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    Goals in 2K9

    This is me at X-mas of 2008 just days before making a resolution to lose weight and get in better shape this year. It's the same resolution I make...
    Post by: neutralhills, Aug 24, 2009 in forum: The Lounge - Off Topic
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    Am a Freshie!

    Training may be worthwhile for higher level certifications, but entry level certs like the A+ and MCDST are entirely achievable by self-study. If...
    Post by: neutralhills, Jul 14, 2009 in forum: New Members Introduction
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    What to wear to a meeting of some sort..

    Speaking as the owner of a computer shop, I'd be fine with casual slacks and a dress shirt, tie optional. I need to know that you clean up well...
    Post by: neutralhills, Jul 14, 2009 in forum: Employment & Jobs
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    Acer Aspire problem

    Have you tested the hard drive? Premature hard disk failure is common with Acer notebooks. Lousy cooling design - the poor things cook themselves...
    Post by: neutralhills, Jul 14, 2009 in forum: Hardware
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    The Cert Forums Fitness Challenge

    Count me in. I'm doing two hours per day of step aerobics and one hour per day of walking at this point. I've lost about 25 lbs and still have 60...
    Post by: neutralhills, Jul 6, 2009 in forum: The Lounge - Off Topic
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    funding for A+ certificate

    Just wait until you land your first IT position and eyeball your pay stub. You'll be amazed at how many "free" things for others have been...
    Post by: neutralhills, Jun 28, 2009 in forum: A+
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    funding for A+ certificate

    Free education? There's no such thing. Someone is paying for it, it just happens not to be you. You may want to run that around your noodle a...
    Post by: neutralhills, Jun 28, 2009 in forum: A+
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    The "Post Your Mugshot" epic thread!

    [IMG] The image is about a year old. There's more grey in the hair and goatee, and I've dropped almost 40 lbs since then.
    Post by: neutralhills, Jun 25, 2009 in forum: The Lounge - Off Topic
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    Redundant staff 'have a six month window'

    If you have a gap in your resume you'd rather not explain just tell people that you took a sabbatical. After getting laid off in 2005 I took a six...
    Post by: neutralhills, Jun 24, 2009 in forum: News
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    A Mild Panic...

    You may want to try applying with the repair departments at retailers that sell computers and at the smaller computer shops. They are more...
    Post by: neutralhills, Jun 20, 2009 in forum: Employment & Jobs
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    How much would you want to pay for test prep software?

    Having once been involved with PL as a rather unfortunate matter of employment (it's what Cramsession morphed into back when I still worked...
    Post by: neutralhills, Jun 19, 2009 in forum: Training & Development
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    How much would you want to pay for test prep software?

    I think there also needs to be an understanding that these products are a luxury and not a necessity. Software and hardware companies put an...
    Post by: neutralhills, Jun 17, 2009 in forum: Training & Development
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    How much would you want to pay for test prep software?

    There was no option for "I think test prep software is a load of bunk and I can't be bothered with it." Which is how I feel. Either I know a...
    Post by: neutralhills, Jun 17, 2009 in forum: Training & Development
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    Help Guys Need Some Advice On Where To Look For A Entry Level Job

    I'm charging people $75/hr in shop rates and $110/hr in travel rates to fix their kit, and I'm doing this in the middle of the worst economic...
    Post by: neutralhills, Jun 8, 2009 in forum: Employment & Jobs
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    Help Guys Need Some Advice On Where To Look For A Entry Level Job

    In IT we not only have to maintain systems and solve problems, but we have to document our efforts. The hallmark of a truly skilled IT...
    Post by: neutralhills, Jun 8, 2009 in forum: Employment & Jobs
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