Revolva: my fistime using the computer was in 2001....and the internet....bit..the internet was an eye opening for me back then.omo i can finz many thing ..and shocking Bleep..sites...my head skatter..na so i go save my poket money go buy 1hour for cafe ...watching Bleep..lol....and fromthere some folkz..introduced me how to make money online...illegaly....by 2002..na so...i try my luck ..take hammer small tin....oyinbo wey make cmputer boiz use am chop them shege..

por.no sites. . I started wit por.no sites too. Those day. . You'll see pink gals on d screen . . They don.t look real at all . . Maybe that's why White por.no doesn't turn me on . .

After oogling those images on d screen and time expire. . As i leave d cafe. . I'll feel very ashamed of my myself

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PLS,CAN ANYONE HELP ME ON THIS:HOW LONG CAN IT TAKE TO DRIVE FROM "ZUBA" TO ABUJA CENTRAL DISTRICT?

R2bees: good morning all

na everyday u dey pass here with your agbada and u no go comment.

Chillisauce: Learning typing and started typing a full paper project and all of a sudden everything disappeared

After 3 hrs works and typing with one finger

its very bad experience. . Wen i was working as a computer operator. . I was given a nursing book to type. . About 60 pages. . After all d stress . . Wen it was time to print it for d owner. . I couldn't locate it in d system. . I felt like crying

My first time made me wanna quit. Marvis beacon almost destroyed my fingers.

alienware: na everyday u dey pass here with your agbada and u no go comment.

nor mind am. . That's why some people never achieve much during the day . .

They go here and there and there greeting and looking for "good morning"

Before they know, the day is over

Cykik: My first time made me wanna quit. Marvis beacon almost destroyed my fingers.

Its not advisable to start teaching computer wit mavis beacon. .

I didn't really encounter much problem learning how to operate a computer as I was taught by my brother and I learnt it at the early stage of my life..We used to have a computer set in the house then so asides the tutoring I received from my bro I would sneak back to the PC whenever I was home alone pressing the keyboard and fiddling with the mouse until I became an expert at operating it.

It was in 2003, went to a cafe with my friend just once and thats all...was watching him as he was operating the computer in a cyber cafe. Next day i went there and got me a time ndstarted browsing.

MONNICO: PLS,CAN ANYONE HELP ME ON THIS:HOW LONG CAN IT TAKE TO DRIVE FROM "ZUBA" TO ABUJA CENTRAL DISTRICT?

OYO

For me, I went to Computer school. For the first day in school, I took my sit and was just waiting for instructions from the teacher. Then he started showing us the keyboard, mouse, and the rest of things. Then ask us to boot the system. I now ask him back, "do you mean we should touch the computer?", he said yes. The confidence was then on me, I started pressing buttons on the CPU until I got to the Power button and I could see some indicator lights showing, I knew it was on. The system took almost forever to get to desktop and when it was finally there, we were given more instructions on what to do. We actually started out with typing using Corel Word Perfect. But I tell you, even with the teacher guiding us and all the fans in the class, I was still sweating working around with the computer. My mind would just be telling me, if you spoil this Computer now, what would you do? I was just so careful touching the system. When I remember those days today, I'll just laugh

You folks who started learning from home and office. .

You're very lucky.

Even now, there are millions of kids without that luxury

Mine was in 2000 I taught I could view some porn site on msword I type Indecency**graphy on msword and taped the enter key n began to wait patiently lol

usmanktg2: can't recall my first tym as I was born in eat

Indeed, you were born in eat.

eyenCalabar: if you spoil this Computer now, what would you do?

My case happened in 2001, My mom just came back from the states and dragged me and my sis to a cafe to get an email.
I was asked what email i would love to use, I said, Seun
the computer guy said, think of another, then i said emmanuel
he said he would use seunemma.

so he gave me my email address and password.
Next opportunity i had with a computer was with my sister, she took me along and it was amazing seeing us sitting very close to the screen and seeing FREE this Free that and i was mad that she didn't click them.

the first curiosity got me to this stage, I totally ditched the nonsense mechanical engineering wey i read for school completely for IT and have never regretted it nor looked back.

I now run many IT services : webdezzi.com, magicbulk.com

Tolzeal: I get to know about computer when I was still in primary school !! then ! Our teacher used to bring it to class for teaching and playing games

how old are u now... U mean primary skul

Wow løoking back in the days whem men where boys, 2003, i had to sneak out of sec school by jumping the fence to visit a cyber cafe, later i stoped attending lessons from there i saved money to visit oak net and emega cyber cafe, chai those guys really made money then, see crowd them get upto 100 pc outlets, i spend upto 3hours everyday chating on yahoo messenger scooping girls and the meeting up later. Then 1 hour na 80naira.

1993. Our school got some new PCs, those types that had bulky backs and vertical CPUs I remembered being so scared to touch it, lest I destroyed it Fast forward, 1997 my secondary school decided to make Computer Science and Music a core subject for all of us. The rest is history. Now I'm getting an Msc in Information Technology (Software development and Ethical Hacking) Yaff upgraded But back then, I was a correct bush gehl. Kai

when I was 5years actually.. went to a private school.. taught us computer in pry 1... fen we nau got a private PC...

Back then on campus, one of my roommates, a graphic designer owned a desktop. The guy is always busy on it everyday. I begged him that I'll like to learn. He said I'm free to work on it at night. He opens MS word/Excel for me always. Trial by error by my slogan then. Lol. After about 3days, I became bored with the usual MS suites, I decided to go on a "adventure." During my adventure, I made a "terrible" mistake(or so I thought). I deleted a folder. I started sweating after I have pressed anything "pressable." I was almost kneeling when I told him I have removed an item. He went to the system and smiled and told me next time I check the "Recycle bin." I almost cried that day...

I had my first experience on a PC in Primary 3..
We were instructed to type our full names
We were very scared then No thanks to our teacher. One would think computer is one wicked robot (god) from their description.


Years after that experience, I didn't much have opportunity to develop myself.


In 2007 or so, I went for a proper training (data processing/desktop publishing) and ever since then, my skills have improved greatly. All thanks to Uncle ****, he inspired me alot. Back then, I always feel intimidated whenever he TYPEs (super fast).

But today, I no sure say he go fit stand my speed

I'm still learning everyday.

Everything is possible on a computer!

It was someday in 01 or 02 I guess. I had this neighbour who told me yo accompany him to a cyber cafe. On getting there,I was surprised at the computer world. It was bigger than my imagination back then,so I watched him and studied how he did it. The next day I went alone and bought air time,ttoubleshooted for 2 good hours and this became a way of life everyday for a while. What actually made me fall in love with the whole surfing was porn. It was total freedom to do and say all without any form of judgement. I knew over a million porn sites and pornstars online then,maybe Hi5 too (that was then sha)......

@Op we seem to be in the same page, those cyber cafe then were too rude and can snub at any slightest question thrown to them ...com see the swag.

In fact I spent alot money buying tickets which always expired without me achieving any this. To open my yahoo e.mail na wahala, but i'm really happy this first time a friend sent me his picture even though we are living at the town. come see jubilation.

Now,I still need to go and learn a basic computer.

It's always started from the Bottom...

i remeber back then in 2003. I wasted almost 30 mins just to press next on my yahoo mail box, i was just like a fool,, latter d cafe attendant help me out

I was in primary 4. We would buy diskettes and type our names on it. Good old days.

Well,in my own case,I knew it wasn't jus gonna be a big deal...buh the annoying tin is ow people around me,made it look lyk such a big deal...den,they used to carry blanket and sweater,if u ask dem,they"ll say they"re goin for overnight browsing....ask me wetin dem dey browse...I knw no o...pay 5h den ooo...na so I cum folo 1 of my friend wey get regard for me go...I bn tink say,if we go dey over night browsing,cos they also call it surfing the web sometimes,say enuf tins go dey happen...only for me 2 reach der,I siddon de watch am hin dey press computer;@ a tym hin ask me weda I no wan browse...I said no,hin stand up make hin go buy time for me,I tell am make hin leave...na so I go lie down for chair sleep joor...only 2 cum bk in the mornin,1 chik dey ask me for wetin I browse cum...me sef confuse...ahah..dem de bring somtin cum bk frm the browsing...toh,I shun am;it became worse wen some people really wanted 2 make it a big deal....na him I carry moni go pay make I browse....the 1st day,I nearly fainted...don't knw why the browsing was making me feel weak...I dunno why o;buh it continued 2 hurt my eye and make me feel faint buh I perserved,peeping @ wot odas were doing,going to sites like tagged to meet oyibo and all...with time it all came 2 me...as for the typing,the game software for typing did it for me...now,I"m gud and confident...js some people still wanna prove they"re too skilled and tryna portray some skillfulness,I js laff and do it my way....u knw dt feeling of "i-am-a-computer-wiz-u-shuld-cum-to me-for-computer tins...well...long story short...when it comes to computers,we can neva stop learning...shikena

oweniwe: I'll set the ball rolling. .

Back then in 2003/4 or so when i was in SS2, African Church Grammar School, Abeokuta, the Government Teacher gave us an assignment to browse about. . "legitimacy". . , print out the web page and stocmit to him.

I followed some class mates to a nearby cyber cafe and was amazed at how they were operating the "computer set". I was so ashamed as i watched them browsing. . My mates are computer literate while i stood there looking dumbly at them. .

So. . I started saving my taxi fare. . I would trek a long distance way from Olomore to Saint Peters' or Lafenwa and then take taxi from there to school. . That way, i was able to save N20 for about 2 weeks until i hav N200. I didn't bother to ask folks at home for "cyber cafe money" coz i knew the kind of reply i would get.

When the N200 was complete, i went to a cyber cafe bought a 30 minutes ticket (cyber cafe was expensive in those days). . Na there my problem start o. . I didn't know how to "enter" the ticket so i called they cafe attendant. She came over, gave me one crazy look, "pressed some keys on d computer" and walked away. .

I sighed and began to fiddle with the mouse. It wasn't long before i started to draw the attention of other cafe users. . I started hearing unpleasant remarks. . "see as this boy dey waste time. . See as e dey look like mumu . . . "

The cafe attendant became irked and walked up to me. . She was very rude this time. . "what are you doing?" . . "i want to open yahoo" . . "then open yahoo" . . "how will i open yahoo?". . She just hissed loudly, entered yahoo url into the address bar. .

When yahoo page loaded, i continued to fiddle with the mouse. . Na so i hear one loud voice behind me. . "you this boy, if you don't know how to use computer, why you come waste your money?"

I just ignored him and continued fiddling with the mouse while praying for my ticket to run out quickly. I was lucky when a church member came in. . I called him over. . He gave me my first tips on how to browse. . My ticket expired. . . As i left the cafe, i could hear loud laughter everywhere until i got into the streets. .

I wasn't deterred sha. . I continued trekking to school. . Save some taxi fare. . Try out a new cyber cafe. . Ask ether users for tips. . .

Today. . About 10 years later. . People hail me as a "Computer Professor" . . But when i look back . . How the "journey" started. . . It wasn't easy. . I just laugh it off

my probs was how to shut down! Cos I always switch it off directly

My first experience with a computer, I was 6 years old at that time. That was 1995.

We visited my dad's office, and I was amazed at "this white-colored TV". Even more amazed that it had "the largest remote controller I'd ever seen" (the keyboard)
"OMG! BUTTANZ AND BUTTANZ AND SHINY, SHINY BUTTANZZZ!"

My elder brother (11 years old) was being taught to type by one of my dad's secretaries, but as soon he was sure she was out of sight, he closed down the Typing Tutor program to play Duke Nukem - and me, I no dey complain cuz the game was on point
But trouble arose when he started hogging the computer all to himself and not giving me a chance to "press my own".

"You've been pressing this thing the whole time. ALLOW ME TO PRESS MY OWN KWANU!" was what I said to him.

He responded with a loud "WILL YOU SHUT UP!?"

Oh boy, this thing pain me for bone! What gave him the right to diss me like that?
I angrily rose from the sofa, walked straight to him and turned off the monitor (My people, no blame me. I think say na just like TV). He simply laughed and turned it back on. That was when I walked straight to the outlet, and PULLED OUT the socket, effectively turning off the computer.
Mehn, the guy shoooouuuut! He was like "don't you know you could destroy this computer by turning it off like that? Are you maaaad!?
"You want Daddy to kill us? Don't you know you should go to Start > Shut Down and then click on "Shut Down"?

Me, I no even sabi wetin the guy dey yarn at the time. Person wey tell me to "Shut Up" before, how the hell did "Shut Down" come into the equation again kwanu? Biko, help me reason dis thing oh.

When he said he wanted to "Boot it again", I was mad confused
Shut up, shut down, boot, CANVASS, what the phuck is going on here?

When he turned it on, we noticed the wallpaper had turned black and white, and "Safe Mode" was written on the four corners of the screen.

"We're finished! We are finished oooooo!" was what he kept saying. Mehn, sweat rushing down my body, I looked like I had just stepped out of a swimming pool!

It was after he "booted" it one more time did things return to normal.

I tell you, we do sign of the cross up to 6000 times that day

Ms Nas: 1993. Our school got some new PCs, those types that had bulky backs and vertical CPUs I remembered being so scared to touch it, lest I destroyed it Fast forward, 1997 my secondary school decided to make Computer Science and Music a core subject for all of us. The rest is history. Now I'm getting an Msc in Information Technology (Software development and Ethical Hacking) Yaff upgraded But back then, I was a correct bush gehl. Kai

1993 ? 1997 ?

Computers were very scarce in nigeria at d time