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Our offices will be closed on May 19th (Cowabunga!'s Birthday!) and 26th (Memorial Day).
Please call us at 949-6888 if you have an emergency and we will be happy to assist you.


   
News and Announcements        
   
Community Involvement with Aloha United Way
Once again, Cowabunga! Computers has proved that dedication to giving back to the community is what it is all about. Aliamanu Intermediate School has been awarded a full functional website courtesy of Cowabunga! Computers through a contest held by AUW. Would you like to see your child's school have a functioning website? Please call us at 949-6888 or email sales@smartcows.com for details.
  Trivial Note: Our Creative Director
even changes hats once a week and
teaches (she has a degree in
Education) at Saint Anthony School
in Kalihi. Would you like your child to
participate in this as well?
Let us know by calling 949-6888!
 
Client side updating with Macromedia Contribute
Is your website collecting dust? Last year's events still in the "What's New" section? If your updates don't require major site redesign work (you can leave that up to us) Macromedia's Client Side updating software may be the best solution for you. We will take care of purchasing, configuring, installation and training at a reasonable cost. You will be saving money, time and your online identity by having your site updated internally. If you are comfortable using WORD, you can use this software. Please call us at 949-6888 or email sales@smartcows.com for details.
Web Design -Marukai Wholesale Mart      
We are pleased to announce the completion of Marukai Wholesale Mart's Japanese and English bilingual website. Keeping two target audiences in mind, this informational site was designed to provide information on Marukai's products and services. The site also offers membership and employment application forms as well as online exclusive coupons that are updated twice a month. If you would like us to design a website for you, please give the web department a call at 949-6888 or email sales@smartcows.com.
Introducing our New Cobalt RaQ Server
You may have noticed the recent improvements in your dial up surfing (drastic improvement from last month's nightmare). Guess why? We have completed installation of the Cobalt RaQ XTR server! Cobalt RaQ servers are basically, top of the line servers. What's in it for you? Smoother surfing and get this, you get to manage your own virtual domain (domain hosting) accounts. This means you get to modify all email accounts including their aliases, passwords, username and access permissions. Yup, you get to be King of your own domain.

Call 949-6888 to have your domain hosted with Cowabunga!. Domain Hosting is $30/mo with $15 set up and 10% off monthly fees for all existing customers. Specs include 10MB space, 10 email addresses, web mail access, administrative access, detailed statistics; with PERL, PHP, CGI, SSL, Front Page Extensions and ASP support.

Existing Customers: We have not migrated all domains onto the Cobalt RaQ server. If you would like immediate access to your account, please call 949-6888 and we will get that set up for you. All new customers will automatically be set up using the Cobalt RaQ server (naturally).

Tip of the Month  
Are you like me and boot up your computer, go downstairs, have that morning stogie and come back up to see if it is finally loading (if you don't use the password screen)? Do you sit at your computer while a ton of programs you never use start loading up when you boot up? Have no fear, I am here. This months tip will allow you to go ahead and make Windows boot up faster. Oh, one thing, this one isn't for the weak hearted people. This will bring you close to Uber Nerd level. Not quite, but close enough.
Windows startup locations
Here are the key areas where startup applications reside.
 
  • autoexec.bat
  • config.sys
  • win.ini
  • system.ini
  • Windows Registry
  • Startup folder
  • Windows NT/2000/XP services

To clean out the above areas, you can use the Microsoft System Configuration Utility aka MSCONFIG. Windows 95, 98, Me and XP has this utility that lets you turn on or off applications at startup.

To use MSCONFIG, follow these steps.
 
  1. Go to the Start menu.
  2. Choose Run.
  3. Type "msconfig."
  4. Press OK
  5. In MSCONFIG, go to the Startup tab.
  6. Uncheck any programs that you are familiar with. If you're not sure, leave it checked! Otherwise, you may inadvertently turn something off that you need to compute normally. Don't freak out. If something happened, then give us a call and schedule an onsite appointment with any of our engineers. We will be more than happy to come over and assist you.
  7. When you are finished selecting programs, click OK.
Restart your computer. This does NOT work for WIN NT or 2000. If you have those Operating Systems, you know already anyway.
     
 


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