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tritium · 07-10-2004, 06:44 PM

PCWorld and PCMagazine are 2 good options for covering broad topics and giving you pretty general information about the computing world. I wouldn't subscribe to them expecting to receive a stack of white-papers in your mailbox every 2 weeks; That just won't happen. Both of those magazines do a good job, however, of introducing a large array of topics to a semi-tech literate audience.

I'm a web designer and communications engineer/tech writer, and I read each issue thoroughly -- no time to constantly read through tomshardware or any of the other incarnations of online computer-related communities. You'll get what you need from both of those magazines in order to set your Google search strings correctly for delving deeper into topics that intrigue you.

The computer world is large enough that anyone can have a successful niche. We can't *all* be webmasters or A+ certified techs. In most cases, you've got to be many different things in order to stay alive in today's corporate environment. Plan on having unusual, but useful, skill-sets. Take some English classes and maybe a few electronic art courses and you'll have the ground work in place for a job that can't be exported to non-English speaking countries -- technical writing.

Technical writers are paid well, and have a wide range of employment opportunities. Every company needs someone to express ideas, internally and externally, in efficient packages -- that's where we fit in with our technical backgrounds. Not only do we comprehend some pretty technical subjects without any major training, but we possess a mastery of the equipment and technology necessary for producing said documentation, marketing devices, etc.

07-10-2004, 06:44 PM	#19 (permalink)
tritium Professor of Drinkology	PCWorld and PCMagazine are 2 good options for covering broad topics and giving you pretty general information about the computing world. I wouldn't subscribe to them expecting to receive a stack of white-papers in your mailbox every 2 weeks; That just won't happen. Both of those magazines do a good job, however, of introducing a large array of topics to a semi-tech literate audience. I'm a web designer and communications engineer/tech writer, and I read each issue thoroughly -- no time to constantly read through tomshardware or any of the other incarnations of online computer-related communities. You'll get what you need from both of those magazines in order to set your Google search strings correctly for delving deeper into topics that intrigue you. The computer world is large enough that anyone can have a successful niche. We can't all be webmasters or A+ certified techs. In most cases, you've got to be many different things in order to stay alive in today's corporate environment. Plan on having unusual, but useful, skill-sets. Take some English classes and maybe a few electronic art courses and you'll have the ground work in place for a job that can't be exported to non-English speaking countries -- technical writing. Technical writers are paid well, and have a wide range of employment opportunities. Every company needs someone to express ideas, internally and externally, in efficient packages -- that's where we fit in with our technical backgrounds. Not only do we comprehend some pretty technical subjects without any major training, but we possess a mastery of the equipment and technology necessary for producing said documentation, marketing devices, etc. __________________ Blah. Last edited by tritium; 07-10-2004 at 06:46 PM..