Many free resources are available online that allow you to keep yourself up to date on various topics through a new information outlet: podcasts.
Plug in your iPod, install iTunes and do a search for security topics, like "CISSP" "network security" or "information security". I know you'll find a recent blog/podcast I've been subscribed to: Martin McKeay. While I know way too much about his personal life now, he does a great job wrapping up the week in information security and keeping me informed on security related topics and conventions he attends. I do wish that the RIGHT job for him would present itself (apologies to Martin).
You can also keep plugged in on other related topics like programming, system administration and even Photoshop or personal finances with Dave Ramsey.
You could brush up on your Photoshop skills, SC Magazine's free podcasts on security related topics while on your 30 minute commute to work.
If you are a Cisco customer with a CCO account, many audio webcasts as well as video webcasts could be converted and move to the iPod for later viewing without a web browser.
Give your team iPods as a reward for good proactive work, perhaps they will surprise you by their increased productivity. Many podcasts are available in a standard mp3 format and could theoretically be just as good on a non-iPod mp3 player, but the iPod's do have the coolness factor going. I'd avoid the nano's since they have suffered recalls and apple openly replaces them when (not if) they break. iPods can also be used as offline storage since they are also a USB drive. I would not recommend iPhone for your enterprise for this purpose (or any purpose).
-lmj
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I'm not looking for someone to 'give' me a job, I'm just taking some time to figure out what the right job is. I've gotten to the point in my career where a job is fairly easy to find. It's finding the right one that's hard.
Martin
Sorry. I suppose that was kind of rude.
How do you define the 'right' job?
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