30 Fastest-Growing Jobs Through 2016

I just saw this article on the msn.com main page. Five of the 30 jobs in the list are IT jobs. The projections are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). I’m not sure how reliable they are but let’s hope their predictions come true. Here’s the list of the 5 in IT, check out MSN Careers for a complete list:

1. Network systems and data communications analysts
2006 employment: 262,000
2016 projection: 402,000
Percent growth: 53.4
Salary range: $46,360 or more
Education/training: Bachelor’s degree

4. Computer software engineers, applications
2006 employment: 507,000
2016 projection: 733,000
Percent growth: 44.6
Salary range: $46,360 or more
Education/training: Bachelor’s degree

23. Computer systems analysts
2006 employment: 504,000
2016 projection: 650,000
Percent growth: 29
Salary range: $46,360 or more
Education/training: Bachelor’s degree

24. Database administrators
2006 employment: 119,000
2016 projection: 154,000
Percent growth: 28.6
Salary range: $46,360 or more
Education/training: Bachelor’s degree

25. Computer software engineers, systems software
2006 employment: 350,000
2016 projection: 449,000
Percent growth: 28.2
Salary range: $46,360 or more
Education/training: Bachelor’s degree

Useful PowerShell Scripts

Below are some simple PowerShell scripts that I find pretty useful in Windows administration:

Note: For the scripts that connect to a remote machine, you will need to run PowerShell as a user with Administrator privileges to that machine.

Aliases:

• Gwmi = Get-WmiObject
• fl = Format-List
• ft = Fomat-Table
• -Comp = -ComputerName

Get a list of installed applications for a specified machine (32-bit OS only).
Gwmi Win32_Product -Comp computer_name | Sort name | ft name, version, installdate

Get the Service Tag (Dell computers) and BIOS version for a specified machine.
Gwmi Win32_BIOS -Comp computer_name

Get the computer information for a specified machine (Domain, Manufacturer, Model, Name, Owner, Memory).
Gwmi Win32_ComputerSystem -Comp computer_name | fl

Get storage drive information for a specified machine (Hard Drive, Floppy, CD/DVD-ROM).
Gwmi Win32_LogicalDisk -Comp computer_name | fl

Get the logged on user name for a specified machine.
Gwmi Win32_Computersystem -Comp computer_name | Select Name, UserName

Get the running processes for a specified machine.
Gwmi Win32_Process -ComputerName computer_name | Sort processname | ft processname, ws, executablepath

P4A PHP Framework

Here’s a nice PHP framework called P4A (stands for PHP For Applications) for those interested in creating web applications quickly. I’ve built a few web applications for work using this framework and I really like how fast you can build things with it. You don’t even need to know much about PHP to get started (I’ve never worked with PHP before I started playing around with this framework). As long as you know some basic object oriented programming concepts you should be fine.

Check out this link for a demo of P4A in action: P4A Web App Demo

You can find more information from their website: http://p4a.crealabsfoundation.org.

I also strongly recommend that you watch these screencasts before you start playing around with it, they’re very helpful: Build your CMS in 10 Minutes, Address Book Demo

Hello World and Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!

Well, I’ve finally decided to start a weblog, just in time for the new year! I’ve had this domain registered for about a year and a half now, but been too lazy to actually use it. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to start a website to share my knowledge/ideas and hope that someone will benefit from it.

I chose WordPress for this website because I like its simplicity and it looks like it has a big community support. I’m a Network/Systems Administrator so I’m gonna be posting mostly articles related to technology here. I’ll try to keep this site updated as much as possible.