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What is a blog?

Don’t get bogged down by blogs… A web log, known as a “blog,” is much like a diary or journal entry except blogs are shared with the world rather than kept to yourself. A blog’s creator is a “blogger.” Consider me your personal blogger.

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D04: Need to type www

QUESTION: Do I always need to type “www.” before a web address? ANSWER: Not necessarily. Some websites require that you do and others don’t. If you don’t type www. and the website doesn’t open, try it again with the w’s.

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D01: Navigating to home page

QUESTION: How do I get back to my Home Page? ANSWER: There’s a shortcut on your browser that allows you to return quickly to your Home Page without having to go to your Favorites or type in the website address. In Explorer, Safari, and Firefox, you will see an icon in the Toolbar that resembles […]

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C11: Scanned images and photos

QUESTION: What is the difference between a scanned image and a photo? ANSWER: Well, they are both images in the mind of the computer. The only difference is how they got onto the computer. One is a photograph taken by a camera. The other is a photo taken by a scanner.

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