Summer Advancement

Having so many things on my plate to keep me busy lately I thought I should sit down, take a deep breath and talk about my progress in the IT field. After my successful first semester as an IT Network Specialist my thirst for learning kept increasing day by day. Luckily I had several lined up methods to keep me on track to reach my goals which turned out better than expected. Many of my peers have taken a break from the learning track, but in my case summer "break" wouldn't describe how I have spent it.

I started my summer by taking a trip to Boulder, CO where I spent 8 days enjoying the Mountain views and building my first Computer. My last blog described all the time and effort it took to pick parts as well as learn the necessary components to build a PC. On a side note it is running Windows and Ubuntu Linux very smoothly. Lately I have realized that I truly made a computer that exceeds what a regular user would need it for; yet I'm sure as my studies continue advancing, the excessive features will become ordinary. The trip was short lived, but the knowledge from doing such a thing was incredibly useful.






 Already having signed up for two summer courses, and accepting a job position at UBreakIFix, my summer was booked solid.

Last semester I took a light load, meaning I took 9 credits, all of which I learned great things which will stay with me on my journey. However by doing that I had fallen a class behind for graduation, I was quite relieved it was offered in the summer as an online course. IT 101 CompTIA Net+, as well as Math w/ Business Applications were the classes I signed up for, which at this point are almost completed. CompTIA was a great way to reinforce many of the skills taught in my other networking classes, adding new ways of approaching situations. In order to learn things about Networking, or other Computer concepts it is really important to enjoy things about them. At the moment my favorites are; Security, Hardware, and Wireless Networking but to me its all fascinating.

Positive thinking and having overall goals is an amazing thing, with a sliver of luck I have attained what I consider to be a perfect job to compliment my education. At UBreakIFix I work as a Technician, but what I actually do is fix anything that I can, as long as it's computer based in some manner. We are a company that specializes in SmartPhone repairs, so anyone reading this "We Can Fix Broken Glass and LCD's." I have been with them for a month and a half now, and have enjoyed every day. This job is teaching me just how much business and technology are becoming one and the same, it's a 50/50 split. I may even blog about how to repair certain devices or things to consider before retiring that shattered iPhone 6. Have a great month and I will try to get more Blogs up every month for those who are interested.