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Direct linkDescy, Don E. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
In this article, the author discusses some features of Windows Vista that may be of interest to teachers and/or their students. These are: (1) User Account Control; (2) Windows Firewall; (3) Windows Backup; (4) Parental Controls; (5) Windows Sidebar and Gadgets; (6) Instant Search; and (7) Windows ReadyBoost.
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Security
Descy, Don E. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2007
Just as many people log onto a Web mail site (Gmail, Yahoo, MSN, etc.) to read, write and store their email, there are Web sites out there with word processing, database, and a myriad of other software applications that are not downloadable but used on the site through a Web browser. The user does not have to download the applications to a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Internet, Online Searching, Web Sites
Descy, Don E. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
A computer virus is defined as a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer. The existence of computer viruses--or the necessity of avoiding viruses--is part of using a computer. With the advent of the Internet, the door was opened wide for these…
Descriptors: Computers, Computer Security, Crime Prevention, Internet
