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I am not sure why MS haters waste so much energy.  I program in all
but MAC environments.

When you guys have a resume header like mine

Software Engineering/Programmer/Developer
Engineer in several engineering fields
Nuclear Engineering/Physics/Nuclear Plant Operations
NASA Software Project Lead/NASA Lead Software Engineer
Electrical Engineer/Technician/Supervisor
Nuclear Testing/Supervision/Research
Equipment Engineering/Maintenance
Contract/Research/Development/Administration
Semi-Conductor Wet/Plasma/Probe Processing
Robotic Systems/Automated Production Systems
Personnel Management/Counseling/Directing
Nuclear Quality Assurance Supervisor
Instructing/Training/Evaluation

You will realize the situation dictates the technology.  How can you
say no to any technology when knowledge of it betters your ability to
sell your services.  All technology is fun regardless if it is based
on shitttty Microsoft business practices.  Even Microsoft OS lovers
will tell you that Microsoft Business practices suck.

All technology has a place, time, and purpose depending who the end
user audience is.  I will never write a MS Server (Microsoft server =
oxy-moron) but I would never write an end user Linux application as a
<5% user base is not profitable.  If I limited myself I would still
be programming on my Apple IIe and Commodore 64.  Linux is clearly
here to stay but so is Microsoft.

Early 2001 Survey (complete survey attached to this email)
Operating System        Work    Home 
Windows 98        20%   62% 
Windows 95        39    27 
Windows NT        24    <1 
Windows 2000      10    3 
Mac OS            6     5 
Linux/Unix        <1    3

Sorry to waste so much energy on an dead end subject when knowledge
is power.

Erik

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Don Whiteside
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 4:05 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: funny MCSE definitions (was Re: Nessus featured in
> InfoSecurity Magazine
> 
> 
> 
> >>We all know that MCSE stands for: Max Consults Someone Else.
> >i thought it stood for Mindless Consultant Seeking Experience 
> :).  sorry i 
> >had to get in on this :)
> 
> Must Consult Someone Experienced
> 
> 
> Don Whiteside, Managing Partner
> Terminus Security LLC
> 703-421-9996
> http://www.terminus-security.com 
> 
> 

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Computer Brand          Work    Home 
Dell                    29%     38% 
Gateway                 18      16 
Compaq                  16      8 
Mac                     6       5 
HP                      4       5 
Other                   27      14 
Custom                  <1      14 


Chip Type               Work    Home 
Pentium (unspecified)   22%     24% 
Pentium II              24      16 
Pentium III             20      19 
AMD                     4       11 
Celeron                 <1      11 
Mac Power PC            4       5 
80486                   2       5 
Other/not specified     22      8 


Chip Speed              Work    Home 
<200                    12%     19% 
200-300                 18      19 
301-400                 12      14 
401-501                 6       24 
501-700                 12      8 
Not specified           39      16 


RAM                     Work    Home 
<64                     14%     14% 
64                      31      41 
80-96                   14      8 
128                     27      24 
256                     2       <1 
Not specified           12      14 


Hard Drive              Work    Home 
<3                      18%     14% 
3-4.9                   16      14 
5-8.9                   20      19 
9-12.9                  10      16 
13-19.9                 6       11 
20-28                   2       16 
Not specified           27      11 


Printer Type            Work    Home 
Laser                   82%     46% 
Ink-jet                 18      51 
Other                   <1      3 


Printer Brand           Work    Home 
HP laser                69%     30% 
HP ink-jet              12%     30% 
Brother                 <1      11 
Canon                   <1      8 
Xerox                   2       8 
Epson                   <1      5 
Apple                   4       3 
Lexmark                 4       <1 
Other                   4       3 
None/not specified      4       3 


Operating System        Work    Home 
Windows 98              20%     62% 
Windows 95              39      27 
Windows NT              24      <1 
Windows 2000            10      3 
Mac OS                  6       5 
Linux/Unix              <1      3 


Office Suite            Work    Home 
MS Office               90%     76% 
Corel                   4       3 
Lotus                   0       3 
Other                   4       8 
No Suite                2       11


Econometrics Packages   Work    Home 
EViews                  13%     10% 
SAS                     11      5 
SPSS                    9       2 
AREMOS                  8       <1 
Excel                   2       5 
Other                   9       12 
None                    47      66 


Internet Browser        Work    Home 
IE 5.x                  45%     49% 
IE 4.x                  18      16 
Netscape 3.x            12      14 
Netscape 4.x            16      8 
AOL                     4       8 
IE 3.x                  2       <1 
Other                   2       5 


Internet Connection
Speed                   Work    Home 
56K                     67%     65% 
28.8 K or less          33      24 
T1 or greater           0       5 
Cable                   0       5 


Screen Resolution       Work    Home 
640 by 480              49%     49% 
800 by 600              35      30 
1024 by 768             12      19 
Don't know              4       3

Keep in mind that most users do not know how to
check their screen resolutions so it maybe that
they picked the default which was 640x480.
An 800x600 setting is the minimum acceptable setting
for many Windows applications, in terms of being able
to see all of the screen area without a lot of scrolling
around. It gives the best results on 15" monitors. A 17"
monitor and prefer the 1024x768 setting. For a 19" or
21" monitor, try the 1280x1024 setting.

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