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The World According to Mitch

The day-to-day ramblings of an IT Trainer and Community Leader

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  • Certification Path: Why you need your map and compass

    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 mark… certifications, no matter which one, take...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 05-08-2008
  • Certifications Alone Do Not Make the Pro

    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 a number of simple issues that he could not resolve...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 09-04-2007
  • The Road Warrior

    I get a lot of questions about my lifestyle. I spend most of my time traveling, and people seem to think that it is glamourous. I suppose I did too, at the beginning. That wears off after a while, and doubly so when you have a comfortable home. So a question was asked recently in a newsgroup: How do...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 07-28-2007
  • Retiring? Say it ain't so!

    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. It feels like yesterday that I first walked into...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 04-26-2007
  • I Don't Believe It...

    I got up this morning and was not really myself. A friend in need came over last night and kept me up late so I did not sleep as much as I would have liked, and as I got prepared for my day I was preoccupied with other things - I had a meeting with my lawyer that I was not looking forward to, and my...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 10-31-2006
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