Sharing Knowledge

Steve takes you to two websites helping make the internet a vast community for sharing knowledge. Wikipedia.org is a dynamic encyclopedia whose content is written and edited by the online public – with no ads, copyrights, or fees. And Homework Helper is an interactive service that connects students with qualified tutors, available with membership through a growing number of libraries.

Portability

Want to know how to rip video onto a vPod? Steve shows you the ropes with the free download Handbrake. Caroline demonstrates the portable DocuPen RC800 from Planon System Solutions, and explains how to up the RAM if your computer just ain’t up to speed.

Microsoft Student

We are going to take you through one of Microsoft's newest products. Microsoft Student is the shortest path from a blank page to an A+! First up is a Microsoft Student is actually a collection of tools, some familiar and some brand new. The most familiar tool to most people is Microsoft Encarta, Student comes with a full version of encarta along with book summaries, a graphing calculator and many web based research and companion tools. A must have for the kids who want to get a head start on their homework.