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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 Charles
Lindbergh Edition.
On this day, May 21, 1927, American pilot Charles A. Lindbergh
lands at Le Bourget Field in Paris, successfully completing the first
solo, nonstop transatlantic flight and the first ever nonstop flight
between New York to Paris. Our Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
section includes special click-links to transport you
to educational and informational websites
about this pioneering American pilot.
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.
Symantec Tries to Halt Vista
"The road to Vista has been
anything but a smooth one for Microsoft.
Most of the difficulties Microsoft has faced so far have been technical
in nature. Symantec is attempting to throw up
a legal barrier in front of the software giant, accusing it in court of
misusing intellectual property and violating a license agreement."
Click to read entire article...
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060519-6871.html
Blue Security Shuts Down Anti-Spam Service
"Score one for the spammers. The
company behind a controversial anti-spam initiative is shutting down
the service after spammers began threatening users and rendering the
company's site inaccessible." Click to read entire
article...
http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?editorialsid=7448
Thunderbird 1.5 Email
Are you having trouble with spam email filtering? No matter how tight
you create and manage your spam filters at your ISP, some spam is
always going to get through with a single layer defense. Well you can
increase your spam filtering capability by switching to Mozilla
Thunderbird and set up a double-layer defense against spam email. Click
here to read more about this award winning email client...
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/
Do You Have a Question?
Then try our Level-1 Technical Support
service. You don't have to spend hours
buried
in a technical manual or waste time on the telephone speaking to
foreign technical support. Submit an issue and let us research it while
you
spend quality time with your friends, family, or other critical
business issues. Click for more information...
http://www.bictx.com/level1/index.shtml
 Hunter,
Festus and Roscoe Are Still Looking for Good Homes
http://freemanfritts.com/gallery/Adoptable
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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Kingston USB Flash Drives
& Automatic Backups
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.
Click here to learn more...
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Latest Virus
Threats
Backdoor.Ginwui.B
Backdoor.Ginwui.B
is a Trojan horse that opens a back door on the compromised computer.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.ginwui.b.html
Trojan.Nebuler
Trojan.Nebuler is a Trojan horse that attempts to download and execute
files from remote sites. It also sends information about the
compromised computer to a remote site.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.nebular.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.
Movie About Global Warming
"Humanity is sitting on
a ticking
time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we
have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our
entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme
weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond
anything we have ever experienced." Click to read entire
article...
http://www.climatecrisis.net/
Human, Chimp
Ancestors May Have Mated, DNA Suggests
"Early human ancestors
and chimpanzee ancestors may have mated and produced offspring,
according to a new DNA study." Click to read entire
article...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/05/humans-chimps.html
Top-Ten
Strangest Robots
Here's a website with strange robots complete with videos too...
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/top-10-strangest-robots
The Science
of Music
"What is music? Is
birdsong music?
How about the tap-tap-tap of a hammer, or the wail of a creaking door?
Is playing a garbage can different than playing a drum? Explore the
science of music with us, through these online exhibits, movies, and
questions. Along the way, you can compose, mix, dance, drum,
experiment, and above all…listen." Click to
read entire article...
http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/index.html
Water-Based
Fuel?
Yes! Here's a guy who has figured out how to use water to power
engines. Quite revolutionary...
http://www.wservernews.com/IGBNNJ/060522-Water_Power
Robotic
Surgeon
"For the first time, a
robot surgeon in Italy has carried out a long-distance heart operation
by itself." Click to read entire article...
http://www.physorg.com/news67222790.html
Senses
Challenge
Put your senses to the test...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/senseschallenge/
Awesome
Galactic Images
http://tinyurl.com/zmzzq
Another
Internet Hoax
"Southern California law
enforcement
professionals assigned to detect new threats to personal security
issues, recently discovered what type of information is embedded in the
credit card type hotel room keys used through-out the industry."
Click to read entire article...
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/hotelkey.asp
Do You Like
Puzzles?
Well here's a collection of cool interactive puzzles you can challenge
on your computer...
http://dsc.discovery.com/games/puzzlecentral.html
 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.
How To Change Your Password in
Plesk
Check out this
flash tutorial that will show you how to change your password in Plesk
Control Panel...
http://tinyurl.com/h4449
 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.
KStars Desktop Planetarium
"KStars displays an accurate representation of the night sky for any
time and date, from any location on Earth. The display can be panned in
altitude and azimuth, and can be zoomed in and out." Click for more
information...
http://www.linspire.com/lindows_products_details.php?product_id=3183
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 Can I Set Up an Auto-Reply in
Outlook Express?
This process
is a
simple way to set up an auto-reply rule when you plan to be out of the
office for an extended period of time. All you need to do is create a
simple text file with your out-of-office reply text and then set up an
Outlook Express rule. Here's how...
1. Open your "My
Documents" folder.
2. Right-Click and select "New ->
Text Document" to create a new text document.
3. Type a new name of the text document to something
like "vacation.txt".
(Note:
You can leave off the ".txt" if your system is set to NOT show the
three-letter file extensions)
4. Add into "vacation.txt"
the message you want to send when you're out of the office.
5. Open Outlook Express.
6. Click "Tools
-> Options" and make sure that "Check for
messages..." is checked.
7. Click "Tools
-> Message Rules -> Mail".
8. In the "Conditions"
section, checkmark the "For All
Messages" checkbox.
9. In the "Actions"
section, checkmark the "Reply with
message" checkbox.
10. In the "Rule
Description" section, click on the "message"
hyperlink.
11. In the "Open"
dialog box, change the "Files of type"
to "Text(*.txt)".
12. Select the "vacation.txt"
file you created in in steps 1-4 above and click "Open".
13. Click the "Ok"
button on the remaining "Message Rules"
dialog windows.
Don't forget to leave your PC running with Outlook Express
minimized to your taskbar. Otherwise, the message rule won't function
while you're out of the office.
When you return from your well-deserved vacation, you can turn off this
rule by clicking menu "Tools
-> Message Rules" and removing the checkmark from
your new rule.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Make sure your PC is connected to a high-quality uninterruptible power
supply or surge suppressor before leaving it turned on for extended
periods of time. Lightning travels fast and takes the path of least
resistance.
Free Notable
Software Download...
ESBcalc
ESBCalc is a Freeware Scientific Calculator
for Windows with Infix Notation, Brackets, Scientific Functions
(Trigonometric, Hyperbolic, Logarithmic - including Base 10, Base 2
& Natural - plus more), Memory, Paper Trail, Result History
List
and more. v5 Includes support for Prefix functions so to evaluate log
(10) you can enter log 10 rather than 10 log (which is the default
behaviour)
http://www.esbconsult.com/esbcalc/esbcalc.htm
(click
the image)
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How long
can men
thrive between walls of brick, walking on asphalt pavements, breathing
the fumes of coal and of oil, growing, working, dying, with hardly a
thought of wind, and sky, and fields of grain, seeing only machine-made
beauty, the mineral-like quality of life?
~ Charles
A. Lindbergh (1902 - 1974)
Man must feel the earth to know himself and recognize his values....
God made life simple. It is man who complicates it.
~ Charles
A. Lindbergh (1902 - 1974)
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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 Trails~
Tomas
Bright Ideas ComputingTM
Kerrville,
Texas
http://www.bictx.com
830-895-5016
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