World's Youngest IT Whiz

Posted by Miss Cellania in Baby & Kids, World Records on January 19, 2009 at 1:17 am

Marko Calasan of Skopje, Macedonia is the world’s youngest certified computer system administrator at the age of eight. He could get a high-paying job, but he hasn’t yet completed third grade!

Marko learnt to read and write at the age of 2 and started working on computers immediately. The news of his extraordinary achievement turned him into a local celebrity and he has even had an audience with the Macedonian Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski, who presented him with an IT lab with 15 computers to practise on.

His parents, who are IT experts and run a computer school for children, are considering sending Marko abroad to a specialised institute of learning for gifted children, as none exists in Macedonia.

Marko passed Microsoft’s tests for IT professionals. He says he wants to create a new operational system for computers …when he grows up. Link -via Arbroath

(image credit: Bojan Pancevski)

 
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13-Year-Old Kid Drummer Kicks Butt Playing Rush YYZ

Posted by Alex in Baby & Kids, Music on December 21, 2008 at 1:19 pm

Here’s your next rock star: Meet Sara, a 13-year-old kid who kicks butt playing Rush’s YYZ on the drums, complete with stick twirling theatrics and such.

VideoSift has the clip: Link [embedded YouTube] | Sara’s website (in Japanese)

If you like that, here’s Sara (11yo), playing Rush’s Freewill on the drums and singing too!

 
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