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Biden Administration Still Kicking Around Student Loan Debt Solutions
Biden Administration Still Kicking Around Student Loan Debt Solutions

More than 40 million Americans are still paying off some measure of the cost of their college education that is owed to the U.S. Department of Education.

Who Invented the Computer? Dan Bricklin and VisiCalc
Who Invented the Computer? Dan Bricklin and VisiCalc

GoCertify continues its tour of the history of the world’s most consequential invention. In today’s installment: spreading the love.

CompTIA Launches Free Basic Networking and Security Training and Certificates
CompTIA Launches Free Basic Networking and Security Training and Certificates

Using the A+ name as an interest magnet, CompTIA is offering free entry-level cybersecurity and network training courses and certificates via Coursera.

Expert Opinion: Microsoft Opens Its Books ... and a Pandora's Box?
Expert Opinion: Microsoft Opens Its Books ... and a Pandora's Box?

Microsoft has implemented a revolutionary new resource for anyone who takes its certification exams: access to Microsoft Learn during the exam.

U.S. Jobs: A Surprisingly Muscular September Showing
U.S. Jobs: A Surprisingly Muscular September Showing

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... the September employment report?! Ed Tittel explores the out-of-nowhere boom in workforce growth that took almost everyone by surprise this week.

Work on Your Wellness: Walking
Work on Your Wellness: Walking

It's important for any IT professional to take care of Number One. If you haven't got your health, then everything else in your life tends to suffer. In Part 19 of our ongoing series, we focus on walking.

Finally, A Meaningful Collation of AI Certifications
Finally, A Meaningful Collation of AI Certifications

YATTCR means "Yet Another Top Ten Cert Ranking." Ed Tittel digs into another such compilation and finds it more worthwhile than many such lists tend to be. And not just because of the red-hot subject matter: AI. Process matters!

What Do We Mean When We Say: Wireless Value Realization
What Do We Mean When We Say: Wireless Value Realization

Information technology (IT) evolves and expands quickly enough that it can be hard to keep up with new technology and new terminology. Today we unpack the conversation around "wireless value realization."

The Apprenticeship Path to IT Employment
The Apprenticeship Path to IT Employment

When considering the saying "There's no school like the old school," it's worth recalling that the apprenticeship system has been around since the 12th century. Can apprenticeships fast-track workers to open IT jobs?

Who Invented the Computer? France Telecom
Who Invented the Computer? France Telecom

GoCertify continues its tour of the history of the world's most consequential invention. In today's installment: Franco-phones.