Career Change: Finding a Place in the IT WorldWhat challenges does a successful business manager face in transitioning to a career in IT? Follow this experienced Marketing Executive as he pursues a Master’s Degree in Information Technology, sharing his experiences, discoveries, and learnings as he navigates the challenging shift from the business world to the IT world.Globalization, IT Expansion, and the American Effort- May 26, 2005 Finding a decent title for this little piece is proving to be somewhat of a challenge. The piece itself is very hard to write, not because of the 'writers-block' phenomenon that we bloggers often face, but rather the problem of arranging all the concepts and ideas behind the piece and the challenge of taking the tech-talk down a notch so that many can understand it. There are several things I want to discuss here, and would like my readers to have an open mind, but also to post their commentshttp://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/rcmullins/global... NOW WHAT!- May 14, 2005 It is amazing to me that once people find out you are going after an IT degree, how quickly your presence is appreciated. Not only on a personal level but on a professional level as well. Once I announced my decision to pursue a degree in IT, friends and family from all over wanted me to come by and check out their systems, give advice, and make recommendations. This has all been fun to be so needed, but after 9-months of it, it is starting to wear out my nerves. Once in awhile however a funhttp://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/rcmullins/now-wh... Bad NewsMonster, Bad, Bad!- May 13, 2005 Just to let everyone know out there, before you try out any new program, operating system, or hardware, COME HERE first! I try out everything when they first come out of the box, or at least I try to. With exception are news aggregators. I have just recently got on the RSS, ATOM, and BLOG bandwagon, so I am trying some of this stuff out for the first time. With my catlike curiosity (we know what happens there) I am trying out all the free aggregators for the heck of it. It is a lot of funhttp://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/rcmullins/bad-ne... Breaking Out of Access: The Pilgrimage of a Newbie Data Phreak!- May 12, 2005 My first database class is out of the way, and I am looking for greener pastures. An introduction to databases can be flat out grueling, if not downright hellish! You are entering a world of relationships between data, tables, attributes and a few other words that actually have meaning. Hmm, meaning, thats what I need in my life! Actually that is what I love about databases, words have definition and ambiguity is avoided at all costs. But therein lies the rub (yet again) between IT professihttp://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/rcmullins/breaki... Duke University Fails the Final: No Project Sense- May 12, 2005 INTRO What is it about these little white boxes of media Is it a toy Is it a personal productivity unit What is this thing If you havn't really checked out the industry or if you just work real hard (this is my excuse) chances are you may not know exactly what an iPod is. Apple came out with this little puppy several years ago in an attempt to saturate and capture the Mp3 market. With all the Mp3 players out there it is safe to assume that they have pretty much accomplished their goals.http://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/rcmullins/duke-u... |