How about teaching English, Math, Science and such first?
I didn't learn that stuff until I got into college. Then again, maybe I was the exception. I got misdiagnose as being mentally retarded due to an undiagnosed hearing problem (didn't help that I looked like the poster child for mongolism), spent eight years being treated like a well-behaved idiot in special ed, never went to high school and taught myself at home, and went to community college because I blew out the entrance exam for the adult high school diploma program.
Maybe turning on a computer? When I worked at the Google help desk, I had to walk a recent Stanford University graduate through the process of turning on his own computer. The only computers he ever had access to was the computer labs at school that someone else turned on. You're be surprised by how many software engineers don't know much about computer hardware.
Woman tend to value job stability over income, and it's hard to find that kind of stability in IT.
Where I work in government IT, many of my coworkers are women. Most of them served in the military.
40 hour work weeks, reasonable pay for the work/brainpower involved, job security, etc.
I get 40 hours a week (no overtime), pay is respectable but I could get 40% more in the private sector with fewer perks, job security for the next four years as project contract is fully funded, I get federal holidays off, a full benefit package, and 20 paid time off days.
The dot matrix printer and monochrome monitor for my Commodore 64 had built-in power cables. The only removable power cable I had back then was for the 5.25" external floppy drive. Not sure if built-in power cables were a common feature for home microcomputer peripherals in the 1980's. I was the only kid in my neighborhood with a complete setup, but the girls still thought I came from a poor family because I didn't have an Apple ][.
One of those people who think that everything can be done on a smartphone.
I had a friend who gave me an expensive Asus wireless router because he made a change to the configuration from his iPad that locked out his iPad. He refused to reset the router to factory settings and use my laptop to configure the settings via a wired connection. It had to be done through the iPad only. No matter how I tried to explain what he wanted wasn't realistic, it had to be done the way he wanted it done. He want back to using the Comcast modem, which had an external button for turning on the wireless.
I was looking at new monitors recently. Seems like DVI is going away than VGA. Many monitors have VGA, HDMI and occasionally DisplayPort connectors. The only two connectors I use in my home network is VGA for servers and HDMI for everything else.
Isn't that every version of Android except maybe the latest version?
Android OS fragmentation is a serious problem with different hardware and OS versions. You can buy a brand new Android phone that came out a month ago that has an old OS version that came out a year ago that doesn't support new hardware features, can't upgrade to the current version, and doesn't run current apps made for the newest version.
Same goes for iOS.
If you buy an IOS phone today, it will have the current version, can upgrade to the next version, and current apps will run on it. Apple runs commercials against Android OS fragmentation for this very reason.
Say what you will about MS, but at least they historically have a track record of clearly spelling out support lifecycles for their products.
For the PC. The Zune and Microsoft Phone are notable failures that most customers aren't buying.
To actively support it, and not have any stock for months, yes, that's pretty stupid.
Than you don't own an Android phone. Some phone manufacturers are releasing brand new Android phones with an older version of the Android OS that they and Google no longer support.
A) Perhaps you're not making enough money (for no particular reason).
I do IT contract work for the government. Pays well with a full benefit package, paid federal holidays off, 20 paid time off days per year, and job security as the contract is paid out for the next four years. If I was working in the private sector, I could make 40% more in salary, have a minimal benefit package, and no job security. After doing that for ten years in the private sector, I like the public sector.
B) Your friend is almost certainly pushing devices that gets them the largest commission rather than devices that customer need/want.
The product with the highest commission is the iPad Pro but no one walking off the street is going to buy that overpriced monstrosity. Apple and Samsung are the main breadwinners, but a vendor promotion from LG or HTC have priority. I think LG was giving away 32" flat screen TV's with their high-end phones for Christmas last month. That had a higher commission for the sales person but had more strings attached for the customer (i.e., returning the phone requires returning the TV). My friend didn't enjoy selling those.
A phone that goes out the door without accessories is a naked phone that earns a few bucks in commissions. A phone with accessories makes a lot more in commissions. Selling a family plan with four phones and accessories is like hitting the jackpot.
My friend works at a Sprint store. They have a small stock of Microsoft phones in the back and no demo units out in front. No one in the last year has ever asked for a Microsoft phone. The employees have no incentives to sell the phone.
Oh come on. Your statement was that it was kiddie porn and they guy was let go to avoid a scandal.
My coworker said it was child pornography. Security made the determination that it was child pornography. The guy was terminated from his employment and what happened afterward was never published in the local news, which doesn't mean that the cops weren't involved or the guy didn't have his day in court. Although crying and screaming in the hallways for his computer back was pretty damning.
That is why this new law is should not be needed current laws cover it pretty well. What you are describing is not one but two felonies being committed.
I've been reading up on this. Businesses have an obligation to be proactive whenever an employee reports child pornography on their networks. (In some jurisdictions, the reporter has automatic immunity from any prosecution under the law.) First, investigate the situation. Second, secure the computer with the images and hold for one year for legal proceedings. Third, contact the authorities who or may not pursue an investigation. Fourth, discipline the employee (usually termination). If they don't, the business itself owns the child pornography and becomes criminally liable. Most HR experts recommend a zero tolerance policy towards pornography and automatic termination regardless of what type of pornography it may be. This is consistent of what I've seen over the last 20 years in my career.
The other benefit you're going to get is that you'll reduce your bill by $10 a month.
My roommate won't discuss the monthly bill. I'm perfectly content with paying $20 per month for DSL service. But my roommate is speed maniac and pays for the privilege go into plaid.
Years ago I had the default DSL modem that suddenly died after year of service. So I bought a business-class DSL modem that cost twice as much, had a much better features and actual throughput was much faster. Quite useful when I was working from home one day a week.
My roommate has Comcast and we're debating whether or not to replace the Comcast router with a non-Comcast router. Mostly because the routers that Comcast provide have minimal features. Also because Comcast could turn on the community hotspot, which may or may not be using the bandwidth we are paying for.
If he's still there, that guy probably wasn't much of an employee to begin with.
He stopped learning after he graduated from school, did reasonably well in his first job that lasted for six years, and, after returning from his six-month unemployment vacation, he found his job skills obsolete when he went looking for a job. The funny thing is that he had enough money saved up to put himself through several boot camps to get up to speed. He just didn't want to take responsibility for himself and settled for a less demanding career. I've seen this tragedy played out quite a few times over the years.
This is basic networking stuff, CERN has some of the smartest people on the planet working there...I expected better from them LOL
When I worked on the Google help desk in 2008, I had to walk a recent Stanford University graduate through the process of turning on the computer. I explained to him that a cubicle farm wasn't the same as a computer lab and that he will have to turn on his own computer. You're be surprised by how many computer engineers don't know had a PC actually works in the real world.
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How about teaching English, Math, Science and such first?
I didn't learn that stuff until I got into college. Then again, maybe I was the exception. I got misdiagnose as being mentally retarded due to an undiagnosed hearing problem (didn't help that I looked like the poster child for mongolism), spent eight years being treated like a well-behaved idiot in special ed, never went to high school and taught myself at home, and went to community college because I blew out the entrance exam for the adult high school diploma program.
Isn't cooking your own meals from ingredients for yourself or others cheaper than buying prepared meals?
Yes. But the processed food manufacturers wouldn't be happy to see their profits decline if more people did that.
Maybe turning on a computer? When I worked at the Google help desk, I had to walk a recent Stanford University graduate through the process of turning on his own computer. The only computers he ever had access to was the computer labs at school that someone else turned on. You're be surprised by how many software engineers don't know much about computer hardware.
Woman tend to value job stability over income, and it's hard to find that kind of stability in IT.
Where I work in government IT, many of my coworkers are women. Most of them served in the military.
40 hour work weeks, reasonable pay for the work/brainpower involved, job security, etc.
I get 40 hours a week (no overtime), pay is respectable but I could get 40% more in the private sector with fewer perks, job security for the next four years as project contract is fully funded, I get federal holidays off, a full benefit package, and 20 paid time off days.
Maybe 10 (binary) people at the dinner table would understand that joke.
Printers didn't have them.
The dot matrix printer and monochrome monitor for my Commodore 64 had built-in power cables. The only removable power cable I had back then was for the 5.25" external floppy drive. Not sure if built-in power cables were a common feature for home microcomputer peripherals in the 1980's. I was the only kid in my neighborhood with a complete setup, but the girls still thought I came from a poor family because I didn't have an Apple ][.
One of those people who think that everything can be done on a smartphone.
I had a friend who gave me an expensive Asus wireless router because he made a change to the configuration from his iPad that locked out his iPad. He refused to reset the router to factory settings and use my laptop to configure the settings via a wired connection. It had to be done through the iPad only. No matter how I tried to explain what he wanted wasn't realistic, it had to be done the way he wanted it done. He want back to using the Comcast modem, which had an external button for turning on the wireless.
I was looking at new monitors recently. Seems like DVI is going away than VGA. Many monitors have VGA, HDMI and occasionally DisplayPort connectors. The only two connectors I use in my home network is VGA for servers and HDMI for everything else.
Isn't that every version of Android except maybe the latest version?
Android OS fragmentation is a serious problem with different hardware and OS versions. You can buy a brand new Android phone that came out a month ago that has an old OS version that came out a year ago that doesn't support new hardware features, can't upgrade to the current version, and doesn't run current apps made for the newest version.
Same goes for iOS.
If you buy an IOS phone today, it will have the current version, can upgrade to the next version, and current apps will run on it. Apple runs commercials against Android OS fragmentation for this very reason.
Say what you will about MS, but at least they historically have a track record of clearly spelling out support lifecycles for their products.
For the PC. The Zune and Microsoft Phone are notable failures that most customers aren't buying.
Its sad that you think this is meaningful work.
It's sad that you don't under how selling can enrich your life.
To actively support it, and not have any stock for months, yes, that's pretty stupid.
Than you don't own an Android phone. Some phone manufacturers are releasing brand new Android phones with an older version of the Android OS that they and Google no longer support.
What's your point here?
I didn't like the OP's comment about my friends.
A) Perhaps you're not making enough money (for no particular reason).
I do IT contract work for the government. Pays well with a full benefit package, paid federal holidays off, 20 paid time off days per year, and job security as the contract is paid out for the next four years. If I was working in the private sector, I could make 40% more in salary, have a minimal benefit package, and no job security. After doing that for ten years in the private sector, I like the public sector.
B) Your friend is almost certainly pushing devices that gets them the largest commission rather than devices that customer need/want.
The product with the highest commission is the iPad Pro but no one walking off the street is going to buy that overpriced monstrosity. Apple and Samsung are the main breadwinners, but a vendor promotion from LG or HTC have priority. I think LG was giving away 32" flat screen TV's with their high-end phones for Christmas last month. That had a higher commission for the sales person but had more strings attached for the customer (i.e., returning the phone requires returning the TV). My friend didn't enjoy selling those.
There must be some real idiots steering that ship.
For not carrying an unprofitable phone that a majority of their customers are not clamoring for?
A phone that goes out the door without accessories is a naked phone that earns a few bucks in commissions. A phone with accessories makes a lot more in commissions. Selling a family plan with four phones and accessories is like hitting the jackpot.
Your friends aren't the brightest.
My friend makes more money in sale commissions than I do in fixing broken users and consoling hurt computers.
Blackberry is making Android phones with their signature keyboard. File under: "If you can't beat them, join them."
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/blackberry-may-abandon-bb10-operating-system-and-and-switch-to-android/articleshow/50765073.cms
My friend works at a Sprint store. They have a small stock of Microsoft phones in the back and no demo units out in front. No one in the last year has ever asked for a Microsoft phone. The employees have no incentives to sell the phone.
Oh come on. Your statement was that it was kiddie porn and they guy was let go to avoid a scandal.
My coworker said it was child pornography. Security made the determination that it was child pornography. The guy was terminated from his employment and what happened afterward was never published in the local news, which doesn't mean that the cops weren't involved or the guy didn't have his day in court. Although crying and screaming in the hallways for his computer back was pretty damning.
That is why this new law is should not be needed current laws cover it pretty well. What you are describing is not one but two felonies being committed.
I've been reading up on this. Businesses have an obligation to be proactive whenever an employee reports child pornography on their networks. (In some jurisdictions, the reporter has automatic immunity from any prosecution under the law.) First, investigate the situation. Second, secure the computer with the images and hold for one year for legal proceedings. Third, contact the authorities who or may not pursue an investigation. Fourth, discipline the employee (usually termination). If they don't, the business itself owns the child pornography and becomes criminally liable. Most HR experts recommend a zero tolerance policy towards pornography and automatic termination regardless of what type of pornography it may be. This is consistent of what I've seen over the last 20 years in my career.
A lot of people have trucks for hauling things.
Many of the truck owners I know are compensating for something. The only thing they haul is groceries.
The other benefit you're going to get is that you'll reduce your bill by $10 a month.
My roommate won't discuss the monthly bill. I'm perfectly content with paying $20 per month for DSL service. But my roommate is speed maniac and pays for the privilege go into plaid.
Use your own modem.
Years ago I had the default DSL modem that suddenly died after year of service. So I bought a business-class DSL modem that cost twice as much, had a much better features and actual throughput was much faster. Quite useful when I was working from home one day a week.
My roommate has Comcast and we're debating whether or not to replace the Comcast router with a non-Comcast router. Mostly because the routers that Comcast provide have minimal features. Also because Comcast could turn on the community hotspot, which may or may not be using the bandwidth we are paying for.
What part of this company is American anyway?
"Designed in Cupertino"
If he's still there, that guy probably wasn't much of an employee to begin with.
He stopped learning after he graduated from school, did reasonably well in his first job that lasted for six years, and, after returning from his six-month unemployment vacation, he found his job skills obsolete when he went looking for a job. The funny thing is that he had enough money saved up to put himself through several boot camps to get up to speed. He just didn't want to take responsibility for himself and settled for a less demanding career. I've seen this tragedy played out quite a few times over the years.
This is basic networking stuff, CERN has some of the smartest people on the planet working there...I expected better from them LOL
When I worked on the Google help desk in 2008, I had to walk a recent Stanford University graduate through the process of turning on the computer. I explained to him that a cubicle farm wasn't the same as a computer lab and that he will have to turn on his own computer. You're be surprised by how many computer engineers don't know had a PC actually works in the real world.