This episode is about organizing an important area of life: your computer. It can be a big job, so we look at some of your computer's built-in tools that make it easier.
Guests
Tonu Mikk
Tonu Mikk
Tonu was one of the first few students to start using e-mail at the University of Minnesota, and it was this interest in computers that led to his career in technology. He now works as a consultant with the Digital Media Center where he advises faculty about the best uses of technology in education.
Jay Nelsen
Jay Nelsen
Jay graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.A. in Mathematics. He now works as an information technology professional at the University's Academic and Distributed Computing Services where he provides computer training and support to students, faculty, and staff members.
Links
CNET Reviews has reviews of several desktop search programs.
See the BumpTop demo highlighted on the show.
The AARP has a wealth of information on technology.
File Extension
A suffix to a file name that describes the file of file it is. For example for a file that shows as "essay.doc," the name of the file is "essay" and the file extension is ".doc" which indicates that it is a word document.
Tags
A keyword given to a file by a user to label it based on their perception (i.e., not a formal classification system). When many people use tags in an environment, an individual can find all documents tagged with the same keyword by all users.
Tree Structure
A way of illustrating the how files are related in a hierarchy. This image often looks like an upside-down tree with the root at the top and branches and leaves at the bottom.
Filter
A rule set to automatically sort incoming e-mail to specific folders based on specific criteria.