Demystifying Technology
Tech is for everyone
Confused by tech terms, like website, domain name, hosts, etc.? Not sure where to start learning? Here. Supposedly complex technology explained in easy to understand posts.
Why
A whole new world
How do you create a safe password you can remember? What exactly is a website and how does it work? How do you spot a scammer on the phone? And what’s the difference to a hacker?
Technology seems intimidating, even scary at times. The gap between techies and people who know very little is growing. I’ve been on both sides of knowledge. The most important thing I learned was that tech is for everyone.
All you need is the right teacher explaining the basics in a way you understand easily. Once you dare cross that line, you suddenly enter a world filled with amazing tools, fascinating new ideas and some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet (on the internet).
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Organize and Search for Files
When I learned to code websites, naming and naming conventions was a part of the curriculum. In the code, you need to reference the exact file name with the type of file so that the program can find it. Now that I no longer write my own code, I still use what I...
What are Files?
When you think of files, you might imagine them like the folders in the image above, as in one file per topic, or maybe for a person if it is a personnel file, for example. In the digital world, a file is a package of information. These packages come in many different...
Colours
Colours come in hues, tones, shades and tints. How they are created is different for digital and print colours. To make sure your digital devices and printer show exactly the colour you choose, they are represented with colour codes.The basicsLet's start with the...