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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

New year, same hope

2014 mungkin ga banyak yg terjadi bagi gua. 2014 mungkin bukan tahun terbaik bagi gua. 2014 terkesan sedikit "meh" bagi gua. 2014 mungkin tahun yang sedikit membosankan bagi gua. 2014 ga banyak naik turun. Yaaa meninjau ke belakang, mungkin hidup gua emang ga terlalu banyak naik turun juga sih =))
Tapi 2014 yg paling banyak merubah gua.
2014 yg paling banyak membuat memori bagi diri gua sendiri. 90% dari 2014 gua habiskan di kamar sendiri.
Orang2 bilang gua pendiam,  meskipun rasanya gua udah banyak bicara. Orang bilang gua ansos, walaupun gua sudah berusaha embrace communication. Papa mama gua bahkan bilang "lu selama liburan ga terdengar suara lu", meskipun gua berusaha kumpul bareng.
Introvert. Overall 2014 gua memang berusaha untuk ga terlalu banyak interaksi dengan org lain.
Tapi sekarang muncul lah 2015. Gua ga kayak kebanyakan orang yang wish & resolution nya berlebihan. Wish gua utk 2015 cuma "I hope nothing change too much" aja. I'm happy with how things are working, with me who doesn't really give a fuck, and with people who don't have to give a fuck to me. Tapi gua malah berharap banyak challenge di tahun untuk gua. Seperti yg gua bilang "2014 terlalu membosankan bagi gua." New year resolution gua simple "gua mau semakin dewasa." Contohnya gua bisa berpikir jauh kedepan sebelum mengambil keputusan.
Mungkin ini aja yg gua mau sampaikan. Ah iya, Happy New Year ya buat kalian semua. Semoga wish & resolution kalian buat tahun baru ini bisa terkabul
 \(^∇^)/

Monday, December 22, 2014

Quote from Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo by Kanda Sorata

I wanted to blame someone for my being bored. But it wasn’t anyone else fault. If you really want it, the world can change colors in a flash.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Beginning and Ending, quote from Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de

All things that begin must end.
And we do our best because they end.
And because we do our best, there are new beginnings.
For things to begin, there must be endings.
Now, let's start the end of the beginning.

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Quote from Sword Art Online

Asuna: Hey. If you married someone and then you discovered they had a side you didn't know, what would you think? 
Kirito: Maybe that I was lucky... 
Asuna: uhm ?
Kirito: Because if you marry someone it means you already like what you know about them, right? So if you found something new about them and fell in love with that too... wouldn't that be great ?

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Another useless post

Because...of...
Love ?
HAHAHAHAHA...... CUT IT OUT !
You think people can't move on...because of love ??
No...
People can't move on because of the PAIN !
"The deeper you're in love, the more painful it gets", this bullshit sentence is not so bullshit.
You really think that the reason someone can't fall in love with someone else, because they're still on "love" with someone in the past ? No. They can't fall in love, because they remember the pain. Because every time they think of love, they feel pain. Because every time they want to move on, they're haunted by the past.
But, what do I know ? I'm just a boy that doesn't understand love...at all. Yes, I'm just a boy. What do I know ? Maybe I'm not mature enough to understand it.

Human needs to be mature enough to understand love. But, ever since we're a little, we know what PAIN is.

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Mind vs Heart

What's with this reverse psychology ? Why do we keep telling that we don't want something, when we really really want that so bad. And why do we even said we need something that we can't even understand. I don't understand......

I told people to be mature, though I loved being a kid.

I expect things to go the right way, though I don't even try.

I convinced people to study well, though I buy new game every month.

I told myself that I don't really need something, though I'd give my everything to have that.

I told people to stop worrying about me, though I'm not really sure how well I'm doing.

I gave people some really good advice, though I'm stuck...with my own life.

I cheered up when people invited me to go with them, though I don't like people.

I said that I want to make many friends, though I just want to be alone.

I thought to myself that I needed love, though I don't know what love really is...

It's not the loneliness that's gonna eat me alive, it's when I think it is.

Friday, November 28, 2014

Love, quote from Toradora!

There is something in this world that no one has ever seen before.
It is gentle and sweet.
Maybe if it could be seen, everyone would fight over it.
That is why the world hid it, so that no one could get their hands on it so easily.
However, someday, someone will find it.
The person who deserves it the most will definitely find it.

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

<Deep title here>

Humans aren't perfect, yes obviously. And we need that imperfection, so we can love, because deep in our mind we need other people, yes I'm aware of that. But humans are devolving. We keep making excuses to every tiny little mistakes we made with these 4 words: "I am not perfect". Humans always give and take excuses. That's why we're lack of competent people nowadays.

Now lemme ask you a question. If you're perfect, can you do anything right ? The answer is simply "yes". But if you can do anything right by yourself, would you need other people ? No.

I'm imperfect and I'm clearly aware of that. We're all imperfect. But we need to stop making excuses. Mistakes are mistakes. Everybody is doing it. What we could do is learn from it, and became a better person. And if you see someone making it, tell them. There's no shame in making mistakes. What shameful is when you don't learn from it :)

Monday, June 9, 2014

Apa yang harus anda lakukan saat anda tidak sengaja men-delete atau mem-format file, folder, drive ?

File anda hilang ? Gagal instal ulang ? Setelah instal ulang drive anda ter-format ?

INGAT !! Hal pertama yang harus dilakukan adalah JANGAN PERNAH MENG-INSTALL, MENG-COPY, atau APAPUN yang menggunakan space di drive anda !! Kecuali, anda harus meng-install salah satu program ini:

1. Apabila files yang anda ingin recover dibawah 2 GB:
Anda bisa meng-install EASEus Data Recovery Free Edition di http://www.easeus.com/datarecoverywizardpro/

2. Apabila diatas 2GB dan anda tidak mau membayar $70 untuk meng-upgrade EASEus Data Recovery anda:
Gunakan Recuva : http://www.piriform.com/recuva .

Kemudian ikuti instruksi, dan INGAT ! Anda JANGAN recover file dan diletakkan di drive yang di-recover. Simpan files di Hard Disk eksternal, kemudian baru copy ke tmpt yang ingin anda gunakan untuk menyimpan files tersebut.


Kesimpulan:
1. jangan copy/install apapun ke Drive yang ingin anda recover
2. Gunakan data recovery program
3. Recover ke HDD eksternal baru copy ke Drive yg anda tuju.

Friday, June 6, 2014

Perpisahan termanis ?

"Jadikan ini perpisahan yang termanis, yang indah dalam hidupmu, sepanjang waktu. Semua berakhir, tanpa dendam dalam hati. Maafkan semua salahku, yang mungkin menyakitimu." Ya ini adalah sepenggal lirik dari sebuah lagu yang berjudul "Perpisahan Termanis", oleh Lovarian. Kenapa sih gua milih lagu ini sebagai pembuka tulisan ini ? Ada ceritanya, oo ya sebelumnya, boleh lah yak sekali2 gua pake bahasa indo buat artikel blog gua :D



Cerita ini berawal dr SMA, seperti banyak cerita romansa-fiksi kebanyakan, saat gua masih kelas 1. Ya, gua harus cerita semuanya dari awal. Saat gua masih culun, blm punya pacar, dan perjaka tentunya (sampe skrg masih dong), saat gua mulai berpikir satu hal yang ngerubah drastis hidup gua, yaitu "siapa sih maria ozawa ?"... Salah, bukan itu. Hmmm oh iya, gua mikir, "apa ya rasanya punya pacar ?" Tipikal bajingan2 SMA lah. Tpi emg pada saat itu gua ga pernah merasakan sesuatu yg disebut rasa suka, dari satu cewek pun (gua mengira gua homo waktu itu).....


Sampai suatu saat, gua tertarik dengan seekor betina, nama samarannya Nana (yang dipakai untuk casting skill di dota itu, yg dibawah health). Nah gua ga ada pengalaman dalam hal pdkt, ngide updkt sendiri pake cara gua. Yaaa akhirnya sih gagal sebelum nembak #akurapopo. Dr sini juga gua ngerasa gua blm bisa atau blm siap pacaran (sama cewek ya).


Akhirnya gua menjalani hidup gua seperti biasa lagi. Gua main sama temen2 gua, biasalah cowok, cerita ngejek, cerita lucu, cerita cewek, cerita dewasa (oke ini terlalu jauh). Dan ada satu orang, cewek, ini dia ngeselin banget sumpah. Tpi yaaa, I bullied her, she bullied me, we are bully-bullyan. Ini sumpah gua pernah anjingin dia, demi apapun. Keselnya udah luar biasa. Tpi lu tau lah, kl kata tmn jomblo gua yg suka memberikan relationship advice, "jarak antara cinta dan benci itu setipis kertas". Mulai gua ngerasain sesuatu yg beda. Seakan2 gua pengen terus ganggu dia, dan gua pengen diganggu (aneh gua waktu sma mah, ga usah ditanya), timbullah sebuah rasa #hasek.


Makin penasaran, gua mulai sms (orang lain udah pake BB, kami pakenya N70 sama E72, nokia is the best). Diajak ngomong, nyambung. Diajak bercanda, lucu. Diajak tidur, ga mau (kayaknya gua udah rusak bgt). Oo iya, gua blm kasih tau siapa cewek ini. Dia pinter, baik (tpi emg kl bercanda, agak jahanam2 gitu, sama kayak gua lah), gua ga menemukan nama samaran yang tepat buat dia, jadi kita panggil saja dia Bambang.


Eventually, gua suka ama si Bambang ini, Gua tanya aja baek2 secara innocent ke dia, "lu pernah pacaran belum ?", dia jawab "belum". Nah, pantes gua ga ditolak mentah2, ternyata dia juga blm pacaran.


Singkat cerita, gua nembak dia tanggal 9 Juli 2011. LEWAT SMS (cups beud), dan yg gua bilang adalah "gua suka sama lu, mau ga lu jadi cewek gua ?" (Ini setelah gua tinjau, memang bego banget). Dan, ada miskom, gua pikir dia nolak. Gua lgsg SETERES !!!


Akhirnya tanggal 24 di bulan yg sama, dia sms gua, gua bales, baru bbrp sms, gua ketiduran. Besoknya, dia sms gua lagi. Sms, sms, sms, dia nanya "gua boleh nanya sesuatu ga ?", gua jawab "boleh, apa ?", dia nanya lg "lu masih suka ga sama gua ?", kaget tpi ttp kalem, gua bales "masih kok, mbang", dibales ama si bambang "lu ga nanya gua suka sama lu ato nggak ?", gua mulai berharap "hmmm lu suka ga sama gua ?", dia jawab "suka :3", gua tancep gas "hmm kl gitu lu mau ga jadi pacar gua ?", dia balas "mauu." YEEYAAAAAH, potong kambing, potong sapi, dikejar warga (karna bukan kambing & sapi gua, gua main potong aja), selamat, gua loncat kegirangan, gua banting tv, gua diskors uang belanja sebulan saka orang tua gua, gua nangis, dan akhirnya gua memulai kehidupan pacaran.


Lembar baru kehidupan gua terbuka. Gua ga usah ceritain lengkap gimana gua pacaran deh, terjebak di ruang nostalgia ntar #akupororo. Intinya 2 tahun kami berjalan, semuanya baik2 aja. Gua sayang dia, dia sayang gua, yaaa gua emg udah ada komitmen pengen sama2 dia terus. Tpi yg namanya hidup, if everything's alright, it's loading up shit, ready to be launched directly to your life and leaving you, right there, wrecked. Shirt story, we broke up. Well, to be honest, I broke up with her. Dan gua blm bisa memaafkan perbuatan gua saat itu.


Ea kita sudah sampai pada bagian galau dari tulisan ini. Dari tadi kan lucu2an terus. Padahal garing yak. Ni yang baca udah ngomong dlm hati "anjing ini kenapa gua masih aja baca artikel orang tolol satu ini ya ? Tpi mau berhenti pun nanggung." HAHAHAHA KEPO SIH LU ! Oke, konsentrasi, permisi sebentar *ke wc* (seakan2 amat penting untuk pembaca untuk tau bahwa gua pergi kencing).


Anyway, gua ngerasa gua itu orang paling bangsat di dunia. Masalahnya, si bambang ini nangis dan ngemis2 ke gua minta balikan, tpi gua ga mau. I know what y'all are thinking right now, "he's the biggest jerk I've ever known". Ya, gua ngaku, gua bajingan.


Dan sekarang, kejadiannya kira2 9 bulan setelah gua putusin dia. Dan gua ngerasa, dia blm bisa maafin gua. Gua akhirnya suatu hari, saat abangnya ultah, gua line dia (cie skrg udah line) "mbang, happy birdday buat abangnya yaa. Btw, gua mau minta maaf, atas kejadian2 masa lalu, gua harap dia kasih bisa berteman", dia balas dikit, gua balas, trus dia ga balas lagi, kayaknya sih chat gua di-delete tanpa di-read. Gua line lagi, dia cuma balas "._.", gua tanya kenapa dan dia ga balas lg line gua. Wajar, karna selang 9 bulan ini, gua udah pernah pacaran 2 bulan, dan skrg udah putus juga. Dan hal ini membuat kalian bertambah berpikir kl gua emg seekor anak bangsat.


Akhirnya, gua memutuskan untuk minta maaf ke dia dgn penjelasan2, serta gua bilang kl gua masih mau temenan, dan gua ga pernah lupa kata2 dia waktu itu. Intinya si Bambang bilang gini "gua masih terlalu kecewa untuk ngeliat nama lu, Nick." Dia memang ga salah, tpi gua berusaha baikan untuk menjalin hubungan baik alumni lah intinya. Gua minta baikan, dan chat gua cuma di-read. Mungkin dia masih sakit hati, itu wajar, tpi gua pengen, kalau kita baek2, gua pengen kita pisah tanpa ada dendam lagi. Mungkin bukan skrg, ada saatnya gua ngomong ke lu lagi.......mungkin empat mata.

Monday, June 2, 2014

Choose!

"Never make promises when you're happy. Never make decisions when you're angry."
Or what stay in your head is regret. You walk everyday with your head down. You'd never forgive yourself. You live everyday full of regret.
You are heartbroken, not by other people, but by your own choice. That's the worst type of heartbreak I've ever had. And it'll take very long time to recover, I knew it.
You said that moving on is easy, but this one's different. You'd never get it out of your head, not even one second.
I'd do anything to go back in time and apologize, but I can't. It's too late now, way too late. And now I have to deal with it. Until I don't know when.
I'd never thought that I could be that foolish to let her go. She is perfect. I lose a perfect woman. I could have stayed with her until this moment but no, that's not what I did.....

People change. People will take a lot of serious damage in life, before they learn more valueable lesson. Like a pencil, it gets better as it's sharpen :)

Sunday, June 1, 2014

"Nothing good ever happens after 2 a.m" ?

I'm writing this article at 2:29. Why ? Because I really want to pour it out this time.

I was a jerk. Well, maybe I still am, but at least I admit it. And what do I feel now ? Heart-broken. Only that ? NO ! I was torn-apart, break-even, drift-away, and all of the sad emotion. They said when you are the one who want to break up with someone, they're true. Most of my friends actually feel that. He broke up with his girlfriend, and then said "hahaha shame on you who cries over me". and not 2 weeks later he said "God, I missed her".
How about me ? Have I not told you the story ? I broke up with my girlfriend-for-2-years. I thought my commitment for her is tight and unbreakable, but things change. And the ironic thing is, I said it's because our religion, our parents, our races, and so much bullshit (but hey, at least I didn't say "I want to focus on my studying" <-- biggest break-up-bullshit ever). And for 2 months you keep giving me the sign that you were still in love with me and want ot get back with me, but I ignored you. Yeah, I know what you guys are thinking about me. Jerk. Asshole. Assface. Pussy. I'd take that blame.
6 months later I started dating with someone new. One college, one dormitory, one organization. Yeah it's that "local-love" like the ones from movies. And after 2 months of joy, she said that her parents didn't agree that she go out with me. So she broke up with me.
The ironic thing right there is, my parent didn;t agree with me going out with my first ex. You know, the one that I broke up with after 2 years of happiness. I saw karma worked on me. I saw it throw a huge pile of lemon to my life and squeezed it right in my face.
And the thing is, I missed my first ex. I don't know, it feels like she's the best part of my life. And probably, I will do everything to stay in touch with her. You know, at least about college and weather, and some kind of daily stuff. It's like, wanting something back a thing that you turned your back into. I know she's hurt, by me. And now, I'm the one who is getting hurt, by the decision I made that day, to let go the love of my life, only to chase other material things.
Sometimes I wish I can travel back in time and undo all of my bad choice. But life goes on, and as we're broken, we're being forged, to be someone better. And in the end, humans must learn from their past. We have to pursue what we have to do, guided by our own experience. In time, we all will be happy. Just like a good friend of mine said: "We are the one who choose and live our happiness"

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Playground of Memories; Never Forgotten You

Sometimes in life, you were forced to make decision that you don't want to make, and then, after several months later, you regret it. Why ? Do we really know that we can't undo what we've done ? You have to choose, and you can't run away from choices. And you will take full responsibility for what you've chosen. So try to make decisions you won't regret.

At some point in life, you'd want something you had, even though you knew that you couldn't have it again. Cause it's too late. For how long ? 7, 8 months ? You still want to go back to that time and choose something else. And now, 8 months later, you left with nothing. Your greed and ego took everything from you. They called it "Karma". Karma is true. Personally, I believe it. What left now is move on. Live your life cause life goes on, and it won't stop ever. Even when you stop your footstep for just one second and turning back to look at that time, you realized, that people also come and go. They've forgotten you, and you'd never know how they're doing. Well, maybe you can know their several activities from social media. But you've lost contact. And all you had is gone now.

Maybe all you can do now is swallow up your ego and all your mistakes, and learn from it. Walk forward. It's your life. Maybe others can walk it with you, but none will walk it for you. Either you're alone or not, I believe, that one day, your road and other road will meet, and you can walk together :)



"Sometimes you make choices in life and sometimes choices make you."

Monday, April 28, 2014

So close, yet so far

And here I am, the guy with a guitar in his hand, singing to the moon, accompanied by the stars, hoping that you will listen to this song, and looking at the same moon, and smiling, remembering how we miss our future days. But we decided to live our own life, close enough to meet everyday, but too far to even say hi. Wishing all of sudden, that we can meet, maybe for the last time, for old time's sake......





........just to say goodbye :-)

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Freedom

Do you ever wonder why are you here now ? And how you live by following what people say to you ? Do you ever want to be who you wanted to be ? There's no freedom anymore. Or to be exact you won't be given any freedom. Nobody will ever give you freedom. If you are a man, you take it.

In our whole life, we have almost no freedom. We're not free to choose. We must go to school. We must get high grade. We must obey what "higher" people said even if you think that it was stupid and irrational statement. In your whole life, you wasted too much time comparing yourself to others. In our whole life, we spent too much time doing things we don't want.

What will you do if money is no objection ? And why aren't you doing it ? If you wasted your time doing what you hate and just to make money, then you're just spent your whole life doing things people say, which is stupid. What do you want to be ? What do you want to do ? You do it ! Don't care about money. Because if you do what you're happy to do, you can be master in it. Maybe your life will not be as long as other people. But let me tell you, it's better to have a short exciting life than a long miserable one :)

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Apa itu cinta ?

Cinta itu ketika lo rela nunggu 1 jam cuma untuk ketemu dia selama 1 menit.

Cinta itu ketika lo ada saat dia senang, sedih, kapanpun.

Cinta itu ketika lo mengagumi kelebihannya dan mencintai kelemahannya.

Cinta itu ketika lo selalu di sampingnya mendengarkan semua ceritanya, sambil tersenyum memandangi indah parasnya.

Cinta itu ketika lo selalu mencoba membuat dia tertawa, walaupun keadaan lo juga "butuh-tertawa".

Cinta itu ketika lo mau berubah dan membuang semua pride lo demi dia

Cinta itu ketika lo terkadang berhenti kekanak-kanakan dan bersikap lebih dewasa

Cinta itu ketika lo menyayangi seseorang dengan sepenuh hati.

Cinta itu ketika lo perhatian dan pengertian.

Cinta itu terjadi karna adanya sekresi endorfin yang terjadi di otak kita (!?).

Cinta itu rasa nyaman dan bahagia ketika berada di dekatnya.

Cinta itu di saat lu bahagia, liat dia bahagia.

Cinta itu rela menunggu.

Cinta itu rela berkorban.

Cinta itu bahasa universal.

Cinta itu buta.

Cinta itu amanah.

Cinta itu perkara saling menemukan.

Cinta itu. Aku. Kamu. dan semuanya.

Because Love Is For Everyone (L.I.F.E)






Lie. Love doesn't need anything. If you love someone, you just do. You don't need to change. You'd live happily with someone you love however you two are.

Monday, February 17, 2014

Parallel Universe

It's funny, you know, to celebrate and feel like winning when you made a right decision and how you cry when you made a wrong decision. But do you ever realize, and ask yourself "what if I choose the otherwise", and for every reasons you considered, every decisions you take, every other thing that changes your mind...takes you to where you are now.

Now, lemme ask you one question, do you believe that the universe you are living now, is not the only universe that exist. What if there are many universes, multiverse. Can you imagine that ? So many of you travel around the entire outter space.

Speaking about multiverse, it's not strange to hear the word "parallel universe". Parallel universe is a universe where everything is the opposite from the universe where you read this writing. There are jokes, memes, and rage comics in internet where the people is wrong and they imagine what would happen in parallel universe where you made the right decision and you're happy ?

Me ? Nah. I'm never gonna regret to what I believe. I don't even ever think about rewinding time where you decide something again. What's the point of taking second chance to make first impression ? I mean, what if the destiny wants you to take it that way. What if everything is just doing fine the way they're supposed to be ? I have faith in my choices. And if something's wrong, learn from it. And improve yourself

Remember, you'll never be better unless you learn from your mistakes :)

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

CHAPTER 15. Assignment from Mr. Tri Djoko Wahjono

1.      What Career Opportunities Are Available in the Computer Industry?
·         3D Animation or Graphic design
Description: A position where you design and create either a graphic or 3D animations for software programs, games, movies, web pages, etc. Position may also require that you work on existing graphics, animations, movies, etc. done by other people.
·         Customer service
Description: Helping customers with general questions relating to the company, ordering, status on orders, account information or status, etc.
·         Data Entry
Description: A job that commonly requires the employee to take information from a hard copy or other source and enter it into an electronic format. Position may also be taking electronic data and entering it into a database for easy sorting and locating.
·         Database
Description: A job that requires creating, testing, and maintaining one or more database.
Electronics technician or engineer
·         Engineer
Description: An engineer is someone who is at the top of their class and almost always someone who has or is working on a college degree or several certifications. Although used broadly in this document, the engineer is usually specified in the job requirement. For example, a software development engineer may be a highly skilled computer programmer.
·         Freelancer
Description: Thanks to the Internet its possible for anyone to become a freelancer and apply for one of the millions of positions available around the Internet. See our how to make money on the Internet page for a listing of online services that list work available for freelancers.
·         Hardware
Description: A position as a hardware designer, circuit design, embedded systems, firmware, etc. is a job that requires you to design and create a complete hardware package or portions of a hardware device.
·         Networking or System Administrator
Description: Computer networking jobs involve designing, setting up, and maintaining a network.
·         Programmer or Software developer
Description: A job that requires the development or continued development and maintenance of a software program.
·         Quality Assurance (QA), System analyst or Tester
Description: This job requires that the employee test out all features of a product for any problems or usability issues.
·         Repair and fix
Description: A job that requires you to fix and repair computer and computer equipment. Often this involves removing a component from within the computer and replacing it with a good component.
·         Sales
Description: Selling a product or service to another person or company.
Technical Support (Technician or Help Desk)
Description: Helping an end-user or company employee with their computers, software program, and hardware device. A technical support position is a great first step for people interested in working in the computer industry.
·         Technical Writing
Description: This position often involves creating or editing technical papers or manuals.
·         Security expert
Description: Test and find vulnerabilities in a system, hardware device, or software program.
·         Webmaster or Web Designer
Description: A job where a person creates, maintains, or completely designs a web page.

2.      What Are the Functions of Jobs in an IT Department?
Application Systems Analysis
Conducts technical analysis of application systems and specification of technical requirements for maintenance/enhancement activities.
Application Systems Development/Maintenance
Designs technical specifications and programming of application components for distributed applications. Monitors, updates and maintains applications.
Business Systems Analysis
Formulates and defines systems scope and objectives through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements. Includes analysis of business and user needs, documenting requirements, and revising existing system logic difficulties as necessary.
Computer Operations
Monitors several servers, storage devices, and other input and output equipment. Executes backup and recovery procedures. Manages input and output media. Alerts technical support staff when problems occur. Escalates issues as appropriate. Monitors facility security.
Data Input
Verifies and corrects source documents. Inputs data from source documents.
Data Warehouse Administration
Designs and maintains database architecture, metadata, and data repositories.
Database Administration
Administers computerized databases. Directs backup and recovery of data and efficient and appropriate use of DBMS software and services.
Database Analysis/Design
Designs databases by working with users to develop data requirements. Creates and maintains database dictionaries, and assures efficient and appropriate use of DBMS software and services.
Decision Support Analysis
Analyzes and fulfills user requests for information from university and other data sources.
Department IT Administration
Administers information technology functions including but not limited to network management/administration, systems analysis, web, programming, database administration, server administration, computer and auxiliary operations.
Department Network Administration
Administers network activities and functions for a designated department or program. Uses information, software, hardware, policies, and procedures to plan, configure, operate, optimize, and troubleshoot networks of communicating devices. Coordinates activities with personnel at all levels including other campus network managers and core network administrators.
Documentation/Technical Writing
Develops and implements printed and online documentation including programming and operations documents, user manuals, and help screens.
End User Support
Provides first level automation support to unit/department. May include evaluation of hardware/software needs, training/documentation of automated processes and general computer support.
Help Desk/Information Center
Identifies, prioritizes, and resolves reported problems including voice, data, account administration, email, desktop, and institutional applications issues. Works with other support and technology groups to manage an effective triage and resolution procedure.
Information Security
Ensures the safety of information and information systems. Protects systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction. Identifies and establishes necessary campus policies and procedures.
Information Systems Auditing
Ensures that appropriate controls exist, that processing is efficient and accurate, and that information systems procedures are in compliance with institutional standards.
IT Project Management
Executes and develops project plans, goals, and budgets. Identifies resources required for complex information technology projects. Guides and performs strategic analysis for projects.
IT Staff Supervision
Provides direction, coaching, staff development, training and mentoring to assigned staff. Supervises two or more full-time employees, or their equivalent, on a regular basis. Makes decisions regarding hiring, evaluation, promotion and termination of employees, or makes related recommendations that are given particular weight.
Network Administration
Plans, designs, and implements communications networks for voice and data. Coordinates day-to-day operations, maintenance, monitoring, software installation, protocol configuration, and problem resolution.
Network Planning
Identifies changes and trends in network (routers, hubs, etc.) and systems technology. Develops relevant plans and proposals for the incorporation of trends into the campus infrastructure.
Network Security Administration
Plans, designs, and implements security procedures and standards for the data network. Coordinates day-to-day operations, maintenance, monitoring, software installation, protocol configuration, and problem resolution specifically focused on preventing and responding to security breaches.
Operating System Administration
Administers and directs installation, maintenance, configuration and integrity of operating system software. Administers network and disk configuration, data backup, security, software patches and upgrades.
Operations Administration
Administers, monitors and directs all aspects of the daily operation for data centers or similar operations. Assures appropriate input and back-up procedures are followed. Updates procedures. Corrects errors, troubleshoots and contacts vendors or systems staff as needed.
Operations Support
Provides technical support for data center or similar operations.
Production Control
Schedules batch jobs. Coordinates batch and online schedules. Performs basic quality assurance.
Research Computing: Graphics Consulting
Defines, designs, purchases and implements 2D and 3D interactive graphics systems, software tools and applications. Provides technical consulting and programming expertise for scientific visualization, 2D and 3D computer graphics, and virtual reality applications. Gives tours and demonstrations of virtual reality and scientific visualization technology. Provides instruction in the use of 3D graphics libraries, virtual reality programming libraries and scientific visualization applications.
Research Computing: Statistical Analysis / User Support
Assists users with experiment design, database design, software selection, data entry specifications, data collection design and data analysis. Conducts tutorials and workshops. Provides statistical and application support.
Research Computing: Systems Analysis / User Support
Designs, implements and supports new and High Performance Computing (HPC) ( i.e.. supercomputer) technologies. Designs, purchases and implements hardware and software tools and applications. Designs, implements and supports grid computing technology. Evaluates, extends and implements grid computing systems. Provides FORTRAN, user, grid application and programming support.
Research Computing: Workstation Support
Installs and configures UNIX / Linux operating systems including network and security. Designs, purchases and implements workstations. Installs and operates applications.
Server Administration
Designs server hardware configurations. Monitors and maintains server hardware. Coordinates procurement, maintenance and repair operations with vendors.
Systems Programming
Designs, develops and supports operating system utilities, messaging applications, and middleware systems. Installs and coordinates configuration of software packages.
Training
Conducts training and educational programs for information systems or user personnel.
Web Administration
Coordinates the integration of the web with other computer systems. Reviews web sites for adherence to organization specifications and standards. Troubleshoots system-related problems as needed.
Web Development/Maintenance
Designs and builds web pages using a variety of graphics software applications, techniques, and tools. Designs develops, and maintains user interface features and web page content.
Workstation Support
Provides workstation hardware and software technical support including peripherals such as printers and handheld devices. Coordinates acquisition, installation, and upgrades of end user hardware and software. Provides access to shared file, print, and backup services. May support applications. Assists with end user questions and problems. Researches and recommends new technology.

3.      How Are Trade Schools Different from Colleges?
Trade school: Technical schools teach the science behind the occupation, while vocational schools focus on hands-on application of skills needed to do the job. You may earn a diploma or a certificate, prepare for a licensing exam, or study to begin work as an apprentice or journeyman in a skilled trade, offers programs primarily in the areas of programming, Web design and development, graphics design, hardware maintenance, networking, personal computer support, and security. Students learn specific skills instead of taking a broad range of science and humanities courses, which can result in time savings for students.

4.      How Are the Various College Computer-Related Courses of Study Different?
Three broad disciplines in higher education produce the majority of entry- level employees in the computer industry.
·         Computer information systems (CIS), or information technology (IT), programs teach technical knowledge and skills and focus on how to apply these skills.
·         Computer science (CS) programs stress the theoretical side of programming and operating systems, computer science as a theoretical study of computation and algorithmic reasoning. These programs often feature the theory of computation, analysis of algorithms, formal methods, concurrency theory, databases, computer graphics, and systems analysis, among others. They typically also teach computer programming, but treat it as a vessel for the support of other fields of computer science rather than a central focus of high-level study.
·         Computer engineering (CE) is a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer hardware and software. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering (or electrical engineering), software design, and hardware-software integration instead of only software engineering or electronic engineering. Computer engineers are involved in many hardware and software aspects of computing, from the design of individual microprocessors, personal computers, and supercomputers, to circuit design. This field of engineering not only focuses on how computer systems themselves work, but also how they integrate into the larger picture.

5.      How Can People Stay Current with Changing Technology?
A.    Get your hands on the new technology as soon as you can. Go to your local office supply store to test out display models.  Find a friend or coworker who can give you a quick demo of their latest gadget or device.
B.     Beta test new versions of software you use. A lot of software companies will offer a beta version of new software that you can demo or try for free even before the initial release to the public.  Test them out on your home computer so you’re already a proficient user when the upgrade finally rolls out at the office.  Most IT departments will look for internal staff to help beta test software for the company before it’s rolled out company-wide.  Talk with your IT staff and find out how you can be included in those opportunities at the office, too.  Volunteer to test it out at your desk first.
C.     Utilize the free online training tutorials and resources offered by many software and technology companies to help get you started.  YouTube.com is also packed full of free training and demonstrations if you search for them.  Microsoft also provides extensive free online training for all of their Office suite programs. You know your coworkers are going to be asking you questions about the software when they start using it anyway, so get a head start and begin mastering it as soon as you possibly can.
D.    Research software packages that you need to learn to remain competitive and LEARN THEM.  Consider website development training – basic website development, basic HTML, and blogging.  Learn how to utilize social media for business use. Almost every company is utilizing or shifting to web-based, collaborative platforms, and you need to understand how to use these technologies. Master the core Microsoft Office software programs, then dive into learning the premium suite programs that accompany it. If some of these skills haven’t shown up in your job description yet, it’s just a matter of time before they do.
E.     Talk to recruiters and human resources professionals to find out what skills their clients are looking for. Comb through the help wanted ads and job boards to see what skills are in demand for the types of positions you desire.  Ask your executives what skills they’d like you to develop further as you continue to support them. Better yet, assemble your list and give them some ideas of what you’d like to pursue and why.
F.      Watch the events section of your area newspapers for networking events or open houses hosted by local technology service providers or community colleges.  I love to attend technology related events where I can see the demos and try it for myself.  A lot of times I’m the ONLY administrative professional in the room full of I.T. professionals.  Sometimes I feel very out of place. But I view scoping out the latest technology and resources for my executives so I can tackle it before they start asking me questions about it as part of my responsibility.  I’ll take feeling a bit out of my comfort zone any day over feeling completely ignorant when I’m asked a question about technology my executives need help with.
G.    Subscribe to free newsletters or blog RSS feeds for technology based websites and publications

6.      What Are the Benefits of Certification for Employers, Employees, and Vendors?
·         For employers:
Certification is the objective, measurable way to ensure a professional employer has the knowledge to practice competently. Certification in something demonstrates a person who get certified has both specialized knowledge and experience, certification ensures quality workmanship standards and can help keep their workforce up to date with respect to computers and technology.
·         For employees,
Certification can enhance careers, provide better standing as industry professionals, and increase salaries.
·         For vendors,
Certification is a form of industry self-regulation that sets computer profession- also competence standards and raises the level of expertise and knowledge in the IT industry as a whole.

7.      How Can People Prepare for Certification?
1)      Take every practice test you can get your hands on.
I’ve taken many certification tests over the years, and in my opinion, this is the No. 1 thing you can do to help your chances of passing.
Not only does working through practice tests reinforce your knowledge of the subject, it puts you in an environment similar to what you’ll face on test day. You will start to understand how the test-writers think, and see the way in which questions are asked.
Practice tests can be found in books, on CDs, and all over the Internet. Find them. Take them.
2)      Time your tests.
You may not want to time your tests at first, but eventually, make it a habit. If you spend four hours taking a practice test that you will only have two hours to do in the testing center, you’ll be in for a big shock when you run out of time halfway through your exam.
Use a watch, kitchen timer, or your cell phone’s stopwatch function. Just make sure you do it. Taking a test under time pressure is completely different than strolling through the test, making sure you analyze each question for 10 minutes before deciding on an answer.
3)      Use multiple prep methods.
Don’t rely on just one certification book. Go to forums on websites like certcities.com, mcpmag.com and brainbuzz.com and talk to others who have taken the test recently. Find out what their experience was like. Try out computer-based training from companies like CBT Nuggets. Having multiple sources of information gives you a much better idea of what to expect.
4)      Get plenty of sleep the night before the test.
Does this sound obvious? Well, you’d be surprised at how many people spend the night before a certification test cramming, and show up at the test center bleary-eyed with their minds in a fog.
Studies have shown that being well-rested is a key factor in doing well on a test. Your mind is clear and refreshed, and you can focus and concentrate better, and for longer. Cramming is good; just do it in the days preceding the test, not the night before. That’s the time to recharge your internal batteries to go out and ace the exam.
5)      Find a study group.
Remember how well study groups worked in college? They work just as well when studying for a certification exam. Find a group of fellow techies at work who might be working on the same test and study during lunch, or on social sites like Craigslist. Also check out the forums on sites from certification vendors like Microsoft, Cisco, Red Hat, CompTIA and others.
6)      Don’t take the test until you’re ready.
What I mean by this is that you shouldn’t consider taking a certification exam until you have real-world experience with the technology being tested. Make sure you have several years of daily security experience.
Potential employers can usually sniff out “paper” certification holders a mile away. Those are certified individuals with no real-world experience; they passed the exam by studying books or videos, or taking a class. Paper certification holders are not only unlikely to get hired -- if they do somehow get a job, they’ll be completely unprepared to perform their job duties, because they’ve never done it in a live environment.

8.      What Are the General Areas of  IT Certification?
Certifications usually are classified based on the computer industry area to which they most closely relate:
·         Application software,
·         operating systems,
·         programmer/developer,
·         hardware,
·         networking,
·         digital forensics, 
·         security,
·         the Internet,
·         and database systems.

9.      What Are Some Specific IT Certifications in Each Certification Area?
A.    Application software certifications, sometimes called end-user certifications
·         Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS),
·         Microsoft Certified Application Professional (MCAP),
·         Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST),
·         Adobe Certified Associate,
·         Adobe Certified Expert (ACE),
·         Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI)
·         IBM Certified Professional for Lotus Software.
B.     Operating system certifications include
·         IBM Certified Specialist,
·         Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP),
·         Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS),
·         Novell Certified Linux Professional (CLP),
·         Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE),
·         Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT),
·         Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA). 
C.     Programmer/developer certifications include 
·         Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP),
·         IBM Certified Solution Developer,
·         Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD),
·         Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA),
·         Sun Certified Java Developer (SC J D),
·         Sun Certified Java Programmer (SC J P),
·         Sun Certified Mobile Application Developer (SCMAD).
D.    Hardware certifications include
·         A +,
·         Dell Certified Systems Expert,
·         IBM eServer Certified Specialist.
·         Networking certifications include
·         Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA),
·         Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP),
·         Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE),
·         Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA),
·         Network +, Novell Certified Administrator (CNA),
·         Novell Certified Engineer (NCE),
·         Sun Certified Network Administrator (SCNA).
E.     Digital forensics certifications include
·         Certified Computer Examiner (CCE),
·         Certified Computer Forensics Examiner (CCFE),
·         Certified Electronic Evidence Collection Specialist (CEECS),
·         Certified Information Forensics Investigator (CIFI).
F.      Security certifications include
·         Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP),
·         Security Certified Network Architect (SCNA),
·         Security Certified Network Professional (SCNP),
·         Security Certified Network Specialist (SCNS),
·         Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP).
·         Internet certifications include Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW)
·         Certified Web Professional (CWP).
G.    Database certifications include
·         IBM Certified Solutions Expert – DB2,
·         IBM Certified Solutions Expert – Informix,
·         Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP),
·         Oracle Certified Professional (OCP)
·         Sybase Certified Professional.