Warning - Remove the Blindfold Before Starting an Information Technology Career

It might surprise you to learn that Information Technology does not describe any particular technology field. It is a broad description that encompasses hundreds of different fields dealing with the digital storage, communication and processing of information.

Although these fields fall under the same banner of 'Information Technology' they do not necessarily have transferable skill sets. And this observation becomes significant when deciding on an Information Technology career path. Whilst entry level careers branch out into dozens of alternate paths, vertical movement between certain paths is unlikely without starting again.

Take the fields of Web Developer and Telecommunications specialist as an example. One field fall within the 'software developer' category and the other falls within the 'network' category but both fields fall comfortably within the all encompassing Information Technology career banner. Even the most experienced Web Developer would struggle to transition into a Telecommunication Specialist role because the knowledge and skills held by a Web Developer are, for the most part, not applicable to Telecommunications.

This is why entry level Information Technology career choices can be so important. Career options branch into many different directions as experience levels increase, but they are always limited by the scope of knowledge within each field. This means that if an IT student or IT graduate has a career goal in mind they should be mindful of the different paths that may lead to the objective.

Although the Information Technology industry as a whole has a prosperous future, IT students or IT graduates who wish to take advantage of emerging technologies should position their careers appropriately. Emerging technologies are a great way to fast forward a developing career because any skills shortages means less experienced candidates are given opportunities that they may have not otherwise received.

The IT industry is rife with examples of emerging technologies and skills shortages. For the record, we feel that IPV6, Unix (due to the Unix millennium bug in 2038), HTML5 and Security are emerging fields (or fields with significant potential for growth in the case of Unix and Security) to watch for in the medium to long-term future.

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Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 - Remove EXIF Tags When Publishing to Facebook, Flickr

SUMMARY: Remove file metadata such as EXIF tags when uploading photos and videos to Facebook, Flickr, Windows Live, or other services via Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011.

When uploading photos via Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 to "the cloud", such as to Facebook, Flickr, or Windows Live, files may have embedded hidden metadata. These details may include the camera manufacturer, snapshot parameters such as the exposure time, or GPS location information. An example is the JPEG format, which may contain EXIF or other metadata.

If you'd rather this information not be published, you may want to use external software to manually remove the information from your files. Or, keep this information in your file copies, but have Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 remove all metadata before publishing:

1. Click the menu button near the top-left of the Gallery window.

2. Select "Options" from the pop-up menu.

Or, just press Alt + F then O.

3. The "Windows Live Photo Gallery Options" dialog box appears. Click the "Publish" tab.

4. Underneath "Publish settings", click the "Remove all file details" radio button. Note that you can click "Include all file details except for the following" and manually check/uncheck detail groups, but as the software warns you, that option may not remove all appropriate metadata.

Removing file details when publishing via Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011

5. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.

This tip was written regarding Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 Build 15.4.3502.922 running on a Windows Vista system. Features, information, and screenshots for other versions / operating systems may vary.

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