23 April 2009

what is web browsers?

  • as you know,millions of computers are connected to the internet.these computers have billions of documents on the almost the same number of website.how do we retrive the required information from these site? the web browser programs play avery important role in displaying the contents of web sites and in using the other features such as e-mail, newsgroups chating and etc.
  • internet explorer, a companion program of windows is a popular web browser.netscape is another popular web browser.in this section, we shall discuss the salient features of internet explorer. even if you are using some other browsers,most of the discussion will also be applicable to that program.

what is Channels?

  • channels are used to deliver content from your favorite sites directly to your computer. channels make it possible for you to remain up-to-date with the latest web content.you do not have to subscribe to view the content. however if you subscribed to a channel, you gets it updated contents on content provider on a regular basis.
  • to have a look at various channels that you can access. you can use channels bar on your desktop or the channels buttons on the task bar or in the internet explorer browser.if you want to display channels on your desktop then you can use the command- start menu,programs,internet explorer,channel bar.
  • if you cannot use on your own PC you can find it yourself and complete the task.you can use the channels bar to view or subscribe to any channel. you can use the channel guide to view a list of channels available at Microsoft website. Microsoft updates the list at a regular intervals.you can add new channels to your channel bar and remove channels also that you have to no more use.

15 April 2009

Attend classes on youtube & forget college.

College Too expensive?
  • Try Youtube. it might seem counterintuitive to look for higher education alongside avril lavigne music videos, but the video sharing site become a major reservoir of college content.
  • youtube has for the last few years been forgetting partnership with university and colleges. the site recently gathered that video-channels under the banner YOUTUBE EDU. over 100 schools have partnered with youtube to make an official channel, including stanford,MIT, Harvard, Yale and the first university to join youtube : UC berkely.
  • there are promotional videos like campus tours, but the more intresting content is stright from the classroom or lecture hall. many schools have posted video of guest lectures. introductory classes and even a full semester's course.
at a time when many are finding college unaffortable and the ranks of the learning can sound like a good way to spen some Free time.