Basic Computer Set-ups....

 

 

[just my opinion....]

 

 

Typically, we all need to be able to do the following... 

(current versions, please)

 

• MS Internet Explorer
• Firefox browser
• Flash player
• Real Player
• Windows Media
• Quicktime
• Acrobat Reader
• YouTube videos
• Flickr.com photos
• Facebook.com
• [and they need to be able to actually PLAY videos inside Facebook -- Our class has a group page with videos in it, which apparently our computers won't play.]
• And somehow, we need to be able to provide (cheap) ear-buds -- say in the Student Admin office (or Library) as practical.  The public libraries apparently offer cheap sets for $1.

For Internet Explorer... and also for Firefox browser... please install a del.icio.us TAG button... [and the associated del.icio.us logo-button, which takes anyone to their page of tagged-items].  To help you find them, here's the del.icio.us Help page re how to tag... and to get the MSIE & Firefox extensions.

And btw, as long as you're optimizing our browsers with some basic functionalities.... please make the LINKS-bar visible on all the computers so our students will start understanding how to take advantage of this great (unheralded) feature.  Please delete Microsoft's self-serving buttons (nobody uses them, thus people assume the LINKS-bar is useless).  And as you have time... let me encourage you to ADD some standard buttons that a lot of people might use... Crossroads.edu, IndyChristian.com, IndyStar.com, GoogleNews, GoogleReader, GospelCom.net (Bible).

This probably is NOT a complete list -- we'll realize some further deficiencies of our lab as we move on further through the course, but the above items have already been obstacles... and need to be cured asap.

Btw, if you can't upgrade all the computer programs at once on every computer, please designate a few computers that our C4UI students can be SURE to be able to use efficiently.