Since you won't have much(if any) experience, you need to shoot for the 'I am enthusiastic and very willing to learn' angle. I am an IT manager in the financial industry(not help desk...in house dev), and I am constantly looking for good people, with little luck. I would rather hire someone that can pick things up and have some 'fire in the belly' then someone that thinks he knows everything. It is amazing how many people put 'Java'(or other 'skills') on their resume because they took one Java class but only remember how to do the 'hello world'. I think the best thing I learned in college was how to solve problems. Make sure you send along a cover letter. If you have any personal side projects you are working on,put those down. Recruiters are ok, but they don't give that personal touch. I worked in dot coms for 4 years before going to the financial industry, and surprisingly, I like it. It is much more stable(if you are looking for that). Best of luck.
I worked at 4 IT jobs over the last eight years before my latest 'big corporate job' that required after hours support. They all paid for my DSL/internet access. In my latest role I work many a night and many a weekend, and now as a manager, so does my staff. We have not been reimbursed for Broadband since I started here almost three years ago, but we are expected to always be on call. Our phones and pagers are paid for, but not the broadband. Most of us feel happy to have a job that pays well(we may be just lucky to be paid well, I know others aren't). If you don't have financial reasons to keep your job, or you think you can easily pick a new job for equal pay, I would fight it. If you are happy with other aspects of your job, and are willing to suck up the cost, then just deal with it. Money is an evil, but a necessary one.
I had Direct TV for two years. I had so many problems with it I lost count. I had 4 different installers come out to look at the issue. They replaced the cable, the LNB, everything but the recievers. I would come home to find 'black screen' for shows I TIVO'd. Very unhappy. Perhaps it was my location(this was Alamo Square in San Francisco). When I moved(still in San Francisco), I switched to COMCAST digital cable. The cost is about the same, and they offer almost as many channels as Direct TV does now(they DO have TechTV, but that is in SF, check the channel line up in your area). I had a bad experience with them as well though. Right after installation, they did an 'upgrade' in my neighborhood. So I had horrible service for a good 6 weeks. I called COMCAST and had them take that off my bill. My only remaining issue is 'ghosting' on local channels. I plan on 'fixing' that by getting HDTV from COMCAST. So I guess the best advice is to inquire about service in your particular area. Don't take someone's word for it that DIRECT TV is great...they most likely live in a different area, with different conditions. Or...just Kill your Television.
why don't you just use Xbox Media Player? Its ready to go. Works great. http://www.xboxmediaplayer.com I stream all my media off my win2k machine with this(and Relax streamer).
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Since you won't have much(if any) experience, you need to shoot for the 'I am enthusiastic and very willing to learn' angle. I am an IT manager in the financial industry(not help desk...in house dev), and I am constantly looking for good people, with little luck. I would rather hire someone that can pick things up and have some 'fire in the belly' then someone that thinks he knows everything. It is amazing how many people put 'Java'(or other 'skills') on their resume because they took one Java class but only remember how to do the 'hello world'. I think the best thing I learned in college was how to solve problems. Make sure you send along a cover letter. If you have any personal side projects you are working on,put those down. Recruiters are ok, but they don't give that personal touch. I worked in dot coms for 4 years before going to the financial industry, and surprisingly, I like it. It is much more stable(if you are looking for that). Best of luck.
I worked at 4 IT jobs over the last eight years before my latest 'big corporate job' that required after hours support. They all paid for my DSL/internet access. In my latest role I work many a night and many a weekend, and now as a manager, so does my staff. We have not been reimbursed for Broadband since I started here almost three years ago, but we are expected to always be on call. Our phones and pagers are paid for, but not the broadband. Most of us feel happy to have a job that pays well(we may be just lucky to be paid well, I know others aren't). If you don't have financial reasons to keep your job, or you think you can easily pick a new job for equal pay, I would fight it. If you are happy with other aspects of your job, and are willing to suck up the cost, then just deal with it. Money is an evil, but a necessary one.
I had Direct TV for two years. I had so many problems with it I lost count. I had 4 different installers come out to look at the issue. They replaced the cable, the LNB, everything but the recievers. I would come home to find 'black screen' for shows I TIVO'd. Very unhappy. Perhaps it was my location(this was Alamo Square in San Francisco). When I moved(still in San Francisco), I switched to COMCAST digital cable. The cost is about the same, and they offer almost as many channels as Direct TV does now(they DO have TechTV, but that is in SF, check the channel line up in your area). I had a bad experience with them as well though. Right after installation, they did an 'upgrade' in my neighborhood. So I had horrible service for a good 6 weeks. I called COMCAST and had them take that off my bill. My only remaining issue is 'ghosting' on local channels. I plan on 'fixing' that by getting HDTV from COMCAST. So I guess the best advice is to inquire about service in your particular area. Don't take someone's word for it that DIRECT TV is great...they most likely live in a different area, with different conditions. Or...just Kill your Television.
why don't you just use Xbox Media Player? Its ready to go. Works great. http://www.xboxmediaplayer.com
I stream all my media off my win2k machine with this(and Relax streamer).