Essential Understanding of Your Windows PC, including Windows 8
Preparation: how is computer used? what is email address, is it web-based or local POP3/SMTP? make list of important personal data (and keep it offline) have original disks for restore and installs have backup media Session 1st hour: review prep pc assessment, installed sw, files power tool examples file searching, everything is a file or folder file creating, renaming, deleting, overwriting, format file types ascii (text), image, other making and testing backups, always more than one your stuff is irreplaceable pictures, dated folders documents old pc is best b/u separate data drive desktop shortcuts, clutter folders desktop notepad, cutpaste, and edit, never lose typing desktop image capture and save with paint password reminders Session 2nd hour: task manager, normal activity security industry, spyware downloads, where did it go open office vs MS office emergencies: loss of power, forced shutdown, UPS loss of control, attack, network connection Internet browsers and Web URL, pruning links, be careful what you click history, cookies, cache FF plug ins, try IE 1st freeware, advertising is only way they make money identity protection by flummox keep separate logins search, duck
