http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/index.html
World Sunlight Map
Watch
the sun rise and set all over the world on this real-time,
computer-generated illustration of the earth's patterns of sunlight,
darkness, and cloud cover based on current weather satellite data...
http://www.die.net/earth/
Ye Olde English Sayings
Ever wonder where some of those old phrases come from? Find out here...
http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/sayings.htm
Star Wars M&Ms
Cool site and cute too...
http://us.mms.com/us/mpire/
So Many Search Engines - So Many Choices!
Which
search engine is the best one to use? Surprisingly, not a single one.
You might be better off using this handy chart that breaks down the
best search engine to use under what circumstances...
http://www.philb.com/whichengine.htm
You Like Jazz? Then You Might Like This
A cool visual media treat synchronized to jazz music. Takes several seconds to download over highspeed internet...
http://michalevy.com/gs_download.html
Google Mars
Google now has close up images of the mapped Martian terrain...
http://www.google.com/mars/
What Came First? The Cat or The Chicken?
This
is a really cute video about the inter-species friendship that has
developed between a chicken and a kitten. You can tell that some
portions of the video were shot over a period of time because the
kitten has shown obvious growth. Well worth the download wait to view
this...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=U4Nyf6ib1OQ
Awesome Display of Juggling Skill!
What
Chris Bliss does with this display of juggling is simply awesome.
Remember the old colored light special effects to music? Well imagine
juggling tennis balls to the tune of some popular music and you'll get
the idea. Make sure to turn up the sound on your PC to get the full
benefit of this awesome performance. Enjoy!...
http://www.wservernews.com/IGBNNJ/060320-Incredible
 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.Are You The Self-Learning Type Personality?" How-to-build-websites.com
is designed for total beginners and people who use programs like
Dreamweaver, and now want to learn what's going on 'behind the scenes'.
To really understand web design, you need to learn HTML hand-coding;
it's easier than you think!". Click to read and expand your HTML mind... http://www.how-to-build-websites.com/
 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 any third-party websites.
 REALbasic 2006
Having
played around with Microsoft's Visual Basic software development tool,
I can see I'm going to have some fun with this brand new release...
"REALbasic
is the leading rapid application development (RAD) tool for Linux. The
winner of two Linux World Reader's Choice awards, REALbasic is used by
more than 100,000 people around the world to develop all types of
applications.
REALbasic
is very similar to Visual Basic 6. You can port your existing Visual
Basic applications to REALbasic using the VB Project Converter. And all
of your existing Visual Basic skills will transfer to REALbasic.
The REALbasic code editor include auto-complete, auto-indent, code coloring and other features that help make programming easy.
REALbasic compiles fully native, self-contained applications for Linux, Windows and Mac.
REALbasic is cross-platform that REALbasic really works!" Click for more information...
http://www.linspire.com/lindows_products_details.php?product_id=24012
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.
How To Print All Your Email Addresses From Your Address Book
Earlier
this week I was asked if it were possible to print all the addresses
contained in an Outlook Express Address Book. This is one of
my golden oldie tips that still works well today...
http://www.bictx.com/tip3-12-03.shtmlFree Notable Software Download...LimeWire - No Bundled Spyware, Adware or Trojans
Sooner
or later your kids are going to load one of those P2P (point-to-point)
file sharing programs that are notorious for installing spyware on your
PC like the Kazaa music sharing service. Well, why don't you take
preemptive action and show them a much safer alternative called
LimeWire? LimeWire takes pride in offering a clean product and they
even have a link on their page with tips about using P2P software
safely... http://www.limewire.com/english/content/home.shtml
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" Life was simple before World War II. After that, we had systems." Wit and Wisdom of Grace Hopper
"If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission."
~Admiral Grace Hopper (1906 – 1992)
"Nobody believed that I had a running compiler and nobody would touch it. They told me computers could only do arithmetic."
~Admiral Grace Hopper (1906 – 1992)
On COBOL... " But Grace, then anyone will be able to write programs!" " Who says computers are a man's domain? It was Grace Hopper who taught men how to use them." ~Me (2006)
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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
Computing!
Tomas
Bright Ideas Computing
Kerrville,
Texas
http://www.bictx.com
830-895-5016
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