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A. Lots of people are moving out of Florida(and CA for the matter) so I expect house prices to keep dropping. Prices for single-family homes are down throughout Central Florida, in some areas for the first time in nearly a decade.
The second-quarter index from the U.S. Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight shows prices for homes falling in Metro Orlando as well as in Volusia and Brevard County and statewide.The federal index is also considered a conservative measure of home-price appreciation because it uses data only from the area homes financed with conventional Florida home loans. Several economists have concluded recently that because the Orlando metro areaâs economy is stronger than those of most other regions of the country in terms of indicators such as job growth and foreign investment, the slowdown is not likely to be as severe or prolonged as elsewhere.
Hank Fishkind, an Orlando-based economist, said on his weekly radio show that, âWhile recovery may be some time off, it is clear that Floridaâs housing markets have bottomed out.â He said areas more overbuilt than the Orlando housing market will take much longer to recover, and while he expects prices to be flat for the next 18-36 months, he does not expect them to decline further.
The second-quarter index from the U.S. Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight shows prices for homes falling in Metro Orlando as well as in Volusia and Brevard County and statewide.The federal index is also considered a conservative measure of home-price appreciation because it uses data only from the area homes financed with conventional Florida home loans. Several economists have concluded recently that because the Orlando metro areaâs economy is stronger than those of most other regions of the country in terms of indicators such as job growth and foreign investment, the slowdown is not likely to be as severe or prolonged as elsewhere.
Hank Fishkind, an Orlando-based economist, said on his weekly radio show that, âWhile recovery may be some time off, it is clear that Floridaâs housing markets have bottomed out.â He said areas more overbuilt than the Orlando housing market will take much longer to recover, and while he expects prices to be flat for the next 18-36 months, he does not expect them to decline further.
Has anyone has issues with dell hard drives crashing oddly?
Q. I bought 4 dell computers, 2 at a time. The first 2, the hard drives both died on the SAME day, they were under warranty. The second 2, again both hard drives died on the SAME day, 14 days after the warranty was over. Anyone have any issues on why the hard drives both died on the same day??
A. My dell drive went down slow and painfully after a long two days. The unforunate thing about this was that I had all my pictures on that drive. I take pictures proffessionally in a way and every picture was lost. The drive crashed out of no where one day when I was browsing the web. I sent the drive down to Data Recovery in Florida to see what they could recover from the dell drive and it was damaged so badly that they could not get anything out of the drive at all. Dell drives have not been known to be the best.
Looking for a career path?
Q. im looking for a job in computers in a nut shell im looking for the best paying job that i can get with a few years of community collage im going to be starting soon hopefully and i want find the job i want before i start setting up classes i love computers from building to repair to programming. i live in panama city beach florida pretty close to gulf coast community collage can any one tell me some specific career paths with the most income in computers that i cant get with just a community collage
A. Here are a couple of thoughts. Community College is a great idea and a good bargain for your money. The bad news is if you stop with that many employers consider the community college Associates degree as advanced high school. In many job postings you will see a Bachelors degree as a minimum requirement. So you can run but you can't hide - the degree thing will eventually catch up with you. You will find it hard to even get an interview in a medium to large size company. A small computer store or a Best Buy or Staples will hire you but that is about it unless you know someone or are just incredibly fortunate.
As far as jobs you could get with a 4 year degree (or a 2 year degree with lots or good fortune) here are some. I've left off any programming jobs.
Computer Technician - Works on computer hardware at user location or in service center. (entry level IT Job)
Service Center Coordinator - Schedules the repair of user community computers, orders spare parts, schedules staff, establishes priorities, maintains loaner laptops and non-US laptops for travel outside of US.
Help Desk Staff - answer questions and resolve problems for the user community. (entry level IT Job - Tier 1 support)
Storage Administrator - in charge of mass storage servers and devices.
Network Administrator - Works on routers, switches, hubs, cables, load balancers and all the other hardware that handles LAN and WAN network traffic. Also, may be responsible for IP phone service.
Systems Administrator or Systems Engineer- Works with servers, laptops and desktop computers to keep them free of problems and secure the data they contain. Responsible for Security group creation and memberships, server patching, anti-virus protection updates, password changes and any automated mechanisms that make these changes. These positions may be divided into server and desktop teams. Tier 2 support.
Enterprise Administrator - Handles Enterprise support and design issues. Tier 3 support.
Active Directory Administrator - Designs and administers Active Directory infrastructure, AD policies, access permissions, roles, group policies, separation of duties.
Exchange and Messaging Administrator - maintains mail systems servers, other mail related devices and the company messaging infrastructure.
Backup Administrator - Maintains backup devices and determines backup strategies so data that was deleted accidentally or intentionally can be recovered. Design and control how and when data is backed up, where the backups are stored and how long the backups are retained. They will test to be sure backups are valid and usable.
Disaster Recovery Specialist - Plans for disaster events so the company data and infrastructure can be brought back online as quickly as possible after a fire, flood, earthquake, terrorism or other disaster event. Plans for failover of services to alternate locations, if the primary location is not available.
Database Administrator - Maintains the company databases which may include customer and sales records, billing information, inventory and other data.
Computing Security Specialist - A company's biggest asset is its data and the Computing Security Specialist will work to try to keep that data protected from loss. They may be dealing with and defending against viruses, hoaxes, malware, keyloggers, phishing attacks, internal attacks and domestic and foreign intrusion. Develops monitoring and interception systems, filters and strategies and works with appropriate government agencies.
Corporate IT Acquisition Specialist - Works with acquired outside companies to establish migration into the corporate computing infrastructure.
Data Center Administrator - Maintains the data center facilities where the company's servers and other devices reside. They are responsible for physical security and may review badge reader and camera information to be sure that only individuals with proper access are getting close to the company's servers and other critical devices. Also, maintain backup power devices (UPS or generators), climate control equipment, fire suppression equipment, establish access policies, etc.
In a small business the list above might be one or two people doing all these jobs. In a large Enterprise environment this could be hundreds of people.
Best wishes!
As far as jobs you could get with a 4 year degree (or a 2 year degree with lots or good fortune) here are some. I've left off any programming jobs.
Computer Technician - Works on computer hardware at user location or in service center. (entry level IT Job)
Service Center Coordinator - Schedules the repair of user community computers, orders spare parts, schedules staff, establishes priorities, maintains loaner laptops and non-US laptops for travel outside of US.
Help Desk Staff - answer questions and resolve problems for the user community. (entry level IT Job - Tier 1 support)
Storage Administrator - in charge of mass storage servers and devices.
Network Administrator - Works on routers, switches, hubs, cables, load balancers and all the other hardware that handles LAN and WAN network traffic. Also, may be responsible for IP phone service.
Systems Administrator or Systems Engineer- Works with servers, laptops and desktop computers to keep them free of problems and secure the data they contain. Responsible for Security group creation and memberships, server patching, anti-virus protection updates, password changes and any automated mechanisms that make these changes. These positions may be divided into server and desktop teams. Tier 2 support.
Enterprise Administrator - Handles Enterprise support and design issues. Tier 3 support.
Active Directory Administrator - Designs and administers Active Directory infrastructure, AD policies, access permissions, roles, group policies, separation of duties.
Exchange and Messaging Administrator - maintains mail systems servers, other mail related devices and the company messaging infrastructure.
Backup Administrator - Maintains backup devices and determines backup strategies so data that was deleted accidentally or intentionally can be recovered. Design and control how and when data is backed up, where the backups are stored and how long the backups are retained. They will test to be sure backups are valid and usable.
Disaster Recovery Specialist - Plans for disaster events so the company data and infrastructure can be brought back online as quickly as possible after a fire, flood, earthquake, terrorism or other disaster event. Plans for failover of services to alternate locations, if the primary location is not available.
Database Administrator - Maintains the company databases which may include customer and sales records, billing information, inventory and other data.
Computing Security Specialist - A company's biggest asset is its data and the Computing Security Specialist will work to try to keep that data protected from loss. They may be dealing with and defending against viruses, hoaxes, malware, keyloggers, phishing attacks, internal attacks and domestic and foreign intrusion. Develops monitoring and interception systems, filters and strategies and works with appropriate government agencies.
Corporate IT Acquisition Specialist - Works with acquired outside companies to establish migration into the corporate computing infrastructure.
Data Center Administrator - Maintains the data center facilities where the company's servers and other devices reside. They are responsible for physical security and may review badge reader and camera information to be sure that only individuals with proper access are getting close to the company's servers and other critical devices. Also, maintain backup power devices (UPS or generators), climate control equipment, fire suppression equipment, establish access policies, etc.
In a small business the list above might be one or two people doing all these jobs. In a large Enterprise environment this could be hundreds of people.
Best wishes!
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