Many of us have read the classics as youngsters. Novels like Alice In Wonderland and Tom Sawyer, along with hundreds of others can easily be found on the Internet for free. As a ham I thought a fun way to improve my skill with code would be to listen to a novel in code, and at a speed I felt comfortable with. This is a lot easier to do than you might imagine with a program like “Just Learn Morse Code.” You can find this program at http://www.justlearnmorsecode.com/ It is free.
Converting your favorite classic to code is simple. First you will have to select a classic. There are thousands to choose from at sites like Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page . Find, and download one as a plain text file. Save it to your desktop. Next, launch “Just Learn Morse Code.” Select Source from the Menu Bar, and after the options appear, place a check by Text File. Then, click on the Play Button, far left under the Menu Bar. You will be asked to point to the text file you wish to hear in code. Select the file you downloaded. That’s it. The code will begin to play in a few seconds.
You probably won’t want to listen to the entire book at one sitting, so make a copy right away. Name the copy something like “current something.” In my case I named my copy current alice. After each session I note where I left off and then open the current alice copy. I highlight all the text I copied in the last session, hit delete, and save the file. This way, when I select my working copy at the start of my next session, I will begin where I left off. Give listening to the classics a try. You may find it fun, and a great way to improve your skill with code.
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