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Welcome to the Computing Today Web site. This site contains animations of key concepts, videos relating to select Making IT Work for You applications, and in depth coverage of select topics. Computing Today CD icons are located in the margins throughout the book to alert students that expanded coverage of the material in the text can be found on this site.

To begin, move your mouse pointer over the Tim's Toolbox icon on the left. You can use Tim's Toolbox throughout this site to navigate between features. Click Home in the upper-right corner to return to this page, or Exit to leave this site.

Online Learning Center (OLC)

This site requires that certain software is installed on your computer. You will need:
  • Javascript enabled
  • Microsoft Windows PC
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 6 or higher
  • Macromedia Flash and Shockwave plug-ins
  • Windows Media Player installed
Installers for the above software components are available in the INSTALLERS directory of this website.
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