The World According to Mitch

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...

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 Space sessions on the first day, and a plethora...

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/s/ap/20070908/ap_on_re_eu/britain_shakespeare_debate...

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...

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...

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...