Summer Technology

Series2009

Summer Technology Series Week 3Session 1: 10:00 – 10:25“Who’s There?” Skype and Google Voice

Session 2: 10:30 – 10:55 (hands on)Computer Security:  Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Session 3: 11:00 – 11:30"What's Your Backup Plan?" Developing and Maintaining a Safe, Rational Backup Plan for Your Data

WELCOME!

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Website of the Week

Classroom 2.0Social Network Site

www.Classroom20.com

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Podcast of the Week

Quick and Dirty Tipsquickanddirtytips.com

Also: Don’t forget the ToTechasJesusDid podcast on the website and itunes (new

episode available!)

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Phone Applications on the internet

• The Great Confluence • Skype• Google Voice

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The Great Confluence

Analog PhoneService

Analog AudioRecords/Tapes

“Analog” Writing

HandwritingTyping

Analog Pictures & Video

Film

Digital PhoneService

VOIP

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Digital Documents

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Summer Technology

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The Great Confluence

Analog PhoneService

Analog AudioRecords/Tapes

“Analog” Writing

HandwritingTyping

Analog Pictures & Video

Film

Summer Technology

Series2009

The Great Confluence

Analog PhoneService

Analog AudioRecords/Tapes

“Analog” Writing

HandwritingTyping

Analog Pictures & Video

Film

Digital PhoneService

VOIP

Digital Recording.wav .mp3

Digital Documents

Digital Images.jpeg .avi

Computer/Internet

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SkypeFree (well, mostly)

Internet Phone• VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol)

Originates from a computer and travels over the Internet to another computer

• Free calling from one Skype account to another

• Calling regular phone lines (skypeout is charged

• Also accessible to a mobile phone or device via a wi-fi connection

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Other Free Skype Features

• Video Calls• Conference Calls• File Transfer• Instant Message Service• LIMITED EMERGENCY SERVICE

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Google VoiceFree Internet Phone

Management System

• New service (currently in a closed beta)

• Assigns a single number for all phones (your Google Voice Number)

• You control how the service handles calls/callers

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Google Voice Features

• Managed call forwarding

• Call screening• Voicemail• Visual voicemail• Call Recording• Phone Changing• 411 Service

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Computer & InternetSecurity

• What Do They Want from Me?• Anti-Virus Hardware/Software• Your Behavior Is Key!

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What do they want from me?

Major Security Threats

• Malicious mischief• Identity/data theft

(keystroke logging)• “Zombified” computers

(bot-nets)

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Software/Hardware Solutions

• Firewall (hardware/software)• Anti-spyware

– Windows– Spybot

• Anti-virus– Paid: Norton/McAffee– Free: AVG, Panda

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Your Behavior (and your kids’

behavior) Is The Key

• Good Strong Passwords• Windows Updates• Change email behavior• BitTorrent and other

sharing sites

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Data Backup

• Why Do It?• Methods of Backup• Backup Schedule

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Why Do It?

• Because you aren’t an idiot• Hard drives crash/infected

with viruses• Computers are lost/stolen• Data must be carried

forward in a viable form• One copy = zero copies

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Backup Media

• Removable Disks (cd, dvd, thumbdrive, etc)

• External hard drive• On-line storage• Microsoft Skydrive

– Mozy– Carbonite (paid)– Amazon S3 (paid)

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Backup Plans• Types of Backup

– Ghost– “Big ball”– File backup

• Backup Programs– Synctoy– Bonkey

• Backup Schedule