Computer Tips for Lakewoodites
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:48 am
Since I read somewhere recently, that approximately 1 out of 3 people in our city uses a computer, I thought I'd mention some "inside" tips.
1) For browsing the 'net, if your not using Firefox, and you are still using Internet Explorer, it's time to get with it. For email, use a web- based email, as mentioned below. http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ to download Firefox.
It's more secure, and has many features that are easy to use, and will make your web surfing easier, to say the least.
2) WinXP, Win98 - For quick notes that you don't mind someone else seeing, left click on your desktop, choose "New", then Rich Text Document. You can type notes for yourself, quick and easy. I have many, one for phone numbers, one for reminders, and put them all in a folder made the same way. Make the folder, using the above technique, then just drag your document into the folder to keep your desktop clean. Rename the folder anything you want.
3) Use web email. Yahoo allows you a lot of freedom, it's free, versatile, and it's at mail.yahoo.com. You can store a lot of things online, that way, opening multiple accounts, besides using an account for email.
4) For WinXP users, Skype is a free PC to PC "phone". http://www.skype.com/ . With a set of inexpensive headphones and mic from Radio Shack or anywhere, you can talk over your PC to any PC in the world for free. The quality is great.
5) Instant Messengers are not for kids only. A good idea for any group of people is to all use the same one. Some are more or less secure than others. I like icq at www.icq.com, and MSN at http://messenger.msn.com/Xp/Default.aspx
6) While Google is the greatest search engine in my opinion, there is a technique to using it. I'll talk more on it in another time. A teaser: Using Google and some "specialized search engines", almost all knowledge has or is becoming available on the Internet.
I've been on the 'net since it first was born. It was DOS only, before websites existed , and it was shortly after it was known as Arpanet, for the Department of Defense and Universities only, to share knowledge, and preserve government communications, much as the U.S. highway system in the U.S was created by the D.O.D to move troops etc "in case". The internet is based on sending bits of information all over to culminate at one spot.
A good description is at http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa091598.htm
Obviously our little one is sleeping more, and so am I, so I'll be posting all over the place again. ; )
I can go on for eons, on tips, but it's time to make some breakfast.
Mark Allan (Crnolatas)
_______________________
"A society or group of people exist soley in it's ability to maintain an atmosphere of peace and civility. It's failure is directly relative to the degree of the lack of these conditions".
1) For browsing the 'net, if your not using Firefox, and you are still using Internet Explorer, it's time to get with it. For email, use a web- based email, as mentioned below. http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ to download Firefox.
It's more secure, and has many features that are easy to use, and will make your web surfing easier, to say the least.
2) WinXP, Win98 - For quick notes that you don't mind someone else seeing, left click on your desktop, choose "New", then Rich Text Document. You can type notes for yourself, quick and easy. I have many, one for phone numbers, one for reminders, and put them all in a folder made the same way. Make the folder, using the above technique, then just drag your document into the folder to keep your desktop clean. Rename the folder anything you want.
3) Use web email. Yahoo allows you a lot of freedom, it's free, versatile, and it's at mail.yahoo.com. You can store a lot of things online, that way, opening multiple accounts, besides using an account for email.
4) For WinXP users, Skype is a free PC to PC "phone". http://www.skype.com/ . With a set of inexpensive headphones and mic from Radio Shack or anywhere, you can talk over your PC to any PC in the world for free. The quality is great.
5) Instant Messengers are not for kids only. A good idea for any group of people is to all use the same one. Some are more or less secure than others. I like icq at www.icq.com, and MSN at http://messenger.msn.com/Xp/Default.aspx
6) While Google is the greatest search engine in my opinion, there is a technique to using it. I'll talk more on it in another time. A teaser: Using Google and some "specialized search engines", almost all knowledge has or is becoming available on the Internet.
I've been on the 'net since it first was born. It was DOS only, before websites existed , and it was shortly after it was known as Arpanet, for the Department of Defense and Universities only, to share knowledge, and preserve government communications, much as the U.S. highway system in the U.S was created by the D.O.D to move troops etc "in case". The internet is based on sending bits of information all over to culminate at one spot.
A good description is at http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa091598.htm
Obviously our little one is sleeping more, and so am I, so I'll be posting all over the place again. ; )
I can go on for eons, on tips, but it's time to make some breakfast.
Mark Allan (Crnolatas)
_______________________
"A society or group of people exist soley in it's ability to maintain an atmosphere of peace and civility. It's failure is directly relative to the degree of the lack of these conditions".