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Other => Other => Topic started by: Raptor on April 28, 2007, 07:19:31 AM
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I'm curious as to the amount of 'official' experts there are on this forum, what kind of PC certificates do you have?
I think I have a CCNA 1 (http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/le2/le0/le9/learning_certification_type_home.html) certificate and I also have an ECDL (http://www.ecdl.com/publisher/index.jsp) certificate for all 7 modules. Well, all 6 actually, because I failed the MS Access test with 5% but I intend on correcting that somewhere in the near future.
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I...uh...have a typing certificate... Heh.
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I don't need a certificate :P Lol i'm making a game without one! But i think i have a few report card A+'s in I.T. if that counts :P
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None of my friends are computer-smart. I have to keep telling one of them that remote shutdown is not called hacking....
Hey Reaper, what language/tools you making your game with?
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we started making the maps and models with radiant(one of the editors used for half life/doom/etc.) and i'm not so sure with the programming and stuff lol, because i just make the storylines, maps, models, and particle systems. Most of the game's construction is done via a network (cos we're lazy:P)
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we started making the maps and models with radiant(one of the editors used for half life/doom/etc.) and i'm not so sure with the programming and stuff lol, because i just make the storylines, maps, models, and particle systems.
That makes sense after looking at your other posts....intersting.
Lets not hijack Raptor's post ;)
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Hey, it's fine with me. I was curious as well.
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I have BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training), Roustabout Vocational Training, Hazard Identification Certificate, Behavioral Safety Certificate, Drilling Practices Certificate. ;D
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I have BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training), Roustabout Vocational Training, Hazard Identification Certificate, Behavioral Safety Certificate, Drilling Practices Certificate. ;D
lol ;D
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I have BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training), Roustabout Vocational Training, Hazard Identification Certificate, Behavioral Safety Certificate, Drilling Practices Certificate. ;D
Roustabout?
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I have BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training), Roustabout Vocational Training, Hazard Identification Certificate, Behavioral Safety Certificate, Drilling Practices Certificate. ;D
Roustabout?
The lowest level of oil rig/platform hierarchy. Involved in cleaning and crane operations. I also have next step Roughneck, Assistant Driller, Subsea and Bargeman certificates. You should walk through these stages up to Drilling Engineer. :)
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*censored*... from what i've heard, oil rigs are hard work man. apparently good pay, but hard work lol. isn't it high risk?
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d**n... from what i've heard, oil rigs are hard work man. apparently good pay, but hard work lol. isn't it high risk?
It is! They pay well, but want minimum 12 hours day work and extreme caution about your life. :)
Have not you seen Simpsons, where Homer goes as a worker to Oil Rig when he wants to suicide. ;D
It is a high risk job, but there are many procedures and rules in place to prevent. Our platforms have 4-5 years of non incident records. ;)
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Gulf of Mexico ? ?
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at least they have good protection then ;)
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Gulf of Mexico ? ?
Nope! Caspian Sea.:)
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Back on topic, I have nothing as yet.
In 2 years, I will do though.
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in 3 years i'll have a bachelors degree in IT and a diploma in demonstrating arts, graphics development, and marketing ;D
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I'm curious as to the amount of 'official' experts there are on this forum, what kind of PC certificates do you have?
I think I have a CCNA 1 (http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/le2/le0/le9/learning_certification_type_home.html) certificate and I also have an ECDL (http://www.ecdl.com/publisher/index.jsp) certificate for all 7 modules. Well, all 6 actually, because I failed the MS Access test with 5% but I intend on correcting that somewhere in the near future.
Once in awhile they advertise the "Microsoft" certification program and I was curious as to what kind of time frame it might ordinarily take and is it good ? Hard?
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About Microsoft Certification program I can say that it is useful and it is hard, i.e., became harder in last 2 or 3 years.
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I have no certificates; just my lifetime of experience and learning from my own computer and the answers given on this board to questions I didn't know how to answer. I'm getting smarter daily. :P
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I'm curious as to the amount of 'official' experts there are on this forum, what kind of PC certificates do you have?
I think I have a CCNA 1 (http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/le2/le0/le9/learning_certification_type_home.html) certificate and I also have an ECDL (http://www.ecdl.com/publisher/index.jsp) certificate for all 7 modules. Well, all 6 actually, because I failed the MS Access test with 5% but I intend on correcting that somewhere in the near future.
Once in awhile they advertise the "Microsoft" certification program and I was curious as to what kind of time frame it might ordinarily take and is it good ? Hard?
There are about 150 or so MS certifications out there if not more...which one are you referring to ? ?
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Some of the Microsoft training programs are quite expensive. I know a guy who is a computer support person and trainer at a major multi-city law firm. He was considering a Microsoft training program taught right here in Columbus, Ohio; Microsoft has a training center here.
IIRC, the program ran for 6 months and was taught is a classroom setting. The cost of the program was $25,000. Yeah, $25K! He applied and was accepted but then decided not to go through with it.
I don't know the exact certification(s) that he would have received by completing this program.
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MCSE for Windows 2000 / A+ / 12 years field experience.
Alan <>< :D
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none... i want to take some for networking and sercurity but dont knpw any good ones i can do over the summer before my collegee starts up again... help..
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MCSE for Windows 2000 / A+ / 12 years field experience.
Alan <>< :D
What's MSCE?
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Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer; see http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcse/default.mspx
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Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer; see http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcse/default.mspx
Sounds good. What has it done for you so far, Ale ?
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Looks nice on a letterhead and business card. ;)
Actually, it hasn't done much except expose me to a lot of information that otherwise I wouldn't know. It's not a "silver bullet" to magically get you a job as I was 8 months out of work WITH the cert. and couldn't find work, so I started my own business.
The 2000 course covered Windows 2000 Server and Professional. Helped me to look into the nooks and crannies of both to get a better understanding. The price was right (Techskills.com) at the time and I feel more confident for taking it.
Most of the stuff I do is get people who shouldn't have a computer up and running. Every not-and-again I tap into what the course taught to either set up or figure out a networking problem.
In the long run I'm really glad I took the course as I can sit down at a 2000 or 2003 server and get around in it without looking like a real dufus :P
Still have a lot to learn but I've got my foot in the door ;)
Alan <>< :D
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What did you pay for the course?
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Graduate, School of Hard Knocks ;)
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Yeah, GX1_Man, had some real head-bangers out there :P
At the time, 2001, the course was $5K. I had checked into other schools and they (they being Heald, ITT Tech, etc.) were anywhere from $10-to-$25K. I couldn't afford them so I went to Techskills in Sacramento. It was a home study course with access to teachers and a classroom with a lab.
Glad I did it and as you know we are are all in ..."continuing education". ;D
Alan <>< :D
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My better half keeps telling me I'm definitely certifiable, does that count? ;D
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None, yet, my "certified" former employer knew less than i did, and he has been in the business of computers for thirteen years.. Tis a sad world we live in.. My former boss even was stupid enough to believe that using a stock intel fan and heatsink would be adequate for a pentium four 3.4ghz prescott with NO CASE FANS. of course, they got well over 70c, i told him and told him that was not good, that they should not idle above about 45 - 50c or you risk burnout, he didnt listen.. 'Till one blew its guts out from overheating while installing XP pro.. Scared the crap out of him, he was sitting there waiting for it to finish configuring, then, the CPU fried. However, i have failed to convince him that the ATI HyperMemory video cards are anything more than junk. I eventually quit the job for several reasons, the first reason was his incompetence, and utter stupidity, the second was when the craptastic offbrand PSU's that came with the cases blew out he blamed me, and the third, was that he wanted me to sign off on a computer that i did not assemble, which, he had repeatedly told me NOT to do. If he cant follow his own stupid guidelines, i dont see him as a competent employer, or person for that matter.
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Just A+ here. :-[ However, I believe that certification for the most part is over rated. I've read many of the books for MCSE and CNA but never went in for testing. Unless you're actually planning on getting a job where it's required I think getting a certification is going to get lost for most people. Seems that if you don't use it you loose it. ;)