learning all the time, wanna know more.......

hi im 14 and i want to learn things about computers all the time.

so i have a question if anyone knows the answer ( i hope you do!)
that will be great if you tell me.

ok here it goes.
i have heared that when you delete things from the recycle bin.
for example i delete a desktop icon and then it goes into the recycle bin, and then from the recycle bun you then permenatly delete it...
once you have done that you can still recover certain items again (dunno how)

so can you please tell me (just out of curiosity) how you fisrst find the deleted items and the totally wipe them off your system.

OTHER INFO

i have windows xp home edition.
my ICT skills are very good, (but not great.)
pc large specs 3.0 ghz .etc.
and i think thats it...



thanks UKARMYCADET.

 

thank you very much halo for your answer. i will have more questions i will ask later but i dont wanna flood the forum.......

anything elce i (or other people learning) might find usefull please let me know (thats to anyone). like some run commands i might want to know eg: 'Control Userpasswords2' , or cmd prompt things eg: 'ipconfig/all'

anything will be apreciated...

thanks UKARMYCADET

 

Another good way to learn computers is to find a job that requires a fair amount of computer background. I know 14 is a tiny bit early, but my first job was at 15 or 16. Anyway, a tech related job (even sales at a place like BB or CC) gets you immersed in computers. People ask you questions that you'll have to find answers to. It helps a lot!

Another idea is visit sites like www.tomshardware.com www.hardocp.com www.hardforums.com and the list goes on. These sites often have explanations of tech and computer related news. If there are terms you are unfamiliar while reading, quick google search it until you feel you have a basic understanding of the new term.

If I were to write the for learning computers it would be...

read, read, read, google, ask questions, read, read, google, read, ask, goole, read, etc.

GOOGLE IS YOR FRIEND!

 

thanks for all of your replys, they are good help.

i do use google a lot but asking people on forums seems to get me best results.

oh yeh i have another (of many) question...

on my old pc it had windows 2000, my old neighbour made the strart up screen (the thing that shows loading when you first turn your pc on, it is usually the windows icon.) to say my name. i didnt ask him how he did it at the time and i havent seen him since...

so can anyone tell me how to change that pic (i think it is written with numbers)

thanks for your posts UKARMYCADET

 

i forgot to say i might get a computer job that seems a good idea thanks.