This first video is short and simple, reviewing what some of us may already think we knew about the very basics of the world wide web that we use in our daily lives.
For what it’s worth though, speaking only through my own personal experience of sheer panic these past few weeks, I’d say the most important aspects of learning computer programming is in the most basic of details that you may overlook if you don’t take the time to break it down to the very fundamentals.
Next, let’s get a bit more detailed as we get into some administration tips.
The following video is a great guide for people who are responsible for manning the tech behind the scenes, whether that’s for your own small business, your local school district, or if you’re like me, someone who strives for virtual independence.
Like Rob states in the video above, there are plenty of other resources out there (I also touch on this in the Certified Vendors tab) that can help us catch back up on our understanding of technology, not just so we can grow up to become an individualistic tech bro that goes on to monopolize it so that he can code his way into stealing our money, but as a collective.
Technology doesn’t have to be viewed as so destructive, but because it has been highly gate-kept as it’s become more and more profitable to own and control domains, networks, etc. (i.e. Apple, Windows, etc…), we now seem to be in a position where the people that are supposed to be running the show don’t even know which button to press to open the curtain.
Therefore, it is absolutely critical for us to understand that these cyber attacks that… they… are currently committing are occurring through means of coding and computer languages that aren’t new. These coding languages and hacking techniques have been around since before I was born, but in my opinion, the potential of it all was underestimated in sectors of public service that should’ve been the first to learn it all. It’s also important to note that while code may seem difficult to understand, the actual hindrance is the lack of accessibility to necessary knowledge.
The next few clips are more specifically focused on some of the different types of digital foul play, who participates in it, and how you can stay ahead of your privacy and security in a world literally designed to threaten it.
(This last one was included just because of the sarcasm in it, forgive me.)
The information in these clips can be considered as just barely scratching the surface of these fairly new “metaverses”1, but securing and protecting your data and privacy is an essential starting point to navigating the future of technology, especially now as we remain uncertain of what lies ahead.
If you are interested in further learning, easy coding lessons, more in depth videos and more, the following links are great resources to start with, but I truly can’t urge you enough – it’s worth diving into.
https://web.pdx.edu/~stipakb/download/PA550/BasicComputerTerms.htm – a very basic, beginner friendly list of some of the most common computer terms.
https://code.org/ – this website offers TONS of coding courses, curriculum, contacts, and more! I can’t believe this isn’t already required in all schools.
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/ – I can’t emphasize enough how much I love this website. The content you’ll find here is easy to understand, all open sourced so you can access it all on your own time, and best of all, curated by tech geeks themselves – the decent ones, at least.
https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ – once you get the basics down, the cloudfare learning system is the next resource I recommend browsing through, it’s free to access and you aren’t required to make an account!
If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to reach out!
I’m happy to help. ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶
1. metaverse is a recently established phrase often used to describe a collection of interconnected virtual worlds.