Exploring Computer Careers

I think a career in graphic design would be interesting. Graphic designers communicate messages using electronic media. They develop the layout of magazines, newspapers, corporate reports and other publications. The average salary of an entry level position is $35,000 dollars in 2008. Median salary of staff-level graphic designers is $45,000 dollars. A link to educational requirements is the occupational outlook handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos090.htm.
A link to several job postings is
http://www.creativehotlist.com/index.asp?linkTarget=searchJobs.asp&state=TX,OK,AR,LA,MS,KY,TN
Most of the postings look interesting
I picked this career because I think it would be cool to design stuff I have always been a fan of artwork, logos, clothes, etc. I would never pursue a career in this because I dislike computers.

My internet connection is dsl, 2meg download 384k upload it is run through a wireless router. It is a secure network it is not possible for anyone to piggy-back on my internet connection. I also have a software firewall. No I don't have a network printer.

Computer System Other options

For the optical drive I would go with the one included in the price 16X DVD+/-RW Drive. For speakers I choose the Bose Companion 3 series II Multimedia Speaker System which costs $270.00 dollars a little expensive but I love music. I would also upgrade the soundcard with Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium card for $100.00. For the keyboard I would choose the one that comes with the computer. Same thing for the mouse.

Video Cards and Displays

The computer I want to purchase comes with a nVidia® GeForce® 310 512M GDDR3 graphics card. The computer I want does not come with a monitor, so I will have to purchase one seperately.

Internal and External Ports

Front Ports
USB 2.0 (4)
15-in-1 Card Reader
Headphone port
Microphone / Line-in port

Rear Ports
IEEE 1394a
RJ45 10/100/1000 Network port
Line-in connector
Front L/R line-out connector
Back L/R surround connector
Side L/R surround connector
Center/subwoofer connector
Microphone connector
USB 2.0 (4)
eSATA
S/PDIF connector
HDMI ports

17-in-1 Media Card Reader
Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card
MiniSD
Secure Digital Input/Output (SDIO)
Multi Media Card (MMC)
RS Multimedia Card (RS-MMC)
Multimedia Card Plus (MMC+)
Multimedia card Mobile
Memory Stick (MS)
Memory Stick Duo
Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO)
Memory Stick PRO Duo
Compact Flash I
Compact Flash II
Smart Media Card (SM)
xD Picture Card (xD)

Basically the computer I want to purchase comes with extensive ports I mainly use usb ports for my ipod and my cell phone. I also use picture cards for my cameras sd card.

Computer System Storage

There are numerous options for storage. There is 500GB included in the price of the computer. There is 640 GB for $50.00, 750 GB for $100.00, 1 TB for $150.00, 1.5 TB for $250.00, and 2 TB for $350.00. I would choose the 1 TB for $150.00 because it not that much money to double the amount of hard drive space and I have a lot of music and video files and I never want to run out of space.

Computer System RAM

There are many options for RAM. It starts with 3GB included in the price of the computer. It also offers 4GB for $50.00, 6GB for $130, 8GB for $190, 9GB for $250.00, 12 GB for $350.00, and 24GB for $3000.00. The differences between the options is the amount of RAM. Most of the software I run only needs 2 GB of RAM. So I would purchase the 4 GB Ram upgrade because new software comes out all the time and may need the extra memory.