[nfbcs] job market

[Dr. Denise M Robinson]

Right on David!! So correct
Denise

On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Hyde, David W. (ESC) <
david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us> wrote:

> The best thing, of course, is to have as much expertise in as many areas
> as you can. I know this is hard in an ever changing technology world, but
> the more you know, the better you can adapt to the inevitable changes, and
> the more you bring to the table for your employer.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Denise M
> Robinson via nfbcs
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 10:22 AM
> To: Jim Barbour; NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] job market
>
> Off of what Jim is saying, I work in school districts all over the country
> and they are all PC server based and most have those types of labs with
> some schools with both Mac and PC...but it is still very much a PC world
> Denise
>
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Jim Barbour via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> > I haven't seen the argument on the other list, so it's hard for me to
> > say who's right.
> >
> > Macs are rarely used as servers, soo there's not a lot of demand in
> > the IT world for people with strong OSX skills.
> >
> > Macs are often used as user workstations, so someone generally has to
> > build the company image for Macs, worry about virus scanning, and
> > provide helpdesk support.
> >
> > I will say that I work as a principal systems architect in IT mostly
> > worrying about UNIX machines.  Most of my coworkers, all sighted, use
> > Macs and prefer Macs. So, knowing how to use a Mac as your own
> > personal workstation is valuable, just not sufficient to get you an IT
> job.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 09:48:03AM -0500, Todor Fassl via nfbcs wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am currently discussing the IT job market on another list. But
> > > it's a
> > list
> > > for Mac users. Of course, those people insist the job market is
> > > better
> > for
> > > Mac users than it is for Windows users. I find that concept bizarre.
> > What do
> > > you all think? If I'm in the IT job market, am I better off knowing
> > Windows
> > > or Mac OS?
> > >
> > >
> > >
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Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
CEO, TechVision, LLC
Specialist in Technology/Training/Teaching for blind/low vision/virtual
instruction for schools
Also Private training to your needs
423-573-6413

Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons on PC, Office
products, Mac, iPad/iTools and more, all done with
keystrokes: www.yourtechvision.com