Fix My Own Computer

Cloud computing refers to using the internet (cloud) as the technology for running programs and services. This video will explain in plain English exactly what that is.

If your a beginner or an intermediate computer user and would like to get a better understanding about many aspects of a computer and computing then this 24 part videos training series is a good place to start.

Here is an animated documentary video explaining the history of the internet - from time-sharing to filesharing, from Arpanet to Internet.

This Discovery Channel documentary video will take you on a journey and expose hacking from its incubation to the present day. No one is SAFE, Watch this Video.

This is an easy to follow video tutorial that will teach you how to take your existing Windows computer and configure it to be a web server, using a Microsoft technology called IIS, short for Internet Information Service.

I came across this very interesting 2 part video which does an amazing job explaining how the internet works, from start to finish, using 3D animated figures. A must watch for anyone who is curious about what happens behind the scenes in this dark and scary place called the internet. I will never look at a TCP/IP packets the same!
Part 1

WiFi is quickly becoming the preferred method for connecting to the internet, especially if you live in the city. Doing a search for wireless networks from any computer with a wireless network card, you can quickly see that finding one is definitely not a problem. The problem is though, that the wireless networks are password protected and you will not be able to connect to them. As this is a site dedicated to learning, this is a video that teaches you how to crack WEP and WPA password to gain entry into protected Wireless Network.. I encourage you try this only for education purpose only and not for freeloading or sabotaging your neighbor.

When signing up for internet service, you are presented with numerous choices for selecting a bandwidth plan. In most cases, unless you subscribe to DSL, the bandwidth that was promised is not necessarily the bandwidth that you receive. Even though what you get is suffice for an average user, it would be nice to actually see how much you are receiving at any given point. Keep in mind that the speed reading will fluctuate depending on the time of day that you are testing. Watch the video to see exactly how to perform this test.

This video walks through basic security configuration for a WRT54G Wireless Router, I discuss password creation, and then pass on a link to a crackers dream, a large list of manufacturers default passwords.

A one, two, three, easy to following demonstration on seting up your Linksys Router