What Should a Community Computer Lab Offer?

Ballresin asks: "A local computer company is expanding and including a computer lab in their setup, and they want me to come in as its Administrator. I am supposed to be giving them input on what to teach/host. What does Slashdot think a medium sized tourist town (Okoboji, Spirit Lake, Arnolds Park, Iowa) should have to offer to the locals? I was thinking something along the lines of 'How to Use Windows 101' and 'How to Use Office 101'. My compatriots want to offer some off-the-wall classes such as 'Hacker Ethics: Why and How' and a few other odd classes. I have polled people in the area, which resulted the discovery that 80% of them are from out of town, so don't really care. What you guys think; What kind of classes or what games/LAN party setups should a new, small business offer? Any ideas/input is greatly appreciated."

How to find pr0n 101

[Hogwash McFly]

No explanation needed....

Prerequisites.

[rice_burners_suck]

I would set up a system of prerequisites, like they have in colleges or something, where the one main prerequisite to everything else is Computers 101: Assembly Programming with the Zilog z80 Microprocessor. After that, you can teach them how to use Windows XP; you know, things like how to move a mouse cursor, how to minimize and maximize windows on the display, etc.

I'd suggest..

[sekzscripting]

'Finding Information 101' -- GOOGLE. There are too many people that still haven't figured out how to use Google.

WEPOS

[rowanxmas]

So back in the day my roomates and I designed an Operating System for the 21st Century, it was called: WEPOS.

WEPOS is the Warcraft, E-Mail, Porn Operating System.

I think that an off-the-shelf WEPOS system should facilitate all needs of the locals.

Re:Web and EMail is where it's at

[Dark Paladin]

And teach people HOW NOT TO SHOUT.

I'd include more, but the LAMENESS FILTER piped up.

Re:How to find pr0n 101

[Kalren]

...and how to hide it...

Re:WEPOS

[sys$manager]

In Korea they would need SEPOS, or alternately titled KEKEKEOS.

call them "certifications"

[utexaspunk]

call them "certifications" and make stupid little "certificates" for them to hang on their walls. maybe then a local business will try to get all their employees "certified". it seems to make the people in my office think they're competent... you may also want to offer testing.

Re:Our community lab...

[Xerithane]

Building a Webpage Without a star-pattern as a background nor using the blink tag. would be a better course.

Just my $0.02.

Re:Our community lab...

[luzrek]

Intro to LINUX would be pointless. Everthing is self explainatory.

Re:How to find pr0n 101

[Wakkow]

Wouldn't pr0n 69 be more fitting?

Re:Prerequisites.

[Lemmy Caution]

There's one skill you can teach to get people ready for the opportunities in the booming computer industry: "Hindi for beginners" and "Basic business Russian."

Re:Our community lab...

[puppet10]

Yeah the entire class could consist of a 20something yelling RTFM at the students. ;>

Iowa, you say?

[Ciderx]

"How to get by with only 1 wife" might be useful

Re:Internet Awareness for Parents

[ReNeGaDe75]

And for the kids:
How To Hide Computer Files and Delete Browser History

And for the older kids:
How To Change Security Settings on Folders

Re:How to find pr0n 101

[An Onerous Coward]

How about C:\Program Files\Daikatana? Nobody would look in there.

Minimum Requirements

[LaCosaNostradamus]

Ah, that's easy:

• How To Save Files To Where You Can Find Them Again
• How To Locate a Technician Who Has The Patience To Remove All Your Spyware Every Month
• How To Actually Get Your Computer Rebates