beanboy89 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I currently have 18 PCs sitting around in my room. I use only three of them on a regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I too, cannot type without looking down, despite knowing how to type. I know squat on PHP. And, I hate doing the graphical design of websites, yet love coding the logic behind them. Everyone says I have OCD on cleaning as my house is always clean yet, my computer office is trashed 99% of the time. I will never be a fan of Apple, MS, Android, etc. To me each device, os, and company behind it will always have their pros/cons. I have yet to play a game on a counsel unit. OMG...we could be twins. Where have you been all of my life? :) Except that I do like Apple and Microsoft....sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooky560 Veteran Posted September 13, 2013 Veteran Share Posted September 13, 2013 I'm another person who looks down when I'm typing, even though I can touch type perfectly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake89 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 It took until 2012 until I had a smartphone. that's ok, i still don't have a smartphone. Tha Bloo Monkee 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambroos Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I completely failed my first touch typing class (scored about 6/100). Everyone else scored 70/100 or higher. It took me a few years of practice (we didn't have a computer back when I did it the first time) and another course to get my touch typing certificate. Luckily I'm a very fast typer now :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanboy89 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I still am not a good typist after using computers for 16 years. I need to look at the keyboard half the time and I'm relatively slow at typing. I don't really know any programming languages or how to code, aside from basic HTML and CSS, despite the fact I took a C++ class in high school. I'm just not good at logic, I guess. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilo Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I've owned a Zip drive. I used to use RDRAM. I use to use a trackball mouse and play games like UT2k4, TF2, etc with it. I prefer to use the start menu over shortcuts. MissGalvin 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpit Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 At uni, I was taught OOP via Java (1.0, then 1.1, then 1.2). I promptly and deliberately forgot all I was ever taught because I found Java (back then) to be a pointless and horrendous language. It took me quite a while to understand OOP, at first I just didn't "get it". - heh, i actually started my university in computer science related degree and we were taught java and OOP and regardless of countless tutorials/one-on-ones i just didn't get it either. i was able to understand their simplified real-world examples but i could not apply them into code well. - in the course above, we had a project to do for which i came up with 3 different algorithms because the first two didn't appear to work. the third one didn't work either and i gave up. months later while doing random hard drive clean up i came across my project files again and i noticed that none of the algorithms worked because i never initialized any of the variables i used properly. - i'm a closet geek but i hate buying stuff that i won't use so i avoid any hardware purchases until i can totally justify it (it's the accountant in me) and i try to make as much use of it as possible. i trade thousands of dollars in stocks and options without blinking an eye but god forbid if i buy a $20 gadget without buyer's remorse unless i put it to use right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syanide Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I type pretty fast and almost never look at the keyboard. Until the lights go out. In the dark I type almost like an 80-yeard old who sat on the computer for the first time. c.grz 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 I think thinkpads are one of the ugliest laptops you can buy today and would never recommend one based on solely that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I often go back over code I had written months or weeks earlier, and wonder WTF I was thinking when I wrote it.I curse a lot when programming if my code doesn't work. ie) "Why the ###### isn't this working?!"I write out every tutorial I do in hopes that I will learn more.. however it rarely works, and I quite often go back and look at code (even code I wrote to solve problems on my own).I have a hard time grasping new concepts.ie) I get what a pointer is, but I don't understand when/why when having a parameter that is a pointer you need to pass it as a reference. or) Why you have to @Override sometimes in Java but not others, even if it is an extension of a virtual class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decebalvs Rex Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 My confession ? 70 % of the PCs I repair / reinstall are plagued by trojans. The fact ? Most of them receive trojans because of porn downloads . When my customer asks me what problems it had ... OH WELL... I love building rigs from scratch but two weeks later I am damn sorry over what components I chose for it. Thats my problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_over Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I've walked away from AT LEAST 2 jobs, where i've been asked to fix a computer, made it worse, gave up, told them it was fixed.. then cut all ties. I'm not afraid to admit this, but i am a little ashamed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 when i young i stuck the bios from a 486 computer into a 386 motherboard thinking that it would upgrade it. I learned good and well the smell of burning computer that day. Charisma and DConnell 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGalvin Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I still don't know how to use RSS. :s c.grz and Tha Bloo Monkee 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagisan Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I touch type without using the home row. I never learned typing with using the home row so I cannot type "properly", but I can still easily type 50+ WPM (haven't tested myself in ages but I have typed that quickly in the past). As such I occasionally have my fingers offset where I have to look down to correct them (I know how it feels when my fingers are on the right keys, but sometimes they get off and I have to look at them to correct them). I sometimes write out responses to posts on sites I visit, only to feel the response doesn't go anywhere (not that it would be a bad post, I just sometimes feel like it's not worth posting) and end up deleting it after typing out a paragraph or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted October 11, 2013 Veteran Share Posted October 11, 2013 I have been using Apple computers since the mid 90's, they are what I learned on, and as a result I have been using OS X since it's inception. I have opened Terminal in OS X five times tops, and every single time was with the help of a tutorial online. I ruined all of the components I purchased for a custom built gaming PC because I was an idiot and did not see that thermal paste got on a few of the pins of the CPU. When I went to power it up, there was a poof of blue smoke, a very distinct smell of burning electronics, and nothing at all worked. Was probably close to $1000 worth of product, if not more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted October 11, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted October 11, 2013 I have been using Apple computers since the mid 90's, they are what I learned on, and as a result I have been using OS X since it's inception. I have opened Terminal in OS X five times tops, and every single time was with the help of a tutorial online. I ruined all of the components I purchased for a custom built gaming PC because I was an idiot and did not see that thermal paste got on a few of the pins of the CPU. When I went to power it up, there was a poof of blue smoke, a very distinct smell of burning electronics, and nothing at all worked. Was probably close to $1000 worth of product, if not more. Back in 2001 I pieced a (at the time) top of the line AMD Athlon-based PC together. With the help of a friend. Well, remember how the die on Thunderbird-gen Athlons was exposed? Just one small move while putting the heatsink on -> crack in the die, DM 620 (?310) down the drain.Also I use the terminal in OS X all the time. Having used UNIXoid OSs since 1993 I'm used to perform file operations via CLI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Kyle Subscriber¹ Posted October 11, 2013 Subscriber¹ Share Posted October 11, 2013 Up until about a year ago, any PC I attempted to build fried within a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fahim S. MVC Posted October 12, 2013 MVC Share Posted October 12, 2013 I think thinkpads are one of the ugliest laptops you can buy today and would never recommend one based on solely that. For real? They are the only Windows laptops I can recommend because of their style and durability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead.cell Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Up until about a year ago, any PC I attempted to build fried within a week. H-How many did you go through?! :huh: My personal confessions: I use LastPass with the automatic login feature. I also don't have a password for my desktop computer. Essentially, if someone steals my physical computer or comes over, all of my stuff is readily accessible. I'm... lazy, I guess is the best descriptive word here. Being a techie with unlimited cellular data, I actually use less than 200MB per month. I keep buying games I don't have time to play. My backlog is ridiculous. I'll spend more time modifying an app or game than I actually use it. It took until 2012 until I had a smartphone. This one I'm not even ashamed of. November 29th 2012 to be exact. I miss charging my phone once every week or two. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compl3x Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I keep buying games I don't have time to play. My backlog is ridiculous. I am also guilty of this one. Some of my games: dead.cell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warboy Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I am also guilty of this one. Some of my games: Cute.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead.cell Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Cute.... I'm at 170 on Steam alone. I'm more impressed to see how many you actually have installed. Goddamn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warboy Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I'm at 170 on Steam alone. I'm more impressed to see how many you actually have installed. Goddamn... 900GB steam folder, I have a private RAID0 array for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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