It Could Happen To You… March 22, 2007

Have you ever typed anything you didn’t want the whole world seeing?  I’m assuming all of us have at one time or another.  Unfortunately, anything we send via email can be seen by our boss, spouse, or even hackers.  Scary thought, huh?
Personally, I have sent a lot of stuff I didn’t want other people seeing.  [...]

Ready to shop? March 9, 2007

Our guest “Internet Geek,” Bill Parker, told us a lot about the internet and the history behind it.  But what I found to be helpful was the information he provided about open source softwar and free shopping cart programs. 

 
SourceForge.com is the world’s largest open source software development web site.  SourceForge.com provides a combination of news, original [...]

Google – Don’t Be Evil February 23, 2007

Last week, our guest speaker was Andrew Rodman, the “Google Guru.”  He provided us with a very informative class session, which I was disappointed to see end.  He showed us an exceptional amount of remotely simple information that most of us tend to overlook.  The first piece of information he provided that really made him my [...]

Really Simple Syndications February 16, 2007

When I first heard about “RSS Feeds,” I felt like my mother.  Back in the day as a young lad, I felt especially computer savvy.  And I just couldn’t understand how my mother, a very smart woman, could be so incredibly computer illiterate.  “How can she not know how to sign on aol?” I wondered.  [...]