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MC MCSE Certification Newsletter :: 117th Edition :: March 1st, 2005
Over 27,753 Subscribers!

In This Issue:
:: What's New @ MC MCSE
:: Free Exam Retakes
:: Microsoft Announces Performance-Based Testing
:: Special Promotions From Microsoft
:: Free Training Module for 70-270
:: LPI Certification Exams Top 75,000
:: Article: What To Do During The CCNA Exam
:: At the Boards
:: For Fun: Totally Useless Links

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What's New @ MC MCSE:

New Moderator:
We have added a new moderator to the group. Drewm320 will be bringing his strong Linux background to help out with our Linux and Unix forums.

Another New LPI Study Guide:
We have located another open source study guide for the LPI 101 exam and published it on our site. Click here to view the study guide.

Free Exam Retakes

Microsoft has announced a second shot at any failed MCP exam. The offer is available worldwide until May 31st and will work for VUE or Prometric testing centers.

For more information, click here.

Microsoft Announces Performance-Based Testing

Microsoft has announced that they will begin using performance-based testing on their exams. Simulations will be added to the 70-290 and 70-291 exams beginning March 31, 2005. Other exams will follow and a schedule of this will be posted on Microsoft's site sometime in March.

For more information, click here.

Special Promotions From Microsoft

Microsoft has announced a new promotion whereby 2 candidates can take the 70-270 exam for the price of 1. The first person must take the exam by June 30th and the second person must take it by November 30th.

In a separate offer, you can receive a 1 year subscription to an eReference library of nine reference books when you register for the offer and earn the MCSA for Windows Server System 2003 certification. This offer ends on May 31st.

For MCDST candidates, Microsoft is offering freebies including practice tests from MeasureUp.

For more information on all of these offers, click here.

Free Training Module for 70-270

Microsoft Learning is offering you a free E-learning course (#2285) to help you prepare for your MCP exam. The online course currently being offered will teach you how to install, administer, and configure Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Service Pack 2 and can be accessed here.

LPI Certification Exams Top 75,000

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) announced that the number of exams they have delivered globally has now surpassed the 75,000 mark. The program began in 2000 and the number of candidates continues to grow steadily according to LPI.

Article: What To Do During The CCNA Exam

There are plenty of articles out there about how to prepare for the CCNA exam. However, there are also things you can do to increase your chances of success on exam day during the most important part of the entire process -- the time that you're actually taking the test.

I've taken many a certification exam over the years, and helped many others prep for theirs. Here are the five things you must do on exam day to maximize your efforts.

Click here to read the full article.

At the Boards

Our forums currently have over 44,181 members and 34,123 posts. Here are some of the most popular posts from the last 2 weeks.

Topic Title Replies Views Start Date
Proper Certification Track for rookies and pro's 9 130 February 23, 2005
Third interview advice needed 11 229 February 23, 2005
Man, I hate this place :(( It made me fail 70-270 19 180 March 2, 2005
A+ HARDWARE PLEASE HELP !!!! 11 266 February 18, 2005
Why was the exam so easy? 9 221 February 21, 2005
question 12 115 February 23, 2005
What is the best way to fix a corrupted IE? 8 115 February 21, 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.

Toilets of the World - All the places he's been and he chooses to have a site about toilets.
Inside Out Pinball - A difficult waste of time.
Our Site Archived - See what our site used to look like. We haven't come very far, have we?
Riversongs - Finish the puzzle and hear a song. Big waste of time!
PC EZ-Bake Oven - Get a little dumber by reading this.

Happy Time Wasting!!!