If youre like most people, computers are becoming a part of your life, and it helps to know how they work. They seem complicated inside. But by understanding just a few parts, you can see a simpler side of computers. This is Computer Hardware In Plai...
Youve probably seen it. You receive an email from your bank or trusted company, and its asking you for information. It looks real, but its designed to fool you into handing over important information. This is a scam called phishing. And you need to a...
Hi, Im Donna Barnes. Im a life and dating coach and owner of NY Dating Coach here in New York City. In this clip well talk about romantic ways to get engaged, and really I guess your primary goal should be something thats gonna last and be a great st...
When asked, what should be saved in a fire? Along with family and pets, people often choose photos. If photos mean a lot to you, it's time to learn why keeping them on the web makes sense. This is Online Photo Sharing in Plain English. As you know, c...
The Internet, in the year 2009: we send emails, make calls over the Internet, and discuss topics we take an interest in. Even our banking is going virtual. But what we take for granted today was only a vague idea 50 years ago. In order to understand...
Take just a minute and think about the future you'd like to have. To get there, you need to be responsible and save your money so that it grows over time. This is Saving Money in Plain English. Meet Jasmine, she is 20 years old and her goal is to buy...
Every four years, Americans who are 18 or older have a big responsibility. Our votes decide who becomes the president of the United States. Unfortunately, the US election system isn't that simple. This is Electing a US President in Plain English. It'...
Here are two things that nobody wants to see increase: your power bill and pollution. Boo! We're going to show you a small step you can take that can turn these arrows the other way. Yay! We're focused on your friendly household light bulb, the incan...
So, what are you doing? It's one of the first questions we often ask friends and family. Even if the answer is just mowing the lawn or cooking dinner, it's interesting to us. It makes us feel connected and a part of each other's lives. Unfortunately,...
Blogs are websites that are organized by blog posts - these are individual news stories, like articles in the paper. Bloggers simply fill out a form like this one to post a new story. With the click of a button, the blog post appears at the top of th...
You've seen the word, you've seen the websites and you may even have one. But have you ever wondered: What's the big deal about blogs? This is blogs in plain English. To make sense of blogs, you have to think about news and who makes it. We'll look a...
We provide free copyright licenses you can use to tell people exactly which parts of your copyright you are happy to give to the public. It's easy, only takes a minute and it's totally free. Just come to our website and answer a few quick questions l...
When you share your creativity, you are enabling people anywhere to use it, learn from it and be inspired by it. Take the teacher, who shapes young minds with work and wisdom from around the globe, and the artist, who builds beauty out of bits and pi...
The Internet has problems. Technorati says there're over 50 million weblogs, and as you can see, it's going up. This is overwhelming. Our focus here is on a new and efficient way to keep up with all the cool stuff that's happening on the Internet. Th...
Things move fast on the web and it's hard to keep up with your favorite sites by visiting them separately. Thankfully, Google Reader can help. Google Reader lets you subscribe to websites, so new content comes to you when it's posted. Here's how it w...
