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There is no specific degree available to train women who have aspirations to raise children full time. Aspiring Software Engineers getting training through Computer Science; aspiring mothers should also get as much education they can. Whether the degree is in elementary education, mathematics, engineering, or history, the skills learned in that degree program will be invaluable when it comes to raising children in today's world.

Windows 7 ready to launch

This post is a response to the following article:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/21/technology/windows7_launch/index.htm?postversion=2009102111

When Microsoft launches Windows 7 next week, its biggest competitor will not be Linux or Apple's Mac OS X, but Windows XP. As a student programmer, I use XP for workstation. Vista was a horrifying disaster for Microsoft, but I'll admit Windows 7 has hope. I've played a bit with the beta and it looks like what Vista really should have been. I will stick with XP for the near future and may consider upgrading to Windows 7 in five months to eight months - let the rest of the world beta tests for them.

The Cuckoo's Egg

Recently, I read Cliff Stoll's book entitled The Cuckoo's Egg. This book is an exciting look at how computer hackers were originally traced before the world of Windows and anti-software. The book includes discussion on many topics, however, one theme stood out to me throughout the book: Stoll is an astronomer, not a computer scientist or an intelligence officer, yet it was he who tracked down the spy! As Stoll relates his experience of how he left his speciality of astronomy in order to chase a spy, he teaches the important principle of being willing to take advantage of new opportunities, even if those opportunities do not fall in line with one's area of expertise.

Although a bachelor degree requires large time taking general education courses, the bulk of a college education is specialization. This is even more the case in graduate class. Stoll spent many years specializing to be an astronomer through his undergraduate and graduate work. After all the work that Stoll did to specialize in astronomy, it might seem that he should stay in the field and make a difference with his education. However, Stoll did not stay with astronomy. As his career progressed, he found himself faced with an opportunity to track down a spy, something that was not related to his area of experise.

Stoll teaches the importance of being willing to branch out and learn new skills. When Stoll became an expert in astronomy, he probably never supposed that one of his career accomplishments might come from spy hunting. However, when the chance came, Stoll was able to make a real difference in the world because of his willingness to learn new skills.

In a few years I will be specializing in my career. As my career progresses, I will need to learn new things, and take advantage of each opportunity as it comes.

Digital Dirt

This post is a response to the following article:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/10/12/cb.digital.trail.job.search/index.html#cnnSTCText

Employers are looking online for information about their candidates. For many people, this is just a reminder of all that goes to public, stays public. If you haven't thought about what your online profiles look like, now is the time. Have you googled yourself lately? If not, you'll need to log out of your profiles before the search. What do you find? It it's not appropriate for a potential employer to see, remove it or change your privacy settings. We need to check our profiles, photos, and all the rest if we are looking for a job. The content may make the difference between landing the interview or not.