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WHAT IS YOUTUBE ALL ABOUT? -If you are a computer newbie, it pays to read up first to get the most out of the internet.
HOW CAN I MAKE THE HOME INTERNET SAFE FOR MY KIDS? As phenomenal and powerful a resource as it is, the internet is also a vehicle for less than scrupulous activities, so inform yourself as to how to avoid the pitfalls, especially for children.

WHAT DOES DSL STAND FOR? There are many devices and modes of connecting to the internet.

I AM FINDING IT HARD TO READ SOME OF THE SMALL PRINT ONLINE.

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WHAT IS A POD CAST?
A video or audio broadcast that you can listen to or watch on your computer.

WHAT IS A BLOG?
A BLOG is like an online diary, a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page (also called Weblog or Web log. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author.
WHAT IS AN RSS FEED?
A web feed is a file that contains frequently updated information, such as news headlines, blog posts, and in the case of podcasts audio and video, that is specially formatted in a way that allows it to be subscribed to using a variety of programs called feed readers or aggregators.

WHAT IS YOUTUBE ALL ABOUT?
YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. Three former PayPal employees created YouTube in February 2005. YouTube was bought by Google Inc. They show video content, including movie clips, TV clips, and music videos, as well as amateur content such as video blogging and short original videos. Most of the content on YouTube has been uploaded by individuals, although media corporations including CBS and the BBC and other organizations offer some of their material via the site.

Videos that are considered to contain potentially offensive content are available only to registered users over the age of 18. The uploading of videos containing defamation, pornography, copyright violations, and material encouraging criminal conduct is prohibited by YouTube's terms of service.

With its easy to use interface, YouTube made it possible for anyone who could use a computer to post a video that millions of people could watch within a few minutes. The wide range of topics covered by YouTube has turned video sharing into one of the most important parts of Internet culture.

YouTube has been criticized frequently for failing to ensure that its online content adheres to the law of copyright. Many countries have banned it and many schools.
BELOW ARE TWO BLOGS THAT TELL YOU HOW TO BLOCK youtube and other unwanted websites( ON A WINDOWS SYSTEM.)block a website
block a website - more instructions

HOW CAN I MAKE THE HOME INTERNET SAFE FOR MY KIDS?
Click on the question(in blue) to go to a Government help site. (....The best free way is to keep the family computer in a general use area of the house, not locked away in each kids room.) Talk openly about the risks and problems associated with the internet. There are also many software options like'Net-nanny' etc.
WHAT DOES DSL STAND FOR?
.... digital subscriber line: a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data ...

ADSL?-
Automatic digital subscriber line (modem technology that converts existing twisted-pair telephone lines into access paths for high-speed communications of various sorts.)

WI-FI?-
- Wi-Fi is a wireless form of internet supported by most personal computer operating systems, many game consoles, laptops, smartphones, printers, and other peripherals.
CABLE?
- cable Internet is a form of broadband Internet access that uses the cable television infrastructure. Like digital subscriber lines and fiber optic networks, cable Internet bridges the last kilometre or mile from the Internet provider to the subscriber. It is layered on top of the existing cable television network infrastructure; just as DSL uses the existing telephone network. Cable networks and telephone networks are the two predominant forms of residential Internet access. Recently, both have seen increased competition from fiber deployments, wireless, and mobile networks.

I AM GETTING A LOT OF UNWANTED SPAM EMAILS. HOW DO I STOP IT COMING INTO MY EMAIL IN-BOX? Try to use the preferences section in your email program (usually up in to top menu under the Program name) to set up some rules for incoming mail. If you are still getting a lot, download a spam filter and follow the instructions to install. Here is one spam filter for Outlook Express and Vista.

I AM FINDING IT HARD TO READ SOME OF THE SMALL PRINT ONLINE.(Hopefully not here but some sites do have very small type)

For Easy viewing on the internet...

(MAC users)- Under the browser top menu go View choose 'Make Text Bigger or Make Text Smaller

PC 1. For people with poor vision (on Windows) make the text larger by holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the + key. To reduce it press Ctl and the - key You may find that the setting remains even after you have shut down. Press Ctl + Zero (at the top) to return the page to normal size. Alternatively, use CTL and a scroll wheel on a mouse.
2. OR you can change the size and style of web page type. In a web page see Tools, Internet Options, Fonts and also View, Text size.
3. With Start, Settings, Control Panel, Accessibility Options you can experiment with the Display Settings and High Contrast. The shortcut to turn this on or off is LEFT ALT+LEFT SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN.
4. Internet Explorer 7 also has a zoom option on the bottom right of each website screen.
5. In addition, Windows XP provides a magnifier which is turned on by going to Start, Run and typing Magnify and clicking OK.
6. Lastly, you can try setting the screen resolution to no higher than 800 x 600. Right click a space on the desktop, Properties, Settings and move the slider to the left. Everything will be bigger.