I started as a computer science major and ended up with a degree in Human Communication though with my background of computer knowledge I was able to get a job doing tech support for a small dot com. Fast forward 2 years and I was able to move up in the company, currently working as a technical project manager and part-time DBA.
All it really takes is a foot in the door...once you have that it's a matter of working inside the company where you have something to offer. If it's a good company then your skills will be recognized and rewarded.. If its not such a great company you'll end up doing your job and someone else's, that's where having a good manager will make all the difference.
But seriously, if you can realize that the majority of computer users out there haven't ever even burned a DVD (And if they did it was backing up the digital photos from last year's vacation) the question really becomes how many of the "Joe sixpacks" out there are really sitting in their home offices browsing torrent sites for a download of the latest blockbuster, compared to the much smaller number of people who actively download off of bittorrent and burn content to DVD-r media. I'm pretty willing to bet that while the RIAA and the MPAA make out this number to be fairly substantial--the actual percent of the population isn't that large.
Most average people, especially those with the wife and 2.5 children have way more important things to do and are perfectly happy with either buying the DVD or renting it from netflix or the like.
I agree with previous posters who have said that while the idea of movies on-demand are a nice feature we don't yet have the technology to be doing these on a computer, especially when most people who have digital cable already have content on-demand.
I was in a very similar situation as an undergrad in college--I had always wanted to be a programmer and was interested in both algorithms as well as data structures such as linked lists and tree-structures (I know...slightly odd interests for a teenager) Anyhoo, after having issues with calculus I ended up going a completely different direction and got a BA in communication.
After college and some technology-related jobs (Though nothing in programming per-say) I ended up working for a software company where the love of technology along with the communication degree has ended me up in the role of a project manager.
I've read a few articles in reent times that have all suggested the best way to, "Make it" in the technology world is to diversify your skill set to include project management...I have to say that so far from my experience that wisdom seems to be holding true.
Reminds me of the movie Contact, wherein Jodie Foster's character felt that she could do better at listening to patterns in static then a whole bank of specialized machines could. Point being this is a very interesting system, but would it really be of any use to an admin who would have to sit and stare 24/7/365 at the display?
Why not put together an audio interface to the Bro system so you could hear when there were problems? It would certainly be a heck of a lot less disruptive.
I seem to recall that Microsoft and some other companies were looking at using a complex operation to be computed out before an email were sent to slow down spam operators. Wouldn't this enable those same spammers to dedicate physical hardware towards completing those puzzles in a matter of nanoseconds.
Perhaps I am somewhat jaded after my experience with MSN through Qwest DSL service in my area...
The "real internet" through MSN I have never seen due to the MSN provided DSL modem which hides my whole lan behind a very restrictive firewall. There are other problems including the lack of a real SMTP server and forget being ever able to get support when it breaks.
Something that I picked up from a friend of mine who just graduated from a rather good business school was this:
At the end of the interview ask the person interviewing you if they have any fears or concerns about your experience or your person so that you can address the questions and resolve anything that would possibly prevent an offer from being extended, ie. "Do you feel there are any problems with my ability to do this job, if so what are they so I can address them now"
It sounds to me like the digital music scene is going to continue to move towards the legal download of music, with companies like Apple and dell leading the way. Imagine the lack of need for services like Morpheus and Kazaa if you could find any track in one place...
All microsoft is doing is appeasing the people who are left and right switching to open source products(businesses, states and countries)
I think the only thing that we can really expect from MS is that when they reach a certain unknown point, probably around when the GNU public would be able to compile a complete flavor of a MS product, that all sharing will stop and all license agreements will clearly specify if you compile a copy of windows you will be able to count on that EULA being thrown at you full-force.
Naw.. you would just have it be Win3.11 and anyone nmapping would realize(hopefully) that there woudn't be anything worth their while on a 3.11 box..and then move on!
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I started as a computer science major and ended up with a degree in Human Communication though with my background of computer knowledge I was able to get a job doing tech support for a small dot com. Fast forward 2 years and I was able to move up in the company, currently working as a technical project manager and part-time DBA.
All it really takes is a foot in the door...once you have that it's a matter of working inside the company where you have something to offer. If it's a good company then your skills will be recognized and rewarded.. If its not such a great company you'll end up doing your job and someone else's, that's where having a good manager will make all the difference.
Just my $0.02
But seriously, if you can realize that the majority of computer users out there haven't ever even burned a DVD (And if they did it was backing up the digital photos from last year's vacation) the question really becomes how many of the "Joe sixpacks" out there are really sitting in their home offices browsing torrent sites for a download of the latest blockbuster, compared to the much smaller number of people who actively download off of bittorrent and burn content to DVD-r media. I'm pretty willing to bet that while the RIAA and the MPAA make out this number to be fairly substantial--the actual percent of the population isn't that large.
Most average people, especially those with the wife and 2.5 children have way more important things to do and are perfectly happy with either buying the DVD or renting it from netflix or the like.
I agree with previous posters who have said that while the idea of movies on-demand are a nice feature we don't yet have the technology to be doing these on a computer, especially when most people who have digital cable already have content on-demand.
I was in a very similar situation as an undergrad in college--I had always wanted to be a programmer and was interested in both algorithms as well as data structures such as linked lists and tree-structures (I know...slightly odd interests for a teenager) Anyhoo, after having issues with calculus I ended up going a completely different direction and got a BA in communication.
After college and some technology-related jobs (Though nothing in programming per-say) I ended up working for a software company where the love of technology along with the communication degree has ended me up in the role of a project manager.
I've read a few articles in reent times that have all suggested the best way to, "Make it" in the technology world is to diversify your skill set to include project management...I have to say that so far from my experience that wisdom seems to be holding true.
It does work for Google--however the difference is that Google doesn't charge an arm and a leg for the final versions of their products.
If Windows Vista was going to be offered as a free upgrade, I don't think that offering key portions early as a beta would be so looked down upon.
I hope the hosting company has the bills paid up because this is going to be a brutal /. effect.
Since one of the major features of the Airport Express is it's ability to stream music from iTunes to a set of speakers via Airtunes [apple.com]
Maybe the reason that Apple hasn't thrown in a contender in the Tablet market is because there is not market, as we have heard time and time again...
niche market...marginal niche market.
Reminds me of the movie Contact, wherein Jodie Foster's character felt that she could do better at listening to patterns in static then a whole bank of specialized machines could. Point being this is a very interesting system, but would it really be of any use to an admin who would have to sit and stare 24/7/365 at the display?
Why not put together an audio interface to the Bro system so you could hear when there were problems? It would certainly be a heck of a lot less disruptive.
I seem to recall that Microsoft and some other companies were looking at using a complex operation to be computed out before an email were sent to slow down spam operators. Wouldn't this enable those same spammers to dedicate physical hardware towards completing those puzzles in a matter of nanoseconds.
Back to the drawing board for Old Billy...
Perhaps I am somewhat jaded after my experience with MSN through Qwest DSL service in my area...
The "real internet" through MSN I have never seen due to the MSN provided DSL modem which hides my whole lan behind a very restrictive firewall. There are other problems including the lack of a real SMTP server and forget being ever able to get support when it breaks.
Just another dissatisfied Microsoft customer!
How about a porn star?
I have no problem doing that job...
Something that I picked up from a friend of mine who just graduated from a rather good business school was this:
At the end of the interview ask the person interviewing you if they have any fears or concerns about your experience or your person so that you can address the questions and resolve anything that would possibly prevent an offer from being extended, ie. "Do you feel there are any problems with my ability to do this job, if so what are they so I can address them now"
Seemed to work for my last job!
It sounds to me like the digital music scene is going to continue to move towards the legal download of music, with companies like Apple and dell leading the way. Imagine the lack of need for services like Morpheus and Kazaa if you could find any track in one place...
.NET scales so well that Microsoft has quietly dropped it's name from their upcoming product lines.
.NET will succeed...
Not even Microsoft thinks that
all that porn!
Of course it does, whatever the girl says to you...size ALWAYS matters!
I recieved an email earlier today listing in excess of 100 vulnerable servers on my campus.
When will people realize that they need a secure OS!
All microsoft is doing is appeasing the people who are left and right switching to open source products(businesses, states and countries)
I think the only thing that we can really expect from MS is that when they reach a certain unknown point, probably around when the GNU public would be able to compile a complete flavor of a MS product, that all sharing will stop and all license agreements will clearly specify if you compile a copy of windows you will be able to count on that EULA being thrown at you full-force.
Naw.. you would just have it be Win3.11 and anyone nmapping would realize(hopefully) that there woudn't be anything worth their while on a 3.11 box..and then move on!