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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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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 Buddha
Day Edition. Next Saturday, May 13, is
Buddha Day. Our Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
section includes special click-links to transport you
to educational and informational websites
about Buddha.
Click any of
these links to go
directly to your favorite section...
Missed an
issue?
Check
out
past issues here...
 Hear
Ye! Hear Ye!
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we have
special sales, important notices about virus outbreaks or
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bulletins. Call 830-895-5016 if you're
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Another
Tool To Fight Spam
This one looks promising and it is a free service called Blue Frog and
it's provided by Blue Security. There's a very interesting "See How it
Works" link located at this website...
http://www.bluesecurity.com/blue-frog/products/desktop.asp
 Freeman-Fritts Pet Fest May 20, 2006,
11:00 am to 3:00 pm
"It's the 20th
anniversary of our Freeman-Fritts Vet Clinic and Animal
Shelter. To commemorate this terrific milestone, we are planning a huge
Pet Fest Celebration on May 20 at our facility." Click to
read entire article...
http://www.freemanfritts.com/announcements.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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Latest Virus
Threats
Trojan.Archiveus
Trojan.Archiveus
is a Trojan horse that password-protects files and asks
the user to purchase something on specific Web sites to obtain the
password to unlock the files.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.archiveus.html
XF.Lugunay
XF.Lugunay is a macro virus that uses Excel formulas to infect files.
The virus will run on both Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/xf.lugunay.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.
Here's A New Twist on The
Drive-In Movie Idea! The Mobile Movie Project...
http://mobmov.org/manifesto/
Saturn Moon
Has Seas of Sand
"When scientists first
began using powerful instruments to peer through
the dense atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, they found
sprawling dark areas—regions that looked remarkably like
oceans." Click to read entire article...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/05/0504_050604_titan_dunes.html
Fast Car -
Very High Gas Mileage!
"Ian Wright has a car
that blows away a Ferrari 360 Spider and a
Porsche Carrera GT in drag races, and whose 0-to-60 acceleration time
ranks it among the fastest production autos in the world. In fact, it's
second only to the French-made Bugatti Veyron, a 1,000-horsepower,
16-cylinder beast that hits 60 mph half a second faster and goes for
$1.25 million.
The key difference? The Bugatti gets eight miles per gallon. Wright's
car? It runs off an electric battery." Click here to read
entire article...
http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/04/technology/business2_wrightspeed/
The Science
of Gardening
Ah! Spring is in the air and so often we turn our thought to gardening.
But have you really looked behind the scenes? Make sure you turn on
your sound as you explore this multimedia gardening treat. Click to see
more...
http://www.exploratorium.edu/gardening/feed/index.html
Compare
Credit Cards
Now here's a site where you can compare credit cards and gather
information before you apply for them...
http://www.e-wisdom.com/credit_cards/index.html?o
World's
Oldest Person Turns 128! (Reader submitted)
"According to national
records, Hernandez was born on May 3, 1878, in
one of the country’s central provinces, where she gave birth
to 13
children. She now has 60 grandchildren, 80 great-grandchildren and 25
great-great grandchildren." Click to read entire article...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12621696/
Everything
Will Get Smaller
"Scientists from Philips Research
and the University of
Groningen (the Netherlands) have for the first time fabricated arrays
of molecular diodes on standard substrates with high yields. The
molecular diodes are as thin as one molecule (1.5 nm), and suitable for
integration into standard plastic electronics circuits. Based on
construction principles known as molecular self-organization, molecular
electronics is a promising new approach for manufacturing electronics
circuits in addition to today’s conventional semiconductor
processing." Click to read entire article...
http://www.physorg.com/news65974137.html
Do It
Yourself Starwars...
http://ryanw.michaelfrisk.com/ryan-w/tutorials.html
Jet Powered
Beetle
This video is worth the download wait unless you only have dialup. On
DSL or Roadrunner it may take a couple minutes to load...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?o=0&f=/c/a/2006/04/30/MNGJGII7BB1.DTL
Spammer Gets
Fined $4Million in Spyware Lawsuit
Yes! This is appropriate for "Fun Stuff". Why? Because it's fun to see
these spam and spyware creeps get their just desserts! Click to read
entire article...
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060505-6765.html
Where Did The
Term "OK" Come From?
Find out at the Online Etymology Dictionary...
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=OK
Another
Tool To Fight Spam
This
one looks promising and it is a free service called Blue Frog and it's
provided by Blue Security. There's a very interesting "See How it
Works" link located at this website...
http://www.bluesecurity.com/blue-frog/products/desktop.asp
Huge
Panoramic Night View of Paris
Use the scroll button at the bottom of your browser to view this entire
wide angle, 360 degree panoramic view of Paris at night...
http://framboise781.free.fr/Paris.htm
Just What Is
a Black Hole?
Make sure your sound is turned on enjoy this multimedia treat...
http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=black_holes
Weapons of The Future
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/futureweapons/photo/photo.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.
Another
Tool To Fight Spam
This
one looks promising and it is a free service called Blue Frog and it's
provided by Blue Security. There's a very interesting "See How it
Works" link located at this website...
http://www.bluesecurity.com/blue-frog/products/desktop.asp
 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.
Babygimp
Babygimp is an icon editor for Linux written
in Perl/Tk. The goal of Babygimp was to provide an icon editor which is
easy to use and easy to install but nevertheless provides enough
features to create really cool icons. Since Babygimp is entirely
written in Perl it is not apt for handling large images. However for
small icons Perl is efficient enough.
http://www.linspire.com/lindows_products_details.php?product_id=553
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.
Another
Tool To Fight Spam
This
one looks promising and it is a free service called Blue Frog and it's
provided by Blue Security. There's a very interesting "See How it
Works" link located at this website...
http://www.bluesecurity.com/blue-frog/products/desktop.asp
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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Let
us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at
least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we
didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us
all be thankful.
~Buddha
The
foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
~Buddha
The Word
This garden universe vibrates complete.
Some may get a sound so sweet.
Vibrations reach on up to become light
And then through gamma, out of sight.
Between the eyes and ears there lie
The sounds of colour and the light of a sigh
And to hear the sun, what a thing to believe,
But it's all around if we could but perceive.
To know ultra violet, infra-red and X-rays,
Beauty to find in so many ways.
Two notes of the chord, that's our full scope
But to reach the chord is our life's hope
And to name the chord is important to some
So they give a word, and the word is Om.
~The
Moody Blues (1968)
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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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