My entry level IT job is pretty exciting most of the time. I think the trick is to break into the industry way too young, work for a big company in the entertainment industry and be in way over your head most of the time. I also suggest getting a degree in something like audio production and then working front-line desktop support.
All jobs are boring, and it's not your career's responsibility to entertain you. I've managed to keep myself busy and entertained at remedial retail jobs - there's always another level to achieve, so if you're bored then do something about it.
But then again I barely graduated college and I certainly didn't put the time and energy into a CS degree. I suppose if I slaved away for 4 years I would feel like I deserved a better stint than what most entry level jobs are. I would be wrong, but at least I would understand the sentiment.
I agree with everything you said except the "moving out of your parents basement" bit. He is 14, we must remember.
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This is a really common complaint I hear about Ati drivers and I didn't have a lick of trouble with my HD3850. Those chunky terrible drivers of the past seem to be pretty much gone - plus there are great overclocking tools built into the Ati drivers.
I'd like to know if anyone is actually trying to claim that it's okay for a 7-year old to have unlogged and unmonitored access to the internet. I'm a huge proponent of privacy, even for kids - I know it was a big deal to me when I was growing up and locking a non-connected computer is no different than hiding a journal. Once the internet comes into play, however, the whole landscape changes drastically. Can you imagine a 7-year old stumbling onto 4Chan?
Quickly reading through the comments I don't see anyone on here who is saying that a 7-year old should have access to the internet without supervision. Anyone care to argue?
As far as the original question - I really think that the fingerprint reader would be the easiest way. The kid seems pretty smart, so I don't think it's unreasonable to even train her how to calibrate the thing. Just give her an alpha-numeric password and write it down somewhere in case the reader fails.
As for all the folks who are claiming that it's a parents job to protect their kids: you are all absolutely right. There are also better methods of protecting your kids and monitoring their progress on the road of life than to snoop into their personal business and make them feel like they have no rights of their own. Even the illusion of privacy is an empowering feeling, especially for a child, and while finding a balance between protecting a child and respecting their privacy is no easy challenge - it's vastly important.
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I hope that AMD soon becomes the darling of the community once again, it's because of them that I recently got back into PC gaming. I had totally given up on gaming on the PC, I had bought a gen1 X2 4200 and AM2 motherboard right before the Core 2 Duos came out and I was cursing my bad luck ever since - until I realized that the real holdup in my system wasn't the processor, but my aging 6600GT. In fact, even though I had bought my AM2-based system almost 2 years ago (or longer! I can't remember when the platform launched) I still had a fairly recent system that could actually support even the newest AMD chips. The real kicker came when I bought my Ati Radeon HD3850. This thing, in my oppinion, should be getting just as much press as the 8800GT. For someone like me, spending $180 on a graphics card is a whole lot more reasonable than spending $250+ on an 8800GT just for performance gains in games like Crysis. My housemate dropped over $1000 on a new Intel Quad-core based rig with an 8800GT in it and my system keeps pace with his very well under almost all scenarios. There is a difference, sure, but considering my entire rig probably cost less than $500 (exluding monitor), I'd say I'm doing pretty well. AMD is doing a great job at catering to people like me who were about to be console-only gamers because keeping up to date on the PC side was getting expensive. AMD offers an affordable upgrade path at a lower performance point - but it's good enough to make my Xbox 360 jealous! I'm proud to say that I'm still an AMD fan.
Will an X2 5000+ Black Edition beat a comparably clocked Core 2 Duo? No! But look at the price! I'd say the price to performance ratio is way up there!
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I'm glad someone else caught onto this. Did you know that 99% of killer whales do not wish to enter the IT field as well?
My entry level IT job is pretty exciting most of the time. I think the trick is to break into the industry way too young, work for a big company in the entertainment industry and be in way over your head most of the time. I also suggest getting a degree in something like audio production and then working front-line desktop support. All jobs are boring, and it's not your career's responsibility to entertain you. I've managed to keep myself busy and entertained at remedial retail jobs - there's always another level to achieve, so if you're bored then do something about it. But then again I barely graduated college and I certainly didn't put the time and energy into a CS degree. I suppose if I slaved away for 4 years I would feel like I deserved a better stint than what most entry level jobs are. I would be wrong, but at least I would understand the sentiment.
I agree with everything you said except the "moving out of your parents basement" bit. He is 14, we must remember.
This is a really common complaint I hear about Ati drivers and I didn't have a lick of trouble with my HD3850. Those chunky terrible drivers of the past seem to be pretty much gone - plus there are great overclocking tools built into the Ati drivers.
I'd like to know if anyone is actually trying to claim that it's okay for a 7-year old to have unlogged and unmonitored access to the internet. I'm a huge proponent of privacy, even for kids - I know it was a big deal to me when I was growing up and locking a non-connected computer is no different than hiding a journal. Once the internet comes into play, however, the whole landscape changes drastically. Can you imagine a 7-year old stumbling onto 4Chan?
Quickly reading through the comments I don't see anyone on here who is saying that a 7-year old should have access to the internet without supervision. Anyone care to argue?
As far as the original question - I really think that the fingerprint reader would be the easiest way. The kid seems pretty smart, so I don't think it's unreasonable to even train her how to calibrate the thing. Just give her an alpha-numeric password and write it down somewhere in case the reader fails.
As for all the folks who are claiming that it's a parents job to protect their kids: you are all absolutely right. There are also better methods of protecting your kids and monitoring their progress on the road of life than to snoop into their personal business and make them feel like they have no rights of their own. Even the illusion of privacy is an empowering feeling, especially for a child, and while finding a balance between protecting a child and respecting their privacy is no easy challenge - it's vastly important.
I hope that AMD soon becomes the darling of the community once again, it's because of them that I recently got back into PC gaming. I had totally given up on gaming on the PC, I had bought a gen1 X2 4200 and AM2 motherboard right before the Core 2 Duos came out and I was cursing my bad luck ever since - until I realized that the real holdup in my system wasn't the processor, but my aging 6600GT. In fact, even though I had bought my AM2-based system almost 2 years ago (or longer! I can't remember when the platform launched) I still had a fairly recent system that could actually support even the newest AMD chips. The real kicker came when I bought my Ati Radeon HD3850. This thing, in my oppinion, should be getting just as much press as the 8800GT. For someone like me, spending $180 on a graphics card is a whole lot more reasonable than spending $250+ on an 8800GT just for performance gains in games like Crysis. My housemate dropped over $1000 on a new Intel Quad-core based rig with an 8800GT in it and my system keeps pace with his very well under almost all scenarios. There is a difference, sure, but considering my entire rig probably cost less than $500 (exluding monitor), I'd say I'm doing pretty well. AMD is doing a great job at catering to people like me who were about to be console-only gamers because keeping up to date on the PC side was getting expensive. AMD offers an affordable upgrade path at a lower performance point - but it's good enough to make my Xbox 360 jealous! I'm proud to say that I'm still an AMD fan. Will an X2 5000+ Black Edition beat a comparably clocked Core 2 Duo? No! But look at the price! I'd say the price to performance ratio is way up there!