You could learn Chinese from the computer with the interactive program. It usually offer online or on CD. The advantage is its capability to repeat the same sentence again and again. It really help to better pronounciation. I posted some links on my website at http://arcoplaza.com, you will find it under e-learning section. Follow the banner to dowload the basic or introduction course, it is free.

Yes, you can. Keep learning and insist. As fireflytech and Monica said you can learn step by step.

你好！You could learn alphabet first.Then recite some vocabulary and sentences.If you have any problem about Chinese you could leave me a message.Good Luck!

I think you could learn chinese on your own. I would start with the pinyin. purchase a book with a cd that focuses on pinyin. then I would learn many nouns and verbs.