- Please ask immediately if I use words you don't understand.
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What is a browser and how does it work?The browser is the software that enables you to see the content of the Internet (i.e. a web page). When you want to see a web page you enter an address (URL Uniform Resource Locator) into your browser's address bar or you click on a link. |
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Mozilla Firefox — why do we recommend this browser?
We will explore this more in detail in the coming weeks. |
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How do I get Firefox?You can download Firefox from the Internet from the Firefox website.. Download it onto your Desktop (take care that you download the English version) and double-click it. Follow the installation instructions. Firefox will ask you to import your Favorites from Internet Explorer. It wants to know whether Firefox should be your default browser. What is your default browser? |
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What is what?
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Go to the Auroville.org website Hover over the different parts of the website: The images, buttons, links, email addresses. Compare what you see on the website with the information displayed in the status bar. |
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What is a link (Internet address)?Internet address belong to a Domain like yahoo.com or auroville.org. Examples: http://wiki.bluelightav.org/display/BLUE/Blue+Light+Wiki+Home Your browser goes with this address into the Internet, turns it into a number and finds the location (server) where this page is stored. It then requests a copy of this pages and shows it to you "at home" on your screen. |
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Save a bookmark
Things to know: Bookmarks Toolbar – Bookmarks Menu – folder structures – Bookmark the following links: |
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How do I organise my bookmarks? |
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Organising bookmarksUnder Bookmarks go to Organise Bookmarks. Make a new folder Internet class on the Bookmarks Toolbar and move all your saved links into it. Close the window and check in Firefox what happened. |
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How do I send my homework? |
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Try to avoid doing the homework in the last minute but rather do them in time and email them to bluelight.training@gmx.com. Please do not use the bluelight@auroville.org.in address. You might want to take the time and go once more through the lesson to recall what you learned. You can copy and paste the questions into an email and answer them. In case you don't know the answer you could try to paste the question into google.co.in or the wiki
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