 | The
mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to
its original size.
~Oliver Wendell Holmes
| Kerrville
Texas
830-895-5016 |
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 Henry Bergh
Edition. If you don't already know
about this important American, our Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
section includes special click-links to transport you
to educational and informational websites. And no, he did not have anything to do with the automobile industry.
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.
Exploit Code Discovered for
Unpatched IE Flaw!
"This
week security researchers announced that exploit code taking advantage
of an unpatched IE flaw has been published on the Web. The code
capitalizes on an IE error when encountering radio buttons using the
"createTextRange()" method, allowing hackers to attack the visiting
machine." Click to read entire article...
http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?editorialsid=7296
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Window Defender (Beta 2) Is Ready
For Download
"Windows
Defender (Beta 2) is a free program that helps protect your computer
against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by
spyware and other unwanted software. It features Real-Time Protection,
a monitoring system that recommends actions against spyware when it's
detected, and a new streamlined interface that minimizes interruptions
and helps you stay productive." Click for more
information...
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Latest Virus
Threats
Keylogger.Mose
Keylogger.Mose
is a Trojan horse that logs keystrokes and uses rootkit techniques to
hide its files, registry entries, and processes.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/keylogger.mose.html
W32.Stavron.A
W32.Stavron.A is a worm that overwrites files and spreads through network shares.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.stavron.a.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.
Fun Game!
"Janitor
Dan the Spaceman has a job to do, and he'll battle hostile aliens in
dangerous environments to get the job done. His job: cleaning
space stations. It's a dirty job, but the money is
good.
The tools of his trade are vacuum cleaners, toilet plungers, squeegees,
and alien mouse traps; and he's not afraid to use them!"
Click here for more information...
http://www.groovylime.com/janitordan.htm
How Well Do You Trust Certain
Electronic Brands?
"Forrester Research has published
a new report that examines the trust that American households place in
PC and consumer electronics (CE) brands, including the brands of
Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony (the red dots, above). The results may be
surprising to some." Not surprisingly, Microsoft scored
way down on the totem pole...
http://bink.nu/Article6625.bink
Saturn May Have Millions of Mini
Moons!
"We've
long known that Saturn has dozens of moons, ranging from gigantic Titan
(about as big as the planet Mercury) to asteroid-size chunks only a few
kilometers in diameter."
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0331_060330_saturn.html
Oklahoma Town Manager Threatens to Call FBI!
This
article is hilarious if you first understand that the Linux maker
CentOS (completely innocent) is being blamed for an ineptitude on the
part of the city's own service provider. "The
heartland turned vicious this week when an Oklahoma town threatened to
call in the FBI because its web site was hacked by Linux maker Cent OS.
Problem is CentOS didn't hack Tuttle's web site at all. The city's
hosting provider had simply botched a web server." Click here to read entire article for a good laugh...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/24/tuttle_centos/
Did You Miss The Total Solar Eclipse?
"On
March 29, 2006, a total solar eclipse occurred when the new moon moved
directly between the sun and the earth. The moon’s
shadow fell on the eastern tip of Brazil, speed eastward across
the Atlantic, through northern Africa, across the Mediterranean, and
into Turkey, where an Exploratorium team caught the event live." Click here to read the article and see the video if you missed it...
http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/2006/index.html
Does Life Exist on Other Planets?
"Life thrives in Earth's harshest places. Could it exist elsewhere?" Click here to view an awesome on-line video...
http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=b010117_sp_extremelife
Mark Your Calendars!
If
you're an American History fanatic, then you're going to love this
series of programs coming on the History Channel. Check out their
previews and more information here...
http://www.historychannel.com/10days/
Answers To "Lucky"!
Here's a funny lost dog sign...
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/stu/lucky.jpg
Yes, You Can Get Dilbert On-Line...
http://www.dilbert.com/
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Tips
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we'll
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visiting any third-party websites.
 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.
Crossover
Microsoft
Windows Software Now Available for Desktop Linux Users with Debut of
CrossOver Office for Linspire. Dozens of PC Applications,
Including Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop, Accessible on Linspire
Desktop Linux...
http://www.linspire.com/lindows_news_pressreleases_archives.php?id=191
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. Another Golden-Oldie That Works Great!Do
you want to speed up the performance of your Windows XP Home or
Professional Editions? Here's another golden-oldie in a series of
Windows XP Speed Tips. http://www.bictx.com/tip6-18-03.shtmlFree Notable Software Download...TreePad
Lite and TreePad Asia
" TreePad
Lite (freeware) and TreePad Asia (freeware) are a very intuitive, small
yet powerful personal database programs, only 465 Kb in size. They
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one or multiple databases. With the look and feel of the familiar
Windows explorer, editing, storing, browsing, searching and retrieving
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| Ctrl-Alt-Backspace " Mercy to animals means mercy to mankind." ~ Henry Bergh (1813 - 1888) Exchange Between P.T. Barnum and Henry Bergh" After
Barnum's American Museum burned in 1865, he opened a new museum and
menagerie several blocks to the north. Shortly after the founding of
the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 1866,
its President, Henry Bergh, responded to complaints that staff fed live
rabbits to boa constrictors in the new museum as a source of
entertainment." Click below to read these letters... http://chnm.gmu.edu/lostmuseum/lm/192/ |
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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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