[Coco] [Color Computer] The evolution of the Coco..

[Dave]

Glen, totally agree on the HR angle....
They usually want Network+ also which is pretty basic in terms of 
the material covered off in the full Microsoft and Novell 
certification....
Very hard to explain sometimes...but a matter of just reading a 
Sybex book, writing the exam and putting it on the resume to get it 
out of the way....
It's a good refresher tho... ;-)

Cheers Dave

This is off-topic for CoCo also....nuff said :-)


--- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "Glen VanDenBiggelaar" 
<glenvdb at h...> wrote:
> 
> Dave,
> Yes, I do agree with this, and I am doing it for my A++, I feel 
that this 
> certification is totaly useless, especialy when I have been 
servicing, 
> building and supporting machines for 10 years now, but it looks 
good to HR 
> people.
> -Glen
> >
> >Glen, the other option is to do the study work yourself with some
> >decent books....and build a small home lab...
> >My first CNE cert (3) was done through EDS and cost about $7000 
back
> >in '97 and I did the CNE 4 & 5 cert's on my own....saving $$$$$
> >I did the same for my MCP certs's.....saved $$$$$ again....
> >Self study is not for everyone and puts a lot more pressure on one
> >esp. when trying to work and live....
> >What helped was writing the exams on vacation....much to my wife's
> >chagrin....
> >I did the retail repair thing for about a week recently and 
decided
> >it would make more sense (and money) to do this myself as a
> >business.....
> >Linux Servers have good foothold in this town and is on my list to
> >re-acquaint myself with.....h3ll Ottawa is 75% Java based with IBM
> >being the big player in town (not Microsoft)
> >I micro-unix for the CoCo would be cool in my books... :-)
> >Cheers Dave
> >(hope to be incorporated next month)
> >
> >
> >--- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "Glen VanDenBiggelaar"
> ><glenvdb at h...> wrote:
> > > Basil,
> > > I guess when you have been exposed to it the way I have, you 
just
> >get
> > > bitter. I use to work in a small computer store as service
> >manager, and
> > > EVERYDAY (YES- 6 DAYS A WEEK!), I would have these guys come in
> >and try to
> > > "covert me", and the owner of the store and try to get us to 
sell
> >Linux
> > > Pre-intstalled, and suport Linux Boxes. The simple fact is
> >Microsoft, and my
> > > MSCE, feeds me, puts food on my table. It makes money for the
> >store, and it
> > > sells computers, for people with families, it feeds the 
childeren
> >and puts
> > > childeren through school. Dell has tried now twice to sell
> >computers with
> > > Linux "pre-instaled" and has failed miserbly both times. I had 
the
> >chance to
> > > become Redhat Certified for something like $5000. I would much
> >rather use
> > > that kind of money to further enhance my MCSE, because the job
> >market
> > > demands it. I have had  demontrations on many different 
flavors of
> >Linux,
> > > you go to Technet and all the banner ads are now for Linux 
books.
> >Linux is
> > > everywherw in the tech world, but nowhere in the real consumer
> >world.
> > > I look on linux like the movie "Titanic" by James Cameron. I 
have
> >never seen
> > > the movie because all the hype has turned me off so bad, I 
refuse
> >to watch
> > > it. When I die, I want that writen on my grave stone "Refused 
to
> >watch
> > > Titanic".
> > > When linux is mainstream, and customers like grandma's are 
useing
> >linux, or
> > > if Redhat came to me and offerd certification for free, then I
> >will start
> > > learning it, but for now, I see it like something that is dead,
> >but refuses
> > > to be burried.
> > > -but thats way off the topics here,
> > > -Glen
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Glen,
> > > >
> > > >Not sure what your talking about.  Most of the Linux crackpots
> >are on
> > > >the 'FREE ' bandwagon and has a stick up thier butt about 
Windows.
> > > >
> > > >  Linux is free and has a good foundation, Linux Trovalds had 
a
> >great
> > > >idea in Linux. Even Linus has a problem with these freaks. 
Linux
> >is no
> > > >more a cult than Microsoft just more people who look at Linux 
in
> >the
> > > >same way people look at the Coco or even the Apple ][ we are
> >diehard
> > > >fans of the Coco I still use it but I use both Windows and 
Linux
> >dual
> > > >boot and it a good mix.
> > > >
> > > >  Linux is just another operating system that is free to use, 
you
> >can,
> > > >buy it with support or if you want creat your own Distro at 
this
> >time I
> > > >believe there are over 100.  Its sad that you look at Linux 
the
> >way you
> > > >do.
> > > >
> > > >Linux gives you the freedom to choose and you don't get the BS
> >you get
> > > >with Windows.  Linux hardly crashes, Linux is not virus prone 
as
> >is
> > > >windows.  I think you  believe Microsoft's FUD's to much if 
you
> >want to
> > > >talk about a cult there are a lot of Window freaks out 
there.  I
> >just
> > > >look at both as a tool to do what I want.   Nothing more and
> >nothing  less.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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