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In 1625 King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ordered his shipyards to build (among others) a mighty fighting ship called the Vasa. He gave very specific instructions for what he wanted in this ship, how he wanted it outfitted, and made it clear that it should...
An acquaintance sent me an e-mail yesterday in which he essentially asked: 'I am interested in becoming an IT Professional. What certifications should I get and where should I start?' Here is my answer to him: You are right on the...
One of the great advantages to MVP Summit is the information that is made available to us; speak to any MVP and chances are they were in no fewer than a dozen sessions over the course of four days, not to mention all of the break-out sessions, the Open...
Because of my involvement I am often asked how certification exams are created. For the most part I have not answered the questions because of the secrecy behind it, but recently I came across this great outline on the Microsoft MCP site. I hope it helps...
Get a free retake on your next Microsoft IT Professional, Developer, or Microsoft Dynamics certification exam. This is a limited offer so plan now! If you register for the Second Shot offer starting September 15, 2007, prior to taking any exam, you will...
They are at it again. The debate is raging about whether or not a man named William Shakespeare, born to an illiterate peasant family in Stratford-on-Avon wrote the plays, sonnets, and poems that are attributed to him. (See article http://news.yahoo.com...
An interesting post appeared in a newsgroup that I monitor today. A desktop support technician in the United Kingdom lamented a colleague who had attended a two week MCSE boot camp and indeed earned that certification. Unfortunately he later encountered...
‘Is that a time machine? It looks like a time machine!’ I momentarily thought I was in the movie Pursuit of Happyness, but the man asking me the question was just making a joke. I was standing at the gate waiting to board my plane in Houston, and the...
It is a common misconception that information such as the number of questions on a given cert exam is protected by the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), and it has been repeated so many times by so many people that some people are surprised when I answer...
Many of you know that earlier this year I wrote a series of e-learning courses for Microsoft Learning that eventually became the Collection 5974: Designing, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for a Small- and Medium-Sized Business. The project...
I have spent quite a bit of time in the past two years writing and speaking about IT certifications. It is hard to believe that my path to certifications started about six years ago, and that I passed my first certification exam just over four years ago...
I wrote this as a reply to a reply in the CanITPro blog, and thought it would be good to repost it here. -M I have said time and again that certifications are a path to follow, not a destination to arrive at. I remember when I passed my first exam how...
Many people have complained that there was never a proper study guide for the exam 70-282: Planning, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for the Small and Medium-Sized Business, a requirement for achieving the Microsoft Small Business Specialist...
I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Shon Hong of Microsoft Learning, who has the (to me) fascinating job of hunting down cheaters. Let me explain: Microsoft exams are the basis for the entire Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) program. The...
As I perused the MCP site in a vain attempt to stem my boredom I saw an interesting headline: Low Risk, Great Return: Introducing Exam Insurance . It sounded intriguing so I looked into it. Over the past two years I have taken advantage of both Second...
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