Help me to learn?

[Amature Programmer]

Hey guys lots of you guys are great with computers. Could anyone give me links to learn from.

Cheers.

Thanks in Advance.

[tangomouse]

www.about.com ,is good ,would have to rack my brains for other links oh google.

[Amature Programmer]

Yes I've tried About.com its not that great for me thanks anyway.

[tangomouse]

what exactly are u wanting to learn ,which area of IT ?

[hellnoire]

I've learned the most by doing and configuring on my own.

[tangomouse]

I've learned the most by doing and configuring on my own.

very true! learn from making mistakes ,i did

[kavinraja]

I did it too. And i am sure everybody here including Raymond had done that.

Whenever you wish to learn a particular topic, just google it. It will bring you everything you want.

[stammer]

I have learned alot form Google and on-line forums like Raymond. Google is how I found Raymond (first the blog then the this forum). I had a problem with PC and searched google and His blog was first thing list in google. Then I saw he had a forum. Started reading forum then I was hooked.

Thanks Raymond for such a great forum and thanks mods for keeping that way.

The rest I learned from trial and error. Some stupid mistake cause me some wierd problems, most of the time fix it by myself, some time google helped.
I learned to always have back-up and to wriet steps down or print then out it possible, so as to reverse what I screwed up.

As stated google is a good source. Just type in specifically what you are looking for, might have to modify the way you word it, but usually the findings from google are good. I have saved numerous sites with great info from google. If you can not find a solution using google then this forum is a good place. I learned alot from here too, thats why I keep coming back, LOL.

On another note 5 years with this current PC and still do not know all I want or need to know, Not even a fraction. Still learning. Now I have another thing to try to learn and that is Windows 7. (and possible linux). So much to learn and not enought time

[Newbie Comp user]

I have learned alot form Google and on-line forums like Raymond. Google is how I found Raymond (first the blog then the this forum). I had a problem with PC and searched google and His blog was first thing list in google. Then I saw he had a forum. Started reading forum then I was hooked.

Thanks Raymond for such a great forum and thanks mods for keeping that way.

The rest I learned from trial and error. Some stupid mistake cause me some wierd problems, most of the time fix it by myself, some time google helped.
I learned to always have back-up and to wriet steps down or print then out it possible, so as to reverse what I screwed up.

As stated google is a good source. Just type in specifically what you are looking for, might have to modify the way you word it, but usually the findings from google are good. I have saved numerous sites with great info from google. If you can not find a solution using google then this forum is a good place. I learned alot from here too, thats why I keep coming back, LOL.

On another note 5 years with this current PC and still do not know all I want or need to know, Not even a fraction. Still learning. Now I have another thing to try to learn and that is Windows 7. (and possible linux). So much to learn and not enought time

Well... life is too short. If I had all the time I want (like elves - in fantasy ) I would be doing everything that I could possibly want to do in my life.

[hellnoire]

Let me put it to you the best way possible: if you'd like to learn about computers, and if you'd like it to stick, infect yourself with a virus that your AV can't detect. If you're using one of the good ones, switch to ClamWin or something, then look for how to manually remove it. That's how I learned how to deal with viruses.

Or if you don't want to deal with viruses, put Linux into a Virtual PC or spare PC and play with it's Terminal, play around and add/remove things as you'd like. I've removed the kernel of Ubuntu once before, and have learned what's safe to remove, and what should be left well enough alone.

Or if that's not to your fancy, load up some offically supported tweaking software, or a shell, or some third party app that does the same of what you're using now (like trying out AIMP2 instead of WMP or Real)... the list goes on.

I learned today that the Control button does the opposite of the norm of opening windows, so there's always something you're learning new. Learning by doing is quite possibly your best teacher. Sure, you're going to mess up. We all do. Even now, I'm no expert in Linux, in Windows, and especially not in Programming. But I persist because I know I love it, that I'll advance in Windows, I'll advance in Linux, and I'll advance in Programming. I know how to make console apps in C#, but I'm hoping some day to do the same in C and C++, maybe a bit of Python to do some light level scripting. And I'd love to learn all I can with Networking, but I might end up doing Databases for a career choice!

Life is short, yes, I admit this is true. But by doing stuff, learning something new daily so you might advance your mind, you extend your life by another day. You let your mind grow, advance, and become complete. Yes, it's hard, yes it's long work. But would I have it any other way? God no.

Look at Raymond. Look at Tangomouse. Look at me. We've spent years learning what we know, I know I've had seven years (nearly to the date, first true Windows computer I got for myself when I was 13, Windows 98, in February 2003. Before that, it was 3.11 in 2000 to 2002, and before that, a Commodore 64!) Tango's had more time with programming, if you've looked at the site Re-Enable is on. And Raymond's had more then 15 years in the trade.

And we got here by doing.

Reading online's fine for most, but I find it doesn't teach you, doesn't let you learn. It gives you the answer. I would rather resolve a problem by troubleshooting and based on past knowledge to see if it works, and if it doesn't, then I'll learn the new route.

Tis my two cents though...