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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 Earth
Day Edition.
Despite the fact that Earth Day was yesterday, April 22, 2006, I'm
featuring our wonderful planet as the living organism of the week. Our Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
section includes special click-links to transport you
to educational and informational websites about our planet
Earth.
Click any of
these links to go
directly to your favorite section...
Missed an
issue?
Check
out
past issues here...
 Hear
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.
Do You Have Wireless Networking
in Your Business?
Then
please don't save
any of my personal or business information on your computers unless you
have secured your wireless network. Furthermore, if you do business
with an outfit that is using wireless networking, you should insist and
receive confirmation that they have fully secured their wireless
network. "Westchester
County, New York, on Thursday enacted a law that is designed to limit
identity theft by forcing local businesses to install basic security
measures for any wireless network that stores customers' credit card
numbers or other financial information." Click to read
entire article...
http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?editorialsid=7368
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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Get A Free Domain Hosting Account!
During
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.
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USB Flash drives are ideal for home office, small business, schools and
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anyone's hands. Call us at 895-5016 and let us show you how to get the
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Latest Virus
Threats
Trojan.Zlob.K
Trojan.Zlob.K
is a Trojan horse that may download and execute remote
files and redirect the Internet Explorer home page and search page.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.zlob.k.html
W32.Banleed.A
W32.Banleed.A is a network worm that spreads on shared drive and
folders. It steals confidential information and accounts when users
contact a bank Web site. The worm may download and execute remote files
and send gathered information to a remote host.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.banleed.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.
Another Fun
Game...
http://www.ldagames.com/dxball2/downloads/
Who Invented Writing?
The ancient Sumerians invented the earliest known form of writing. View
an interesting video from National Geographic...
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/video/ancient_sumerians.html
How Were You
Taught to Tie Your Shoelaces?
I've found a site where there are sixteen different ways to tie a
shoelace.
http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/knots.htm
Microscope
Imaging Station
"Since their appearance
in the 17th
century, images from microscopes have fascinated and informed.
Microscopes, as tools of scientific discovery, revolutionized our view
of nature. Since that time, imaging capabilities have evolved, allowing
us to capture dazzling imagery of the microscopic world."
Click to see entire article...
http://www.exploratorium.edu/imaging_station/index.html
Funny
Advertisement for an IT Security Company
This is cute, creative, and should serve to illustrate a point about
securing your business PCs...
http://www.fortifysoftware.com/games/itdefender.jsp
Forced
Advertisements are Coming Soon to a Tivo Near You.
"Inventors Philip Newton
and Declan
Kelly, at Philips Electronics (Eindhoven NL), have come up with a
system to stop you from changing channels when viewing an ad and
fast-forwarding past ads on recorded material." Click to
read entire article...
http://www.physorg.com/news64814836.html
Does Your
Community Have Skid Marks Disease?
Check out this video and be sure to turn on your sound...
http://www.mercola.com/townofallopath/index.htm
All Systems
Are Go!
"The Mars Reconnaissance
Orbiter
(MRO) has started the process of reducing and reshaping its orbit to
get in closer to the planet for its science phase slated to begin in
November. So far, MRO is steady as she goes and all systems on the
spacecraft are performing well." Click to read entire
article...
http://planetary.org/news/2006/0418_Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter_Reshapes.html
Dry Your
Hands in SIX seconds!
Here's a new jet-towel from Mitsubishi...
http://www.mitsubishijettowel.com/
Here Are Some
More Reasons to Go To Mars!
Turn on your sound to enjoy this multimedia treat...
http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=b031105_eom_clip4
Have You Ever
Wished You Could Change The Lights From Red to Green?
Well now you can! This handy gizmo reputedly works using infrared
technology and it can change a traffic light from red to green in 2 to
3 seconds from up to 1500 feet away. I want one of these...
http://www.skyoptics.com/Mirt.htm
 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.
Some Basic
HTML Tags and How To Use Them...
http://websitetips.com/articles/html/basictags/
 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.
FileBunker
"FileBunker is a file
backup application which uses one or more GMail
accounts as its backup repository. Because each GMail account supplies
1000 megabytes or more of storage, it serves as an excellent facility
for this
purpose. Files are compressed and encrypted for security and
efficiency, and can be restored on demand." Click for more
information...
http://www.linspire.com/lindows_products_details.php?product_id=24555
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/
 (click
the image)
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Did
you notice that yesterday was Earth Day?
We
do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children. ~Native American Proverb
I
conceive that the land belongs to a vast family of which many are
dead, few are living, and countless numbers are still unborn.
~A
Chieftan from Nigeria
Humankind
has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within
it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.
All things are
bound together. All things connect. ~Chief
Seattle, 1855
Oh
Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea.
~George Carlin
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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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