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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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Kerrville
Texas
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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 Jesus Edition.
Today is Easter and we figured there's no one better than Jesus to
feature in this week's edition. Whether you believe in the resurrection
as the basis of Easter or not, it's still a major religious holiday of
incredible significance to millions of people. So we intend to
give Jesus and the Easter resurrection equal time just as we would
give the Prophet Mohammed, Buddha, or even Krishna recognition of
their special holidays. Our Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
section includes special click-links to transport you
to educational and informational websites about Jesus.
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.
Microsoft Ends Support For Windows 98/SE and Windows ME!
"July 11, 2006 will bring a close to Extended Support for Windows 98,
Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me as part of the Microsoft
Lifecycle Policy. Microsoft will retire public and technical support,
including security updates, by this date." Click for more information...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/support/endofsupport.mspx
http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?editorialsid=7345
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the remainder of April, commission us to build a custom PC and
we'll give you a free domain hosting account for 12 full months
($120.00 value). There's no better way to get your
business, family, or personal website on the internet than with Bright
Ideas ComputingTM. Call 895-5016 or email
me for details.
Pentium Computers Vulnerable to Cyber Attack!
"The built-in procedure that Intel
Pentium-powered computers use to blow off their digital steam could put
users in hot water by making the machines vulnerable to cyberattacks,
computer security researchers announced at the CanSecWest/core06
conference last week." Click to read entire article...
http://fcw.com/article94010-04-10-06-Print
 You're ready to move to Linux. We've made it easy.
"You know Linux is reliable. You know
it has security you can trust. In fact, nearly half of medium-sized
businesses rate moving to Linux as either important or very important.*
With the right experience and expertise, you can make the move, too." Click to read entire article...
http://www.redhat.com/promo/easy/
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DataTraveler
USB Flash drives are ideal for home office, small business, schools and
promotions. They're affordable and put mobile storage in nearly
anyone's hands. Call us at 895-5016 and let us show you how to get the
most out of these units as a convenient backup media.
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Latest Virus
Threats
MSIL.Lepar.A
MSIL.Lupar.A is a worm that opens a back door and spreads through network shares and file sharing networks.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/msil.lupar.a.html
W32.Beagle.EA@mm
W32.Beagle.EA@mm
is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine to spread. The
worm also tries to download and execute remote files.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.beagle.ea@mm.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.
Top Ten Weirdest Keyboards
So you think you have a unique keyboard? Check out some of these babies and see if you could work with any of them...
http://gadgets.fosfor.se/the-top-10-weirdest-keyboards-ever/
Google Calendar is Ready
Here's a new service from Google...
http://tinyurl.com/sy69g
Radio Control Airplanes
The radio control hobby has come a long way since the early days. Check
out this site containing some awesome photos of very realistic radio
control aircraft...
http://w1.rob.com/pix/crazy_rc
Some More Radio Control Fun
This one features a radio control motorcycle that looks very realistic...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5939666631344788502&pl=true
Star Wars Force Field
We live in exciting times where science fiction technology is rapidly become scientific fact...
http://media2.foxnews.com/040606/040606_fr_tobin_300.swf
How Does Bill Gates Work?
Well, get the facts straight from the horse's mouth...
http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/30/news/newsmakers/gates_howiwork_fortune/index.htm
The Next Big One!
"We understand earthquakes better than we did a century ago, when San Francisco was flattened. Now we would like to predict them." Click to read entire article...
http://tinyurl.com/ed5hb
Don't Miss National Geographic's Presentation of the Great Quake
"In 1906, San Francisco was rocked by
a massive earthquake and nearly destroyed by its leadership in a single
day. See how the disaster unfolded in stages, starting with the
7.9-magnitude earthquake, and ending with one of the worst urban fires
in American history." Click for more information...
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/greatquake/
Live Eye On The Earth
All day, every day, digital networks around the world watch the earth's
slightest movements and report them to Web servers. Want to see where
the biggest quakes have been this week?" Click for more information...
http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/liveeye.html
Cool Video to Give You a New Perspective on The Universe
Turn on your sound for this video treat...
http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=mm31A_ScaleUniverse
 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.
Don't Spend Hundreds of Dollars on Frontpage or Dreamweaver!
"Finally!
A complete Web Authoring System for Linux Desktop users as well as
Microsoft Windows and Macintosh users to rival programs like FrontPage
and Dreamweaver." As a matter of fact, this newsletter is constructed entirely using NVU...
http://www.nvu.com/
216 Web Safe Colors
Looking for reliable color swatches to help design your website? Then check out this site...
http://www.mensinghe.nl/colorDavid/
 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.
Yes! You Can Have The Best of Both Worlds!
Just add a second hard drive to your PC and install Linspire Linux.
Then see how much more you can get out of your computing environment.
Call us at 895-5016 and we'll be happy to set you up with a dual
operating system PC that runs both Linspire Linux and Microsoft Windows
XP...
http://www.linspire.com/products_linspire_whatis.php
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.
Microsoft Ends Support For Windows 98/SE and Windows ME!
"July 11, 2006 will bring a close to Extended Support for Windows 98,
Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me as part of the Microsoft
Lifecycle Policy. Microsoft will retire public and technical support,
including security updates, by this date." Click for more information...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/support/endofsupport.mspx
http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?editorialsid=7345
Free Notable Software Download...
AcronymGenie
" AcronymGenie
is a simple desktop program that lets you look up the expansion of a
computer acronym, abbreviation or initialism using an offline database.
" Click to download...
http://www.acronymgenie.com/
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the image)
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"And whosoever careth for one of
the least of these, and giveth it to eat and drink in its need, the same doeth
it unto me, and whoso willingly suffereth one of these to be in want, and
defendeth it not when evilly entreated, suffereth the evil as done unto me;
for as ye have done in this life, so shall it be done unto you in the life to
come."
~Jesus; Love of Jesus for all creatures
" After my departure there will arise the ignorant and the
crafty, and many things will they ascribe unto Me that I never spake, and
many things which I did speak will they withhold, but the day will come when
the clouds shall be rolled away, and the Sun of Righteousness shall shine
forth with healing in his wings"
~ Jesus; The Gospel of the Holy
Twelve
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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 ComputingTM
Kerrville,
Texas
http://www.bictx.com
830-895-5016
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