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Gabriel @gabriel_true I agree. You've got a handle on the rythem, but it is still sounds rough. Not sure what advice to give on the droning. Looking up tips it suggests making sure to avoid tapping unwanted strings when changing positions. Maybe that's what's causing some of the unwanted sounds?

Sobo275 @sobo275 Nice man, best of luck buddy! The A+ honestly isn't that hard at all if you have a basic general understanding of Windows, hardware, software, printers, mobile devices and networking devices/protocols. Just don't neglect your studies and you should be fine.

Mr.Grinch @joemama711 Appreciate it man and trying to remember port numbers, acryonms and some hardware stuff is whats killing me lol. Also learning some AD just to prepare for the help desk role if its needed.

Sobo275 @sobo275 I have a windows server at home that I manage, if you want some pointers lmk. I use active directory on it for a lab at home.

Mr.Grinch @joemama711 For sure! I have a old 2 TB internal HDD that i wanna switch out for a 2 TB SSD in the future. I also have a 2TB M.2 SSD that i boot off of. I plan on turning the old HDD into a Nas to get some experience with servers.

Mr.Grinch @joemama711 Btw got any recxomended programs for running a VM? I wanan try running a Mac OS and a Linuex OS on VM to get more of a feel for how they work.

Sobo275 @sobo275 For free virtualization I'd use virtualbox I like it and it gets the job done, if you have a pro edition of Windows you should be able to use hyper-v. Then if you wanted to use Mac in a virtual machine I'd recommend checking out hackintosh but from my understanding it only works well on Intel processors, but I've never used hackintosh so I don't know for sure but I believe most Mac OS desktops and such use Intel. It's also not really "legal" so keep that in mind if that's an issue. For Linux I enjoy debian based distros, on my throwaway laptop I use Kali Linux which is Debian based but it comes pre loaded with hacking, password cracking, social engineering and reverse engineering tools. If you're not trying to do pentesting or anything like that I'd just get a basic edition of debian like ubuntu, I think it's pretty lightweight so shouldn't require a ton of CPU, ram and GPU processing.

Mr.Grinch @joemama711 Thanks man! Though i do have a intel processor and as long as it doesnt have some bad malware or along the lines of that then im fine with pirating it. I dont have a throw away pc so id rather not get my system fucked lol

Sobo275 @sobo275 Just do your research my man and you'll be fine

Mr.Grinch @joemama711 Appreciate it, Cant wait to be done with A+. Ill be moving along to Net+ right after

Sobo275 @sobo275 After that I'd just find an entry level position, there's no point in getting higher certifications until you get into the field because you'll end up in a similar situation as myself, which is having all the certifications and skills I'd need to get a systems administrator position but can't get one because I don't have "workplace" experience.

Mr.Grinch @joemama711 Damn that sucks man, ive been applying to a bunch and kinda hoping a internship will pick me to start next year. I just changed out my old PSU for a new one with no instructions and switched out to 16 gb DDR4 3200 when i had 1 8 gig 2400 and 2 4 gigs. Its working fine for now, worst case scenario i need a new GPU,

Mr.Grinch @joemama711 Im kinda turned off by the idea of having to do help desk though tbh so im considering coding, i do prefer the software side of things along with activiely making something, testing my skills and consistently learning.

Sobo275 @sobo275 Yeah so am I, and honestly you probably will still start off on help desk even with coding. But if you can get in more power to you, but here in Michigan it's workplace experience and/or degree.

Mr.Grinch @joemama711 Best of luck to both of us! Degrees are mostly a scam imo unlees you get it free mostly