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hmmm. could this be some sort of DNS problem? maybe AOL has a DNS specifyed in there software(hard coded if u may..) and IE isn't getting the same DNS settings? seems a bit of a weird problem.... why does AOL even bundle there service with software? its just another bloody browser web designers need to cater for. and a crap browser at that!!!

I have already e-mailed Him over my CV and detailed pretty much what i detailed in my original post. Sadly not i have problem of not having enough money to learn, and by me not learning means i can't earn anymore money buy applying for jobs that offer higher payed technician jobs, but require a car.. Im willing to travel though! (as long as there is a reliable travel route. and that the cost of travel won't leave me with bearly any money at the end of the month!)

the junior school i attended is the school im currently doing voluntary for.. the secondary(as with the junior infact) is a school that is not large enough to employ a full time techie. as for earning more in my current industry then i would in education, i don't think so. im extreamly under payed(but its the only first IT job i could find that didn't involve me saying "hello, tech support" all day(desktop support and help desk is all good, but when your sitting there day in day out, doing help desk to the "public"... it just ain't cutting it really...) so no one is able to take a junior under there wing then? my CV is actully quite good! do you recommend mailing it to every school/college in the area?

the more i read on these forums. the more i want to become a Techie in edu.... due to the fact i don't have allot of work experience. it makes it extreamly hard applying for jobs.. I have allot of voluntary experience, but my CV just isn't apearling enough! i want/need somone on the inside i can kinda prove myself to.. and show them im as good as everyone else, its just i learnt from self taught experience. and the only way to prove that is by giving me the job... see the problem? hehe - Tom

Hello everyone! First of all, allow me apologise if this topic has been posted in the wrong board, I seemed to think this would be the most suitable place for it Right.. now onto introducing myself, my name is Tom Kirby, I am 20 years old, currently working as a workbench technician specialising in building high end servers(we shipped a 24TB server out last week to one of our customers) our company (iBASE) is also the sole provider of custom built systems for a company called “inspired gaming group” these people are responsible for all of the SBG(Server based gaming) systems you see in pubs and clubs, as well as these new streaming jukeboxes you find on the wall down your local.. It is my responsibly to fix them when they go wrong(with over 50,000 systems out there, however good our motherboards are, there still not reaching the title of “indestructible” hehe I’ve been reading these Forums over the last couple of days and find them a VERY interesting read! Anyway, enough about me! This topics main aim (as the subject suggests) is to ask for advice in how I would go about gaining employment (or making myself more appearing to employers) within the education sector? I do regular voluntary work for a small junior school, my duties include basic Desktop support (getting screens to mirror on the laptop and interactive whiteboards..) to hardware repair(what ATM is my speciality due to my current line of work) and I am soon going to expand there wired network(ok ok.. I’m going to install a additional switch and patch in the remaining network sockets the installation engineer kindly didn’t connect.. hehe) I enjoy working in the school environment, and feel that I am able to offer a vast array of skills, but also (mainly due to my age (still a baby compared to you 40-50 year old techies who have been doing it all your life)) gain additional experience and knowledge.. I take a high interest in software and hardware designed for the education sector. And was just the other day testing out LanSchool on my home mock-up domain. I am experienced in server 2003(self taught so no qualifications to back it) and have a reasonable knowledge of active directory, and group policies, networking(Networking+ / Self Taught) web Design(dream weaver, Photoshop) , and VERY basic knowledge of Visual Basic coding and PHP coding…. I am A+ qualified, as well as Network+ qualified. And I also possess both: - 70-271 Supporting Users and Troubleshooting A Microsoft XP Operating System - 70-272 Supporting Users and Troubleshooting Desktop Applications On A Microsoft Windows XP Operating System That will go towards my MCSE once I get the money to attend evening college. I am looking for any pointers of how you gained your jobs, if I should contact schools/colleges. And hopefully, attract some attention from possible employment agencies or techies who wouldn’t mind taking on a junior under there wing… Hope I haven’t bored you all too much! And really hope you are able to help with advice and guidance in the right direction! Regards Tom Kirby