1. ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 1 Santa Ric Erwin

2. ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 2 From toto SANTA has ALWAYS been a product of his environment!!! AGELESS, but not CHANGELESS to

3. Okay, POP QUIZ! Internet Era Space Age Yours Truly Personal Computing United States Q: What Do All Five Of These Things Have In Common With One Another? ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 3

4. Okay, POP QUIZ! Internet Era Space Age Yours Truly Personal Computing United States Q: WHAT DO THESE 5 THINGS ALL HAVE IN COMMON? ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 4 A: WE’RE THE SAME AGE!!!

5. February 15, 1958 ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 5

6. July 29, 1958 ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 6

7. Santa Ric Erwin is born, the youngest of four boys, in Duval County, near the city of Jacksonville, Florida ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 7 August 20, 1958

8. September 12, 1958 Nobel Physicist Jack Kilby ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 8 The World’s First Integrated Circuit

9. ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 9 Jan 3 & Aug 21, 1959 Our 49 th & 50 th United States!!

10. A Brief History Of The Internet ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 10

11. The Modern Santa’s MUST-HAVE Accessory A Personal Computer That Is Connected To The INTERNET– WILL GROW YOUR SANTA BUSINESS!! ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 11

12. COMPUTERS ARE A WARE! ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 12 In fact, most of them happen to be MANY “wares”: In fact, most of them happen to be MANY “wares”: WEARware HARDware SOFTware SHAREware WETware

13. The computer’s equipment & all those devices attached to it ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 13

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15. ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 15 Was : Is: Will Be:

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17. Minority Report 3D Interfacing ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 17

18. Minority Report Ads—TODAY! ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 18

19. DESKTOP or LAPTOP or MOBILE? or NEW or REFURB or USED or ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 19

20. Simply don’t have desk space for you, the latte maker and a PC Have an awful aversion to wires Often wish you could take your PC outside without using a hand truck Love your PC so much that you cannot bear to be apart from it... Are secretly an espionage agent to whom mobility means life or death Simply don’t have desk space for you, the latte maker and a PC Have an awful aversion to wires Often wish you could take your PC outside without using a hand truck Love your PC so much that you cannot bear to be apart from it... Are secretly an espionage agent to whom mobility means life or death DESKTOP or LAPTOP ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 20  Like paying less & getting more  Plan to “pop the hood” on your PC and just hot-rod the heck out of it  Work A LOT with multimedia: like audio/video/animation/web design  Don't really plan to take your PC anywhere—or if you do, don't really mind hauling all that gear around (We’re looking at you, GAMERS… )  Like paying less & getting more  Plan to “pop the hood” on your PC and just hot-rod the heck out of it  Work A LOT with multimedia: like audio/video/animation/web design  Don't really plan to take your PC anywhere—or if you do, don't really mind hauling all that gear around (We’re looking at you, GAMERS… )

21. MY PHONE IS BECOMING MY BIGGEST HANG-UP (Get it? His phone is his biggest HANG UP? I tell you, sometimes Santa just SLEIGHS me!) ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 21

22. New vs. Used PROS: Simplicity Speed Know-how Tech Support Warranty Service Bundled Software CONS:  Cost vs. Value  Sales People  Depreciation PROS: 50-75% Savings Software longevity Own BETTER than you could afford to buy new Modularity /Upgrades Craigslist/ Recycler/ eBay/ Classifieds CONS:  Fear of Death  Fear of Loneliness  Fear of theUnknown ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 22

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24. “Ask yourself this: Why do practically ALL of the world’s computers STILL run WINDOWS?” MicroSoft Founder Bill Gates vs. “Mac OS X powers iLife * -- all those gadgets keeping our lives fun & productive --when we’re NOT chained to a desk.” (*iPod/iPhone/iPad/iSight/iWeb/MobileMe, etc…) ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 24 WithBootCamp3.0, Apple ends a cross-platform feud that’s been running since the 90s: on a Mac you can now run BOTH. Content Creators / iLife Luxury Consumers / Techies

25. GOOGLE vs. BING vs. ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 25 2000 2004 2008 2012

26. Web Browser Usage Stats: 2010 ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 26

27. Web Browser Usage Stats: 2011 ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 27

28. Web Browser Usage Stats: 2012 ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 28

29. HOW THE INTERNET WORKS ©2011 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 29

30. NAVIGATING CYBER-SPACE: ©2011 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 30 How can you find ANYTHING in this mess?

31. GETTING YOURSELF ON THE WEB ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 31

32. CREATING YOUR WEBSITE ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 32

33. ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 33 Which brings me to ANOTHER point: It’s called a “Domain Name”– and it costs about $10/yr… It’s called a “Domain Name”– and it costs about $10/yr…

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35. Just A Few Internet Statistics Just A Few Internet Statistics ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 35

36. 36 Total usage in 2012 increased by 50%— IN A SINGLE YEAR! ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops

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38. FOUR MILLION “LIKES”! ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 38 The most popular FACEBOOK post of all time!

39. ONE BILLION HITS! ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 39 The most popular YouTube video of all time!

40. ONE BILLION HITS! ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 40 The most popular YouTube video of all time!

41. 41 Okay, I got a computer– NOW WHAT ? Crawl Before You Surf ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops

42. 42 For More Information : Professional peer training: www.FORBS-MIGS.ning.com Nearly-Free Hosting & Design: www. WINTER-net.us Tips & troubleshooting: Webmaster@IOSantas.com

43. ©2013 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 43 DISCUSSION PERIOD Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Anecdotes?

44. CONNECTING DEVICES TO YOUR PC ©2011 FORBSantas Professional Workshops 44