That is one of the worst scams I have ever seen.  ROFL!

Congratulations and thank you for the info.

Congratulations and nice score!

Glad to help aphelion.  I want to add to what ziggy and yatz are saying.

Ziggy is right, your independent computer repairs count as experience, and if I were you I would put it on my resume.  You should put it on your resume if you current or prior jobs didn't involve computers, as it shows experience.

Like yatz said, smaller companies are also a great starting place.  The pay isn't as good as a larger company (a generalization), but you get exposed to a lot more.  You also have a better chance of working with systems admins, network admins, etc also you will get more exposure to other technologies. 

The corporate IT positions are a great starting place because you will get exposed to a lot of the basics of networks, systems, and security in a business environment.  That kind of experience you can't really get doing PC repairs. 

I'm currently the corporate IT person for an internet company, and I can say that I have expanded my skill set in this position and its not a bad place to start.  The pay is good, the benefits are nice, and I have plenty of time to play.  A lot of companies look for experience, so you might want to consider applying for help desk jobs just to get some hours. 
You may want to consider, I worked in a computer repair shop while I was going to college (making the "help desk" a natural and easy step up).  Also my company just hired a systems admin intern.  The computer repair shop or intern route don't pay great, but it can be a necessary evil.