Question For Halo and Others

Hi Halo

I just wanted to know where you got all your computer experience?

It is so awesome how much you and others on here have so much knowledge.

I read this forum faithfully I have learned so much here.

I thank you and the others for all the knowledge here.

Sincerely,
Lovemymcdreamy

 

LOL, actually that's how I learned too, for the most part. Used to read just about every thread here if I knew what was being talked about or not. I did have a bit of a head start as I worked in the field and had a 286 back in '85, but that system was way behind what I bought in '02 plus the Internet was brand new to me. Erm, what's a PM?:-D

 

Also, the main thing is to ask questions as there will always be someone competent here to answer them or point you in the right direction with a link that you'll have to learn. It's a very big classroom with a huge number of teachers. Don't be shy eh?

 

Just from others around internet forums, mainly here, and from my n00b days when we had to get people in to fix the computers.

 

Through osmosis during a nap? :roflmao

 

From this site mostly, but others on the side, along with quite a bit of trial and error( mostly error)

 

:wave I know where Kestrel, gets all her experience from; she works and works and works at things til she understands them;And then questions why; where; when and how....:-DJust get on the forum and get to know whats going on. Iv learnt so so much perusing this forum and, I can do things I never would have dreamt possible five years ago; as I was a complete computer novice......But im so glad im learning, but I have advantage my other half is a malware fighter and I watch her and learn and learn....You will never learn all the things that go on with a PC so pick the parts of the PC you are interested in and away you go.....Good luck on you,re quest whatever it may be!!!wave ​

Timmy wake up,Timmy come on you been napping like sleeping beauty for an age!!!:-D


Maximus.....major

 

Always liked playing with software, what little I know about OSs and general troubleshooting I got from here reading posts.

 

College... Chicks dig IT guys.

 

Hmmm...
Used 2 comps as a tool only (dirt estimating program) from 83 to 98.
Started with an 8086 and got a 486DX2 after the first one's propriatery monitor quit.
New comps in 98 to really start using as intended. Someone else set them up and then was fired, so OJT from then on.
Caught some malware at home on the wife's comp and came here to fix in 05.
Been reading here mainly since then and taking some night courses at the local CC. (Weird being as old or older than the instructor and watching younger people waste their or their parents' money by not doing the course work. One advantage to being older and wanting to take the courses.)

 

Most of my experience arises after fixing them. Usually after I was the one that broke them.

 

I am consistently looking for answers on this site and invariable get the right one, so most that i have learned is from here.
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Well, I am NOT an expert when it comes to these infernal machines, but I have to admit that I got 99.9% of my 'knowledge' from the people here at MGs. The other small percentage I got from screwing them up and then coming here to get it fixed!! To me, this site is amazing, but what's even more amazing is the patience these people here have when helping you. They don't give up until you're up and running again (depending on the problem, of course) and to me that's one of the many reasons why this site is so successful.

 

I'm in the same boat as Stubby. I owned an early model TRS-80 back when Apple was being thought up. Actually typed (copied) the code for Star Trek the game into the machine and then had it reboot itself accidentally, lost it all and had to retype the whole thing. Learned B.A.S.I.C. and actually coded a few proggys just for fun. Then got an Apple II-e and started having real fun.

Been playing games since 1978 on these machines and others. Met Kodo on a gaming site and was in clan with him a while. Followed him here and been here ever since, LURKING, silently, always learning. Met AbbySue through another pal years ago, followed her here too.

The folks who populate this site are awesome. Helpful, to the max. Patient, with us rookies who are doing good to get the machine to even boot up.

Thanks, guys. (& gals)

:wave