Software: Information Management
Author Additions to Chapter 2
- Decimal, Binary, and Hexadecimal Equivalents
- Example of a Programming Statement
- Keyboard Shortcuts (Appendices)
- How to Organize Files on a Disk
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 30http://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