The videos that were listed on this site were obviously geared towards PC users and not Mac, but a few of the videos still peaked my interest.
What hardware firewalls do and do not do is the first video I watched. I learned that Hardware firewalls do not block virus installations. Software firewalls alert you to everything going into and out of your computer. There was no information in this segment that surprised me, but I did like the idea that software firewalls are like your second line of defense.
Next up is the second video I watched which was on purchasing wireless routers. This video focused more on the brand names then what the features actually meant. It brought up brands like netgear and Linksys. I was hoping they would describe what the difference between n and g are...but they didn't touch on that. There were no surprises in this segment either.
The last video I watched was comparing different type of back-ups. Full backs ups involves a complete system back up, but require additional software like norton. A partial back up involves documents, bookmarks, and other things you can not afford to loose. You can also back up other information online in gmail. What surprised me on this video was that it showed that this particular lesson was a little out of date. Presently gmail and other servers can store way more than 1 GB, and the general trend is to go to more of a cloud based back up.
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