Clearly they have an XP need. I'm guessing unsupported business critical Application, of a wide dispersal of Access 97/2003 apps. Some large organizations have over 10,000 access application on their network.
Based on the limited info. in his story, I would suggest Win 7 and then use Windows Virtual PC - XP Mode. Works really well.
"there's a greater war you're fighting, and your co-workers are not your adversaries." this isn't the 50's anymore. The company just want's to use you and then toss you out. Get everything you can, then move to a better company. You won't even see those people again after a year.
There is no reason to make them look good. If you on a group of people who are all motivate and learning and want to actual fix things, then worry about the 'greater war'.
I am a software programmer. I know a lot of programmers, go to a lot of user groups. I can't think of any who would fit your description. OTOH thjos people probably would go to a User Group meeting or in any circle the discusses changing technology, so my sample, though large, is too one sided. I know many who would want to ask a lot of questions because the change needs to fit the complex needs of the organization, but that's not the same thing. Although it is often confused as the same thing. Many times I have hears I don't like change as a res;ponce when the advocate of said change can't explain how the change will deal with some pretty specific engineering demands.
" "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.""
something said by people who are jealous of others who preform better. "Have you tried installing Linux on all the machines to see if that makes your co-workers happy?" yes, install Linux in an environment that needs to be running specific and old apps. That will fix everything~
" if you really are the superstar you think, then you'll be noticed." not in that culture he won't. I suspect he earned the nickname from id lazy dim witted co-workers you are making fun of his vast knowledge. Like what happens i high school.
well, that mess is very clever and specifically design to trap people inly a life time payment plan.
Don't blame the victim.
You are correct, she could turn this around pretty well for herself. A tell all to any rag would get her a fortune and position herself so that when Scientology goes for her she can point and say "See?".
"What is the average age of your workplace?' 45 "How easily do your coworkers accept and absorb new technology?" Most absorb and implement it very quickly.
Are most IT environments like this, where people refuse to learn anything about new technology they don't like, or did I just get stuck with a batch of stubborn case-screws?" Depends on the organizations culture.
You seem bright, eager to learn and motivated. So I suggest: Finding work where that is celebrated, or go to a company that is in what field you want, and after a year start your own business.
"Consider that in general private education regularly has better results at dramatically less cost " That's not actually true. It's not even close to true if you remove the schools that are 25k+per year out of the equation.
AS it turns out, Home school 'success' are the minority; however home school institution remove many home schools from there number as 'religious schools' only keeping the success stories.
"Consider that home schooling, when successful, typically takes only a couple of hours per day instead of six or eight - dramatically better efficiency." No one schooling for only 2 hours a day is actually learning what they should. under 4 is a red flag. What is happening is they are doing the bare min,. easy stuff and not being challenged.
"Consider that, according to an article I read yesterday, the average hourly pay of a teacher in the US is more than the average architect or nurse, with generally much better benefits."
That's simply not true.
I knwo teachers and Nurse, the starting rate for a nurse is 12-20K higher then teachers.
I don't know why your com[paring Africa teaching to america. There not even close to the same.
"Consider that poor parents in the inner city are the most vocal advocates of voucher systems" ah yes, we should all listen to little educated loud people. That makes sense~
They don't want vouchers, they want better education. Fix the schools.
"What does that tell you about 'free' public education?" Its also produces some of the best minds in the world. Countries that have an actually country level education program do quite well.
What you post tells me is that you don't know how to think rationally.
The UN is not a government. It is not a king. It is not a Dictator.
It is an organization where representatives of some countries agree to certain basic principles. It's a place where countries can public air their difference. It's a place where different country Representative will be meeting with each other.
You're complaint, just like almost every other complaint against the UN, is based in ignorance of why the UN exists.
Except that seems highly unlikely, give the fact that this also involves people who ahd nothing to do with either WW, and we we don't have a generation who really remembers them.
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on you home page? and you want people to hire you?
Clearly they have an XP need. I'm guessing unsupported business critical Application, of a wide dispersal of Access 97/2003 apps. Some large organizations have over 10,000 access application on their network.
Based on the limited info. in his story, I would suggest Win 7 and then use Windows Virtual PC - XP Mode.
Works really well.
"there's a greater war you're fighting, and your co-workers are not your adversaries."
this isn't the 50's anymore. The company just want's to use you and then toss you out. Get everything you can, then move to a better company. You won't even see those people again after a year.
There is no reason to make them look good. If you on a group of people who are all motivate and learning and want to actual fix things, then worry about the 'greater war'.
I am a software programmer. I know a lot of programmers, go to a lot of user groups. I can't think of any who would fit your description. OTOH thjos people probably would go to a User Group meeting or in any circle the discusses changing technology, so my sample, though large, is too one sided.
I know many who would want to ask a lot of questions because the change needs to fit the complex needs of the organization, but that's not the same thing. Although it is often confused as the same thing. Many times I have hears I don't like change as a res;ponce when the advocate of said change can't explain how the change will deal with some pretty specific engineering demands.
" "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.""
something said by people who are jealous of others who preform better.
"Have you tried installing Linux on all the machines to see if that makes your co-workers happy?"
yes, install Linux in an environment that needs to be running specific and old apps. That will fix everything~
" if you really are the superstar you think, then you'll be noticed."
not in that culture he won't.
I suspect he earned the nickname from id lazy dim witted co-workers you are making fun of his vast knowledge. Like what happens i high school.
I don't know about the person who posted, but I have no desire to gain the respect of lazy unmotivated people, much less make their lives easier.
He should immediately look for work at place that respect talent as part of their culture, not some exception that has to me managed.
On of the problems with his question is that he doesn't tell us what he means bu IT.
Help desk? DBA? Software Engineer?
"I believe most IT people are interested in fancy new technology,"
My experience is that in the broadest definition, that's not true at all.
Some people are hard worker and not innovators.
They still do, maybe you just suck? Or maybe you're just some guy that grabbed a perl book and called himself 'Sys Admin'?
well, that mess is very clever and specifically design to trap people inly a life time payment plan.
Don't blame the victim.
You are correct, she could turn this around pretty well for herself.
A tell all to any rag would get her a fortune and position herself so that when Scientology goes for her she can point and say "See?".
You need at least 2 in a data set to 'average'.
Who wants to have a beer with those people?
I prefer beer with people who are actually interesting.
Obvious troll is obvious.
Horrid advice.
"What is the average age of your workplace?' 45
"How easily do your coworkers accept and absorb new technology?" Most absorb and implement it very quickly.
Are most IT environments like this, where people refuse to learn anything about new technology they don't like, or did I just get stuck with a batch of stubborn case-screws?" Depends on the organizations culture.
You seem bright, eager to learn and motivated. So I suggest:
Finding work where that is celebrated, or go to a company that is in what field you want, and after a year start your own business.
Anything else will be a waste for you.
"Consider that in general private education regularly has better results at dramatically less cost "
That's not actually true. It's not even close to true if you remove the schools that are 25k+per year out of the equation.
AS it turns out, Home school 'success' are the minority; however home school institution remove many home schools from there number as 'religious schools' only keeping the success stories.
"Consider that home schooling, when successful, typically takes only a couple of hours per day instead of six or eight - dramatically better efficiency."
No one schooling for only 2 hours a day is actually learning what they should. under 4 is a red flag. What is happening is they are doing the bare min,. easy stuff and not being challenged.
"Consider that, according to an article I read yesterday, the average hourly pay of a teacher in the US is more than the average architect or nurse, with generally much better benefits."
That's simply not true.
I knwo teachers and Nurse, the starting rate for a nurse is 12-20K higher then teachers.
I don't know why your com[paring Africa teaching to america. There not even close to the same.
"Consider that poor parents in the inner city are the most vocal advocates of voucher systems"
ah yes, we should all listen to little educated loud people. That makes sense~
They don't want vouchers, they want better education. Fix the schools.
"What does that tell you about 'free' public education?"
Its also produces some of the best minds in the world.
Countries that have an actually country level education program do quite well.
What you post tells me is that you don't know how to think rationally.
It's incorrect information, anecdotes, fallacies,
And there has been changes and things are better. You're point?
The UN is not a government.
It is not a king.
It is not a Dictator.
It is an organization where representatives of some countries agree to certain basic principles.
It's a place where countries can public air their difference. It's a place where different country Representative will be meeting with each other.
You're complaint, just like almost every other complaint against the UN, is based in ignorance of why the UN exists.
Except that seems highly unlikely, give the fact that this also involves people who ahd nothing to do with either WW, and we we don't have a generation who really remembers them.
His argument isn't specious. It's supported by a lot of evidences.
Did you read it? No, just jump to your stupid post completed ignoring the fact that he mentions between smaller states and within those states.
He is correct in his assertion.
Can you please tell me the whereabouts of Carmen San Diego and/or Waldo?
And? there both doing it, they both get corporate money.
They both want to turn everything over to corporations.
haha, you should really learn some history. Murray Rothbard invented Libertarianism, not (Ayn Rand) .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-capitalism