well, i'm no microsoft fanboi, and i hate Vista as much as the next guy (I'm using a linux distro as i type), and i do get the point you're trying to make...

... but i seriously doubt that any of...

i think he's only half joking.

which means he's half-serious.

which means you'll never pin him down long enough to get the win.

if you have the means to do so, I'd recommend the masters degree. it sure as hell wont hurt, and will most likely pay for itself within a few years.

theres nothing wrong with wanting to travel...

but, but... Microsoft did it!

aha. i guess he found what he was looking for?

here's an early reply: get your PhD in post-hole digging.

i mean, jesus.

if you need an internet chat forum to tell you what your career research focus will be, you probably should go on...

how about actually doing work when you're at work getting paid to work instead of goofing off?

certifications are mostly a waste of time, except perhaps Cisco. in any event, dont waste your own money on them.

that said, an entry level IT support is not going to "make the employer pay...

carve out a niche for yourself and become an expert. you'll be more in demand as a specialized expert than as a run of the mill microsoft toolbag.

hell, even microsoft employs linux gurus for...

i choose....

death by roo-roo.

man that's too much work. i just want you to give me the answer.

and will you code my senior design project for me? I'll send you the specs. what's your email?




yainorite? tell that...

software testing is an easy area to get into. not something you'd want to do long term, necessarily, but one you can def. work your way up from.

some people think section 11.1 of the Google Docs TOS is the harbinger of the End of Days.

other people say that's just mostly-meaningless legalese for Google to cover their own arses.

then the...

true.

i found that i often did my best when, even though I felt completely unprepared, i just said F- it and went to bed instead of pulling an all-nighter.

aha. so that's where my Signals and Systems class went...

really? last minute cramming is the tried and true method. I'm quite sure it pre-dates the Neolithic Era. At any rate, it's how i got my degree :P


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its so hard to guide you on how to best prepare becasue we dont know what the focus of material was, and we dont know which aspects the professor deems to be more/less important.

make sure you...