Computation. Overview. Bits and bytes. ASCII. Processors. Motherboards: buses, connectors, ports, slots, and sockets. Memory: ROM, RAM, and cache. Secondary storage: floppy disks, hard disks (PATA and SATA), CDs, and DVDs. Virtual Memory. Expansion buses and cards: AGP, ISA, PCI, PCI Express, and SCSI. I/O devices. Peripherals. How to shop for a computer. History. Pirates of Silicon Valley, a dramatization of the history of Microsoft Corporation and Apple Computer, Inc.]]> Networks: clients and servers, peer-to-peer, LANs and WLANs, the Internet, and domains. Email: addresses; IMAP, POP and SMTP; netiquette; spam; emoticons; snail mail; and listservs. SSH. The World Wide Web: URLs and HTTP. Blogs. Instant messaging. SFTP. Usenet. Network topologies. The Internet: backbones, TCP/IP, DHCP, and DNS. NAT. Ethernet: NICs, cabling, switches, routers, and access points. Wireless: IR, RF, Bluetooth, and WiFi. ISPs. Modems: dialup, cable, and DSL. Students versus teaching fellows! Graphics: file formats, bitmaps and vectors, and compression. Audio: file formats and compression. Video (and audio): file formats and compression. Streaming. Threats to privacy: cookies, forms, logs, and data recovery. Security risks: packet sniffing, passwords, phishing, hacking, viruses and worms, spyware, and zombies. Piracy: WaReZ and cracking. Defenses: scrubbing, firewalls, proxy servers, VPNs, cryptography, virus scanners, product registration and activation. Webservers: structure, permissions, and implementations. Static webpages: XHTML, well-formedness, and validity. Dynamic webpages: SSIs, DHTML, AJAX, CGI, ASPs, and JSPs. Pseudocode. Constructs: instructions, variables, conditions, branches, and loops. Languages: interpreted and compiled. Scratch. Students versus teaching fellows! Startup.com, a documentary that traces the history of govWorks.com.]]> Where were you? Where are you? Where can you go? Reinforce your understanding of hardware! Reinforce your understanding of hardware and software! Reinforce your understanding of the Internet! Reinforce your understanding of hardware, software, and the Internet! Reinforce your understanding of multimedia! Reinforce your understanding of security! Reinforce your understanding of website development! Reinforce your understanding of programming! Test your understanding of hardware, software, and the Internet! Test your understanding of multimedia, security, website development, and programming! Learn how to create digital audio! Learn how to take, transfer, enhance, and share digital photos! Learn how to create and edit digital videos! Learn how to access and change a PC's BIOS settings! Learn what the inside of a PC looks like! Learn how to connect all those cables to your PC! Learn how to upgrade a PC! Learn how to upgrade a computer's RAM! Learn about alternatives to Internet Explorer! Learn how to find and install the latest Windows updates for your PC! Learn how to install Windows XP on a PC! Learn about differences between Macs and PCs in this face-off! Learn how to select a host for your website! Learn how to register a domain name of your own! Learn how to shop ('til you drop) online! Learn how to search the Web more effectively! Learn what http:// is all about! Learn how TCP/IP works! Web Servers! Learn about designing and building a machine from the ground up in this interview with Alienware! Learn how to digitally entertain! Learn how to network your home! Learn how to network your home (continued)! Learn how to shop for a digital camera! Learn about digital photography! Learn how to edit your digital images! Learn how to share your digital media! Learn how to use Google Earth! Learn how to use iMovie! Learn how to use Photoshop! Learn how to use a digital videocamera! Learn how to use Windows Movie Maker! Learn how to protect yourself with a desktop firewall! Learn how to protect yourself against adware with Ad-Aware! Learn how to protect yourself against viruses with AVG Anti-Virus! Learn how to protect yourself against spyware with Spybot! Learn how to create a boot disk! Learn how to practice safe computing! Learn how to avoid phishing scams! Learn how to wipe a disk (and securely delete files)! Learn about cascading stylesheets! Learn about current standards in website development! Learn about designing a website! Learn about XHTML, a language in which webpages are written! Learn about extensions that enhance Firefox's functionality! Learn about the major browsers that exist today! Learn about programming with JavaScript! Learn about Web-based applications (and AJAX)! Learn how to automate tasks on Mac OS! Learn about programming with MIT's Scratch! Learn about scripting languages! Learn about writing macros for Windows with Macro Express! Learn (if not laugh) about some bad ideas in technology! Learn (if not laugh) about some failed dotcoms Learn about keeping all your technology up and running! Learn about some of the first computing devices in history! Learn about different types of games! Learn how to dress like a geek! Learn how to meet and greet people online! Learn about some handy (if geeky) toys! Watch Dan solve Rubik's Cube! Learn ... from our mistakes! Learn ... from our mistakes (continued)! Thank you for watching! Watch Rei warm up for a Video of the Week!