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The Care and Feeding of Your Personal Computer

The Care and Feeding of Your Personal Computer. C/IL 102. Take Care of Your PC. The Operating System Virus and Other Vermin Making the best of Files and Folders. The Operating System. Keep your Operating System (W 2k, XP, …) up to date

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The Care and Feeding of Your Personal Computer

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  1. The Care and Feeding of Your Personal Computer C/IL 102

  2. Take Care of Your PC • The Operating System • Virus and Other Vermin • Making the best of Files and Folders

  3. The Operating System • Keep your Operating System (W 2k, XP, …) up to date • If you have a permanent network connection configure your machine for automatic updates. • Why? Operating Systems are complex, they contain defects, they contain inefficiencies – they require maintenance.

  4. Virus and Other Vermin • If you use the web, your operating system and web browser need help. • Virus protection • Spy protection • Spam protection

  5. Virus protection • Install a reputable virus program • Purchase a virus update contract • Learn how it works • Automate the system check and update process.

  6. Spy and Spam Protection • Look for some good free stuff • I use • Spybot • Spyblaster • Together these two program form a defense against web browser abuse. • Pop ups • Vicious web sites • Data miners

  7. Files and Folders • Keep your website organized • Organize you’re My Documents • Use lots of meaningful names for folders • And put meaningfully named folders within those folders • When you save a file, save it in the right folder.

  8. Windows Explorer • Learn to use Windows Explorer

  9. Windows Explorer • It can be used to insert folders and subfolders

  10. Shift/Cntl Click/Drag • Shift Click • Select a sequence

  11. Shift/Cntl Click/Drag • Cntl Click • Select a non sequential set of files

  12. Shift/Drag Moves the set of files on the right to the folder on the left Cntl/Drag Copies the set of files on the right to the folder on the left Shift/Cntl Click/Drag

  13. Summary • If the items mentioned in this presentation are not obvious to you before the semester is over, you are doing yourself a disfavor

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