 | 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 Will Rogers 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.
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Does Your Notebook Have Bluetooth Technology?
If
so, you might want to reconsider if it's safe from theft from inside a
locked vehicle. It seems that British vandals have figured out how to
use bluetooth-enabled cell phones to seek out bluetooth-enabled
notebooks locked in the trunks of parked cars. Then it's a simple
matter of popping the trunk lock and hoisting away the notebook PC.
Click here to read entire article...
http://tinyurl.com/ey9zw
Nine Perfect Password Pointers
"Passwords are often the weakest part of a security infrastructure. Here are
nine ways to make them one of the strongest." Click to read entire article...
http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?editorialsid=577
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Latest Virus
Threats
MSIL.Letum.A@mm
MSIL.Letum.A@mm is a worm written in Microsoft .NET's Microsoft
Intermediate Language (MSIL) that can affect both Windows PC and
Windows Mobile powered devices that have the .NET framework installed.
The worm arrives as an attachment to a spoofed email that pretends to
come from Symantec and also spreads through Usenet servers.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/msil.letum.a@mm.html
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 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!
"Clickomania! is an exciting
freeware game for young and old. When you
start the game, the board is filled with tiles. You are supposed to
eliminate all these stones by clicking on groups of stones with the
same color." Click for more information...
http://www.clickomania.ch/click/
Online Jukebox
Here's a guy who has designed his
own online jukebox. The music hails from about 1956 to 1960...
http://www.bobforrest.com/JukeBox.htm
Funny Cats Video
You may have seen some of these
but they're always worth another viewing!
http://www.bictx.com/archives/funnycats2.wmv
Volcano
Explorer
"Volcanoes are pressure valves
that release energy from deep within the Earth. Beautiful and powerful,
awe inspiring and deadly, they are spectacular reminders of the forces
that continually shape our planet." Click to
enter an interactive volcanoe experience...
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/pompeii/interactive/interactive.html
The Lost Gospel of Judas
"The National Geographic Society
has been part of an international effort, in collaboration with the
Maecenas Foundation for Ancient Art and the Waitt Institute for
Historical Discovery, to authenticate, conserve, and translate a
66-page codex, which contains a text called James (also known as First
Apocalypse of James), the Letter of Peter to Philip, a fragment of a
text that scholars are provisionally calling Book of Allogenes, and the
only known surviving copy of the Gospel of Judas." Click
to read entire article...
http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/lostgospel/
The Rarest Eclipse
"On
June 8, 2004, astronomers in many parts of the world watched as Venus
moved across the disk of the Sun, one of the rarest planetary
alignments. Only six Venus transits have occurred since the invention
of the telescope in the 1600s." Click to read entire article...
http://www.exploratorium.edu/venus/index.html
How Many Seconds Can You Survive?
Fun
game but you better have a really good mouse and a steady hand
coordination. This one is quite challenging and after several rounds I
could still only survive a bit over four seconds.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~pontipak/redsquare.html
Yes! We Live In a Bubble! Hope It Doesn't Burst.
"When
stars explode as supernova, they carve giant bubbles in space. Our own
solar system is enveloped by such a structure from a long-ago
explosion. Now scientists have shown that our bubble is being pinched
and bullied backward by another expanding bubble forged from multiple
supernovas." Click to read entire article...
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060406_superbubble.html
Process To Recover Data From Scratched CDs?
I
haven't tried this process to recover any data because I haven't
scratched any of my data CDs yet. Theoritically, I can see how this
process might work, particularly after all my military years of using
Brasso to polish brass uniform insignia. However, I would only be
willing to try this on a CD that has failed less
invasive data recovery methods.
http://tinyurl.com/ooo7l
Have You Seen Eyewear Smaller Than This?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0328_060328_fly_glasses.html
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Tips
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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.Help!
My New SSL Certificate Doesn't Work.We've just added a new article to
our Help Files at... http://www.bictx.com/help.shtmlSearch Engine Submission Tips" Explains how search engines find
and rank web pages, with an emphasis on what webmasters can do to
improve their search engine rankings by properly submitting, using
better page design, HTML meta tags, and other tips." Click
for more information... http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/
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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.
 RealVNC For Linux
"VNC stands for Virtual Network
Computing. It is, in essence, a remote
display system which allows you
to view a computing `desktop' environment
not only on the machine where it
is running, but from anywhere on the
Internet and from a wide variety
of machine architectures." Click for more information...
http://www.linspire.com/lindows_products_details.php?product_id=8350
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. RealVNC For WindowsImagine
this scenario... You
are at home with your desktop PC or somewhere on the road with your
notebook PC. For whatever reason, you desperately need to get to some
files on your office PC and it's just not practical to drive to the
office to get those files. Well, with RealVNC installed on your office
PC and installed on your home PC or notebook PC, you can connect from
anywhere in the world, control it remotely and work on your files, then
easily transfer them to yourself or email them from across the miles. Check
this website for more information and give us a call when you
need help to set up this remote control system... http://www.realvnc.com/how.html Free Notable Software Download...TreePad
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" TreePad
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yet powerful personal database programs, only 465 Kb in size. They
allow you to store all your notes, emails, texts, hyperlinks, etc. into
one or multiple databases. With the look and feel of the familiar
Windows explorer, editing, storing, browsing, searching and retrieving
your data can not be easier! " Click to download... http://www.treepad.com/treepadfreeware/
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computer tips and links to fun, educational, and scientific websites.
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Happy
Computing!
Tomas
Bright Ideas ComputingTM
Kerrville,
Texas
http://www.bictx.com
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