Basic Computer Set-ups....

[just my opinion.... Anyone got other ideas, pro or con?]

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 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).

Other ideas, thoughts, links... re Basic setups?