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Michael_Knight in a Nutshell
Ive had all the Knight Rider jokes about black cars, talking into my watch and going out crime fighting... so please don't flood my inbox with KR jokes lol
Am a previous MSN (Microsoft) Technical Support Professional, now working for my self as a Forensic IT Consultant. I'm also a fully qualified Web/Graphic Designer.
I have worked in the IT field now for over 20 years. I started at home with a ZX81 1k Personal home computer (laughing at 1k as it was a lot in the early 80's). I wasn't a Spectrum fan though, I was and still am a huge Commodore 64 fan. I hooked the 64 up to an Acoustic Coupler modem and in the early 80's got my first experiences of the Internet, then known as BBS (Bulletin Board Systems), and were hosted by Prestel and Micronet. Microsoft had only just released Windows 1.1 for DOS and were just starting out.
Qualifications:
Forensic: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) and Certified Electronic Evidence Collection Specialist (CEECS), EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE).
Microsoft: MCP,MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MCITP, MCDST.
City & Guilds: Information Technology, Graphic Design.
Hardware: A+
I love to learn, and one of my goals in live is to learn as much as I can, and share the knowledge.
Am a previous MSN (Microsoft) Technical Support Professional, now working for my self as a Forensic IT Consultant. I'm also a fully qualified Web/Graphic Designer.
I have worked in the IT field now for over 20 years. I started at home with a ZX81 1k Personal home computer (laughing at 1k as it was a lot in the early 80's). I wasn't a Spectrum fan though, I was and still am a huge Commodore 64 fan. I hooked the 64 up to an Acoustic Coupler modem and in the early 80's got my first experiences of the Internet, then known as BBS (Bulletin Board Systems), and were hosted by Prestel and Micronet. Microsoft had only just released Windows 1.1 for DOS and were just starting out.
Qualifications:
Forensic: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) and Certified Electronic Evidence Collection Specialist (CEECS), EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE).
Microsoft: MCP,MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MCITP, MCDST.
City & Guilds: Information Technology, Graphic Design.
Hardware: A+
I love to learn, and one of my goals in live is to learn as much as I can, and share the knowledge.
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