February 2012
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Man of the street: What does USB stand for?
Help for the Computer Shy Guy: "Universal Serial Bus" but for our purposes it really means "plug and play" for usually (but alas not always), you won't have to install any additional software to use a USB device with your computer.
Man on the street: What can you connect to a computer via USB cables and ports?
Help for the Computer Shy Guy: Flash drives, digital cameras, printers, camcorders, external hard drives and more!
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Chapter from “Okay, I Bought a MacBook! Now What?” instructional DVD / online program. The background music is “That’s Me.”
Never let a computer know you’re in a hurry.
– Unknown
December 2011
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what is a "computer desktop"?
A computer “desktop” is so named because it’s very similar (at least conceptually) to the top of a real desk:
An actual factual desktop
a “Windows 7” desktop
June 2011
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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
– Emo Philips