Re: Anybody here a teacher?
- From: "jameshanley39@xxxxxxxxxxx" <jameshanley39@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:21:26 -0700
On Jul 10, 1:42 am, "Travis McGee" <noth...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
I've read all the books I can find on wifi. I've asked questions here and am
starting to understand things.
However, I'm at the point where, as somebody once said:
"It ain't what you don't know that will hurt you. It's what you think you
know that ain't right>"
I don't know what I don't know. Why do I want to learn this?
Well, I taught myself computers and owned the first Commodore 64 on the
block. I taught myself DOS, then Windows then a bit of Linux (working on
Slack 12 right now). I taught myself to program in perl and earlier, C++. I
gave up on VB, though.......
This time I'm catching the technology right at the near beginning, and just
want to learn it well.
Is there a course or a method to get really up to speed? Anyone here want to
make a few bucks? I realize that most here learn it by doing it, but in my
case, that's not really an option, as I'm not in the business nor know
anyone that is.
Any one that want to reply privately:
bodfishmike AT aaahawk.com
there are commercial qualifications which cover and partly wrap up,
the computer world.
The single computer
- Hardware <-- do that yourself by building comps and fixing them.
But there are courses like CompTIA
- OS <-- there are certs. MCSE linux too
- Software <-- do it yourself. trying all features, I guess you could
categorise them under software companies like to use - it may be
worth knowing Ms Outlook. And you've got utilities, like Nero,
process explorer by sysinternals, useful freeware, the kind of things
you find quickly when you google for a program to do what you want.
Networks
Hardware
there is cisco certs. CCNA is basic, CCNP is intermediate, CCIE is
advanced. And there are many books for that. And courses- usually very
expensive courses.
Even if you do it by books you'd prob want to get some equipment to
play with, which costs.
Software
maybe just OSs, trying running different servers. Most servers you'd
have heard of, web servers, ftp servers.
concept of TCP/IP
books. I have a book published by Que which I like.. but what happens
is all the main computer publishers produce their book on the subject.
Go to a large bookstores and you'll see them all.. worth looking at
amazon too of course.
btw, unfortunately things aren't so organised . And some things are
really almost only seen in the workplace. I read in a book the term
"application server". I didn't see what use it was, until in a job I
saw an interesting one called Citrix.. people log on and run
applications on the server. They didn't need to install the software
locally. So cheaper for licenses. And it is all centralised. I haven't
seen citrix mentioned anywhere in books i've read.. I wish people
running the show did collaborate to organise everything, but it isn't
the case..
there are wireless certs too
Most people in computers lose any interest in trying to keep up with
all areas.. because they get married, have a family that depends on
them..
Most jobs are in windows, and windows is fairly boring, but techies
know it back to front. Once working, they don't have all the time to
study all the areas.
If not working, or if working part time, it can be an expensive
lifestyle, buying computer parts for your computers, of your network
at home. And there aren't many part time computer jobs.. There is
contract work, so you could work 7 or 8 months, take a month off.
Some companies will pay for employees to train.
If you're trying to keep up with everything your whole life, it's
problematic.
On the other hand, if you have all the advanced stuff at home, then
keeping up with everything may just come naturally, from your all
encompassing hobby!!!
Any person with a technical mind, can fix their own windows computer
or those of their friends/family, even if they're accountants,
lawyers, students or professors. You don't need to stay up to date
that much to do that. I guess it's not that all encompassing.. The
more advanced stuff isn't hard if you're technical. And may not be
that much more time consuming.
If you can learn it on the job then that's good, it won't consume so
much time at home. But that's an 'if'. If you're stuck in a job fixing
windows machines then you prob won't be learning much on the job.
those that get past that often go to managerial positions, and start
reevaluating things 'cos they're not that involved at the technical
level. So it becomes something to fund their lifestyle, rather than an
interest.
It's a strange industry. Most people rate it as boring.
http://www.out-law.com/page-7146
"IT is the fifth most boring profession in the UK. It ranks as being
more boring than engineering, banking and accountancy according to the
Workforce Boredom Index produced by a government quango"
(network security may be fun, but not many do that)
As a hobby it's fun, some hassle, and time consuming. Can be very
riveting. As i'm sure you know
They are really 2 different worlds.
I only know one person that is that into it as a hobby, that hasn't
tried the industry. Though actually, he isn't really into it as a
hobby so much, he applies it all very efficiently in his non-IT job!
.
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