Computer

Message 14679 of 19931

How did you learn the computer?
Take lessons in school?
Let someone train you or help you?
Are did you just pick it up on your on?

posted by jsw1952

Sorta pick up some on my own, as I progressed, I was taught more from a different people from when I worked.

posted by patches12
over 2 years ago

me too patches !

posted by vulcan96
over 2 years ago

Everything I know about computers, I learned at work.

posted by BigRed54
over 2 years ago

When I worked , I had alot of classes in operations of accounting on the computer, checking people in & out at the motel on the computer, but, everything else I have learned on my own. made alot of mistakes along the way but have learned enough to keep me going.

posted by jsw1952
over 2 years ago

Almost all I know was learned at work; since I have been home now for over a year, my skills have not increased. For quite some time, I had a support person assigned to me; when I went to work full-time for a university, I had a work-study student. She was very tech savy, however, she was only with me for a couple of months-so she did not get a chance to teach me a lot of the things I really need to know. Sure wish I knew more!

posted by Genuinely
over 2 years ago

VBG - when we got our first computers at work - we got no training - just were told - here's the computer's - now use them! We learned by trial and error - and the help of the computer help desk people! Finally - after we had muddled through and were becoming reasonably competent - we got training classes - and yes - I'm retired from the Federal Government.

posted by caradocs
over 2 years ago

I traded some labor for an old PC clone. 5.44mHz processor, 30mB hard disc and 16 color monitor. Awesome! I got interested in Lotus 1-2-3 and bought a book on how to use it. Went to work for a soil testing lab that used 1-2-3 and wrote a bunch of spreadsheets to convert raw data into graphs. Later I got a computer that could get 'on-line' - so pretty much self-taught - although I did have occasional help from a Romanian computer guru...