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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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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 Margaret Mitchell Edition.
On this day in 1936, author Margaret Mitchell sells film rights for Gone With the Wind to MGM. Our Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
section includes special click-links to
transport you
to educational and informational websites
about Margaret Mitchell.
Click any of
these links to go
directly to your favorite section...
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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 or downloading software from any third-party websites.
Apple issues worldwide MacBook Pro battery "exchange"
"Apple added a knowledge base article
to its support website this weekend, announcing a worldwide "15-inch
MacBook Pro Battery Exchange Program." The exchange program is for
rechargable batteries that came with with 15-inch MacBook Pros sold
between February 2006 and May 2006. Apple is somewhat vague (as to be
expected) in its reasoning for this recall exchange." Click to read entire article...
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2006/7/30/4813
Intel Unveils New Core 2 Duo Chips
"Intel Corp.
introduced its most important product line in six years Thursday,
unveiling 10 microprocessors that are expected to help the world's
largest chip maker retake ground lost to smaller competitor Advanced
Micro Devices Inc." Click to read entire article...
http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?editorialsid=7652
Latest Virus
Threats
Firnavo. Exploit
Firnavo.Exploit
is a proof-of-concept Trojan that exploits the Mozilla Firefox
Javascript Navigator Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-073012-3805-99
W32.Dbit
W32.Dbit is a virus that infects other .exe files and installs a backdoor on the compromised computer.
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-072815-0101-99
 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 or downloading software from any third-party websites.
Thirst for Knowledge
"Neuroscientists
have proposed a simple explanation for the pleasure of grasping a new
concept: The brain is getting its fix. The "click" of comprehension
triggers a biochemical cascade that rewards the brain with a shot of
natural opium-like substances, said Irving Biederman of the University
of Southern California. He presents his theory in an invited article in
the latest issue of American Scientist." Click to read entire article...
http://www.physorg.com/news70030587.html
Ed Helms Reports on Microsoft
Funny video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVCkP8fSmCk
The Great Illusion
"The reality of thoughts, words and surreal images that are hidden from you, within your own mind." Click to experience another reality...
http://www.thegreatillusion.com/
Nanoscape
"New discoveries in nanotechnology
are revolutionizing our approach to saving energy, developing medical
technologies, and engineering super-strong materials. This summer, the
Exploratorium goes extra small to provide an immersive experience of a
very different world." Click to read entire article...
http://www.exploratorium.edu/nanoscape/index.html
Heaven or Hell?
"Humanity is on the verge of an
incredible future. Technologies that seem like science fiction are
already becoming science fact as researchers develop innovations that
will transform the very essence of what it is to be human." Click to read entire article...
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/06/12/introduction/index.html
Tourist Remover
"Remove moving objects such as
tourists or passing cars from your photos. Take multiple photos from
the same scene and the Tourist Remover blends them into a
composite photo without any interfering elements." Click to read entire article...
http://www.snapmania.com/info/en/trm/
Watch Live Grizzlies on Grizzly Cam
http://tinyurl.com/jm52t
The Museum of Online Museums...
http://www.coudal.com/moom.php
Upload Your Brain
"Charles has always had difficulty
remembering things. People's names, their birthdays, the spellings of
words, proper grammar, important dates, history facts, et cetera - all
are difficult for Charles. Recently, he started using an electronic
device to assist him. It also, conveniently, does simple math much
faster than Charles does. He cannot help wondering, however, how much
better it would be if his mind could interface with a computer
directly. What if he was simply aware of a computer, or maybe, what if
he lived in a computer as a program? Technology is increasing in power
faster than ever, how long could it be before Charles could upload
himself into a computer? Would that be possible at all?" Click to read entire article...
http://www.scheib.net/school/library/vbrain/
Rinspeed "Splash" Sets English Channel Record
"Tis the season for channel crossings... Driven (piloted?) by Rinspeed
chief executive Frank Rinderknecht, the custom "Splash" amphibious car
zipped across the English Channel Wednesday, covering 36 km in 3 hours
14 minutes, setting a new Guinness Book of Records mark for a hydrofoil
car on the world's busiest waterway."
Live Forever
"Deals with nanobots, blood cell-size
scanning machines that could transport humans in and out of virtual
reality. Processing power of computers; Shrinking rate of the size of
technology; Dangers associated with 21st century technologies." Click to read entire article...
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20000101-000037.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 or downloading software from any third-party websites.
How To Monitor and Manage Your Hosting Account Resources
Check out this flash
tutorial that will show you how to manage and montor yuor hosting accounts site resources and statistics...
http://tinyurl.com/sywyf
 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 or downloading software from any third-party websites.
Audacity
Audacity is an innovative graphical audio editor. It is very fast. Due
to its file format and internal data representation, undo and redo are
constant-time operations. It also supports an unlimited number of
tracks, and can import and export a number of different formats
including WAV, AIFF, MP3 and Ogg Vorbis.
http://www.linspire.com/lindows_products_details.php?product_id=508
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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 or downloading software from any third-party websites.
Discover the 'hidden' user control panel in Windows XP
" Most folks who have used Windows XP
are familiar with the Users section of the control panel which exposes
some user controls but not others. There is in fact another user
account panel in XP which isn't directly exposed through the control
panel interface, but which can be accessed manually and provides some
more options that normally aren't available." Click to read entire article...
http://tinyurl.com/zggcf
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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
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