function switchImages() { 
	$('#mainimage').fadeOut("slow", function(){
		// slide 1
		$("#mainimage").html('<a href="http://www.hd.ca/boxlight/projectowrite2_splash.php"><img src="images/index-leftad.jpg" alt="Boxlight Projectowrite2 Interactive Whiteboard Video Projector" /></a><a href="http://www.hd.ca/mitsubishiprojectors/hc3800.php"><img src="images/index-rightad.jpg" alt="The HC3800 Home Theater Video Projector with Free Projector Mount" /></a>').fadeIn("slow");
		$("#mainimagetext").html('Boxlight Projectowrite2 Interactive Whiteboard Video Projector / Mitsubishi HC3800 1080p Video Projector').fadeIn("slow");
		// slide 2
	});
}

// preloads the slide images
jQuery.preloadImages = function() {
  for(var i = 0; i<arguments.length; i++) {
    jQuery("<img>").attr("src", arguments[i]);
  }
}

$.preloadImages("images/index-leftad.jpg", "images/index-rightad.jpg");

// start slides when page loads
$(document).ready(function(){ setTimeout(switchImages, 1300); });