IT Insights Blog — certification

At least as far back as ancient Rome, eager and curious youths have been recruited into military service with the promise of (among other things) travel to foreign shores and exotic climes. "Join the [name of defense force] and see the world" has been a standard, if often informal, enticement for generations. Let's face it: We all want the work we do each day to be interesting and, if possible, maybe even a little adventurous.

Everybody likes numbers. (Especially that one counting guy from Sesame Street who likes to count. What's his name? That guy seriously loves numbers.) Numbers are often used for comparison, to help us choose between two different options. And sometimes they can quantify otherwise hard-to-define variables like performance or satisfaction. Most data is about numerical definitions and quantifications.

TestOut released a beautiful new website for IT students, instructors, and all other potential customers on Tuesday morning. The website contains all of the information you could possibly want to know about the corporation that brings you the best in premium IT training. The information is presented in a simple and easy-to-navigate manner — an upgrade from the previous model.

The Latin root of the English word "patron" is patronus, a term used in ancient Rome not to describe a glowing spirit animal that defends a young wizard, but to label a wealthy benefactor whose sometimes daily largesse was given in exchange for the loyalty and public support of less fortunate individuals. For many in the lower, middle, and even upper classes of Roman society, receiving money and gifts from a patron was a key element of survival, sometimes from one day to the next.

Hackers are at it again — not that they ever really broke it off. Normally I don’t get too wound up about data breaches. Since no one ever e-mails me, I was OK when the hackers hit my Yahoo! account, and the breach of retail giant Target didn’t bother me personally since I’m not allowed to shop there anymore. But now they’ve gone too far!