Text editors

I think the tutorials and readings describing text editors are really helpful. I find it useful to hear the audio and see the commands executed on the screen. I only wish the transcripts were available so that I didn't spend a lot of time taking notes. The commands are really overwhelming to remember but that's not an issue in my mind because I know I can easily pull these up online or by other means. I am getting the intended results in the hands-on assignments; however, I don't really understand why we are running the commands. To help with this, one thing I do is review the lecture and assignments just to get an overall sense of work for the week. I then read all the posts in the "Activity" and "Discussion" section so that I am aware of some things I might encounter when I work through the assignments. This strategy has worked wonders for me because I am relaxed and prepared with fixes if things don't work like they are supposed to. I only hope that I am able to connect everything as the course advances.