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July / 2004 - Issue #2
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The Sirius Star is a monthly newsletter intended to inform, reward,
educate, and entertain our resellers, clients and potential customers.
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No one likes cobwebs
By: Charles Carr, EIT
 y house, like most others, has a few
cobwebs. We do our best to get rid of them, working with a duster or a broom to whisk them away. My wife doesn’t like
spiders, she leaves the “webs” to me. As I knocked a few away the other day, I said to myself “No one likes cobwebs, not
even the spiders that make them”. Hey if they did, wouldn’t they still be living there?
Ask yourself, “Do I have a website or do I have a cobweb”. If you haven’t been maintaining your web presence, go take a
look and I wager you will find some cobwebs. We can’t use a broom on these bad boys, but really with minimal effort we can
take the cobwebs out of your website. Let’s forget about spiders for a second, those nasty little beasts with all those
legs, eyes and abandoned homes are not really my forte…my spiders are search engine algorithms and my web was not made to
catch flys! My web catches people’s attention.
Read the full story in this month's Hot Topic  .
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Advisory Council Site Is An Engine For Change
by: Rosella Melanson
Two and a half years ago, the Advisory Council on the Status of Women wanted a “makeover” in both how we were perceived and
how we worked.
A significant “engine” for the change we made has been our internet site.
Read the full story in this month's Client Corner .
 Are you tired of getting a loan every time you need to get gas? So am I…that is why Sirius Solutions is starting a new client
reward campaign. If you are an existing client, new client or just a recipient of our newsletter you can enter to win $50 dollars
in gas every month in our summer sweepstakes. All you have to do is refer a new client /contact to us and we will enter your name
in a draw for free gas. This program is open to all of our newsletter subscribers and all of their coworkers and/or employees.
Free gas is just a referral away.
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 Elections on the Net - Canadians not taking full advantage of the web during elections.
Read More...
Hewlett to Sell Wi-Fi Technology. Positive look for the future? Or susceptible to security issues?
Read More...
Creative Internet advertising: ‘Webisodes’ are the new frontier for Internet ads
Read More...
What is Wi-Fi? By: Adam Stapledon
The webopedia defines it as -
(n.) short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generically when
referring of any type of 802.11 network, whether 802.11b, 802.11a, dual-band, etc.
Here in Fredericton we are among the lucky ones as we have the Fred e-Zone. This is a free access wireless network that
encompasses most of King and Queen Streets, as well as the lower portions of Smythe, York and Regent Streets, and most of
Main Street on the Northside, with plans to expand to include all of Fredericton.
Find out how you and your business can take advantage of this free service.
Read the full story. What is Wi-Fi? .
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 How to Cook A Lobster!
- Bring water to boil in a large boiling pot.
- Add 1 Tablespoon of salt (optional)
- Once boiling place lobster into water head first
- When water returns to a boil, cook for the specified time below.
Chix (1 lbs and under) 15 minutes
Mediums (1-1.5 lbs) 16 minutes
Small Selects (1.5 - 1.9 lbs) 17 minutes
2 lbs, 18 minutes
3 lbs, 21 minutes
4 lbs, 24 minutes
5 lbs, 27 minutes
- add 3 minutes for every pound after 5.
- Let cooked lobster cool for 5 minutes
- Enjoy.
Find out more about Lobster:
www.lordslobster.com/howto.html
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W32.Korgo.F
W32.Sasser.B.Worm
W32.Netsky.Y@mm
Miek’s Dime
By: Miek Gall
This month, Miek’s Dime is aimed toward a growing and frustrating trend in infections. The Browser Hijacker
I think a lot of readers will recognize the symptoms. A Browser Hijacker will take over your start page or search page,
this may appear like an innocent error but below I have targeted Fredericton’s worst culprit: CoolWebSearch.
What will it do?
Changing your “search” page to pass all searches to a certain pay-per-search site. Changing your default home page to the
company page (most often porn sites). Transmitting URLs viewed toward the company server.
CoolWebSearch will also use crafty names to make you think that it is a Microsoft process BootConf, MSInfo, SvcHost,
DNSRelay, winlink, XPlugin.
Be very careful as svchost.exe is a legitimate and critical Microsoft process. Stopping or deleting this Microsoft file
can stop windows from working all together.
CoolWebSearch Comes in a variety of versions, all using different techniques. Handle with extreme care! My personal
favourite:
CoolWebSearch/MSSPI: a search results hijacker implemented as a Winsock2 Layered Service Provider (a fairly
low-level networking component, which is Siriously tricky to remove).
Removing this will stop all access to the network or the Internet from your PC. I have seen PC’s with this variant taking
hours to cure. My recommendation for this one is to Format and re-install.
Sirius Solutions Recommends:
Attack the Virus before the Virus attacks you. Buy Norton Anti-Virus from Sirius Solutions. Only $35
*Includes Updates
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 “The secret of happiness is not doing what one likes, but in liking what one has to do”
~ James M. Barrie
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
~ Soren Kierkegaard
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
~ Chinese Proverb
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 When you delete files on a mapped network drive
(over the network) those files bypass the server’s recycling bin. So when deleting network files be extra sure you no
longer need them as you don’t get a second chance like you would on your own computer.
if you push “windows” key and “D” all open windows will minimize
More Tips Here
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You already know that having the latest computers and servers help your business improve efficiency, productivity and the
bottom line. It’s just as true for printers, projectors, scanners and cameras. After all, they display and capture your
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See more specials
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