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Certification Newsletter
140th Edition :: June 1st, 2006

Over 39,367 Subscribers
In This Issue:
:: What's New @ MC MCSE
:: Best Buy Getting Certified
:: New CompTIA Certification
:: Article: MCP Hall of Fame
:: Training Directory Product Reviews
:: At the Boards

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:: What's New @ MC MCSE ::

New Forum Feature:
I have added a new feature to the forums that allows you to view the posts from the last day, week, 2 weeks, and month. This should make it much easier to see what you have missed since your last visit. It is located in the upper right area of the main page of the forums.

New Cisco Tutorials:
We have added 4 new Cisco tutorials for various exams as follows:

CCNA: Distance Vector Protocol Commands
CCNA: Port-Based Authentication
CCNA/BCRAN: ISDN and Multilink PPP
BSCI: EIGRP Dual Queries, SIA, and Stub Routers

:: Best Buy Getting Certified ::

In an effort to break into the small business market, 300 Best Buy employees have achieved MCP status. The goal is to have 900 employees certified by the end of the year.

For more information, click here.

:: New CompTIA Certification ::

CompTIA has announced that it is currently developing a new certification called Convergence+. According to CompTIA, this new certification "represents the intersection of telephone, broadcast media, cable and Internet networks."

For more information on this certification, click here.

:: MCP Hall of Fame - by Adam Chee ::

2005 was a good year for me. It was October 2005 when I won the first ever Microsoft Certified Professional Hall of Fame (international) organized jointly by Microsoft and Windows IT Pro. The grand prize for winning the award included a fully paid VIP visit to Microsoft Campus in Redmond Washington, a trip that I made during the week of the 17th April 2006.

As a techie who lives on Microsoft products, I will never forget the moment I stepped into Microsoft Campus. The campus came across as a super-sized university (just think of a very big university campus) and during my trip there, I realized that even the work culture reminded me somewhat of an undergrad�s lifestyle.

Read the full article

:: Training Directory Product Reviews::

Here are the latest product reviews have been submitted to our Training Directory. We would really appreciate it if you would help your fellow members out by writing a short review of the books and products that you have used or are currently using.

A+ Certification Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 220-301, Exam Cram 220-302), Second Edition
Reviewed by Anonymous
This book has everything you should need for passing the Hardware exam. I found it was a little lacking when it came to the OS exam though. The testing software that came with the book was really helpful. I think it's a pretty good study guide, but should be used in conjunction with other information sources.

Network+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Third Edition (All-in-One)
Reviewed by VaughnJames
I used this book along with his Network+ Passport book as the only study texts and I passed the exam with a 763. I think he does a good job and you would probably pass using this book alone if you studied very hard but there is some additional material in the Passport that isn't included in the All In One. I highly suggest buying your voucher through Mikes site and getting the additional 8 practice exams that come with it. Strangely enough, the practice exams did include the occasional item that wasn't covered well in the book and you can take that to answer.com to do a little extra research.

Mike doesn't promise you'll get a 900, he promises you'll get a pass. If you really study the book and do the practice exams I think that's exactly what will happen. :)

:: At the Boards ::

Our forums currently have 76,682 members and 56,128 posts. Here are some of the most popular posts since our last newsletter.

Popular Posts
Topic Title Replies Views Start Date
hi guys, im new here. just a question.. 9 129 May 30, 2006
GetCertify4Less 9 179 May 26, 2006
Why it takes so long to get your certificate! 14 330 May 23, 2006
Finally i get my dream job, what should i do next ??? 12 471 May 17, 2006
MCSE 2000 Vs 2003 6 118 May 31, 2006
70-291 calculator 12 322 May 18, 2006
Exam Soon 11 189 May 18, 2006
Native VLANs 9 190 May 24, 2006

Unanswered Posts - be the first to answer.
Topic Title Replies Views Start Date
SATELLITE A30 0 46 May 23, 2006
Install AdobeReader in RedHat 9.0. 0 20 May 28, 2006
Who has listened to the The Hostage CD's by W.E.B. Griffin 0 31 May 28, 2006

That's all for this edition. If you need a study break, come join us for a beer or two over at BeerTutor.com...

Good luck with your studies!