Ways to find computer help and lessons
Getting help with computer problems can be frustrating. We provide detailed information in a number of areas that extends or enhances what is taught in class. Some of the subject areas are lessons to get you started so you can explore on your own. Others extend what you have learned in class. All of the Help Topics use hypertext and the World Wide Web as they were intended. Whenever you see a blue word in the text, that is a link to more information on the subject.
It has been shown that Internet usage keeps your mind active. The saying "use it or loose it" applies to your brain as well as your body. Learning something new keeps the brain sharp.
Defragmentation Why and how to defragment hard drives
Desktop Background Pictures Using your own or getting one from the Internet
File Systems On Windows and the Internet
File Types What they are and what they do
Folder Options Changing the Files and Folders that you see
Mouse Clicks 1 Click, 2 Clicks, Right Click, Left Click
Removing a Program Remove or Uninstall a Program
Web Sites and Telephone Numbers
Banking Online A guide to Online Banking
BLOGS Express yourself on-line
Cookies How they help web browsing
Cloud Computing What it is and how to use Google Docs
Distributed Computing Let your computer do scientific research when idle
Desktop Background Pictures Using your own or getting one from the Internet
DNS Domain Name Servers
Downloads Downloading programs from the Internet
E-mail Web mail or client mail?
Eudora A superior email program
Firefox A better web browser
Free Software Free Software Online
Genographic Project Trace your DNA back 10,000+ years
Google More than just a search engine
Graphics Editors The tools that manipulate a photograph or image
Internet A little history
Internet Connections The types of Internet connections and their speeds
IPv6 The coming IP revolution
Irfanview A free image editor perfect for email attachments
Listservers Subscribing to e-mail news letters
Lynda.com Training in 1,000's of software titles
NAUPA Go treasure hunting !!
Networking Setting up a home network
Open Courseware Higher education on your computer
Passwords A reasonable approach
PDF Adobe's Portable Document Format
Periodic Table of Videos Brady Haran's outstanding YouTube videos
Powerpoint The presentation system from Microsoft
Project Gutenberg Books and more books
Routers All about routers - wired and wireless
RSS All about Really Simple Syndication
Scirus A search engine for scientific facts
Searching Using Windows Search
Security Security in general for your computer
Seniors and the Internet Using the Internet is good for your health
Shopping Online Everything you need to know about shopping on-line
Skype The Internet telephone
Snopes Is that email true or false?
Social Networking All about things like Facebook
Streaming Media Movies, TV and more
Web Browsers There is more than Internet Explorer
Wikipedia The Internet Encyclopedia