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[Off-topic] the_scotsman:
I have a Bachelor of Engineering in IT. There's such a vast range of areas in IT, that there's always something different or exciting, depending on what you like.

But regarding salaries...doesn't matter what qualifications you have, it's experience that people want, so yes you'll start pretty low if its your first real job in IT, unless you get lucky.
[Off-topic] twitch351:
I have done quite a bit of studying for the career because I want to get into it myself. But usually the minimum requirement is a bachelors degree in that field. The starting salary for where I live is 80k which is a lot more than 30k if you ask me haha It's a wide career of choice and you'll always be needed somewhere. :) Just make sure you keep learning.
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
+1

In my experience, it is better to know that most sysadmins don't document their fixes because IT support is very often undermanned. That's why my boss was very glad that I have some IT background (for some basic troubleshooting at least) and can take quite a load off my company's IT department (combination of cluelessness, lack of cutting edge knowledge AND turnaround time).

Another thing you might find frustrating is that users=stupid. Unless they are smart, then they try to be too smart and you'd get more interesting cases :)

Last but not least:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/odds/bofh/
[Off-topic] zizux:
As somebody who has been in IT for 13 years. (Holly Crap~!) I would suggest getting a job now. Doesn't matter where who why what and when you need experience. When I hire people I first look at their resume and look for progression. If they are just starting out that isn't as big of an issue. I then look at the descriptions of their jobs, I and most other Managers or Directors are fairly good at detecting BS at least in my experience. I then look at certifications, and this goes back to progression. If you got an A+, and a bunch of other certs in 2000, that isn't nearly as appealing as somebody who shows progression but doesn't have as many certs. Last I look at what if any degree's they have. In the interview I require people to take a simulated test, if it is a basic tech, then its a basic test. For a Network Admin they better be able to console into a switch and find and fix a vlan problem. I don't know how common this is in the industry but it blows me away how many people appear to have the skills required for a position and then fail to do the most basic of tasks for the job they are applying for. This is where experience is KEY! For the most part I don't value a degree, some do but I find that most of the skills required to be successful come from personality and experience.

Also there are TONS of different categories/specialties in IT, Most DBA's don't actually know much about infrastructure, etc.

And then beyond all that different industries have different demands for IT. For instance I worked in the dot com era eCommerce industry for a while, then in the construction (Architectural), and now in healthcare. If you have experience in a particular industry outside of IT I would suggest trying to get into IT in that industry.

I hope all of this helps.

PS For a specialization I recommend virtualization. I had to take my Resume down from careerbuilder because of all the people contacting me based on my VMware / HyperV Experience. I like my job now and don't plan on moving but there seems to be a high demand for that now.
[Off-topic] xlGmanlx:
job experience and certs and probably in that order. Degree's in IT are about as useful as coasters, job experience and core competency is what matters and you get almost none of that from a degree
[Off-topic] Marchief:
Software developer here with a BENG in Computer Communications - Degree + experience = the big bucks but still depends what area you go into, currently looking at £30k + (UK) with a 2:1 and 3+ years experience for programming but it's only going up from here.

Love what I do gets stressful at times but you just need to find an area you enjoy and stick with it.
[Off-topic] rag3loop:
I'm a sysadmin. This comment is my bread and butter for advice :rolleyes:
[Off-topic] PartTimeLegend:
I'm a software developer in england. Primarily self taught and no real qualifications to speak of.

Experience trumps qualifications in my experience.
[Wildfire General] alongwor:
Hi all,

Firstly, apologies if this has been covered before, I have had a search but not been able to find an answer yet.

Is there a way to temporarily disable the camera (photo + video) function of the Wildfire? The reason being that I am going to be temporarily working in an area where cameras are banned. I am trying to find an alternative to having the camera drilled at the security entrance.

Does anyone know if it is possible?

Cheers,
[Wildfire General] 3xeno:
I dont think there is. Besides, its pointless if you look at it. You show the security the disabled camera, enter the premises, and activate it again. Ofcourse, this is if the security believes that the camera is disabled, which they wont.

However, I think you can root the phone, take a nandroid backup, and, enter /system and mess around with the camera files (camera.apk), due to which even if you start the camera app, it wont start. However, the question remains whether the security will accept this or not. (Because even they would know a software hack is undoable)

IMV, it would probably be better to get a cheap phone for work, if only phone calls and SMS'es are your need at work.
[Wildfire General] alongwor:
Thanks for the advice.

Let me add, this isn't the only line of defence in satisfying the security people, but I would rather keep the discussion the the software part rather than the ins and outs of the policy and if it would satisfy. It is antiquated and largely pointless policy for the modern world. If someone wants to use a camera as a tool for espionage, there are much better & subtler things than using a smart-phone camera.

From reading round various internet forums, this question always seems to generate more discussion on the policy than the actual deactivation.
[Wildfire General] 3xeno:
True. Anyhow, not much you can do here, unfortunately. (Both in terms of policy and temp disabling the cam)
[Wildfire General] brilldoctor:
Sort of gutting the phone (dont you will be responsible and will probibly brick the phone) you would be better off getting a cheap dumbphone
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crimeslunk:
Ok where to start? I've been trying to get cm 6.1.2 running correctly on my evo and get it themed but can't seem to get it done and all the back ups I make through amon recovery just send me into boot loop or white screen. Everytime I flash cm and try to flash the 7.6 or 8.x kernel the rom becomes unstable and I get fcs everywhere then I try to restore and it freezes. Now if I just leave the kernel alone and try to flash themes I seem to be getting some unverified package error even after I turn off the security or some other error. I'm not sure if it is because I have ra2.2.1 and hboot. 76 if so I can't find the older ra1.8 anywhere but even with that out of about 15 backups only 1 or 2 where working and those where only sense that would restore.

Any ideas, all you brilliant people of xda?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khilbron:
You need to disable signature verification in Ra recovery to stop the unverified package errors.

As towards your boot loops after restoring a backup, I had the exact same problem with RA 2.2.1, I ended up switching back to clockword 2.6 and all my problems went away.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crimeslunk:
I have disabled the sig verification and I'm getting another error I can't get around it. I'm wondering if it is because I have the Eng .76 hboot running the newest clockwork and amon.
[Nexus S Accessories] dudeimgeorge:
Can you guys post any highly rated car docks for this phone, im going to get in a ****en accident one of these days using my google nav.

thanks...best friends
[Nexus S Accessories] dgjlee:
I've ordered one of these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150533595603&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:GB:1123

As soon as it turns up (ship to UK) i'll post a review.
[Nexus S Accessories] AllGamer:
i'm still using the same Generic Universal Car Dock since my HTC Athena times, until now

mine is Air Vent mounted, which is more secure

all the air suction for the windshield are not always working, over time it hardens and doesn't work anymore

lots of good choices from DealExtreme
[Nexus S Accessories] BruceCLin:
I use this one that I posted in another car dock thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10196993&postcount=11
[Nexus S Accessories] unremarked:
I almost bought that one, but I didn't like how it didn't have anything holding the Nexus S from the side. And I don't like windshield mounts. (Yes, I know it had a dashboard mount but I'll get to that in a second).

I ended up buying: http://tinyurl.com/63eh7wh

The windshield mount worked fine, has a little lever to push to generate suction and the hold is very strong. However, like I mentioned before, I don't like windshield mounts. Next step was to try the dashboard. Now, I don't know if it's because of the way my dashboard is shaped(curved, ratherthan flat) but the little stickypad thing never stuck. I ended up giving up on and settling for the air vent mount which works fantastic! Looks great, nothing obstructing my view, and the hold is almost as strong as the windshield. I'm very pleased.

On this mount, the USB port is not obstructed but the headphone point is. The bottom "legs" are also not adjustable.
[Nexus S Accessories] markread644:
Carmount

I just bought one of these from CarphoneWarehouse. It is a suction windscreen mount with an extra dashboard pad (plus double sided sticky pad) which I didnt use. The suction mount is pretty good. The extension that comes with it is too wobly though !

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Griffin-Win...XYJY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1295539220&sr=8-1

The Google Nexus S fits nicely........
[Nexus S Accessories] linkisoc:
Just took delivery of one of these today, fit and build quality is excellent. Been using Brodit for years, to me nothing comes close.

Sorry.... as I'm new I can't post a link however Mobilefun in the UK do Brodit and had the passive holder in yesterday - sold out already I see.

Google (from UK) Brodit Nexus S and you should be able to get it from there.

Also maybe try DSL developments, I think they are the UK Importer.
[Nexus S Accessories] Bmerz:
Looks interesting, I will be curious of your review of this, and its stability.
[Nexus S Accessories] Ceres66:
I am also using this Arkon mount that BruceCLin recommended (thanks!) in landscape mode on my windshield. The mount is pretty sturdy with very little movement during driving. It has a very tight spring that keeps the phone clamped securely in place. This is temporary until ProClip comes out with a holder for the Nexus S.
[Nexus S Accessories] DKYang:
The most sticky part of the dashboard part is in the middle. I have an '08 Civic and almost the whole dashboard is somewhat curved. I found a spot where it's flat, but the dashboard part doesn't cover all of it, just enough where all the stickiness in the center sticks to it and stays tight.

As for the legs, it is adjustable. I bought that exact same one you linked and got it today. You need to use some force to take those legs off or adjust it. I just took mine off since it was annoying to due where the ports were located.
[Nexus S Accessories] dgjlee:
Should turn up any day now. Hope it was worth the wait!
[Nexus S Accessories] dudeimgeorge:
Do any of these car docks swivel from vertical to horizontal??
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mrming251:
My phone goes into download mode without doing anything. It can be plugged into the charger and it would go into dowonload mode, just the power button puts it into download mode too. I'm trying to flash it back to stock but odin would not recognize the phone. I downloaded and installed the driver for my phone and it is not working. Help?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickysa2000:
Maybe there's something that's blocking your volume keys.. Keep pressing and letting go of the volume keys till they feel better and then press the power to power on.. try it
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alabamaroping:
Drivers

Where did you get your drivers from?

If you got them from the samsung website, then Odin won't see the phone.

You need to get them from this website.

Here's a link to a post that has the drivers:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=884364

If you did get them from here, try to reinstall them.

If that doesn't work, then it's above my head.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
So... never mentioned - was your phone ever recognized by your computer in the first place?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mrming251:
Just tried installing that driver and still not recognized.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mrming251:
Yes it was. And i tried using a different computer and different data cable and neither one worked
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mrming251:
And if I leave the phone in download mode plugged into the computer, screen goes black, out of download mode and back into download mode every minute or so.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yokozuna82:
What i did was i downloaded the drivers restart the computer open odin then put phone in download mode plug it in
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yokozuna82:
Which captivate Do you have what build 1008 1009?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mrming251:
Tried it, didnt work.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mrming251:
It says 1012 on the back
[Vibrant General] KeithRVA:
There's a blue and red arrow icon in notifications, when I pull it down it says "Device Management - connecting to DM Server". Could this be Froyo?? Yeah, right, but what is it then?
[Vibrant General] megatherian:
What are you running now?
[Vibrant General] quest4fire:
Are you on JFD or JI6 now?
[Vibrant General] KeithRVA:
I am stock, just got the phone yesterday.
[Vibrant General] edepsiz328:
LOL...you're getting JI6 :D
[Vibrant General] Elite GunnerX:
Its just JI6. Everyone go away nothing to see here...
[Vibrant General] KeithRVA:
crap...I am on JFD. It's been stuck on the "connecting to DM server" forever, though.
[Vibrant General] presence06:
Here's what you do, put it back in the box and send it back and get a different phone... =P

But no, you are probably getting JI6. I suggest that you Odin to one of the new leaked ROMS and use that. JI6 was a mess IMO, huge battery hog.

otherwise, Enjoy your new toy
[Vibrant General] KeithRVA:
lol, but I like my new toy...LOTS. Got a 32gb sd card on the way for a total of 45gb of usable storage. That is tops, no? Still have my G2 for backup.
[Vibrant General] KeithRVA:
How long is this JI6 update supposed to take? That "connecting to DM server" icon has been there for an hour. Should it have connected by now?
[Vibrant General] Insomaniac10:
Why would you post this AS its updating, rather than wait until its done before starting this thread???
[Vibrant General] megatherian:
Over the air is a crappy way to get anything is becoming my understanding. If it was me I'd Odin JI6 onto it if you want to stay stock. Otherwise I'd put on a custom ROM of your choosing.

If you need help with Odin etc. look at the Vibrant Bible - it will answer MANY questions for you. Good luck and welcome to the club :)
[Vibrant General] presence06:
Who pissed in your Cheerios this morning buddy? Why so angry? :confused:
[Vibrant General] Insomaniac10:
i dont eat cheerios, i like cocoa pebbles.....thats IF im even eating cereal, which i rarely do.

besides, if someone did actually piss in my cereal, i wouldnt be angry.....id laugh, because ive heard that saying a lot, but ive never seen it before
[Vibrant General] dcpetterson:
Cool story bro
[Vibrant General] presence06:
lol.

We'll cocoa pebbles are better than Cherrio's anyways so, kudos

:P
[Vibrant General] j56bp:
New vibrant has jl6.

Vibrant
[Vibrant General] Insomaniac10:
so is this what all the cool kids say now?? or are you just naturally unoriginal?
[Vibrant General] swehes:
OP

Can you change the title of the thread to (JI6) or something so that people doesn't get mislead?
[Vibrant General] presence06:
Better yet, close it lol.

Or someone is going to....getkilled :cool:
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
exactly what I was comign to post. Go to Advanced edit to change the title. Please, please do this.
[Vibrant General] Insomaniac10:
Thank you, thats EXACTLY why i posted this:

...but apparently people didnt like it. Seemed like OP just wanted 30seconds of fame
[Vibrant General] presence06:
And.. we delivered :rolleyes:
[Vibrant General] chichu_9:
If I were you, I would just ignore the update. Go to the Development forum and grab a copy of the latest roms, which are more stable than the JI6.

FYI, JI6 might be stuck at endless boot loop. Like many did in the forums.
[Vibrant General] Emama:
What?!?

If you got the phone yesterday, isnt it come with JI6 already?

ps. CHANGE THE TOPIC
[Vibrant General] Insomaniac10:
no, it comes with JFD
[Vibrant General] reuthermonkey:
my phone has honeycomb already so.. yeah
[Vibrant General] presence06:
They ship with old builds so you wait for the updates to come through...
[Vibrant General] scrued:
Already had a couple phone replacements from tmobile, and both of them came with JI6 update1.
[Vibrant General] KeithRVA:
ok, I changed the thread title, sorry if I had anyone knocking over old ladies to get to their phones to check for an ota.

btw - I never got JI6 and the icon is gone
[Vibrant General] dligon:
oh yeah my phone comes with peanutbutter & jelly and it gets stuck to the roof of your mouth whenever you try and talk on it....:cool:
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
Root and flash man... no need to deal with that silly OTA! Your phone is much better off in our developers hands.
[Vibrant General] ULiAsuj10:
plz root and flash great roms from vibrant android development......we don't want to deal with JI6 issues anymore... ;)
[Vibrant General] Insomaniac10:
IMO, JI6 was one of the better updates for this phone...its just outdated now
[Vibrant General] ULiAsuj10:
humm...don't think so...too many issues with JI6...been on that for a long time...

i hated my phone..every single day.....now no problem at all....got some NEROV5 power now...huhhahahahha...

that by the way was evil laugh...
[Vibrant General] Insomaniac10:
every update has its quirks and issues....some more than others.....but it also depends on whether you run stock or a custom ROM (and which kernel), and what mods you apply to your phone, etc.....i ran Fusion1.1 (JI6) for almost two months, and i felt the opposite of what you did...i loved my phone everyday

different users do different things, and have different things going on, with their phones. hence, every user is going to have different experiences. a lot of things depend on your phones performance, not just the letter-number combination of a leaked update.
[Vibrant General] ULiAsuj10:
i agree but if u are here..(XDA)...means ur not basically satisfied with ur phone...or stock roms...to tell u the truth....i wouldn't be here if i was satisfied with JI6 or what ever stock roms...
[Vibrant General] Haxel:
My prefference is anit-cooked roms... however... this phone SUCKS at stock JI6. Download KA5, and flash. If you use nero, be sure to make sure it has touchwiz.

KA6 is being a battery hog to me, and I havn't been able to cook eggs on my phone since JFD. I'm not sure if its a returning feature set, or a new feature.
[Epic 4G General] boominz28:
just curious what you guys consider sprint bloatware? and what you consider good sprint software?
[Epic 4G General] leatherneck6017:
The only sprint software I keep on my phone is nav and football. And even football is going bye-bye after Sunday.
[Epic 4G General] OregonLAN:
I classify all applications that are not detrimental to the operation/function of the phone and can't be removed as "bloatware/crapware".

Sprint NAV

Sprint TV

NFL

Nascar

TouchWiz

Amazon MP3

Games

Allshare

etc...

Don't get me wrong, I DO use some of these applications, but I would like the option of removing them from the system without rooting.

Personally, I feel the phone should come with vanilla Android. Then, phone manufacturer's should give us the option to download and install their applications from the Market.
[Epic 4G General] mattallica76:
It's been so long since it's been on my phone I almost forgot about them. I would say NASCAR, Sprint Football, Amazon mp3, and any game that is a demo only. Sprint Navigation(telnav) is actually pretty nice but unneeded since we have Google Navigation. Obviously this just my opinion and these apps might be useful to others.
[Epic 4G General] boominz28:
call me noob , but i like Touch wiz , at first i didnt , but now its cool it grew on me, and your right allshare is crap , I absolutly hate it. I could never get allshare to work as it should with my pc , it woudlnt play any windows files or any video, they made me put pc share to be able to play some files
[Epic 4G General] A_Flying_Fox:
Any sprint app minus sprint nav. That one actually comes in handh
[Epic 4G General] JMMusic:
That's my definition. I like Sprint Navigation, and probably wouldn't uninstall Sprint TV. But I would still like the option to uninstall them if I decided I wanted to.

That's the difference between something being defined as a "value added pack-in" and "bloatware". I hope someday the carriers realize this.
[Epic 4G General] boominz28:
well heres my thought on it

they should just clone bruce lee. that would solve all the issues with sprint :p
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
Bloatware:

1.Everything Sprint, Except the sprint updater and android extension which i dont know that this does?

2.Touchwiz Widgets

3.The regular android launcher considering launcher pro is simply the best and most customizable.

4. Asphault Demo (Seriously who wants to keep a stupid demo on your phone and waste space.

5.Amazon mp3, i mean its on the market if you want it and the one on the phone is probaly outdated. But this is crapware to me.

6. Media Hub: If you use it fine but again it is probaly outdated and is also on the market. I consider it crapware, waste of money to rent small screen movies or even buy when i can take any movie i have an convert it.

7.My files is bloatware., Astro is way better!!

8.Buddies now, another TW application. i dont like.

9. Email Client ( i only use gmail and have my aol accounts pop email set up on it.

10.Sprint mobile hotspot considering 30 bucks a month is rediculous considering we have a premium data fee already. I have mobile ap in replace of this ;)

11.Qik= Sucky and outdated and is on the market. i never had any luck with video chatting very well, i use tango.

12. Youtube: The Evo Youtube is better!

13: All the live wallpapers: There are more awesome one on the market.

14: The Touchwiz Launcher: However i keep it so i can make my Mobile ap work and themes that use this framework.

Things i like that came with the phone:

Calendar

Calculator

Alarm Clock

Allshare

Memo

Music

Think Free office

Voicemail

Gmail

And any other things that came with the phone and arent listed here or on the things i consider bloatware.
[Epic 4G General] Dolo357:
A phone with android OS. Everything else is bloatware. If it is good software they want me to try then there should be a list of recommended software it should never be preinstalled much less preinstalled with no means of removal. I think good Sprint software are the plugins used for accessing their network.