Need for information science degree
Here's an interesting article aimed at convincing people to get a degree in information technology, which I have to assume is the same as a Computer Science degree:

computer careers with a degree

I must point out that this article is evidently aimed primarily at convincing young people to major in information technology. That certainly is good -- the number of college undergraduates choosing computer science as a major is declining. That does have bad future implications.

(Especially if they become lawyers instead.)

And it does point out 3 basic areas to specialize in: programming, networking and security. Though strictly speaking, security is more specialized area of networking and programming combined.

And some might argue with its rosy presentation of the demand for software developers, given that many routine programming tasks are not being outsourced to programmers in India and other low-wage countries.

Still, I agree with the basic premise that computers are not going away -- just the opposite. Which means that there will always be some jobs in the IT industry.


The latest article on my computer careers site is:

Apple Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger for Not Yet Techies


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Computer Careers
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MAPI for Not Yet Techies Update
This article updates the information at:

MAPI for Not Yet Techies

Microsoft's Messaging Application Program Interface / MAPI is a set of proprietary functions with a closed architecture design. It has not changed much since it was introduced in the late 1990s for use with Microsoft Mail.

There's been no need to develop it much further. It's used in Microsoft Exchange and Outlook but not supported by Internet protocols.

Developers can use MAPI's functions to program mail applications. The full function library is MAPI 1.0 or Extended MAPI. This allows complete control over the messaging system.

As of Exchange 2007 Beta 2, the Messaging API client libraries are not part of the product install. Microsoft will distribute them as a web download.

Simple MAPI is not installed by Exchange Server 2003 or later, but it is supported by Exchange 2003.


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MAPI
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