The Robert Half Technology Survey says that the place to be in 2012 is Network Administration, Windows Administration and Desktop support.

Executives also noted several hard to find skills in demand:

• Networking
• IT Security
• Applications Development
• Data/Database Management
• Help Desk/Technical Support

Looks like Q1 is a good time to job hunt if you have these skills.  Here is the link to the full report.

Wishing you fun in technology,

Marianne

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Google reports over 10 billion app downloads today with a growth rate of 1 billion app downloads per month!

If that’s not enough reason to become an Android App Developer, here are 5 more reasons to Android App Developer NOW!

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Wishing you fun in technology,

Marianne

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I read today that Nasa’s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has identified 2,326 potential alien worlds and they believe that 99.9 percent of them are properly identified.  So what does this mean to us?

From a scientific perspective, our world as we know it continues to grow and change daily.  Inventions happen overnight.  You have an idea, you create it.  It is fun.  It is fast.  And it is the best time ever.  Data lives in the Cloud and new apps to help manage your data and have fun are created daily.

Mobile App downloads are exploding.  The Apple app store hit 15 BILLION Downloads in July.  Are you ready to enter the fun, fast and exciting world of iPhone and iPad App creation?  Yes?

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Ok, enough with the self promotion :).  Look at how much things have changed in the world of inventions:

Top 10 Everyday Inventions:

1. Toilet Paper – 6th Century AD
2. Soft Drinks – 17th Century France
3. The Toaster – 1893
4. Velcro – 1948
5. The Zipper – 1851
6. The Vacuum Cleaner – 1868
7. The Milk Bottle – 1878
8. The Tin Can – 1810
9. Peanut Butter – 1890
10. The Safty Razor – late 18th century

Top 10 inventions for 2011:

1. The Stark Hand – Mechanical hand
2. The BodyGuard – A crime-fighting armored glove
3. The PrintBrush – Handheld printer
4. The Katal Landing Pad – Helps make landings for snowboarders safer
5. Dynamic Eye Sunglasses – block glare instantly with liquid crystal lenses
6. The Bed Bug Detective – no help necessary here in describing it’s purpose
7. A Prenatal Marker to Screen for Pregnancy Complications – designed by a college student
8. The Zero Liquid Discharge – Completely oxidizes and evaporates sewage from boats, airplanes and RV’s.
9. Kymera Motorized Body Board – cool if you are a body boarder
10. The Medical Mirror – Tells you your heart rate…very cool!

Wishing you fun in technology,

Marianne

You can contact me directly at:  1.877.546.4446 x 707 or marianne@gogotraining.com

P.S.

The first 100 people to purchase the iOS 5 Programming course will automatically get a seat in a live online iOS 5 Q&A session with our TOP iOS 5 Team.  This session, valued at $150 per person is yours Absolutely FREE.  Hurry as seats are limited to the first 100 to purchase.

Link to the article on the planets:  http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/12/06/many-earths-out-there-nearly-all-kepler-planets-may-be-real-deal/

Link to the article on the Everyday inventions:  http://listverse.com/2007/10/30/top-10-everyday-inventions/

Link to the Top 10 Inventions for 2011:  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43312559/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/top-inventions/

Link to the article on Apple reaching 15 Billion Downloads:  http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/apples_app_store_reaches_15_billion_downloads.php

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If you want to be in demand in 2012 and earn top pay, here are 7 jobs and  that will get you there:

1. Mobile Applications Developer – $85,000 to $122,500
2. Data Warehouse Analyst – $71,750 to $119,000
3. User Experience (UX) Designer $71,000 to $104,000
4. Data Security Analyst – $89,000 to $121,500
5. SEO/SEM Specialist – $63,750 to $87,500
6. Network Engineer – $75,000 to $107,750
7. Web Developer – $61,250 to $99,250

To find out more about each job, check out the full article in NETWORKWORLD.

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IT Pro’s are running an unemployment rate of 4.2% which is half that of the overall national jobless rate says Dice an online IT jobs site.  Available jobs on Dice are up 12 percent over the 2010 at the same time.  Key skill sets in demand include:  Java/J2EE, .NET, SharePoint and Project Management.

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