Protection
You need 3 things for your protection in the WWW universe (Wild Wild West) - ZoneAlarm is a firewall, an Antivirus program, and AdAware for spyware removal. Read more about internet
security on CNet.com. Microsoft AntiSpyware is a very solid program, and according to most analysts, is even better than AdAware.Browser
The suggested browser is Mozilla Firefox - no pop-ups with this one and a Google search box is
embedded. My personal favorite is Opera - rated the best browser for 2004. Opera has a RSS reader and voice technology to read web pages to you, all that in the amazingly small package of 3.5 MB.Make a Website
If you want to make your own web page, use our host Blogger, which is a part of Google. They claim that you can create your web page in 5 minutes. The New York Times editorial team did a
test, and found out that it actually takes 3 minutes, if you had thought of a name for your website in advance. Click here for a Blogger video course (free). Blogger Knowledge section is also very good.Encyclopedia
Wikipedia is the largest online encyclopedia with more pages than Encyclopedia Britannica, it is also free. And if you can't find something but you know about it, you can write an article and th
e experts will check it later - this is how Wikipedia is growing daily. Read the NYTimes article and see a video showing how Wikipedia works.Pictures
Once you have Picasa for your digital photos, you will wonder how you have lived without it. Google bought them in 2004 - these guys are really growing, aren't they?
Find the Answer
Search for medical information by using Google Scholar. It enables you to find answers to your questions in medical journals and books. Something like Medline on steroids - it really feels like you are "standing on the shoulders of giants".
Search Your Own Computer
Google Desktop Search helps you to search your own computer with the Google speed and accuracy. Something that we needed for a long time. Read more in USA Today and PC World.
Gmail is hands down the best email service. Yahoo mail is a distant second. Everything with "G" must be good, it comes from Google, like "i" and Apple (iPod, iPhoto, etc.)
Presentation Programs
You have to prepare a Journal Club or a Case Conference and you need MS PowerPoint but you don't want to buy it. What can you do? Don't worry, "help is on the way". You can download free alternatives to the MS program, which are just as good and you do not even need to install them - just unzip and run the program. Then save the presentation as MS PowerPoint. One example is Portable OpenOffice (70 MB). Click here for free video courses on different software programs from Lynda.com.
Online Radio
BBC 4 has an amazing website with most of their programs available for online listening for free. You will need a Real One player which is a free download.
How it Started
The inventor of the first computer was the Bulgarian John Atanasoff. He built the appropriately named ABC computer at Iowa State University during 1937-42.
References:
Geek to Live: Lifehacker Pack
Web Wise online courses by BBC - free but basic
Personal Technology by Walter Mossberg from WSJ
Software solutions (1) - A free alternative to Microsoft Office - BMJ Career Focus
Created: 2005
Updated: 5/2006
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