Glossary of Computer Terms (Beginners Manual)

I've been working on a glossary of computer terms I've compiled for C@P site users, edited from different sites online (including my favourite, urbandictionary). I'd like to add on to it but I had to upload it to a PDF so it won't take edits. :( Comments are appreciated nonetheless.

Here is the link: (9 page PDF) https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B5LZejoHGP7gNWExOWNkMDItYWNkYy00NDI0LWE4MGEtMGE1ODllNTczNDc0&hl=en

It explains the following terms:
INTERNET TERMS 404 Error Address Bar Banner Ad Bounce BCC Blog CC Broadband Dial-up Domain Name Download E-mail Emoticons Facebook Firewall Flash Google Home page Hyperlink Hypertext IM IP Address Listserv MySpace Mirror Netiquette Outbox Search Engine Social Networking Spam Streaming VoIP Web 2.0 Web Host Web Page Web Master Wiki	HARDWARE TERMS CPU DVD Flash Drive Hard Drive Laser Printer Media Operating System Shift Key Smartphone System Requirements USB Web Cam FILE  FORMATS BMP GIF JPEG MP3 PDF RTF ZIP	TECHNICAL TERMS Analog Bluetooth Boolean Burn Caps Lock CMYK Podcast Refresh Right click Multimedia Recycle Bin Undo Word Processor FUN STUFF Internest Smatphone Shuffle Paper GPS Cyber Hoarding

Completely Unrelated

Okay, you're right, this isn't a C@P initiative but...it's amazing!

Check out this article:http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100505/full/465026a.html

Some things

So, I've got two things to talk about today, one is something I've been up to, the other is just a cool article that I find pretty interesting.

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So, first up, is something I've been helping two patrons with over the last couple days. Anyone wanna guess what? Well, its websites!

First up is the S.A.I.L. group, which I am helping develop their very first website, http://www.sailgrouphalifax.com, which although is still in its infancy (ie, lacking any content!) will be filling up shortly.

The second is with a lady named Selina who has been in the C@P Site before for classes, and has recently been complaining that her site is too hard to update. We decided that I will implement a Joomla system (if you haven't heard me talk about it before, it is my favourite thing!) in order for her to be able to update easily (http://www.joomla.org). Her original website can be seen here, and the new version can be seen here. They look the same, sure, but underneath is a system that she can edit, post to, etc. all by herself.

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Second topic is something that I think any cellphone user, techy or otherwise, can appreciate, what the heck is 3G/3G+/LTE/WiMax/4G/other funky acronyms. It can be found on Engadget here. I found it pretty darn interesting, I think (at least some of) you will agree!

Thats it for me!

2010's Most Impressive Internet Gadgets

Check Out ReadWriteWeb's Year-End List.

I need to get one of these things to stick on my runners!

My Encounter with a GBC Shredmaster ("Success Story" #2)

Hello everyone,

It's sunny, and about 23 degrees in the Terence Bay on this Friday afternoon. So all of our normal patrons appear to be enjoying the nice weather as they should be. That being said, things could change as the afternoon progresses.

I will now get to the main point my entry for this week. The following account is of a somewhat funny (though not at the time) incident that happened to me this morning...If you're still interested at this point, continue reading.

It was 9:00 am this morning and I had just arrived at the Resource Opportunities Centre to begin my shift. After the typical *opening up* procedures were completed, I noticed a sheet of paper laying on one of the tables we have in here, it was for something that we had accomplished yesterday and there was no reason for it to be in the public eye cluttering up the place. I could have just put the piece of paper in the recycling bin, but I noticed our "GBC Shredmaster" (known to the rest of the world as your average paper shredder) sitting in a corner of the room.

I then decide to shred this piece of paper, with the help of the Shredmaster, because I thought that would be more fun. I insert said piece of paper into the top of the shredder as per normal and the Shred master does its job and shreds said piece of paper. Everything appears to be going normally until the shredder did NOT shut off after it had completed its shredding job (normally it's supposed to shut off after it's done). Slightly confused at these abnormal circumstances involving the shredder I then come up with a list of solutions with the hope of solving this interesting problem.

Solution 1: Find the "on/off" switch on the shredmaster.

Outcome: apparently the shredmaster did not come with such a switch, so after realizing this I quickly move on to solution 2

Solution 2: unplug the shredmaster

Outcome: the outlet which the shredder is plugged into runs parallel to the side of a bookcase which is placed quite close to the outlet. There is also a pillar that juts out in the opposite direction. All of this creates a narrow L shaped space one must reach around in order to unplug the shredder....It was too narrow for me to fit my arm through so I quickly moved onto solution 3.

Solution 3: Ask GOOGLE for help
Outcome: GOOGLE was not very helpful for this situation. So I moved onto solution 4

Solution 4: Call the boss on his cell and see what he would do.
Outcome: no answer.

At this point the time was approximately 9:30 so the shredder had been whining for 20 minutes straight (fortunately it was not overheating ...yet...).

Suddenly, the door opens...in steps the boss. He says something along the lines of "Hey Brian! What's happening?" I then update him on the shredmaster situation. He resorts to "solution 2" in the "list of solutions" as he is able to reach around the L shaped corner between the bookcase and the outlet and unplug the shredder. Chaos was stopped...and nothing overheated...which was good!

After that 20 minute episode, things have been quite normal around here. Although, with a little under 3 hours to go...that could all change...you never know...

The Shredmaster has since decided to cooperate ...which is pretty much awesome....


Hope you were able to enjoy that!

-Brian

...Report from Dartmouth North Community Center C@P Site.

I spent most of this week doing hardware repairs/upgrades to various computers in the lab.

I was turned onto a great computer maintenance tool called "Hirens". For anyone that repairs computer this is an essential tool !

I spent the better part of my week upgrading ram, video cards, optical drives, and case fans. Now that the hardware side of things is pretty well taken care of I have shifted my focus to software testing. Hiren's has multiple built in tools and scanner. On one of the computers here I found 554 infected files !

In addition to my repairs I have been working on developing a summer computer camp which I will host once a week for any youth interested. More info will follow on the camp in future blog posts.

Enjoy the nice day !

Rob

Enjoy the nice weather !