Yes.. I recall print lessons, in Gr1 and cursive writing in about Gr3.
But my point is that we never got "speed" classes in writing. Some kids
continued to hold their pencils strangely. As long as you could form the
letter/word that was required, that's all that mattered. So, as long as
a student can find the write key on a kb (whether you hunt and peck or
use another method) that's all that matters.
I don't think speed writing was ever a thing - I thnk it's difficult to write fast by hand and still be legible. Speed is more of a thing with typing.
>> many classes. It's probably why we never got "handwriting" orBut.. today, laptops and tablets are already a common "tool" in
We did but I think that was in Grade 1.. B)
But.. today, young kids get advance access to laptops/tablets.
A lot of people worry about parking documents online somewhere.>into the habit of copying to portable USB storage.
I was doing it for a while, using encrypted files for docs that
had any personal info in them, but I've mostly just gone back
to doing direct transfers via Bluetooth.
RCLONE offers encryption. And.. your sister might like to get
We did but I think that was in Grade 1.. B)
I was thinking that as well.. We do learn to write in elementary school.
RCLONE offers encryption. And.. your sister might like to get
into the habit of copying to portable USB storage.
But you never think to back up the one thing you end up needing. B)
Looking briefly at the RClone info online it appears to be
a tool to Handle other Cloud accounts and your devices
rather than being a cloud storage system itself, although
I'd imagine it must offer some degree of that..
Funny, I remember in Grade 3 I think the teacher saying my
handwriting was so bad that I had to recopy all my notes
in one subject..
I later figured out that what she was doing was getting me
to study my notes to get better marks in the subject, but
I further learned that you can copy text all day long
while being 'vegged out' and you don't retain anything of
it.. B)
I don't think speed writing was ever a thing - I thnk it's difficult to
write fast by hand and still be legible. Speed is more of a thing with
typing.
I took a Forkner Shorthand class in highshool. It was a good investment. It really helped keeping up with the notes that university profs projected on screen (and did not hand out copies of) ..and for generally documenting what the prof was saying.
I was thinking that as well.. We do learn to write in elementary school.
Funny, I remember in Grade 3 I think the teacher saying my handwriting was so bad that I had to recopy all my notes in one subject..
I later figured out that what she was doing was getting me to study my notes to get better marks in the subject, but I further learned that you can copy text all day long while being 'vegged out' and you don't retain anything of it.. B)
shorthand was actually a thing.. I had my own shorthand I sometimes used fo notes, which worked for me because I understood what I had written.
shorthand was actually a thing.. I had my own shorthand I sometimes used
fo notes, which worked for me because I understood what I had written.
Did you ever actually read your notes?
The only reason I ever took notes in school, which I quickly stopped by the way, was because I saw other people doing it. I never went back to read those notes and all I had to do was listen to the teacher blab about whatever it was. Maybe notes were for people that didn't want to pay attention? I dunno. I liked cracking jokes at/during the 'lessons'.
I got quite a few machines over the years when I was working on computer repair and updates. People I'd helped out would give me their old
machines for free when they upgraded. Usually I could upgrade those
a little and get a few more years out of them.
One time I got a desktop computer that was only a couple of years old
which had originally cost about $4500. It was a lot better than my
computer was and looked like the deal of a lifetime. The guy I got
it from said it was constantly overheating and they were fed up
with it stopping in the middle of big jobs.
I thought I was going to luck out because I immediately noticed
that the main fan in the back of the system was not running, and
further checking showed that it had needed an adaptor to hook up
to the motherboard which was never installed. I fixed it and
played with it some but eventually it seemed that the overheating
had damaged the motherboard too and, long story short, I ended
up mainly using it for parts rather than rebuild a machine that
was a lot bigger and faster than I really needed..
Rob Mccart wrote to DUMAS WALKER <=-
I got quite a few machines over the years when I was working on
computer repair and updates. People I'd helped out would give me their
old machines for free when they upgraded. Usually I could upgrade those
a little and get a few more years out of them.
One time I got a desktop computer that was only a couple of years old which had originally cost about $4500. It was a lot better than my computer was and looked like the deal of a lifetime. The guy I got
it from said it was constantly overheating and they were fed up
with it stopping in the middle of big jobs.
I thought I was going to luck out because I immediately noticed
that the main fan in the back of the system was not running, and
further checking showed that it had needed an adaptor to hook up
to the motherboard which was never installed. I fixed it and
played with it some but eventually it seemed that the overheating
had damaged the motherboard too and, long story short, I ended
up mainly using it for parts rather than rebuild a machine that
was a lot bigger and faster than I really needed..
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Ogg wrote to Rob Mccart <=-
We did but I think that was in Grade 1.. B)
But.. today, young kids get advance access to laptops/tablets.
I basically use "rlone sync" at the top level My Documents>every once in a while. The process traverses the whole sub-
Funny, I remember in Grade 3 I think the teacher saying my>residence room rewrite it into full form. That helped in the
handwriting was so bad that I had to recopy all my notes
in one subject..
I'd take notes in Forkner shorthand in class, and later in my
I further learned that you can copy text all day long
while being 'vegged out' and you don't retain anything of
it.. B)
Yeah.. I can imagine a rebel take that stance. :D
I didn't have any shorthand classes in school, and I didn't know standardized>orthand was actually a thing.. I had my own shorthand I sometimes used for n
When I learned cursive (in 4th grade), I remember learning that teachers & in>uctors in later years would want us to use cursive for basically all of our w
Did you ever actually read your notes?>way, was because I saw other people doing it. I never went back to read those
The only reason I ever took notes in school, which I quickly stopped by the
I haven't done anything but Print since I left school, other than for a signature. My writing wasn't too terrible but I just didn't stick with it. Possibly some can write a lot faster than they can print things out but I find that speed means sloppy, regardless of what I use..
>> which had originally cost about $4500. It was a lot better than myOne time I got a desktop computer that was only a couple of years old
That is too bad. Would have been nice if you could have got away with>replacing or plugging the fan back in.
I had a machine I used for a few years that I found sitting out on garbage>day. Not sure what, if anything, the previous owner thought was wrong with
The golden age for me was my first corporate job. My boss really wasn't> technically minded and made bad decisions. Modems that didn't error
When I was asked to clean out the storage room and toss everything in> the "dumpster", it felt like Christmas day to me. :)
I put one working computer out on garbage day long ago just because it
was older and not worth much. In the past couple of years I cleaned
out a lot of my old spare systems and a number of machines that needed
only one relatively inexpensive part got 'recycled' too. At some point
you have to stop hoarding everything you outgrow or take in or buy
a bigger house.. B)
I'd take notes in Forkner shorthand in class, and later in my
residence room rewrite it into full form. That helped in the
"study" method.
In Grade 3 ? B)
I never learned short hand, never saw a need. My sister
took it in school, and typing, but not I..
I further learned that you can copy text all day long
while being 'vegged out' and you don't retain anything of
it.. B)
Yeah.. I can imagine a rebel take that stance. :D
I wasn't actually trying to not learn anything, I was just
copying the words without really reading them..
I basically use "rlone sync" at the top level My Documents
every once in a while. The process traverses the whole sub-
That sounds pretty good. I had a similar option with
Sync.com if I wanted to install the App to automate what
ends up on it using the one folder and sub-folders.
I saw there is a free version of RClone.. Is that what you
are using or a better paid option?
I put one working computer out on garbage day long ago
just because it was older and not worth much. In the past couple
of years I cleaned out a lot of my old spare systems and a number
of machines that needed only one relatively inexpensive part got 'recycled' too. At some point you have to stop hoarding everything
you outgrow or take in or buy a bigger house.. B)
No joke. I eventually went to parting out and/or e-cycling most of
what I had around. I few old cases became risers on my basement
floor. A mini fridge sits on an empty old pentium case, for example.
:D
No joke. I eventually went to parting out and/or e-cycling most of
what I had around. I few old cases became risers on my basement
floor. A mini fridge sits on an empty old pentium case, for example.
:D
when i was a kid my dream was to have a room full of 7 ft tables with computers on them. now that i'm old i got rid of most of my computers. i'm just running one and i have 2 or 2 in a tub.
I haven't done anything but Print since I left school, other than for a signature.>to use cursive anymore was that it's actually quicker to write with standard
One of the arguments my 7th-grade English teacher said when telling me not
Looking briefly at the RClone info online it appears to be a
tool to Handle other Cloud accounts and your devices rather
than being a cloud storage system itself, although I'd imagine
it must offer some degree of that..
>> out a lot of my old spare systems and a number of machines that neededIn the past couple of years I cleaned
No joke. I eventually went to parting out and/or e-cycling most of what I>had around. I few old cases became risers on my basement floor. A mini
One student in my univ. residence had the habit of transcribing>his handwritten notes in class to type-written notes. That
I knew student that would often fall asleep in class. But he>seemed to pull things off and got high grades and went on for a
Rob Mccart wrote to DUMAS WALKER <=-
Ha.. For ages I had a huge Server system with 5 full sized bays but
the hardware eventually got too old to mess with anymore and for
a number of years it ended up being an end table beside my main
computer desk. Sitting on the floor it was as tall as the desk.
Ha.. For ages I had a huge Server system with 5 full sized bays but>in a desktop case as tall as a table. Locking front door, some unreal
the hardware eventually got too old to mess with anymore and for
a number of years it ended up being an end table beside my main
computer desk. Sitting on the floor it was as tall as the desk.
One of the BBS's systems in the 90s was a cast-off 486 server that came
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