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MC MCSE Certification Newsletter :: 115th Edition :: January 15th, 2005
Over 25,719 Subscribers!

In This Issue:
:: What's New @ MC MCSE
:: Apply Cisco Learning Credits to Networkers Online
:: CompTIA Offers Discount to Microsoft IT Academy Students
:: Article: IT Career and Certification Opportunities
:: Article: One Exam Or Two For The CCNA
:: At the Boards
:: For Fun: Totally Useless Links

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What's New @ MC MCSE:

White Papers:
We have added a new section to the site where you can get dozens of free white papers. Check it out here.

New Articles:
We have also added a couple of new articles that are discussed below.

Certification News RSS Feed:
We have set up our Certification News forum with an RSS feed. If you have an RSS aggregator, you can access the feed here.

Microsoft MVP Awards:
Moderator Foxynox and myself have been honored with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for the 2nd year in a row. MVPs are recognized for their participation in technical communities such as our forums.

Jason Sprague
Editor

Apply Cisco Learning Credits to Networkers Online

Cisco has made over 150 2-hour training sessions available online and you can now use Cisco learning credits to access them. The other option is to purchase a subscription and gain access to all of the sessions. For more information, click here.

CompTIA Offers Discount to Microsoft IT Academy Students

Microsoft IT Academy students can now take CompTIA's A+ exams for $99 each. Cisco Academy students were granted this benefit some time ago. This offer is currently only available in North America, however, CompTIA's press release states that it will be extended worldwide in during the next 6 months.

Article: IT Career and Certification Opportunities

What are the IT trends that will dictate activity in this year? Forecasting or analysis of IT trends helps to identify career opportunities and challenges. Sensible and realistic application of forecasting using such IT trends helps to improve the quality of our career growth decisions, as we aim for better long-term career options.

One thing is certain - IT spending and growth is on the upside. IT trends indicate that the global demand for IT driven products and services is growing daily. Innovation is key to enabling greater IT efficiency and better response to business demands. And information technology is still providing career opportunities in virtually all sectors. The need for skilled IT professionals is solid and rising now and in the foreseeable future due to the continuing demand for innovation and entry of new emerging technologies.

Read the full article.

Article: One Exam Or Two For The CCNA

One question I’m often asked by CCNA candidates is whether to take the “one big exam”, or take the two separate exams required by Cisco to achieve the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam.

The question comes up because there are now two separate paths to the CCNA certification. Candidates may take a single exam, 640-811, or two exams, 640-821 and 640-811.

Read the full article.

At the Boards

Our forums currently have over 40,849 members and 31,878 posts. Here are some of the most popular posts from the last 2 weeks.

Topic Title Replies Views Start Date
CompTIA ID cards and certificates. 8 71 January 15, 2005
The count down begins.. 16 115 January 13, 2005
SERIOUS TROUBLE WITH EXCHANGE 2000 11 92 January 13, 2005
Opinions on Video Cards... 12 88 January 13, 2005
IP Sec question.. 11 114 January 12, 2005
A quick question about 2507 10 94 January 11, 2005
Microsoft Ant-Spy Beta 11 103 January 10, 2005
Windows Activation Question 10 106 January 10, 2005
70-216 tomorrow (01/06/05) 16 243 January 6, 2005
70-292 soon 12 195 January 6, 2005
i need some serious advice here... 8 301 January 5, 2005


For Fun: Totally Useless Links

Sure, lots of newsletters will provide lists of useful links, but how many will show all of the worthless wastes of time on the internet? We will!!! If you would like to nominate a site, please post it here.

Construction of Cosmic Ray Deflectors - I hope this is a joke!
Goped vs TransAm - Takes a while to load
Inside Out Pinball - How long before you get bored of this game?
Learn to Knit and Crochet - Why not multitask at work?
Pulp Politicians - Strange and funny

Happy Time Wasting!!!