Learning for the IT Industry?

daztrouk · 7 Apr 2008 at 21:24

What do you ready weekly to keep up with the IT industry, or just to simply improve on your knowledge?

I'm currently reading my way through a sybex book for one of the mcse modules.

When i have a free moment, i also read 'IT Week', 'computer weekly' and 'computing' (all read at work)

also this forum, when i get a free moment

BlackDragon · 7 Apr 2008 at 22:00

I tend to flick through The Inquirer, The Register, and Fudzilla.

Nowadays I have an iGoogle as my home page that feeds in news from many websites which is pretty good.

paradigm · 7 Apr 2008 at 22:15

BlackDragon said:
I tend to flick through The Inquirer, The Register, and Fudzilla.

All the reliable souces huh, none of that rumour/made-up rubbish for you then

paradigm · 7 Apr 2008 at 22:16

Gah, double post

RandomTom · 7 Apr 2008 at 22:18

Here, and the odd thing on digg.

Dave M · 7 Apr 2008 at 22:31

zdnet.co.uk isn't too bad as a homepage - just glance at the headlines as I go somewhere else, sometimes see something useful.

I read a lot of books but it's an expensive hobby, trying to switch away from IT stuff and onto languages currently - learing another programming language is just meh, but learning to speak french seems pretty good to me right now.

Agent0range · 7 Apr 2008 at 22:47

I use ZDNet, TechRepublic and TrustedReviews for my IT news/info/reviews.

I'm currently working through one of the MCSA modules (70-290) so reading the Self Paced Training Kit.

Kell_ee001 · 8 Apr 2008 at 00:13

I used to read loads of websites when I worked in IT but I really don't bother these days.

jamief · 8 Apr 2008 at 07:33

Google reader with a nice collection of blogs and tech news sites. Get into work in the morning, read work email, then google reader, then personal email. Then I do some work

Vanilla · 8 Apr 2008 at 08:55

Numerous blogs, byteandswitch, theregister

Psyk · 8 Apr 2008 at 08:59

Not the IT industry, but I read games industry mag Develop, and read their daily email. Keeps me pretty up to speed with what's going on.

tem07 · 8 Apr 2008 at 09:01

Read PC Pro, PC Format. Engadget, Fudzilla.
I just have a skim through sometimes on some books like Network+ exam etc.

Vai · 8 Apr 2008 at 09:23

I have some RSS feeds, Bink.nu, JCXP, MSFN, Neowin, WinBeta. At home I read Engadget, Digg.

Most computer magazines we get are rubbish and only good for passing the time, as I have already read what they have to say online previously. However "Windows IT Pro" is an *awesome* magazine.

Burnsy2023 · 8 Apr 2008 at 09:25

I read zdnet, cnet and Technet mag as a general rule although it varies. A lot of my current IT affairs knowledge comes from collegues as well

Burnsy

afraser2k · 8 Apr 2008 at 09:30

BetaNews, Anandtech, XBitLabs, StorageReview and Dilbert.com.

Spend_day · 8 Apr 2008 at 09:34

i tend to glance at the front covers of different IT mags ( i even buy 1 sometimes) + my department manager has a subscription to it week so i have a flip through that every now and again. this forum and a few other keep me pretty much up to date.

if were getting in some new software or were having an upgrade etc i try and get hold of some literature