Scott Alan Miller :: A Life Online
Few fields of study expect the level of reading that Information Technology expects. Reading is a part of everyday life in IT and the more you read the better position you will be in when interviewing. The use of paper based books and magazines is obviously diminishing and online resources are beginning to take their …
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This is the video taken of the second time that I lectured on UNIX and Operating System Architecture at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, New York. The first time that I did this lecture at FLCC I feel that it was much better than this one but it did not get recorded. This is …
Today’s quote comes from Blaise Pascal: “If our condition were truly happy, we would not seek diversion from it in order to make ourselves happy.” I was up and moving before five thirty this morning. Today is a busy day with me covering the early shift at work and putting in more than a half …
Academic experience is the most common way of entering most professions. In Information Technology it likely remains so although it is probably the lowest ratio of such of any technical profession. Collegiate level IT studies suffer from a number of factors that together create a unique situation for the IT industry. The key factors include …
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I woke up on my own at half past four this morning. Apparently my body has adjusted to the early shift. I forgot that this coming weekend is a big work weekend. I have to go into the office early on Saturday and work all day. It could be as much as sixteen hours. At …