can we have a new wheelchair for the center because there is no seatbelt and the wheels are too small
From Rosie
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
How papworth could improve I.T. at museum street
more volunteers to help us set up work
more laptops so we dont have ask if the computer is free
need more documents holders
my own name and password on the computer
its hard to find my name in the f drive
and make the blog password bit shorter
it will be good if we had some extra voluteers
by mark wayne and hugh
more volunteers to help us set up work
more laptops so we dont have ask if the computer is free
need more documents holders
my own name and password on the computer
its hard to find my name in the f drive
and make the blog password bit shorter
it will be good if we had some extra voluteers
by mark wayne and hugh
Friday, February 6, 2009
Touch Typing
Hey guys, Gary here. You'll usually find me here working downstairs in the IT workshop on Friday afternoons. I decided to write some "how to" guides for making your coursework just a little bit easier for you to complete. I promise they will be easy to understand.
For my first post, I am going to explain a technique you can use to aid you in one of the more common tasks you might be faced with in an office environment - Touch-Typing. This is the process of typing something (such as a document) without having to look at the keyboard. I can hear you reading this and saying to yourself "I can't type without looking at the keyboard, I would never be able to do that!". Well, you can! Teaching yourself to touch-type is just a simple matter of training your fingers to locate the keys by position and it is much simpler than it sounds. Employers look in CV's for this skill too, meaning you might have a better chance of getting employed if you learn to touch type.
To keep everything in plain English, I'll give you a quick run down of the technique. First, you position the four fingers on your left hand on the A, S, D and F keys, and the four fingers on your right hand on the J, K, L and ; (semi-colon) keys. This is called your home row. By keeping your fingers on the home row and simply moving the nearest finger to the key you want to press, you'll quickly learn the location of all the keys on the keyboard and start to press them without looking.
Oh, and did I mention I'm using this technique to write my post? Yeah.
If you're thinking of giving this a go, then there is a wide range of software and websites available for you to try. A good place to start would be at http://www.typingweb.com/, it is a free, online typing tutor with tests, statistics, and more. Best of all, it is web-based, meaning it is free without any need to download or install anything. But if you want to learn how to type like a professional, you'll probably want to try the "Mavis Bacon Teaches Typing" series, which has been teaching since 1987. You can find their latest range of software here at http://tinyurl.com/bdfdwx. The website is American and advertises the software in United States Dollars, at $19.99. This is the equivilent of £13.60.
Simple, right? :D
JARGON-BUSTER (a quick run down of the stuff I explained)
Remember - if I can do it, you can do it! ;)
- Gary Bird
- Volunteer
For my first post, I am going to explain a technique you can use to aid you in one of the more common tasks you might be faced with in an office environment - Touch-Typing. This is the process of typing something (such as a document) without having to look at the keyboard. I can hear you reading this and saying to yourself "I can't type without looking at the keyboard, I would never be able to do that!". Well, you can! Teaching yourself to touch-type is just a simple matter of training your fingers to locate the keys by position and it is much simpler than it sounds. Employers look in CV's for this skill too, meaning you might have a better chance of getting employed if you learn to touch type.
To keep everything in plain English, I'll give you a quick run down of the technique. First, you position the four fingers on your left hand on the A, S, D and F keys, and the four fingers on your right hand on the J, K, L and ; (semi-colon) keys. This is called your home row. By keeping your fingers on the home row and simply moving the nearest finger to the key you want to press, you'll quickly learn the location of all the keys on the keyboard and start to press them without looking.
Oh, and did I mention I'm using this technique to write my post? Yeah.
If you're thinking of giving this a go, then there is a wide range of software and websites available for you to try. A good place to start would be at http://www.typingweb.com/, it is a free, online typing tutor with tests, statistics, and more. Best of all, it is web-based, meaning it is free without any need to download or install anything. But if you want to learn how to type like a professional, you'll probably want to try the "Mavis Bacon Teaches Typing" series, which has been teaching since 1987. You can find their latest range of software here at http://tinyurl.com/bdfdwx. The website is American and advertises the software in United States Dollars, at $19.99. This is the equivilent of £13.60.
Simple, right? :D
JARGON-BUSTER (a quick run down of the stuff I explained)
- Touch-Typing: A method of typing quickly without looking at the keyboard
- CV: Curriculum Vitae, a profile of your personal information including education, employment, achievements and skills
- Home Row: The deafult position of fingers on a keyboard for people learning to touch-type
Remember - if I can do it, you can do it! ;)
- Gary Bird
- Volunteer
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
IT
IT was good this morning. Mange to get some work done.
Checked my emails and went on to the Lee forum.
Posted By Kirsti
Checked my emails and went on to the Lee forum.
Posted By Kirsti
Friday, January 9, 2009
Not Happy With The Internet
Internet was down this morning which wasn't good. Glad it is working now.
Posted by Kirsti
Posted by Kirsti
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