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attitudetallyacademy · 7 months

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Getting Started with Computers: Essential Knowledge for New Users

Introduction:

In today's digital age, computers have become an indispensable part of our lives. Whether you're a student, a professional, a retiree, or anyone in between, having essential computer skills is no longer a luxury but a necessity. If you're new to the world of computers and are looking to kickstart your journey, this blog will provide you with the fundamental knowledge you need to get started. We'll explore computer basics for beginners and essential computer skills that will set you on the right path.

Understanding the Basics

Before diving into the nitty-gritty of essential computer skills, let's start with some fundamental computer basics for beginners.

1. Hardware and Software

Computers consist of two main components: hardware and software. Hardware refers to the physical components of a computer, like the monitor, keyboard, CPU, and more. Software, on the other hand, encompasses the programs and applications that run on the computer.

2. Operating System

An operating system (OS) is the software that manages the computer's hardware and provides a platform for other software to run. Common examples of operating systems include Windows, macOS, and Linux.

3. User Interface

The user interface is what you interact with when using a computer. This includes the desktop, icons, and windows. Understanding how to navigate and interact with the user interface is vital for any computer user.

Essential Computer Skills

Now that you have a grasp of the computer basics, let's delve into some essential computer skills.

1. Typing Skills

Being able to type efficiently is a fundamental computer skill. Learning to touch type will make your computer usage more enjoyable and productive. There are many online typing tutorials and games that can help you improve your typing speed and accuracy.

2. Internet Basics

The internet is a vast resource, and knowing how to navigate it is crucial. You should be familiar with web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge. Learn how to perform searches, bookmark websites, and stay safe online.

3. File Management

Understanding how to create, organize, and manage files and folders is essential. You should be able to save and retrieve documents, photos, and other files on your computer.

4. Email Communication

Email is a primary mode of communication in the digital age. You should know how to create and manage an email account, send and receive emails, and attach files.

5. Basic Troubleshooting

No computer user is immune to occasional issues. Learning basic troubleshooting techniques, such as restarting your computer, clearing browser cache, or updating software, can save you a lot of frustration.

6. Security Awareness

In today's digital landscape, cybersecurity is crucial. Be aware of the importance of strong, unique passwords, keeping your operating system and software up to date, and being cautious of phishing emails and suspicious websites.

7. Software Applications

Explore essential software applications like word processors (e.g., Microsoft Word or Google Docs), spreadsheets (e.g., Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets), and presentation software (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides). These applications are commonly used for work, school, and personal projects.

Where to Learn More

If you're looking to expand your knowledge and skills, there are various ways to do so. You can find online tutorials, video courses, and community college classes dedicated to computer basics for beginners and essential computer skills. Don't hesitate to reach out to friends or family members who are tech-savvy for guidance and support.

In conclusion, getting started with computers and gaining essential computer skills is an investment in your future. Whether you want to boost your employability, stay connected with loved ones, or simply navigate the digital world more effectively, these skills are invaluable. So, take the first step, embrace the world of technology, and become a confident and proficient computer user.

#essential computer skills #computer basics for beginners #Hardware and Software #Internet Basics

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zerojanitor · 1 year

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twitter: currently owned by techbro pissman

tumblr: actively removing functionality and bloating the interface with things nobody uses

discord: being retooled by ex-Meta management who don't understand the appeal of the platform

youtube: neutered by advertisers and algorithms and also tiktokification

reddit: half of the site is down due to protests about the outrageous monetization of third-party API support

facebook: my mom is on there

#idk what point i'm making its just wild watching the established internet dominion basically screech to a halt

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undiscovered-dynamic · 3 months

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youtube

#internet basics #internet #email services #Youtube

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chloesimaginationthings · 1 month

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FNAF Glitchtrap really HATES Mike specifically

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batshaped · 2 months

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the continued adventures of an internet user who was frozen in 2004 and defrosted in 2021: some things are just the way you left them

previous 2004 internet user comics are here: one, two, three, four, five; or just in my 2004 tag

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originalartblog · 4 months

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Apparently much-needed reminder that reposting artists' art (by saving the images or screenshotting them and reuploading them yourself) on other platforms without the artists' expressed permission and without credit is theft and an insult to their passion and craft. You are profiting (in views, in attention, in feedback) from someone else's work and ideas, who do not get that feedback for sharing their creation.

If you are an art reposter, you are a thief and I have no respect for you.

#learn basic internet etiquette i am begging but also holding a knife. yes i'm mad. more about others than myself.#do you know how many artists i have seen leave social media because their art started being reposted all over?#tip: way too fucking many #i've had many people tell me about people reposting my art on tiktok #no one ever asked to repost my art on tiktok. ever. they just save super fried bad crunchy jpegs of my art and repost them #they get 20k likes and don't even bother naming me #also a reason i started signing my name more legibly and why my blog web address is always there but apparently no one can even read that #a few people got an ok for translations on other platforms though #i'm going to be annoying with this post and reblog it a few times to try to catch the people who apparently need to be told #tiny skk adventures #nawy's comics #nawy's doodles #apparently those are reposters' favourites so here look at this

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hellmandraws · 9 months

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Not gonna lie, I'm super excited about the upcoming One Piece live action series! It's out Aug 31 on Netflix. I actually think it's gonna be good! 🤞🤞🤞

#reminder that the strike has NOT called for a boycott from viewers!#we want to show that we want more of this show and that Netflix has to pay their writers properly if they want to keep profiting from it #don't forget: the continuation of a popular show is a bargaining chip for the writers #one piece #one piece live action #monkey d. luffy #roronoa zoro #nami #usopp #sanji #when I first heard about the LA years ago I thought they were crazy #manga live actions are never good and OP is basically unfilmable #but when the strawhat cast was revealed I sat up straight and started paying attention #they were all spot on! absolutely unheard of in a live action!#and everything I've seen and heard about it since has just seemed so promising #early reviews are starting to come out and they're all positive #guys I think they did it #I think... Netflix actually made a good live action adaptation??#and of OP of all thing?!?!#(I won't be able to watch it until Sunday though so I'm gonna have to stay off the internet completely to avoid spoilers! TAT)

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bixels · 4 months

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I've been making the transition these past few months, but I think I'm gonna just move back to Tumblr. My Twitter's follower-base has reached a point where I can't tweet anything casually opinion-related without it overflowing like a toilet. I post a short thread on my gripes with color design in anime and I'm getting QRT'd with "kill this guy with hammers" reaction gifs. Like, damn, this isn't fun anymore. It's not fun to talk about stuff on Twitter in general anymore. I wanted to post some ship dynamic doodles sometime there, but I know I'm gonna get weirdly aggressive takes and reactions. Monkey's paw curls, but I don't particularly like having that many followers.

#personal #delete later #like i'm generally good at not letting internet stuff get to me #it's dumb and inconsequential and i'm confident in who i am as a colorist #i faced some racist racist racist ass shit last month when some alt right weebs found an old post critting whitewashing #like i've gotten dms from people harrassing me about being taiwanese #but tumblr is so lowkey while twitter will blast qrts in your face going “this guy hates you for your basic ass anime opinion”#and i'm like hm. :/#idk thanks for being chill in general guys. except with the miyazaki post that was a toilet overflow #best thing about tumblr is how easy it is to ignore weirdos or weirdly aggressive people #i'm still gonna post art there but really just art. it's more destructive than constructive to use twitter as a discussion space now

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giffypudding · 2 years

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I feel connected

#Cleveland show #gif #phone modem #modem #phone #internet #world wide web #mega modem #connected #coffee mug #basics #internet basics #flashing light #baud

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ahsoka-in-a-hood · 1 month

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It's my headcanon that there's not a galactic-wide holonet. That infrastructure just isn't there. Individual planets like coruscant probably have a holonet, sure, and some core worlds are connected to each other, but for a lot of the galaxy, most of the galaxy even, the average person just doesn't have access to a galactic equivalent of Earth's internet.

#The main reason they don't is just because the og SW was written before we had internet #and the worldbuilding grew from that point #but also we get our internet from a boatload of infrastructure #miles of cable #servers #satellites #and so on #so basically tattooine? not really on the web

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copdog1234 · 9 months

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You know what else annoys me about people who hate Gale? The claim that they think he's pompous! He is quite literally the opposite. THIS MAN OFFERS TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL THE VERY END OF THE GAME EVEN WHEN HE HAS FOUND A REASON TO KEEP ON LIVING.

HIS OWN SELF-PROCLAIMED BIGGEST FLAW IS THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THE ENTIRE WORLD WOULD BE BETTER OFF IF HE WAS DEAD.

HOW IS THAT POMPOUS??? THE MAN HATES HIMSELF AND IS READY TO DIE AT THE DROP OF A HAT.

#hate what characters you will but at least understand their basic traits #like if you hate him you dont know him #the same can be said about every other companion and i stand by that #maybe gale hate isnt as big as the internet is making me think but again my algorithms be showing me the wrong content #baldur's gate #baldurs gate 3 #baldurs gate #baldur's gate 3 #baldurs gate 3 spoilers #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #bg3 gale #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios

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lexosaurus · 7 months

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Okay, the "Youtube blocking everyone who uses adblocks from viewing their videos" thing was the final straw that made me finally switch to Firefox. And...I get it now. I get why I should have done this ages ago.

Thank you, Tumblr peer pressure, for helping me to better my online experience and safety.

#firefox #internet safety #i was using chrome #and knew i needed to switch anyway cuz the amount of CPU that stupid browser used was kind of ridiculous #but i was just being lazy cuz i didn't want to lose all my passwords #i have a lot of them written down but not ALL of them #but considering i use basically the same 5 websites on the daily #it's actually not so bad #and firefox is deffs worth the hassle anyway #BTW youtube can detect SOME adblocks from firefox too #so you just have to experiment and only have certain ones on #so far it can't detect Ublock #and i've heard it also can't detect Ad Nauseum

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flamedoesart · 1 year

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I feel like people tend to forget that the reason children are on websites they really shouldn't be on, like Twitter for example, is because there are no spaces on the internet anymore specifically designed for children, unless it's for babies or toddlers.

The death of Flash also meant the death of thousands of games and websites specifically designed for the 9-13 demographic. Now granted, several games died long before Flash did (like the Holy Disney MMO trio - Pixie Hollow, ToonTown and Club Penguin) but there were other websites designed around what kids would enjoy. Sites like Kongregate, Sploder, GirlsGoGames and others were designed with kids in mind.

These sites were special in the sense that it gave fun games for children to play without even really needing to interact with other people directly. They could play the games and have fun. If they wanted to make friends they could, and oftentimes these sites had moderation to prevent kids from having full control over what they could say so as to prevent bullying and potential cyberstalking.

But now Flash is dead, and there's barely any hangout spots for that demographic anymore. I think the last remaining game you can play that doesn't require Flash that was a major part of the 2010s game nostalgia was Wizard101, but that game comes with the flaw of membership programs, similar to all the other MMOs that existed at the time.

Needless to say, the next time we ask in annoyance why there's so many 12 year olds on Twitter and Tik Tok, remember that it's because there's literally no online spaces anymore solely for them and only them, that majority of adults wouldn't step foot into anymore.

#flame talks #internet culture #flash games #Edit : wtf how did this get so many likes and rbs #okay so maybe I should clarify a bit here that yes I am aware that there are still kids spaces online #but basically all the ones that exist now have a membership program #hell even roblox does and a membership isn’t required to play those games #yes ads are annoying af on games but that’s not the point #also yes I am aware that kids will walk into adult spaces online but #that would be less of a problem if there were actual sites designed for kids at all anymore #now all we have is tik tok and that site is more for teens and adults than for kids #literally kids can’t exist anywhere without being preyed upon by algorithms and shit

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gascreates · 5 months

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them :) dino refs finally complete, so now i can make all the joke comics i want

design thoughts under the cut

aang- second hardest design to ge through. at first i couldn't decide on a species, and then i couldn't get the colors to work. believe it or not, bright yellow right next to bright blue is painful to look at. so instead i opted for an all orange color pallette. does he look like a candy corn? yes. and we love him for it. puny lil candy corn avatar

katara- sweet baby so easy, love her, perfect design, no tears shed except for joy. also GIGANTIC. non negotiable part of her design tbh. and aquatic dino!! spinosaurus was the only choice. the sail is meant to look like her necklace! isnt that cool. im so cool and talented.

sokka- nanuqsaurus is! maybe a cold weather dino. possibly. so we did that. he's smaller than his sister and he's mad about it :) also, him face is warriors paint!! and i know that atla water tribes didn't really have anything to do with orcas, but I love orcas and i wanted to give sokka some recognizably hunter-y pattern. so, orca white markings.

toPH- i am ENDLESSLY SUGFERING. do you know how many times i flip flopped on toph's species. do you understand how many hours i spent debating over the benefits of triceratops vs protoceratops?? ankylosaurus vs. pachysephalosaurus???? my agony is unending. im still unsure. sacrificing the concept that toph could take down a t rex (trike) for the small n unassuming character theme (proto). also the badgermole looking markings are cool i guess

zuko- this is where you pretend that im bot playing favorites when it comes to dino species. why is he a deinonychus? cuz i like big raptors, that's why. go away. dont look at me. he's cute. he looks like a bird and i love that for him. also something something aang and zuko similar species that specialize differently based on how their environments changed them, zuko an echo of the potential of flight and aang an echo of the potential to hunt. flock bird vs pack hunter. same but different.

height chart:

i really cant say if it's accurate at all to the real dinos, but i was lazy and didnt want to do math, so it's just eyeballed heights. the important part is that we understand how tiny aang is and how massive katara is

#pls ignore my theropod bias #im allowed to have favorite dinosaurs #even if they're basic bitch carnivores #also if you saw other versions of this post no you didnt #did you know if your internet dies when you're editing a draft on mobile and save it tumblr just posts it #that's so fuckin stupid #ANYWAY im posting now #and im bracing against the lower note count that i know is coming #i do this for me and it doesn't matter if other people like it #(pls like it i die without validation ahdgjshdg)#I AM DO NOT REQUIRE ATTENTION TO THRIVE #(i want. attention)#atla #atla dino au

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lizardsfromspace · 7 months

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Everyone's sad about Omegle, the site whose elegiac closing statement heralds the death of the old, weird internet! *one day later* We regret to inform you Omegle shut down to avoid prosecution for child abuse

#internet #technology #in a case where they would've lost Section 230 protection #for not including even basic safety features or age gates #yikes!

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edenfenixblogs · 4 months

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Escapist Media Recs?

Going to bed soon but would love some recommendations of “safe” TV shows/movies/youtube channels and/or confirmation that they are “safe.” The hardest part of dealing with everything is constantly feeling like I’m in defense mode or don’t know who’s about to gut punch me.

My criteria for a “safe” escapist media are:

Has not said anything about the conflict and (if YouTubers) has not indicated anything about the conflict through their platforms

OR

If they HAVE spoken, they acknowledged pain of ALL civilians in the levant.

OR

Has not attacked/demonized/fomented hatred against Jews or Muslims or Arabs or Palestinians

Has not allowed hateful rhetoric against anyone on their platforms

Has expressed sorrow or sympathy for Jews or Israelis without adding a qualifier of BUT afterwards

So far, KoreanEnglishman/Jolly have seemed safe. I know Rev Chris posted something nice about Israelis and Palestinians and wanting peace.

Drawfee is pending until I can see how the livestream goes.

Are the Try Guys still ok?

Grace Helbig has been safe so far but she’s not purely escapism as she is very much Going Thru Stuff this year. But I’ve been watching her for ages and she’s wonderful.

Is it safe to watch Abbot Elementary?

Any other Recs???

I really just need to watch or engage with something where I don’t have anxiety about whether or not I’m gonna find out the people who write/act/produce the content are gonna turn around and start spouting dogwhistles and tropes.

What’s been calming for y’all? What have you found that gives you a moment of fucking peace?

I’ve read 13 books so far this year already. But i really just want to sit and watch something and turn my brain off.

Anti-Zionists, DNI. I know your feelings on this and about me. You’ve made your position clear. Not looking for a debate right now.

Just looking for something that takes my mind of all *gestures broadly* this.

#jumblr #no other tags #cuz I desperately want to not interact with anyone hostile #and as I’ve recently made clear #my irl social circle is basically nonexistent rn #and so I need to Ask The Internet and People Who Get It #seriously #If people have managed to shut the eff up #and just not mention politics #I would be thrilled #I don’t wanna fall in love with a character and find out the person who plays them actually thinks that every single Israeli kills babies

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