AverageJoe wrote: » Welcome aboard! As others have said, it's important to figure out what you'd like to do with computers... all IT and computer services are not the same, and you may have a passion for some areas and not others. No one's mentioned software programming, but your initial post kind of makes me think that might me something to look at, as well as database admin and/or database development. Anyway, my first recommendation is to go to the library and start perusing books... A+, Network+, Security+ should be easy to find, I'd start there. Then maybe some Cisco, SQL, Oracle, Java... don't study the books, just browse them for now. As you do, you'll probably hit areas that make you want to stop and learn more, but also areas that you'll decide to avoid if you can. Once you have some range you can decide what path to try. Heck, maybe you'll pick up A+ and say "this is so easy I can knock out the cert in a few weeks" or maybe you'll fall in love with Cisco and will want to start working towards CCNP asap. But one of the things I've seen really frustrate folks is starting down a path and realizing they hate it after investing a lot of time and effort. Obviously not the end of the world, and you can always set a new course (as you are now), but less emotionally taxing if you can avoid those things you'll hate from the beginning. Just my 2 cents. Good luck! Joe
dandanhirschberg wrote: » Programming DOES appeal to me....