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lesj39
post Jan 9 2010, 01:26 AM
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As I sit here I am amazed that I have finally finished the course. It seemed like such a long trip at first, but the end has come too soon.
I look back on the reasons why I decided to take the course. I am a computer tech and the field is growing and changing by the week. I wanted to learn how to remember and learn better. It is a challenge. Now I know that I can learn the field with ease... and stay up with the pack like I never felt before. I truly see this course as being more important than my education in obtaining a worthwhile career and income: it is that good.
I never was bored with the exercises for I knew the reason why I was learning this skill. If there is one thing that kept me going it was the Purpose for me doing it. It might seem simple, but it got me threw a couple of weak moments.
A big thank you to Mark for his encouraging words. The thoughts were just what I needed at times.
Now I am branching out in my new skill. I am half German and am planning a trip to Germany this summer. The skills I have picked up are helping me to learn German like never before. Can't wait to go.
Thank you again and I wish all of you the best

Les Jones
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timofeytt
post Jan 9 2010, 02:56 AM
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Congrats on finishing the course! Great to see some IT folks here. I'll be happy to know how you encode computer-related information. This is new territory and we can all learn from each other.
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post Jan 9 2010, 03:18 PM
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QUOTE (timofeytt @ Jan 8 2010, 09:56 PM) *
Congrats on finishing the course! Great to see some IT folks here. I'll be happy to know how you encode computer-related information. This is new territory and we can all learn from each other.


Hi Timofeytt,

I read an article or post here a long time back from a programmer. He used to turn blocks of code into figurative codes. Say one whole routine was turned into one figurative code. This allowed him to see the whole program as a tree of figurative codes and find logical faults etc.

There was another in the networking side who would remember commands and such and the whole IP tree of which router/computer had which IP and what password. Others had to carry manuals to go to each site and figure out access to router/computer first while he was already visually seeing where the fault could occur due to the diagram being in his head as well.

These examples are old so I may have made some logical or technical mistake but should be good enough to give you an idea.

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Simon Naylor
post Jan 9 2010, 07:09 PM
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Hi les,

Congratulations on finishing the whole course! I bet it feels great to know that you have kept going and pushed yourself to the very end. Well done.
Im currently on lesson 41 and intend to finish the course hopefully by the end of this month or mid february at the latest. The course so far for me has totally exceeded my expectations and I already have more confidence in my abilties to learn any topic I choose to study. I know that the limits to learn I had before I started the course have been removed. Im guessing that how you feel as well. Funnily enough one of the reasons im doing this course is to be able to learn computer based skills as well. It will work out for you im sure.

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post Jan 12 2010, 12:27 AM
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Will miss your lessons feedback Les.


Have a Phenomenal life (and I mean life long and life wide). You've got a trained brain that will get better now that you know how to use it as it was designed to be used.


I hope this course also taught you that when things look hard, it is only a first impression. You just have to go for it! To me it's one of the priceless lessons this course helped reminding me.

As I said, I will miss you, but my joy at your successful completion compensates beautifully. smile.gif


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Regarding all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans; that the moment one definitely commits oneself Providence moves too. All things occur to one that would never otherwise have occured. a stream of events issue from the decision raising in one's favour all manner of unforseen incidents, meeting and material assistance which no man would have dreamed would have come his way.

Whatever you can do, or dream you can begin it!
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it, begin it now!


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timofeytt
post Jan 14 2010, 08:30 PM
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Thanks Gringo. I'll look around and post some of my own stuff once I get a chance.
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