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Gadgets & Gizmos

Define Gadget: Often small mechanical or electronic device sometimes thought as a novelty.

What is a Gadget? One writer wrote "believe everything above a staple with batteries", everything that comes with a remote.

Day one "Computer": Nothing more than 1's and 0's but very fast. Started with the transistor amplifier in 1947. Understanding how to use the computer opens door of the unkown.

1. www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/index.html Hardware

Offline Computing: Graphics, Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Databases, Music, Desktop Presentation, and Desktop Publishing.

2. www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/index2.html Software

3. www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line2.htm#pp Sotfware Tutorials

Online Computing: WWW, Buying, Banking, Selling, Sharing, E-mail, Storage and Creating.

4. electronics.howstuffworks.com/pc.htm/printable Know Computing

5. www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/ Tech encyclopedia

6. www.etrexler.com/moneyterms.html Investing Terms

7. www.ebay.com Auction site

8. computer.howstuffworks.com/email.htm/printable E-mail

9. www.google.com/tour/services/index.html Know GOOGLE!!!

I-A Tablet PC (Very New)

10. www.tabletpcreview.com/ Tablet PC

11.www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2000/nov00/11-13tabletpc.asp

I-B PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) (Palm)

12. electronics.howstuffworks.com/pda.htm/printable PDS's

13. www.library.uthscsa.edu/consultation/guides/tutorials/main.cfm

Day Two "Communication": Information exchanged from one source to another, from one location to another. Most times wireless is used. Speed is important and necessary. (802.11b Wi Fi)

Phone, Cell, Walkie Talkie, GPS, E-mail, Web Cam

14. A electronics.howstuffworks.com/cordless-telephone.htm/printable

Cordless Phone

14. www.howstuffworks.com/question320.htm/printable 900 MHg phone

14.5 www.switchboard.com/ Locate number by names

14.6 www.anywho.com/rl.html Locate name by number

15. electronics.howstuffworks.com/cell-phone.htm/printable Cell Phone

15.5 www.letstalk.com/ Compare Cell Phone Prices

16. www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/gps/gps_f.html GPS

17. www.emailaddresses.com/email_web.htm E-mail Accounts

18.electronics.howstuffworks.com/webcam.htm/printable Web Cams

Day Three "Entertainment @ Home" Watching and listening to audio and video presentations from around the world. All at your fingertips using a remote!

TV, DVD, Wireless Cable, Satellite, XM Radio, AM/FM Radio, PDR

19.entertainment.howstuffworks.com/tv.htm/printable TV

20.www.howstuffworks.com/dvd.htm/printable DVD

21.www.wcai.com/wireless_cable.htm Cable

22.www.directv.com/DTVAPP/index.jsp Satellite

23.www.orbitsatellite.com/xmradio/how.asp XM Radio

24.electronics.howstuffworks.com/radio.htm/printable AM/FM

25.www.howstuffworks.com/pda.htm/printable PDA's

Day Four "Transportation" Travel via car, air or train using Gadgets or receive or send goods using Gizmos. Today is different than yesterday.

Auto, Train, Airplane and Traveling over seas

26. www.securityworld.com/auto/autocommand.html Car

27.www.amtrak.com/destinations/index.html Train

28.www.viarail.ca/en_index.html Train Canada

29. www.fly.faa.gov/FAQ/Airline_Links/airline_links.jsp Air line web sites

30.www.expedia.com/daily/home/ Expedia

31.www.hotwire.com/index.jsp?siteID=o8tNT3SgySs-KMsyLNXfucXg%2A%2AOVhp

Hotwire

32.www.orbitz.com Orbitz

33. www.travelocity.com/ Travelocity

34. www.firstgov.gov/ Passport info

Day Five "Student Request" Any request and or focused on certain Gadgets. If you want me to find anything just let me know via e-mail of tell me at class. My e-mail address is etrexler@stny.rr.com

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Day Six "Review and Clarify" Review the five days of Gadgets and Gizmos. Exchange e-mails and prepare for the future.

39. www.etrexler.com just fun :)

Also pcsupport.about.com/ PC Help via ABOUT.COM

And en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer PC INFO