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| Thread ID: 77836 | 2007-03-24 08:43:00 | Any advise for a Noob Technician? | PedalSlammer (8511) | Press F1 |
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| 535587 | 2007-03-28 01:20:00 | Bletch, you forgot the full stop after that grin emoticon :groan: . Actually, the full stop should have been before the grin. :groan: |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 535588 | 2007-03-28 02:27:00 | hmmm since i am too a new tech,trying to pass MCSA, best bet is to, like everyone says, offer assistance to family and friends. try and make contacts in the neighbourhood, See if you can find old pcs from businesses, try fixing those (iget my dad to bring pcshome from work to fix, learning curve a lot of the time!) Dont stress to uch about A+, if you know ur stuff u'll be fine. In the A+ book there's a lot to learn, not only PC but dealing with customers as well. I still got a lot to do that's why I visit pressf1 once a day and then gone for the day to study. I've tried some trail A+ and it looks simple but there's a lot of mistakes. Plus you need 80% to PASS. Other than that is considered failed. |
PedalSlammer (8511) | ||
| 535589 | 2007-03-28 02:52:00 | It might help if PedalSlammer starting taking other peoples advice. Numerous times on this forum he popped up in threads making ridiculous comments, and then when hes been corrected he insists on sticking to his misguided beliefs. His posts are also incredibly difficult to read, just poorly constructed. As a rule if i see anything with the name PedalSlammer next to it I bypass it purely because its too much effort to figure out what hes trying to say. Theres no way you'll survive as a technician if you can't communicated clearly with your customers. You have to remember that most customer are more of a "n00b" than you, and thus rely on your "expertise" if they cant understand you they sure aren't gonna come back. Becoming experienced isn't something that can happen overnight, it takes time and commitment. Just reading through a forum like PressF1 regularly can teach you a lot. Also reading reviews and online columns can give you a good understanding of where the industry is at. Are you completing a BSci with the intention of becoming a PC tech? Don't you think that degree is a bit overkill then? |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 535590 | 2007-03-28 04:55:00 | Are you completing a BSci with the intention of becoming a PC tech? Don't you think that degree is a bit overkill then? The entry level in most areas of IT are flooded at the moment, so you need a degree just to get a foot in the door, and a decent knowledge of whatever you are looking at doing to get the job. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 535591 | 2007-03-28 05:40:00 | The entry level in most areas of IT are flooded at the moment, so you need a degree just to get a foot in the door, and a decent knowledge of whatever you are looking at doing to get the job. I sure ive read several articles lately about shortages in the IT industry. Do you mean that generic tech jobs (help desk etc) are flooded? |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 535592 | 2007-03-28 08:25:00 | I sure ive read several articles lately about shortages in the IT industry. Do you mean that generic tech jobs (help desk etc) are flooded? i don't think i've ever called a help desk to actually get a tech. last time i bothered calling for a non-isp related issue i got read the windows troubleshooter which i had already done, and was then told they had no more help for me, and to consider a reinstall (only when i suggested it though):mad: |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 535593 | 2007-03-31 01:25:00 | Ok, my language is a bit poor because I don't have that much to construct a proper sentance, paragraph, etc. *i don't think i've ever called a help desk to actually get a tech. last time i bothered calling for a non-isp related issue i got read the windows troubleshooter which i had already done, and was then told they had no more help for me, and to consider a reinstall (only when i suggested it though)* That's what the poor techs do, it is always uninstall all the time because they've plenty of time for that. If you're a power user with lots of GB data on the HDD you woldn't have time to uninstall except find way to fix it. Shortage in IT industry? Actaully the answer is No. There's plenty of techs around. These days the tech courses are a lot easier than you think because you don't need to learn old stuff from the 80286-80486 CPUs age. That time the computer was complicated and hard to use, and no internet as well so most of the time it requires more of your knowledge skills to tackel a problem. The problem with me jumping into servicing customers computers is, you can get things done a lot easier, i.e. Windows XP is pretty easy to use and same as Win 2000 too, plus I'm too bored to play around with my home PCs. Besides, if I uninstall the OS, it'll take me a long time to back up those files before uninstalling it. :( After this course which IT industry should I go to? Oh well, might want to passed the CompTIA A+ first. |
PedalSlammer (8511) | ||
| 535594 | 2007-03-31 08:16:00 | If you're a power user with lots of GB data on the HDD you woldn't have time to uninstall except find way to fix it . These days the tech courses are a lot easier than you think because you don't need to learn old stuff from the 80286-80486 CPUs age . That time the computer was complicated and hard to use, and no internet as well so most of the time it requires more of your knowledge skills to tackel a problem . The problem with me jumping into servicing customers computers is, you can get things done a lot easier, i . e . Windows XP is pretty easy to use and same as Win 2000 too, plus I'm too bored to play around with my home PCs . What?! Uninstall what? If you mean reinstall the O/S that why I have a ghost image . Takes me a whole 9 minutes . Yes I can see why you might think its easy, your tutor is a halfwit and you think all the old stuff is irrelevant . Think about how similar a command line shell in WIndows is to DOS, then tell me its irrelevant . What these sort of **** courses do is create useless techs who get stuck the minute clicking on a few things doesn't work . Probably why the reinstall theory is so prevalent . They have no idea how to fix anything . Or troubleshoot it . You're bored with your own so you want to go create havoc on someone elses? You are beginning to annoy me with your attitude . And your advice all over the place . Fine answer some if you want but stick to the ones where you are confident of your advice . |
pctek (84) | ||
| 535595 | 2007-03-31 08:33:00 | oh yeh dont fall into that trap.....i remember back in 2001 when I did my A+ a fellow classmate sayin 'oh we dont need to learn dos it's not used anymore.'......fool I thought.......what if you end up having to do anytin on a win98 system in dos ??......or ......or ......or........yeah right...also its worth knowing a bit about the older systems cause it gives you a better understanding of hwo the newer ones work.... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 535596 | 2007-04-01 01:13:00 | What?! Uninstall what? If you mean reinstall the O/S that why I have a ghost image. Takes me a whole 9 minutes. Yes I can see why you might think its easy, your tutor is a halfwit and you think all the old stuff is irrelevant. Think about how similar a command line shell in WIndows is to DOS, then tell me its irrelevant. What these sort of **** courses do is create useless techs who get stuck the minute clicking on a few things doesn't work. Probably why the reinstall theory is so prevalent. They have no idea how to fix anything. Or troubleshoot it. You're bored with your own so you want to go create havoc on someone elses? You are beginning to annoy me with your attitude. And your advice all over the place. Fine answer some if you want but stick to the ones where you are confident of your advice.Hmm, is it really a crappy course? Ghost? I never tried it before, and the tutor didn't mention about that either. Create havoc on someelse? Did you mean fixing rather than damaging? So, is Norton Ghost have been replaced by Save & Restore? Interesting how can I back up 100GB of data successfully without burning CDs/DVDs etc? So I guess this is a better place for noob technician? :illogical Looks like I have to take two courses at a time. One crappy and another one for good experince with logic sense. |
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