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Welcome to this week's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, May 6, 2007
In this Issue:
Special Feature: Password Protect Your Computer
This Week's Topic: IP Address
Question: Double-Click Problems
Websites of Interest: The Hindenburg; factcheck; Photo Stamps
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Special Feature: Password Protect Your Computer
Question: Could you tell me the steps to put a password on my computer? I babysit my grandchildren and I would prefer that they do not use my computer.
Answer:
Click on the Start button and then open Control Panel. Once in Control Panel, open User Accounts and then click on Change an account.
In the screen that says Please pick an account to change, click on your account. In the next window, click on Create a Password.
You will be prompted to type in your password twice and a hint to help you remember your password. Input the information and click Create Password when you are done.
Don’t forget your password; it is very difficult to get back into your computer if you do. Just in case, Windows provides a feature where you can create a floppy disk that will allow you to reset the password on your computer. To set this up, go back to User Accounts and click on your account. On the left you will find Prevent a forgotten password. Click on that and follow the prompts.
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Today's Topic: IP Address
Question: I have heard the term IP address. What does that mean?
Answer:
IP stands for Internet Protocol. Every computer that is on the Internet has an IP address. The IP address works like a return postal address stamped on the data that your computer sends through the internet.
IP addresses are made of four numbers separated by periods, for example, 65.34.78.126. This address tells receiving computers what country, service provider, host, and computer sent the information.
Want to find out your own IP address? Visit this website:
http://www.showip.org
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Question: Double-Click Problems
I have the hardest time getting used to using the mouse, especially double clicking. Do you have any suggestions?
Answer:
Yes, if you are having to repeatedly double-click over and over to get Windows to perform an action, you may have your double-click timing too high.
Click the Start button and open the Control Panel . Open Mouse.
In the window you now see, select the Buttons tab and drag the slider toward the slower end. You can test the speed by double-clicking the Jack-In-The Box or Dolphin (depending on your Windows version) to get the right speed. Click Apply and try again. If it's still too fast, or now it's too slow, adjust it again.
Click the OK button when you are done.
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Websites of Interest:
The Hindenburg
Today is the seventieth anniversary of the Hindenburg crash. To learn more about the airship and see some interesting pictures, take a look at this website:
http://www.nlhs.com/hindenburg.htm
factcheck
With campaigning already starting for the next presidential election, we are hearing politicians spewing facts and figures all over the place. This website analyses what politicians say in their campaign ads, political speeches, press releases, interviews and debates and gives you the real facts and figures.
http://www.factcheck.org/
Photo Stamps
At this website you can upload your favorite digital picture and create a valid US Postal Service stamp.
http://photo.stamps.com |
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