Let's start at the very beginning…a very good place to start!

(With apologies to Maria Von Trapp aka Julie Andrews!)

Like languages, computing has our members at different levels. Some know a lot; some know a lot more; some know a little and some don't know they don't know. But many do want to go back to the very beginning and start with the basics. It's all about confidence. Like speaking a language you have to jump in, get your metaphoric feet wet, and give it a go.

The good thing is that you're on this page, so it shows some of you are more confident with using a computer than you realise. On the right, for those who want to learn more of the basics we've put a link to an excellent document put together by the BBC. Like most things they do it's well written and easy to work through. You can open it up in a new window on your computer and then save a copy to your own hard drive.