{"id":15,"date":"2013-02-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/hbiz3\/?p=15"},"modified":"2026-07-31T19:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:59:49","slug":"free-computer-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/hbiz3\/free-computer-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Computer Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Free computer training<\/strong> can take many different shapes and forms.\u00a0 The most common forms of free computer training usually include things like online forums, community classes, online resource bulletin boards, etc.\u00a0 However, there is a little-discussed option for free computer training that can boost your computer knowledge and make you one of the few, the proud, the people in the know about computers!<\/p>\n

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The method of free computer training we will discuss in this article is self-teaching<\/em>.\u00a0 Now, obviously, in order to teach yourself something about computers (or any other subject for that matter) you must have access to some sort of reference material, right?\u00a0 While most new reference material will cost you an arm and a leg (especially in the computer field), there is a way around this!\u00a0 In order to get material for your free computer training<\/span>, one area that is most overlooked is the used book store.<\/p>\n

Now wait a minute, I can hear you saying, \u201cThat\u2019s not free!\u201d\u00a0 Ah, but when you get the right kind of used book store, it literally can be free! You see, there are many used bookstores that offer book exchanges, or in-store credit for books that you may bring in for them to have.\u00a0 They are, after all, in the business of selling used books.\u00a0 Get the idea?\u00a0 So, free computer training material can be found at either no cost, or very low cost to any one seeking to be self-taught in the computer world.<\/a><\/p>\n

So the next question becomes, \u201cHow exactly do you go about teaching yourself?\u201d.\u00a0 Well, admittedly, there is a knack for this sort of thing.\u00a0 However, anyone can attain free computer training through self-taught methods if you apply yourself and get organized.\u00a0 One method that I would recommend is the overview method.\u00a0 Get your materials together<\/a> and go over all of the table of contents to find the exact topics that you are interested in.\u00a0 Then you can develop an outline for yourself, basically creating your own free computer training course.\u00a0 As you study the material, you can check it off of your outline, until you have completed your course.<\/p>\n

It is important when you are teaching yourself through free computer training<\/em> that you ensure that you are developing a firm grasp on the material.\u00a0 One way that is recommended to make sure you \u2018get it\u2019 would be to put into practical use<\/em> whatever it is you are learning.\u00a0 Fore example, if you are learning HTML (website coding language), then a great way to test and practice what you are learning is to put together a web page from scratch!\u00a0 Another example of testing your knowledge that you are learning from free computer training is to upgrade your computer!\u00a0 If you are learning about how to install additional RAM or a better sound card, then take on the challenge<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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If you fail to firmly grasp the things that you are learning through your methods of self-taught free computer training, then you will never know how much you really know.\u00a0 Only through self-testing and practical application of this type of knowledge can you be confident in your ability to \u2018talk it up\u2019 around the water cooler<\/a>, or even help a friend with their computer problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Free computer training can take many different shapes and forms.\u00a0 The most common forms of free computer training usually include things like online forums, community classes, online resource bulletin boards, etc.\u00a0 However, there is a little-discussed option for free computer training that can boost your computer knowledge and make you one of the few, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13,79,80,81,23,82,83,84],"class_list":["post-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-empower-network","tag-blogging","tag-blogging-system","tag-computer-training-material","tag-computers","tag-empower-network","tag-free-computer-training","tag-self-teaching","tag-viral-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/hbiz3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/hbiz3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/hbiz3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/hbiz3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/hbiz3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/hbiz3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":157,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/hbiz3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions\/157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/hbiz3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/hbiz3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/hbiz3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}