Strategies to improve web browsing, searching, research and email.
A mightily informative beginners’ course which will shape your online experience into something more productive and enjoyable.
Outline
- Find what you want
- Google tips
- Add search engines
- Forums
- Mailing lists
- Keep safe & secure
- Keep it personal
- Passwords
- Scams
- Secure connections
- Stop spam
- Email filter
- Marketing
- Customize your browser
- Speed up downloads
- Block ads
Who should attend
People who want practical and easy-to-understand advice about how to make their online experience easier, faster and safer.
Skills required
Basic computer literacy, including moving and copying files, creating, editing and saving a document with a word processor and using a web browser.
Learning outcomes
- Searching: You will be able to search for information far more effectively on the web.
- Security: You will learn how to protect yourself against ID theft, scams, spam and credit card fraud.
- Browsers: You will learn the principles of how to customise your web browser to suit your needs and install extensions.
All techniques will be taught using Free Software that will be made available free of charge to all students.