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Surpride Settlement Splits Microsoft
badkarma:
Wow, lot's of smileys in that last post ....
Let's just say I'm making up for the lack of them in your posts :D
iancom:
quote:Originally posted by BadKarma:
Wow, lot's of smileys in that last post ....
Let's just say I'm making up for the lack of them in your posts :D
--- End quote ---
...sorry! I'm a bit of a text purist at heart :D
My experiences are very similar to yours... I did just about scrape through my degree (non-computer related) and worked in general office admin for a couple of years after. Got my first IT job supporting OS/2 for a large financial company and haven't looked back since. Diving in at the deep end and getting real experience is by far the best way to go.
As long as you're always willing to really push yourself and are not afraid to learn new concepts you should always do well in IT...!
voidmain:
Linux/*NIX people usually like to know as much as possible about everything to do with a computer. There's nothing wrong with having MCSE books (as long as you know you are looking at a one sided view and you can get them for free). I had the NT Server Resource kit and actually read the damn books which is why I could resolve the WINS, DNS, TCP/IP, etc issues with MS. I looked at it from a lower level than the "point & click" level of an MCSE and could understand the real issues. I'm sorry but you would think with the "SE" part of MCSE people could at least read and comprehend. The "SE" has become severely devalued with the MCSE. Actually, I would say it's false advertising.
iancom:
Anyone from the area correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe they're not allowed to actually use the word 'Engineer' in the certification description in Canada...?
I think this does apply to all IT certifications, but it would be nice to think the Canadian government was so clued up as to realise that M$ certificants could never be described as "systems engineers"!
jtpenrod:
MCSE= Minesweeper Consultant, Solitaire Expert :D
[ February 13, 2002: Message edited by: jtpenrod ]
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