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Hardware
- Buying a computer
- Questions to ask before buying a computer: #1 , #2, #3,
- Simple explanations of computer hardware: #1
- Computer terms: #1, #2
- Computer related acronyms and abbreviations: #1
- History of computers: #1, #2, #3
- How computers work is a series of articles providing illustrated explanations of how computer hardware and software works.
- Cheryl's guides provide explanations of various Windows operating systems, hardware components and configuarations and options for Internet access and where and how to buy:
- Setting up computers
- What is the environment? explains where to place computers.
- Turn computers on, off, and computer freeze-ups.
- Waterwheel.com describes how to buy, install and troubleshoot video and sound cards, hard drives, floppy drives, CD-Rom drives, more memory, modems, network cards, motherboards and modems.
- Cheryl's guide to setup and upgrading
- Understanding drivers
- Power and surge protection
- Using computers without injuries:
- Maintaining hardware
- Computer maintenance discusses the need for keeping computers cool and clean.
- Lycos provides tutorials on disk clean-up, scan disk and disk defragmenter plus other basic maintenance tasks.
- techruler.com provides explanations of and directions for starting disk clean-up, scan disk and disk defragmenter plus some diriections for solving problems like frozen screen, slow computer, and too many programs open during start up. Use disk clean-up, scan disk and disk defragmenter in this order, not the order given on techrulers.com's page.
- Troubleshooting hardware
- Cheryl's guide to troubleshooting explains the causes of computer problems and how to think like a trouble shooter; the causes of computer problems; provides a list of tools and advice on contacting technical support.
- How to think through computer problems:
- Using logic to troubleshoot,
- Ask the right questions ,
- Quick troubleshooting steps.
- Waterwheel.com describes how to buy, install and troubleshoot video and sound cards, hard drives, floppy drives, CD-Rom drives, more memory, modems, network cards, motherboards and modems.
- Lycos explains how to fix problems with mice, keyboards, monitors, printers, scanners. network cards, modems, speakers, zip dirves, joysticks, digital cameras, Palm Pilots and USB ports.
- Problems booting PC
- What to do when the computer freezes.
- Mouse:
- Keyboard:
- CD-ROM problems
- Viruses:
- What are they?: #1, #2, #3
- Virus protection:
- Norton Anti-virus software: #1, #2
- McAfee anti-virus software: #1
- Printers:
- Mouse
- Using a mouse, trackball, or touchpad.
- Things you can do with a mouse: pointing, pressing mouse button, clicking mouse button, dragging.
- Mouserobics by the author of this page is one of the most widely used hands-on mouse tutorials. Others have translated Mouserobics into Danish, Spanish and Hmong.
- Other hands-on mouse tutorial: #1
- What is the right mouse button for?
- How mice work is an illustrated article.
- Make the mouse easier to use for you:
- For Windows 98: Shape and color: #1; Speed: A
- For Windows ME: All properties: #1
- For Windows 2000: All properties: #1
- For Windows XP:
- Turn your right handed mouse into a left handed mouse: #1
- Slow-down the double clicking speed: #1
- Highlight and drag without holding down mouse button: #1
- Change the pointer speed: #1
- Set the pointer to automatically go to the default button of dialog boxes: #1
- Tips for using the mouse without pain or repetitive strain injury: #1, #2, #3, #4
- Alternative mice
- Keyboard
- Description of keys: Author's own tutorial
- EasyType are interactive tutorials teaching touch typing. If your computer has speakers make sure they are on and turned up. Be patient because you will have to sit through short directions.
- Typing test measures your typing speed.
- How keyboards work is an illustrated article.
- Keyboard shortcuts can be used in place of clicking main menu options.
- Adjust the keyboard to work better with your abilities and disabilities:
- Sticky keys allow pressing the shift key and then a letter key to type a capital letter. Great for one armed typists.
- Windows 98: #1
- Windows 2000: #1, #2
- Windows ME: #1, #2
- Windows XP:#1
- Filter keys adjust the speed at which letters appear when letter keys are pressed. Slowing down the repeat rate eliminates the duplication of letters for typists with shaky hands.
- For Windows 98: #1
- For Windows 2000: #1, #2
- For Windows ME: #1, #2
- For Windows XP: #1
- Ideal typing posture
- Guidelines for laptop computer users
- Tips for using the keyboard without repetitive strain injuries: #1, #2
- Preventing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: #1, #2, #3, #4
- Exercises to repetitive strain injuries: #1, #2, #3
- Alternative keyboards
- Monitor
- Computer case
- Tours of computer cases
- Drives: hard drives, floppy drives, CD-ROM drives
- CD-ROM drives;
- Printers
- Scanners
- Digital cameras: #1, #2
- Laptops:
- Tutorials: #1
- Cleaning: #1
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