Computer skills for life
A to Z
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Online store with a whole range of things to buy.
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Protecting a computer from software viruses
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Using the Internet to view and update your bank accounts on the internet
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Using the BBC websites for entertainment, news, sport and weather
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Sharing information about hobbies and music with friends
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Publishing an on-line weblog over that people can read and comment on
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Finding out about how you can connect to the Internet.
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Finding out local and national bus routes and times, book tickets
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Taking digital photos, uploading to a computer to view, print and share
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Listening and saving to CD's
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Meeting and chatting to people all over the world
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Finding out what's on, viewing film trailers and booking tickets on-line
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Using comparison websites when shopping online
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Finding out about the different type of personal computers
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Taking basic steps to protect your computer
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Finding out about cruises and reserving tickets on-line
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Getting around by bike, finding cycle routes and staying fit
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Using on-line dictionaries define English and foreign words
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Finding information quickly online
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Find some useful websites to help with DIY around the home
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Using on-line sites for information, goods and services
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Writing, updating, sharing and printing your own documents
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Using the Internet to download software
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Watching and saving to DVD's
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Buying and selling things on eBay's online auction website
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Find out about eBooks and eReaders
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Sending and receiving e-mail, attaching pictures and files
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Creating an on-line e-mail account
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Sharing photos, chat and news with friends and family around the world
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Find out more about your family tree using online resources
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Protecting your computer
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Copying, pasting, renaming and deleting of files
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Using a mouse and this website
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Booking and reserving flights through the internet
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Meeting and sharing ideas and opinions to people all over the world
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Keeping in touch with old friends from school, work, armed forces etc
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Playing games over the internet
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Find useful websites about gardening
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Sending gifts, cards and flowers online
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Using the world's most popular Internet search
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Looking at the world from another perspective
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An online website which provides you satellite photographs of the world
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A range of tools from Google including calendar, email and blogs
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Using Hampshire's comprehensive Internet gateway
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Finding information about health services and wellbeing
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Hiring transportation through the internet
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Researching and arranging a holiday online
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Creating your own documents, financial spreadsheets and publications
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Chatting over the internet
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Finding out about the Internet (also called the world wide web)
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Find out more about using the internet to make calls
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Enjoying digital music on iTunes using your pc and an iPod anywhere
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Searching for jobs online complete an application and your CV
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Finding information about keeping fit
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Using a keyboard to type words and numbers on a computer
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Finding out about Laptops
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Finding information online from Royal Mail and the Post Office
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Using libraries and the People Network computers free of charge
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Finding out what events are taking place locally and nationally
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Finding out about local history
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Viewing maps and aerial photographs, finding locations and travel routes
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Sharing personal information and meeting new people online
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Recording speech or talking to people online
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Using mobile phones to keep in contact with people on the move
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Find out more about money management online
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Setup your computer monitor to suit you
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Used to move around the operating system
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A movie database with information on every film
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Listening to music on your pc and portable music player eg an iPod
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Sharing information about your hobbies, music and more with friends
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Keeping up-to-date with local, national and world news online
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Reading local and national newspapers online
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Using online services and transactions
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Information and best practice for creating passwords
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Storing, editing and sharing digital photos online
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Listening to latest programme from some radio stations and other publishers of audio content.
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Using presentations (eg Microsoft PowerPoint), to create slideshows
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Printing documents on the computer onto paper
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Online crosswords, sudoku and more
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Listening to the radio from the UK and around the world on-line
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Discovering new recipes over the internet
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Using special online reference sources from libraries
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Information on footpaths, tracks and rights of way around Hampshire
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Getting around by car
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Making your journeys smoother and easier by planning it on the internet
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Transferring paper documents onto your computer
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Searching the Internet using search engines
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Getting safe online, protecting yourself and your computer
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Purchasing products online through e-commerce websites
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Making telephone calls over the Internet, some are free
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Helping older people use computers and the Internet
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Connecting with other people and communities online
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Using software programs on the computer
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Enjoying music and speech on the computer
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Looking at the latest news in all sports over the internet
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Using spreadsheets (eg Microsoft Excel), work with numbers and charts
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Protecting a computer to unwanted programmes
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Searching and clicking on links around the Internet.
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Finding out what's on and viewing TV on the Internet
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Sending short messages to friends and family on the move
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Booking tickets and checking train times over the internet
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Find out about your UK or foreign destinations
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Mini blog site to keep up with friends and family
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Updating your computer with the latest software
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Portable storage device, also know as a memory stick
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Viewing video clips online, creating and sharing your own video clips
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All you need to know about walking around Hampshire
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Looking up the latest five-day forecast of the weather
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Browsing the internet
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A small movie camera to talk with friends across the internet
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Understanding what websites are
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A free encyclopaedia with millions of articles
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Using the internet without wires
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Using word processors (eg Microsoft Word), write documents and letters
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Writing your own book and publishing copies
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Broadcasting your videos over the internet
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