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anonymous

Internet censorship in China http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_the_Pe... - 5 views

Jonathan, can you please delete this Topic and re-post the link as a Bookmark? I've given you credit already, but it'll keep the group neater. Thanks.

started by Jonathan Carmona on 09 Sep 13 2 follow-ups, last by anonymous on 11 Sep 13
anonymous

Namechk: Check for Usernames Across the Web http://namechk.com/ - 2 views

Could be useful, thanks! I've given you credit. Natalie, can you please delete this Topic and post the link as a Bookmark? It'll keep the group neater.

username social media awesome

started by Natalie Niemeyer on 10 Sep 13 1 follow-up, last by anonymous on 11 Sep 13
anonymous

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 anonymous on 11 Sep 13
Ellie Cattle

Comparison of XML editors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

en.wikipedia.org/...Comparison_of_XML_editors

xml editors wikipedia web information

shared by Ellie Cattle on 11 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Ellie Cattle on 11 Sep 13
     
    Wikipedia's page on the different XML editors that are available.
  • anonymous on 11 Sep 13
     
    Probably no one in the class will ever need to use an XML editor -- and in any case, really you can just use a plain text editor -- but thanks for finding it! Everyone I know who creates XML uses oXygen.
Laura Vazquez

Move aside, .com: .wed, other domains will make Internet more crowded - Washington Post - 1 views

articles.washingtonpost.com/...ain-names-internet-corporation

Internet Web domains top-level ICANN

shared by Laura Vazquez on 11 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Laura Vazquez on 11 Sep 13
     
    ICANN was offering the chance to buy the top-level domain of a Web address. One woman paid $185,000 to own the domain .wed. Now over 1,900 new Web names are going to be introduced.
  • anonymous on 11 Sep 13
     
    Great article, Laura, and nice summary of it. Thanks!
James Hemdal

Top 10 YouTube URL Tricks - 0 views

www.makeuseof.com/...l-tricks-you-should-know-about

youtube video download url tips tricks streaming media music

shared by James Hemdal on 10 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • James Hemdal on 10 Sep 13
     
    This website has some more advanced URL tricks to make your YouTube experience better. Most of these tips are for embedding videos, but there are tips for viewing as well.
  • anonymous on 11 Sep 13
     
    Anything that has the words "tips" or "tricks" in it, I like, even when it's not related to what we've been discussing lately. :)
Lizzie Ehrreich

Browsers 411 - 0 views

www.whatbrowser.org

browser web internet software

shared by Lizzie Ehrreich on 11 Sep 13 - Cached
  • Lizzie Ehrreich on 11 Sep 13
     
    Explains what is a browser, different types of browsers to try, and importance of updating browsers. His video that also explains browsers: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-is-browser.html
  • anonymous on 11 Sep 13
     
    Huh, kind of interesting. At first I thought it was just going to tell me what browser I had, which seems silly. But you're right: the other stuff is useful. Thanks.
Emily Broadwater

Computer Glossary - 0 views

whatis.techtarget.com

HIST390 information

shared by Emily Broadwater on 11 Sep 13 - Cached
  • Emily Broadwater on 11 Sep 13
     
    Gives you detailed definitions for any IT term.
  • anonymous on 11 Sep 13
     
    Not a bad site at all, Emily -- thanks for finding it. I notice too that under "Learning Tools" there are various "Cheat Sheets" of things like a list of all two-letter TLD country codes. Could be useful.
anonymous

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_keyboard_shortcuts - 4 views

By the way, please do post these as a "Bookmark" rather than a "Topic" -- that way all the comments and things will show up on the main group page.

basics

started by Ellie Cattle on 05 Sep 13 2 follow-ups, last by anonymous on 11 Sep 13
anonymous

Top 10 Domain Hosting Companies of 2013 - 2 views

Also by the way, please do post these as a "Bookmark" rather than a "Topic" -- that way all the comments and things will show up on the main group page.

Hist390 hosts

started by Paola Torrico on 10 Sep 13 3 follow-ups, last by anonymous on 11 Sep 13
Gordon Hall

Top 10 Most Usable Content Management Systems - 1 views

net.tutsplus.com/...ble-content-management-systems

hist390 information basics media internet

shared by Gordon Hall on 09 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Gordon Hall on 09 Sep 13
     
    In addition to the content management systems we talked about today like wordpress, there are plenty of other great content management systems out there for people to use.
  • anonymous on 11 Sep 13
     
    Although that article was written way back in 2009, I'd say it's still pretty accurate. All the CMSes I know of are in that list, plus some I hadn't heard of.
Nathan Reinecke

20 Extensions Every Chrome User Must Try - 0 views

web.appstorm.net/...ry-google-chrome-user-must-try

shared by Nathan Reinecke on 07 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Nathan Reinecke on 07 Sep 13
     
    Mostly useful for people who use Chrome, but most of these undoubtedly have analogues or versions in Firefox. A lot of good extensions for news, productivity and research, plus some stuff that's just plain cool.
  • Stephanie Sanlorenzo on 09 Sep 13
     
    While this website is helpful, many of the apps do not seem to be useful to everyday browsing, excluding a few in the Education section of the article. Granted, I still went and downloaded a lot of those apps because, as Nathan said above me, they're pretty cool.
  • anonymous on 11 Sep 13
     
    Browser extensions are definitely neat -- all the browsers have them now, pretty much. Firefox was the first browser to be extensible like this, so there tend to be a lot of extensions available for it. Zotero, which we're going to learn about next week, started out as a Firefox extension. I thought about defining "extension" in core concepts, but it's maybe a little more advanced than that. Extensions (also called "add-ons" and "plugins") are basically little apps that "plug in" to a big app.
Elloise Lotoc

Internet experts want security revamp after NSA revelations - 0 views

www.nbcnews.com/...ter-nsa-revelations-8C11107458

shared by Elloise Lotoc on 08 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Elloise Lotoc on 08 Sep 13
     
    Found this article about security measures. It's really interesting.
  • anonymous on 11 Sep 13
     
    A very hot issue right now. "Security" is definitely one of the issues you can write about if you like.
Vincent Rodriguez

Timeline of the Internet - 1 views

www.factmonster.com/...A0193167.html

shared by Vincent Rodriguez on 08 Sep 13 - Cached
  • Vincent Rodriguez on 08 Sep 13
     
    Found this timeline of the internet to be interesting. It's fascinating to see how it got started and how it changed since it first began.
  • anonymous on 11 Sep 13
     
    I didn't know that Queen Elizabeth was the first world leader to send an email ...
mgotcher

Just a fun article about the internet. - 0 views

www.crews.org/...internet.html

information basics internet

shared by mgotcher on 08 Sep 13 - Cached
  • anonymous on 11 Sep 13
     
    Don't forget to add a comment that describes what's at the link, Milan. I'll give you credit this time, but not next time. That is clearly an *ancient* web page. If you do View Source on it, too, you can tell (at least I can) that it was hand-coded in HTML rather than generated by a CMS. And all the tags are written in capital letters, . No one does that anymore.
  • anonymous on 11 Sep 13
     
    Plus, crews.org is a middle school. I don't really trust what they say about the Internet. :) Of course, if it's "just for fun" ...
Taylor Kreinces

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

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

computers apple PC Mac comparing

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.
  • anonymous 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.
  • anonymous 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.
Natasha Taliferro

Africa's "Father of the Internet" - 0 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

History Africa globalization ICANN internet

shared by Natasha Taliferro on 05 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Natasha Taliferro on 05 Sep 13
     
    Nii Quaynor, Africa's "Father of the Internet" is responsible for establishing the continents internet capabilities. Quaynor, the first African to be on the board of ICANN, was recently inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame.
  • anonymous on 11 Sep 13
     
    Natasha, Quaynor would be a terrific person to research for your presentation and final project. Very interesting, and I had never heard of him before.
Natasha Taliferro

This Russian Software is Taking Over the Internet - 1 views

www.wired.com/...nginx

Russia internet open source software apache

shared by Natasha Taliferro on 11 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Natasha Taliferro on 11 Sep 13
     
    The Russian Open Source software, Nginx by Igor Sysoev, that runs not only Wordpress but also sites like Netflix, now runs 15 percent of all websites.
anonymous

Table of keyboard shortcuts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

en.wikipedia.org/...Table_of_keyboard_shortcuts

shortcuts keyboard reference

shared by anonymous on 09 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 09 Sep 13
     
    Here's a useful list of keyboard shortcuts -- I'll put one or two (no more than that) from the "General Shortcuts" section on the test. I'll list them in the study guide, as well.
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