IT Lecture Notes by Mark Kelly, McKinnon Secondary College

Resources and Goodies

Student (and teacher) training kits

 

Centennial Media - experts present onscreen training as screen movies with voice-over. Most of the popular software is presented.

Guided Computer Tutorials by Greg Bowden. PDF format. Very useful for self-paced training in most popular software titles.


IT News and Information

Hear Radio National's excellent NetNews segment discussing current IT issues

Get the latest IT news from Wired News

Get Wired News delivered to your inbox

www.webopedia.com - on-line IT dictionary-cum-reference manual

www.pctechguide.com - on-line reference manual, lots of detail about PC's

www.webpagesthatsuck.com - webpage design with examples of poor design

www.whatis.com - explains hardware etc as does techweb.com

www.howstuffworks.com - umm, how stuff works - an excellent resource

VCAA - they run the show

Read the official IT glossary of terms from the VCAA

Everything to do with backup (a manufacturer's site)

Nifty Javascript scripts, tricks and tips

The Google Glossary

SELF DEFENCE SECTION

 

Protect yourself from VIRUSES: free virus scanner from AVG (link fixed 27nov07)

Scan your computer for viruses online

Protect yourself from HACKERS: Zone Alarm Pro firewall - free for personal use

Protect yourself from SPAM - SpamPal - free! Very effective!

Scan your system online for TROJANS

Protect yourself from FALLING ELEPHANTS

 

May Be Of Interest ...

(Occasional snippets found in my travels)

The dangers of email - amusing and really scary!

Interesting discussion about what makes Google special

How spell checkers can actually make your document worse!

Ever wondered what happens if you reply to spam?

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Created May 29, 2003

Last changed: November 27, 2007 2:02 PM

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