Useful Links: Technology
Tech for Seniors
- TechBoomers Techboomers.com is a free educational website that teaches older adults and other inexperienced Internet users with basic computer skills about websites that can help improve their quality of life.
- Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms for Older Adults PDF file from the National Institute on Aging
- Digital Learn Use a computer to do almost anything! Choose a course to start learning or search courses. If you are new to computers, haven't used them for a while, are a little unsure and uncomfortable, or just need a bit of a refresher, we have the tools to help you tackle technology at your own pace and gain the confidence you need to succeed.
Computer Skills
- Code.org Videos and interactive programming tutorials. "Code.org is a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by women and underrepresented minorities. Our vision is that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science, just like biology, chemistry or algebra. Code.org organizes the annual Hour of Code campaign which has engaged 10% of all students in the world and provides the leading curriculum for K-12 computer science in the largest school districts in the United States. Code.org is supported by generous donors including Amazon, Facebook, Google, the Infosys Foundation, Microsoft, and many more." A free account is required only if you wish to save your progress in various activities. From Code.org.
- Computer Help from your friendly How-To Geek Self-proclaimed as the friendliest source, The How-To Geek aspires "to be the best source of How-To articles anywhere, with content easy enough for beginners but useful enough for geeks as well." Articles are searchable by keyword and visitors also may view alphabetized lists of articles on topics such as Microsoft Office or Windows Vista. The site offers several Blogs, including The How-To Geek's own, and Forums, where computer questions are welcome. The newest articles and postings are easy to find throughout the site.
- DigitalLiteracy.gov This is the destination for digital literacy resources and collaboration. Use it to share and enhance the tools necessary to learn computer and Internet skills needed in today’s global work environment.
- Facebook 101 This tutorial was created to get you up to speed on how to create, use, and maintain a Facebook page of your own, including understanding the complex Facebook privacy policies and settings. Connect with the GCFLearnFree.org Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/GCFLearnFree.org
- How to Geek tutorials We Explain Technology How-To Geek is an online technology magazine and one of the top 500 websites in the US. Since it was created more than a decade ago, the site’s 10,000+ in-depth articles have been read over 1 billion times. More than 15 million people read our articles every month. Our readers love How-To Geek because of its unique voice. We’re not a website for geeks—we are the geeks. We’re the people you turn to when your computer isn’t working right, you need to do something technical, or you want to understand the latest gadgets. We explain it all in simple, approachable terms. When providing instructions, we use a copious amount of screenshots that make technical processes easy to follow. How-To Geek is for everyone.
- GCF Learn Free "GCFLearnFree.org® creates and provides quality, innovative online learning opportunities to anyone who wants to improve the technology, literacy and math skills needed to be successful in both work and life." Topics covered include Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office, and Windows; Google Chrome, Spreadsheets, and other products; Computers; Social Media and more. Learn at your own pace through these 750 free online lessons. (A program of Goodwill Industries of NC, Inc.®.) ALSO READING AND MATH INSTRUCTION.
For more links visit Digital Literacy.
Apps Etc.
- IFTTT IFTTT is a free platform that helps you do more with all your apps and devices. [IFTTT=If This Then That]
- Library of Congress: Mobile Apps Mobile Apps from the Library of Congress including: U.S. Constitution: Analysis and Interpretation, The Congressional Record and Aesop for Children
Social Media
- StumbleUpon [For the complete review visit : http://webtrends.about.com/od/socialbookmarkingsubcat/gr/stumblereview.htm] StumbleUpon is a social bookmarking website that helps you find websites according to your interests. Daniel Nations writes in his review for About.com: “StumbleUpon is very easy to use. Since all you need to do is download the toolbar, install it, and pick your topics, you can be up and running in about two minutes. It's not as helpful if you are looking for something specific, but it is a lot of fun and a great time killer….As with all social websites, user participation is key. You don't have to participate to enjoy the benefits of StumbleUpon, but they have made it easy to give a thumbs up to websites you like, and a thumbs down to sites you just don't think cut it.”
Internet
- Scambusters A public service website and email newsletter that has helped over 11 million people protect themselves from Internet scams, identity theft and spam since 1994.
- Tor Project : Anonymity Online Protect your privacy. Defend yourself against network surveillance and traffic analysis. Tor prevents people from learning your location or browsing habits. Tor is for web browsers, instant messaging clients, and more. Tor is free and open source for Windows, Mac, Linux/Unix, and Android
Online Tools
- Firefox Send Private, Encrypted File Sharing Send files through a safe, private, and encrypted link that automatically expires to ensure your stuff does not remain online forever.
- Grammarly (Firefox add on) Millions of students and professionals use Grammarly to check their papers, emails, and other important documents.
- Pixlr : Online Photo Editor “Pixlr isn’t Photoshop. But for a free tool that works entirely within your browser, it replicates a remarkable percentage of Photoshop’s most important image-editing tools, and does it very, very well. Its Express and Advanced versions make it a winner for both newbies and serious photo retouchers. It’s one of the most desktop-like apps ever to grace the Web.” (Times review by Harry McCracken)
- PrintFriendly Make a Printer Friendly & PDF version of any webpage.
Subject Guide
SECURITY
Search your user name or email address against a database of those affected by data breaches.
FROM THE WEBSITE:
"This site came about after what at the time, was the largest ever single breach of customer accounts — Adobe. I often did post-breach analysis of user credentials and kept finding the same accounts exposed over and over again, often with the same passwords which then put the victims at further risk of their other accounts being compromised.
The FAQs page goes into a lot more detail, but all the data on this site comes from publicly leaked "breaches" or in other words, personal account data that has been illegally accessed then released into the public domain. Have I been pwned? aggregates it and makes it readily searchable."
Troy Hunt, a Microsoft Regional Director and Most Valuable Professional awardee for Developer Security, blogger at troyhunt.com, international speaker on web security and the author of many top-rating security courses for web developers on Pluralsight.
Router Checker is a free, web-based tool that checks your router's settings and detects if it may have been hijacked by criminals. If your router is compromised, every single device on your network is at risk of being hacked.
Technology
- TWiT : Newscasts you love from people you trust From About TWit.tv: “The TWiT.tv Netcast Network with Leo Laporte features the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech, along with over 20 other top-ranked online shows. Since 2005, our shows have provided news, commentary, help, how-to and perspective on the latest trends in digital tech from seasoned experts and journalists. Leo hosts and produces many of the shows, but as the network expands new hosts and participants are added.”