I've taught myself the majority of the programs I use. I still like to take a class to learn some of the shortcuts I hadn't figured out, but mostly I'm better if I am self-taught.

I taught myself piano by watching a friend play. I was a weird kid, I learned the stuff she played for her lessons by ear. Of course as she got really good I couldn't keep up, so I took lessons for three months, hated the teacher, and never touched a piano again.

all computer applications such as excel, powerpoint, word etc. and when i have time i will do the same with photoshop.

stuff like that comes easy to me.

but if something technically goes wrong with my computer i get frustrated.

Any computer apps - I just dink around with them until I get them figured out. It's always been pretty easy for me. I can do a bit more motorcycle maintenance/repair than the average enthusiast, but I have to have a service manual handy, or I sometimes don't know where anything is supposed to go once I get it taken apart, and then it's a big mess.

Other than that, I took piano lessons for a while but never really benefited because I can't read music to save my life. I always played everything by ear, and for my last recital, I played my own composition (though, now I can't remember a thing about it). I am thinking about attempting to teach myself to play the guitar sometime soon.

No, but I haven't ever tried. I guess I am too lazy to try myself or sign up for a class. I can't really think of anything I want to learn to do, so maybe one day if I get the desire to do something, I will try.

OMG I just realized how pathetic that sounds

I taught myself how to knit, and anything with computer programs I just rip through and get tips as I go along.

How to play the flute (I already played the piano, so that made it a little easier), advanced statistics and stats programs, how to knit.

I also taught myself to play French horn, but that doesn't really count because I already played the trumpet.

The usual Microsoft Office programs. I'm a power point MASTER! I taught myself ACAD drafting software and Dreamweaver.

never

I'm not sure. I attended a school to learn to work with the Microsoft programs, but then all I learned about surfing the net I did it on my own, does that count? I am a firm believer in formal eduacation for everything. I would love being a student for life, attending a class, preparing papers, debating... ahhhh dreamy!
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When I worked at my first office job at Intel (years ago) I taught myself DOS, Lotus 123, Word-Perfect, and a bunch of other programs. Now, I feel like my computer skills are completely lacking. I really just need to play around with current programs instead of just barely getting by with the info I have.

OMG Word Perfect, I still remember that, I looooved those combination of keys to achieve different functions. When MS first came out I thought that it was for 'tards with one button for every task
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lol, I so miss DOS. I don't remember it anymore, but I remember that God Mode in Wolfenstein was CD\Wolf3D -goobers

I kill me.

I too learned all the computer stuff by myself. Other than that nothing I would LOVE to teach myself how to play the guitar though!

No,nothing. I always took classes for everything I know.

Yes.....I taught myself how to use the different computer programs and how to crochet.

I taught myself how to knit too!

I picked up Arabic from my all of in-laws. I'm pretty proud of that when someone points it out.

I love Latin, and would love to learn it. I should really start studying.

My older sister always used to want me to "do" her hair. I learned to make french braids without being shown. I don't know if I did them correctly, but the end result was the same.

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"I'm pretty sure she's baked on a professional level."

We are quite the talented popples around here.

Piano if that counts.. cant think of anything else at the moment

I always preferred the self taught methods. I'm a law school student so it's not so easy because I have to be patient when learning but it works for me and actually, I'm so confident that i even skip some classes

oh i forgot about french brains. i taught myself to french braid mine and other people's hair without being shown too!

french *braids* not brains.

french brains HAHHAHAHAHA!!!
I taught myself how to french braid my own hair too

I love typos. Except when they are my own.

sad part is I actually TOOK A CLASS in typing.