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2006
Bardissi Enterprises P.O. Box 7 Hatfield, PA 19440
215-853-2266
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Welcome to the first edition of
"Tech Talk" Bardissi Enterprises On-line Newsletter. Every
month we will give you news on new technology, answer your
questions about technology, and give you some great websites
you might want to check out.
Bardissi Enterprises would like
to thank all of our home customers for allowing us to be
your Information Technology service and support company. As
we are a service company and always looking for new
customers, we would ask that you introduce us to any and all
friends and family that you feel can benefit from our
service.
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 You might have
heard the buzz. If not, you’re about to. Releasing soon after the
new year, Windows Vista is Microsoft's’ successor to the Windows XP
operating system which came out in 2002. Windows Vista is a major
upgrade to Windows XP. Not only in pure power but in usability.
The following are several reasons you
should explore getting Windows Vista:
Security - Windows will
offer more in security then any other previous version of windows.
These include: full-disk encryption, which prevents thieves from
accessing your data, even if they steal the PC out from under your
nose and better protection against spyware and malware.
The Look - The first thing you will notice is that Vista
looks Fantastic. The touted Aero Glass interface features visually
engaging 3D rendering, animation, and transparencies. Translucent
icons, program windows, and other elements not only look cool, they
add depth and context to the interface.
Desktop search - The new OS tightly integrates instant
desktop search, doing away with the glacially slow and inadequate
search function in XP. Powerful indexing and user-assignable
metadata make searching for all kinds of data--including files,
e-mails, and Web content--a lot easier.
Parental controls - Families, schools, and libraries will
appreciate the tuned-up parental controls, which let you limit
access in a variety of ways. Web filtering can block specific sites,
screen out objectionable content by selected type, and lock out file
downloads. You can also restrict each account's access by time of
day or day of the week. You can even block access to games based on
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ZUNE
 Microsoft's’
Zune starts with a 30GB digital media
player and adds a twist. You can
wirelessly share selected full-length
sample tracks, play lists, pictures or
your homegrown tracks directly from Zune
to Zune. You can listen to the
full-length songs that you receive up to
three times in three days, flag the ones
you like and easily buy them the next
time you sync up. You can discover new
music in the Zune Marketplace, and show
off your favorite pictures and videos on
the big, bright screen. Zune has all
that and a built in FM tuner, too. Let
your inner DJ run wild.
The Zune releases
on
November 14, 2006
The ZUNE Retails for $249.99
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Wii
Nintendo's Wii video game system
(pronounced "we") is designed to attract
people, regardless of their age or video
game experience, to sit down and play
together--whether they're in the same
room or on different sides of the globe.
The system's name reflects this simple
idea. It's easily pronounced in a
variety of languages, and the
distinctive spelling suggests two
players side by side. The two Wii
features Nintendo thinks will create new
levels of gaming community are built-in
Wi-Fi access, supported by a new online
gaming service, and Wii's intuitive,
wireless, motion-sensitive game
controller.
The Wii Retails for $249.99
Available November 17, 2006
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Slingbox Pro
The Slingbox Pro ensures that you can
watch all of your favorite home theater
entertainment anywhere you go, with the
ability to watch and control up to three
standard definition and one high
definition video (via component
connection) devices. Using an Internet
connected computer or compatible mobile
phone (with purchase of SlingPlayer
Mobile software), you can watch and
control your home TV, DVR, basic cable,
digital cable box, or satellite receiver
anywhere around your home or around the
globe. With a Slingbox Pro you will
never be separated from your favorite TV
shows, sports broadcasts, breaking news
stories, digital video recordings, or
video on demand.
The Slingbox retails for $249.99 and is
available now.
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PlayStation 3
The PS3
features IBM's "Cell" processor and a
co-developed Nvidia graphics processor
that makes the system able to perform
two trillion calculations per second.
That's approximately 320 times more
calculations per second than the PS2.
Along with the traditional AV and
composite connections, it also
boasts an HDMI port, which delivers
uncompressed, unconverted digital
picture and sound to compatible
high-definition TV and projectors. The
system is capable of 128-bit pixel
precision and 1080p resolution for a
full HD experience.
Sony's
PlayStation 3 games are encoded onto the
Blu-Ray disc media format, which can
hold six times as much data as
traditional DVDs. This increase in
capacity--combined with the awesome
power of its processor and graphics
card--promises mind-blowing games once
developers have learned how to fully
harness the new console's power. The PS3
will also support CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD,
DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R formats.
The
PlayStation 3 is available November 19th
It retails
for $499 for a 20gb system or $599 for a
60gb system with built in WiFi. |
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Dell Computers
and Electronics
The holiday season
brings great deals from many computer
manufactures as they are battling
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your business. Dell offers some of the
best deals for the holidays. As an
authorized Dell Distributor, Bardissi
Enterprises can set up a great system
for you.
Computers make great
gifts for students, parents, and
families. Let us help you customize a
Dell for your gift giving needs. Contact
us to set up an appointment for us to
get you that great gift!
Dell also sells many
electronics including Digital Cameras,
MP3 players, TV's, and more. Let us help
take some of the stress out of your
holiday season!
 
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Here are some cool links to check out on the web
www.flickr.com - This public
showroom for personal pics just might be the fastest-growing social
network on the Web, and it's completely addictive. You upload your
images and assign each an identifying tag; these tags help other
members find your stuff, and you theirs. You can join groups and
create new ones, post comments about particular images and designate
favorites. Free membership is limited to 20 megabytes worth of
uploads per month.
www.gutenberg.org - The
Web's public library, Project Gutenberg offers free e-book versions
of public-domain works. A distributed staff of thousands of
volunteers transcribe, proofread, convert, and translate the books,
which now number over 18,000.
www.craigslist.com -
Think of it as the on-line classifieds for free. Select your area
and see what is available for sale, look for a job, find a gig, and
much more.
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 Let
us help you with your holiday shopping. Looking for a great
technology gift but need help deciding what to buy. We can help!
Give us a call. We can get you a great deal on the perfect gift.
Bardissi Gift certificates are available. The perfect gift for
anyone you know who might not be computer savvy or who’s computer
might need a pick me up. |
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Check out our new "Bardissi Enterprises
Blog"! The blog will feature news, articles, offers, and other great
things.
www.bardissi.net/blog
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Rate
Changes
Please note the following
changes to our rates
Our Home Annual Plan will remain
at $300. This now applies to
just one computer.
Each additional computer will be
$60. Example: if
you have 3 computers it will
cost $420 for the year for the
plan.
Please be advised that there
will be a rate increase
Starting January 1st, 2007.
Home
Service Incident will be
$85
per incident
Home
Annual Plan will increase to
$400
for one computer. Each
additional computer will still
be $60.
*Prices do not include tax* |
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