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Other Websites Pertinent to this Chapter

Websites from this Chapter in the Text

Websites Referred to in the Text of this Chapter

Chapter References for this Chapter that Are Online

Onsite Information to Supplement the Text

Offsite Websites That Are Pertinent to This Chapter

ASCII Chart
Batteries
Computer monitors
Computer protection from electrical problems
Disk care
Infection control
- Keyboards
Maintenance and Problem Solving for PCs
Memory (off site)
Printers
Review of Hardware
Writing on a Tablet PC

ASCII Chart

ASCII Chart. Every keyboard character is invoked with a number from this chart.
http://www.jimprice.com/ascii-0-127.gif

Batteries

Basics: What every battery owner should know. (2005). When you buy a computer or camera there is very little, if any, information in the manual on how to get the most from your battery. Use this site!
http://batteryuniversity.com/partone.htm

How to Prolong theLife of a Lithium-ion battery (2005). Not all batteries are Lithium-ion, so be sure to check the type. Nickel based batteries require different treatment.
http://batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm

Frequently Asked Questions about Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Batteries. More good information about these batteries.
http://www.greenbatteries.com/libafa.html

Memory: myth or fact? (2005) Information on Nickel Cadmium (nicads) and nickel-metal-hydride batteries which may or may not be in a laptop.
http://batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-33.htm

Batterystuff. A tutorial on all kinds of batteries. (Added December 24,2009)
http://www.batterystuff.com/tutorial_battery.html

Wikipedia on batteries. A very thorough explanation including estimates of length of discharge and life expectancy of various types. (Added December 24,2009)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_(electricity)

Computer Monitors

How Stuff Works:Computer Monitors. Excellent description of the various types, resolutions, and aspect ratio of different monitors writen in easy to understand language.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/monitor1.htm

Choosing a Monitor. Explanations of the various types and sizes together with their uses.
http://www.onlinecomputertips.com/tutorials/monitor.html

Computer Protection from Electrical Problems

Protect your computer from electrical problems. Information about 3 different ways to protect your computer from electrical problems.
http://www.lipower.org/residential/safety/sens_pc.html

Table comparing protection modes for electrical problems.
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/power/ext/comp.htm

Disk Care

Care of magnetic portable disks. This site provides easily read information on how to care for both "floppies" and hard disks.
http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/lesson6/lesson6-6.htm

Care of optical disks. This site provides good information on the care of optical disks. It also offers some information about the disks.
http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/lesson6/lesson6-9.htm

NIST Special Publication 500-252. Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs —A Guide for Librarians and Archivists. A very thorough guide from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub121/pub121.pdf

Infection Control

Neely, A. N. and D. F. Sittig (2002). "Basic Microbiologic and Infection Control Information to Reduce the Potential Transmission of Pathogens to Patients via Computer Hardware [Electronic Version at http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=346637]. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 9(5): 500-508.

Rutala, W. A., M. S. White, et al. (2006). Bacterial contamination of keyboards: efficacy and functional impact of disinfectants [Electronic Version athttp://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/503340?prevSearch=%2528Bacterial%2Bcontamination%2Bof%2Bkeyboards%2529%2BAND%2B%255Bjournal%253A%2Biche%255D&searchHistoryKey=]. Infection Control Hosptial Epidemiology 27(4): 372-7.

Wike, G. (2008, November 6). Far-UV Light Disinfection of Hospital Computer Keyboards. Retrieved March 25, 2009, from http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/far-uv-light-disinfection.html.

Keyboards

Projection (Virtual) Keyboards

Bluetooth projectable keyboard. Has full size QWERTY layout, typing speeds approach a standard keyboard.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/8193/

Update virtual keyboard review.
http://mobilitytoday.com/article.php?a=000063&p=ibiz_virtual_keyboard

Virtual keyboards. Description from Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_keyboard

Disinfectable Keyboards

Man and Machine, Inc. This company makes disinfectable keyboards. The keyboardscan be cleaned with alcohol, 10% bleach solution and other disinfectants and of course soap and water.
http://mmimd.com/index.htm

Unotron Keyboards. "Washable keyboards from Unotron are just that: washable. More than just a damp cloth across the surface of the keys, Unotron keyboards can withstand being run under a faucet. They are the first mass market PC keyboards certified washable to international IP66 and NEMA4X standards."
http://www.unotron.com/US/ProductsMedical.html

Maintenance and Problem Solving for PCs

Preventative Maintenance Tips for Your PC from Webopedia. Discusses environmental problems, operating system and data maintenance, hardware and data maintenance, software maintenance and anti-virus programs.
http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2003/PreventiveMaintenancePC.asp

Common Windows PC Issues: Tips to Diagnose and fix a slow running computer (2008). From Webopedia, this site offers some excellent suggestions and help.
http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/slow_computer.asp

Task Manager Overview. Task manager is a Windows program that keeps information about the processes running on your computer. It allows you to monitor activities and can provide help when there is a problem. One use is to recover from a freeze
(See Recover from a Freeze) .
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc739669.aspx

Printers

Wikipedia about Printers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_printer

Cost comparison between ink jet and laser printers.
http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/testdrive/article.php/3521141

Reviews of Hardware

Review of laptops.
http://www.notebookreview.com/reviews/

Review of monitors.
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/monitors/

Review of Tablet PCs by PC Magazine.
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,2806,2379,00.asp

Writing on a Tablet PC

Description of how a tablet PC recongizes handwriting and some instructions for making it easier for the tablet to recognize your handwriting. Maybe dated 2003, but still current.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/tabletpc/getstarted/vanwest_03may28hanrec.mspx

Websites Referred to in Text of Chapter

Ergonomic checklist for work stations. http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/computerworkstations/checklist.html

References in this Chapter that are Online

Bailin, J. (1995). Ergonomics & computer injury: FAQs. Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://www.netsci.org/Science/Special/feature01.html

Beal, V. (2007, January 12). How to Completely Erase a Hard Disk Drive: Tips to Avoid Data Theft When Donating a Computer System. Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Computer_Science/2007/
completely_erase_harddrive.asp

Buchmann, I. (2005a). Choosing the right battery for wireless communications (BU37). Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-37.htm

Buchmann, I. (2005b). The secrets of battery runtime (BU31) Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-31.htm

Buchmann, I. (2005c). What is the best battery? Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-3.htm

Collins, S., & de Silva, J. (November 23). Flash memory. Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid5_gci212130,00.html

Cornell University Ergonomics Web. Ideal typing posture: Negative slope keyboard support. Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/AHTutorials/typingposture.html

Cornell University Ergonomics Web. (2004, October 16). 5 Tips for Using a Laptop Computer. Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/culaptoptips.html

Cornell University Ergonomics Web. (2007, March 16). Ergonomic Guidelines for Arranging a Computer Workstation - 10 steps for users. Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/ergoguide.html

Everything USB... We Mean Everything! Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://www.everythingusb.com/

Keizer, G. (2004). Busting the Biggest PC Myths [Electronic Version at http://www.pcworld.com/article/116572/busting_the_biggest_pc_myths.html retrieved on January 2, 2009]. PC World.

Nathanael. Firewire vs. USB: A Comparison. Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://www.directron.com/firewirevsusb.html

Smith, J. (2008). Computer Basics: Storage Optical Disks Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/lesson6/lesson6-9.htm

Webopedia. The Five Generations of Computers. Retrieved November 12, 2008, from http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2002/
FiveGenerations.asp

Created April 21, 2009