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Ellie Cattle

HowStuffWorks "10 Worst Computer Viruses of All Time" - 1 views

computer.howstuffworks.com/worst-computer-viruses.htm

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shared by Ellie Cattle on 07 Nov 13 - Cached
  • Ellie Cattle on 07 Nov 13
     
    The presentation on the first computer worm on Monday made me want to check out other cases of major computer viruses.
Taylor Kreinces

HowStuffWorks Videos "What is the future of libraries?" - 2 views

videos.howstuffworks.com/...-future-of-libraries-video.htm

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shared by Taylor Kreinces on 30 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Taylor Kreinces on 30 Sep 13
     
    Video about one person's take on what libraries will be used for in the future. Very interesting opinion.
  • Amanda French on 01 Oct 13
     
    Hmm, interesting. The service she describes where libraries sell books is fairly rare, still, although it's made possible by a thing called an Espresso Book Machine that prints copied of ebooks: http://www.ondemandbooks.com/ I hate when I can't figure out the date of things. I even looked at the source code to try to find out when that video was recorded, but I couldn't. I did discover that the girl in the video (I love her sweater!) is one of the co-hosts of another How Stuff Works podcast called "Stuff You Missed in History Class" at http://shows.howstuffworks.com/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class-podcast.htm -- that might be useful! Certainly relevant. :) Their latest episode is about an 18th-century "Vampire Panic" in New England. Sign me up.
  • Taylor Kreinces on 02 Oct 13
     
    I listen to that podcast all the time!
Paola Torrico

The Oldest Book in the World - 1 views

entertainment.howstuffworks.com/...oldest-book-in-the-world.htm

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shared by Paola Torrico on 02 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Paola Torrico on 02 Oct 13
     
    I found this article to be pretty interesting. It is about what scientists believe is to be the first book ever written (about 2,000 years ago!). I thought it was pretty cool!
Taylor Kreinces

HowStuffWorks: "10 Differences Between Macs and PCs" - 0 views

computer.howstuffworks.com/...ences-between-macs-and-pcs.htm

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shared by Taylor Kreinces on 05 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Taylor Kreinces on 05 Sep 13
     
    This is a slide show about the differences between Apple computers and computers that are deemed "PCs". It compares everything from design to software. I thought it was interesting to see how people see these computers and what the actual difference between them were.
  • Amanda French on 11 Sep 13
     
    I see that both you and Marion have shared links from HowStuffWorks.com -- that site usually has pretty good information, especially for basic stuff. I find it interesting that they're classified as an "entertainment" site; they pay people a little (not much) to write the articles, and then they sell ads on the content. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_stuff_works I know a guy who works there -- Jonathan Strickland. Great guy and great podcaster.
  • Amanda French on 11 Sep 13
     
    Interesting, Taylor, although I wish that article had a date on it. I bet it's a couple of years old: both Macs and PCs change a lot. Still, those differences still apply. Technically, of course, Macs are PCs, since PC stands for "Personal Computer," which a Mac is. But what can you do -- language is slippery.
Amanda French

http://www.howstuffworks.com/bytes.htm - 2 views

Brittney, can you please delete this and post it as a Bookmark, not a topic? Thanks. I've given you credit for this, but it'll keep the group neater.

started by brittneydouress on 09 Sep 13 1 follow-up, last by Amanda French on 11 Sep 13
cmarion2

HowStuffWorks "Internet vs. World Wide Web" - 0 views

computer.howstuffworks.com/...net-versus-world-wide-web1.htm

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shared by cmarion2 on 05 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • The Web isn't the only system out there, but it's the most popular and widely used. (Examples of ways to access the Internet without using HTTP include e-mail and instant messaging.)
  • The World Wide Web, on the other hand, is the system we use to access the Internet
  • cmarion2 on 05 Sep 13
     
    This article explains the difference between the internet and the WWW by describing the internet as a network of computers and the WWW as one of the modes we use to access certain files within this network. It also states that-- as we had discussed in class-- though the WWW is probably the most widely-used mode of accessing the internet, other ways, such as through email and instant messaging, are also available.
  • cmarion2 on 05 Sep 13
     
    This article explains the difference between the internet and the WWW by describing the internet as a network of computers and the WWW as one of the modes we use to access certain files within this network. It also states that-- as we had discussed in class-- though the WWW is probably the most widely-used mode of accessing the internet, other ways, such as through email and instant messaging, are also available.
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