Software: Information Management

Author Additions to Chapter 2

Websites that Expand on Chapter 2 Knowledge

Computer Terms Definitions
Cloud Computing
File Encryption (opens another Tab)
Groupware
Open Source Software
Tutorials
User Groups
Speech to Text and vice versa (Voice Conversion Software)
12 infuriating Office 2013 flaws (and how to fix them)

Computer Terms Definitions

Maintained by Webopedia, this site gives a good definition of the types of software including malware. Informative site.
http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2006/types_of_software.asp

Cloud Computing

Cloud computing from Wikipedia. This section has links to other parts of Wikipedia with more information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing

Bott, Ed (April 12, 2012). Your data, your rights: how fair are online storage services? If you are considering using cloud computing, this is a must read!
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/your-data-your-rights-how-fair-are-online-storage-services/4877?pg=2

Groupware

Information on groupware.
http://www.usabilityfirst.com/groupware/

Choosing web conferencing software.
http://thinkofit.com/webconf/wcchoice.htm

Survey of Online Meeting Tools.
http://www.webconferencing-test.com/en/webconference_home.html

Williams, J. P. (2003, April 22). Groupware: Shared Thoughts, Shared Media, and Shared Models. A white paper from the School of Information at the University of Texas.
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~i385tkms/blog/archives/patrick/groupwarepaper.html

Open Source Software

All About Open Source. An excellent overall article about open source from the "Did You Know" reference section at Webopedia.
http://www.webopedia.com/Dido/Computer_Science/2005/open_source.asp

Open Source Nursing Informatics (OSNI) Working Group of IMIA-NI. Much information about nursing activities and sources for open source software.
http://www.open-nurse.info/osni01.htm

What is Open Source Software? Provides information about open source software, the basics behind the Open Source Initiative (OSI), and Free Software Licensing.
http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Computer_Science/2005/open_source.asp

Wong, K., & Sayo, P. (2004). Free/open source Software: A general introduction. A 61 page source of everything you wanted to know about open source software including what it is, its history, benefits and shortcomings and examples of its use.
http://www.iosn.net/downloads/foss_primer_current.pdf

Tutorials

Goodwill Community Federation (GCF). Although one has to register for an account to use this site, the registration is free. Once registered, you can select from any number of learning topics. Suggest the Computer and Online Classes for help with using the computer, Internet, Mirosoft Office, Open Office, or even Facebook.
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/default3d.aspx

Links for help with many assorted programs including Office 2003 and 2007, developed by University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Invaluable!
http://www.uwec.edu/help/

User groups

User groups. Web site for the Association of Personal Computer User Groups. Useful for finding a user group near you.
http://www.apcug.org/

Speech to text and ice versa

Speech Recognition. A good description of this topic is found here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_recognition

Reviews of Voice Recognition Software
http://download.cnet.com/windows/voice-recognition-software/

Websites from the text in Chapter 2

Page 26 Microsoft's Web site http://www.microsoft.com/enable/

Page 26 http://www.apple.com/accessibility/

Page 28 http://www.openoffice.org/

Page 28 http://picasa.google.com/

Page 30 http://www.officelive.com/en-us/

Page 30 http://docs.google.com

Page 30 http://www.zoho.com/

Page 30 https://www.dropbox.com/

Page 30 http://www.box.net/

Page 30 http://www.idrive.com/

Page 30 http://www.adrive.com/

Page 30 http://communication.howstuffworks.com/cloud-storage.htm

Page 32 https://reporting.bsa.org/usa/home.aspx

Page 32 http://www.apcug.org

Websites from the reference list Chapter 2

Beal, V. (2005, September 26, 2008). All about open source. Retrieved November 15, 2008, from http://www. webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Computer_Science/2005/ open_source.asp (No longer available at this URL). New location is
http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Computer_Science/2005/open_source.asp

Business Software Alliance. (2007). 2006 piracy study. Retrieved November 15, 2008, from http://w3.bsa.org/globalstudy//upload/2007-Global-Piracy-Study-EN.pdf. (No longer available at this URL)See the 2011 study at http://portal.bsa.org/globalpiracy2011/

Jackson, J. (2010, August 5). Speech recognition systems must get smarter, professor says. PC World. Retrieved January 30, 2011, from
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/202692/speech_recognition_
systems_must_get_smarter_professor_says.html

Webopedia. (2011a). Operating system. Retrieved January 30, 2011, from
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/operating_system.html

Webopedia. (2011b). Graphical user interface. Retrieved January 30, 2011, 2010, from
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/G/Graphical_User_Interface_GUI.html

Webopedia. (2011c). Voice recognition. Retrieved January 30, 2011, from
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/V/voice_recognition.html

Woolley, D. (1996). Choosing conferencing software. Retrieved January 30, 2011, from http://thinkofit.com/webconf/wcchoice.htm

Created October 23, 2011