http://ferrellweb.com/notes/complitlog Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:58:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 It’s time to let Chattanooga State know what you think of CS101 (and me, I imagine…). They’re doing this online this year—go to this URL: https://theideaonline.org/idea/cs/survey?S=293471/X/F/F/2945369910 and log in. Your login name is built like this: First initial + Last name + 2-digit birth month + 2-digit birth day So mine, if ... http://ferrellweb.com/notes/complitlog/index.php?p=23 As before, work your way through the tutorial beginning on page EX 66. Read and follow directions carefully, and try to understand what you’re doing, rather than just looking at the pictures and clicking stuff. Be sure you’re familiar with the arithmetic operators in the chart on page EX 74, ... http://ferrellweb.com/notes/complitlog/index.php?p=17 Excel spreadsheets aren’t always just for numbers. A few years ago, artist Danielle Aubert released a book of abstracty drawings she had made in Excel. You can see some samples on her web site. (Look in the sidebar for “Excel Drawings"—there are photos from the book, embedded spreadsheets (IE only; ... http://ferrellweb.com/notes/complitlog/index.php?p=22 Work your way through the tutorial beginning on page EX 4. Take your time, and as you go, be sure you understand what you’re doing as much as possible, rather than just pointing and clicking. Play around; try stuff. As you put this tutorial project together, notice the same workflow ... http://ferrellweb.com/notes/complitlog/index.php?p=16 I’m not gonna lie to you—I’m not convinced that MS Word is the best application to be making resumés in, but sooner or later, you’re probably going to run into some class, at least, with an assignment to “make a resumé” and an MS Word template can be a quick ... http://ferrellweb.com/notes/complitlog/index.php?p=14 Work your way through the tutorial section (pp. WD 74–WD 127) first, following the directions. Be sure you follow the steps to Reset Menus and Toolbars on WD. 77; they will save you confusion later on. Things to watch for as you go: » Pay close attention to Using a header ... http://ferrellweb.com/notes/complitlog/index.php?p=13 Here’s what’s up for the first Microsoft Word project: Read and do the tutorial for this section (pp. WD 4–WD 62); when you’re done, you’ll have a flyer. You can print it if you want, but be sure to save a copy on your computer, and save a copy in the ... http://ferrellweb.com/notes/complitlog/index.php?p=12 Your first assignment is to work your way through the material from WIN 4 to WIN 81. Much of this might be old hat, but try to give it a fair shake. You might want to pay special attention to sideboxes, for instance, since they’ll tell you about more advanced techniques ... http://ferrellweb.com/notes/complitlog/index.php?p=18 A semi-random list of application software examples— » Operating Systems       Microsoft Windows       Apple’s Mac OS X       Ubuntu {free} » Web Browsers       Microsoft’s Internet Explorer {free, Windows only}       Apple’s Safari {free}       Mozilla’s Firefox {free}       Flock {free}       Opera {free} » Office Suites       Microsoft Office       Apple’s iWork       OpenOffice {free}       NeoOffice {free, Mac only} » Word Processing/Page Layout       Microsoft Word       Apple’s Pages       OpenOffice Writer {free}       Adobe InDesign       Quark Xpress       Scribus {free} » Spreadsheet       Microsoft Excel       Apple’s Numbers       OpenOffice Calc {free} » ... http://ferrellweb.com/notes/complitlog/index.php?p=21 Here are a couple of sites (like I mentioned in class today) that can help you find the right type of RAM for your computer: Crucial.com: their front page is a bit confusing, but you want the Memory Advisor Tool near the right side of the page. Follow the steps, selecting ... http://ferrellweb.com/notes/complitlog/index.php?p=11