How to Use Youtube Volume 1: From Entertainment to Education

techgandalf — Fri, 08 May 2009 04:08:24 +0000

Helpful Videos for Basic Computer Questions

techgandalf — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:59:16 +0000

How to burn a CD

How to use the UNDO command

How to COPY and PASTE

How to SELECT MULTIPLE FILES

Understanding ShORTCUTS and FILES

How to MOVE a FILE

How to FIND a LOST FILE

How to FIND a RECENT FILE

How to ORGANIZE FILES

Helpful Videos for Basic Internet Questions

techgandalf — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:42:29 +0000

How does the Internet Operate?

How to start an E-Mail address account.

How to stop unwanted E-Mail.

How to Childproof the Internet

How to deal with Pop Ups Ads

techgandalf — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:49:28 +0000

This link will take you to an indepth explanation of the dangers and methods to get rid of pop-up ads:http://bestnetguru.com/internetbasics/popups.html

Interesting Sites

techgandalf — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:47:01 +0000

Yahoo has a specialized site for seniors at : seniors.yahoo.com

This site offers an easy to use email: pawpawmail.com/?gclid=CMnhkqGsm5oCFR7yDAoduiHN-g

This site offers easy internet use for seniors:http://bigscreenlive.com/?gclid=CKrv8Ymsm5oCFRINDQody2DQ8g

This link send you to a list of links that seniors may find interesting:

http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/soc60.80.00/

How to Use Search Engines Effectively

techgandalf — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:53:29 +0000

NOTE: These tips will work with most search engines in their basic search option.

Use the plus (+) and minus (-) signs in front of words to force their inclusion and/or exclusion in searches.
EXAMPLE: +meat -potatoes
(NO space between the sign and the keyword)
Use double quotation marks (” “) around phrases to ensure they are searched exactly as is, with the words side by side in the same order.
EXAMPLE: “bye bye miss american pie”
(Do NOT put quotation marks around a single word.)
Put your most important keywords first in the string.
EXAMPLE: dog breed family pet choose
Type keywords and phrases in lower case to find both lower and upper case versions. Typing capital letters will usually return only an exact match.
EXAMPLE: president retrieves both president and President
Use truncation (or stemming) and wildcards (e.g., *) to look for variations in spelling and word form.
EXAMPLE: librar* returns library, libraries, librarian, etc.
EXAMPLE: colo*r returns color (American spelling) and colour (British spelling)
Combine phrases with keywords, using the double quotes and the plus (+) and/or minus (-) signs.
EXAMPLE: +cowboys +”wild west” -football -dallas
(In this case, if you use a keyword with a +sign, you must put the +sign in front of the phrase as well. When searching for a phrase alone, the +sign is not necessary.)
When searching within a document for the location of your keyword(s), use the “find” command on that page.
Know the default (basic) settings your search engine uses (OR or AND). This will have an effect on how you configure your search statement because, if you don’t use any signs (+, -, ” “), the engine will default to its own settings.
Know whether or not the search engine you are using maintains a stop word list (see “Stop Words” Lesson 6.) If it does, don’t use known stop words in your search statement. Also, consider trying your search on another engine that does not recognize stop words.

In Boolean searches, always enclose OR statements in parentheses.
EXAMPLE: Yosemite (campgrounds OR reservations)
Always use CAPS when typing Boolean operators in your search statements. Most engines require that the operators (AND, OR, AND NOT/NOT) be capitalized. Other engines will accept either CAPS or lower case, so you’re on safe ground if you stick to CAPS.
EXAMPLE: “immune system” AND homeopathic (medicine OR remedy)