IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[FreshFromATL]

You might be like me.

What ur gonna have to do is reward your progress. Say, "if i do this then Im allowed 2 hours of x videos... etc" Then if I get thur this and learn this then.....TV "

btw, mine was strip clubs.

I still haven't kicked this habit. Living in ATL, strip clubs are my vice

every-time I think about them ass and titties

 

[Blackking]

I still haven't kicked this habit. Living in ATL, strip clubs are my vice

every-time I think about them ass and titties

Man.... Detroit is basically overcrowded with strip clubs........... it's bad here.. and unlike some other cities.. our hood strip clubs are




but yeah, i had to kick it. It becomes a lifestyle.

 

[Silkk]

You might be like me.

What ur gonna have to do is reward your progress. Say, "if i do this then Im allowed 2 hours of x videos... etc" Then if I get thur this and learn this then.....TV "

btw, mine was strip clubs.

Nah i just gotta stop being lazy as fukk. Went to the library for a few hours and did more in 3 hours than i'd do all day at home

 

[Regular Developer]

Nah i just gotta stop being lazy as fukk. Went to the library for a few hours and did more in 3 hours than i'd do all day at home

Two ways to go about it, from my experience at least:
Either you can force yourself to study or you can put yourself in an environment where its much easier to study. I needed people around to keep myself away from distraction, so I used to study in the library or one of the study rooms, with just my ppl.

 

[Silkk]

Two ways to go about it, from my experience at least:
Either you can force yourself to study or you can put yourself in an environment where its much easier to study. I needed people around to keep myself away from distraction, so I used to study in the library or one of the study rooms, with just my ppl.

Definitely gonna try to hit the library as much as possible from here on out

 

[ahomeplateslugger]

I need help with the network plus cert is there any lab simulators I could use?

from my experience, the N+ dealed more with hardware, the OSI and common port numbers. Knowing the different type of cables is another good one too.

 

[krexzen]

I need help with the network plus cert is there any lab simulators I could use?

The first & third link in my sig, a good book, and practice quizzes are all you need. Comptia is vendor neutral so there is very little to lab (software wise). The only thing I can think of are dos commands, so open up the command prompt and practice with that (ipconfig, traceroute, ping, etc.)

 

[FreshFromATL]

Brehs, got a question for everyone...What is your favorite technology that you work with?

For me, I would have to say SQL and databases. For me, that shyt just came super natural.

 

[FreshFromATL]

Also, for all my coding/programming brehs. y'all need to get that sublime text editor. that shyt is a godsend. you can write code for every technology you'll likely use with it.

http://www.sublimetext.com/

 

[RubioTheCruel]

Also, for all my coding/programming brehs. y'all need to get that sublime text editor. that shyt is a godsend. you can write code for every technology you'll likely use with it.

http://www.sublimetext.com/

time to throw notepad++ in the bushes

 

[FreshFromATL]

time to throw notepad++ in the bushes

yea, I been got rid of that shyt.

 

[Data-Hawk]

Visual Studio >>>>> everything else.

 

[FreshFromATL]

Visual Studio >>>>> everything else.

you sound like a .net lover

 

[Polofresh4]

Brehs, got a question for everyone...What is your favorite technology that you work with?

For me, I would have to say SQL and databases. For me, that shyt just came super natural.

I have been looking to get into that...Any advice? Should I know SQL 2008 before 2012? How did you break into it and what makes it better than everything else?

 

[FreshFromATL]

I have been looking to get into that...Any advice? Should I know SQL 2008 before 2012? How did you break into it and what makes it better than everything else?

Nah, SQL is SQL. There is no reason to go back and learn a earlier version of SQL. Learn the latest version as it is an update which mean many old features may be phased out or updated. And by SQL 2012, I'm assuming your're talking about Microsoft SQL Server? Unless you're only trying to work with SQL on a Microsoft platform, I would suggest learning MySQL as you'll learn the basic command that'll apply across all versions of SQL.

If your trying to work on Microsoft SQL Server
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29062

or

MySQL

http://www.mysql.com/downloads/


There are dozens of tutorials, youtube videos, and books on the web to help get you started.