Thompson Community Center
Computer Classes
Jim Jensen, Instructor

Computer 101 Websites:

   Must Have Programs   (updated 01/04/2009)

   Helpful & Fun Stuff   (updated 06/16/2011)

   Google's "Teach Parents Tech" (added 00/14/2011)

 

   WordPad Exercises   (added 11/09/2010)

E-mail Entry Form

Babel - A Glossary of Computer Oriented Abbreviations & Acronyms

Computer 201 Websites:

  1. Cookies (references)

  2. Computer Glossary (January 10, 2011)
         PDF (for download) Website [See "Babel" above]
              (or simply search for "computer glossary")

  3. Keyboard Shortcuts
         For ALL flavors of Windows (XP, Vista & 7)
         For Windows XP
         For Windows Vista
         For Windows 7
         For Windows, IE, Office (2010, 2007, 2003)

  4. Scanning pictures & slides

  5. Zipping & Unzipping Exercise #1- RTF document

  6. Zipping & Unzipping Exercise #2 - photograph

  7. Mapping Websites

  8. Password Generators

    1. http://strongpasswordgenerator.com/

    2. http://www.pctools.com/guides/password/

  9. Password "Checkers"
    Microsoft - Test the strength of your passwords

  10. File Extensions

1. dot what?

2. Another List

 11.  Google's "Teach Parents Tech" (added 00/14/2011)


Computer Nuggets
Google Universe 1 & 2

Resources Listing - Here are the Resources listed in the class handout.


Other Stuff:

Hard Drive Head Clearance
Storage Capacities
How Email Works
uuencode output
Back & Forward Practice
What does a Trillion dollars look like?
 
Pictures for Picasa Class

Johnny Carson & Jack Web and the "Copper Clappers Caper."

 

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