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Certification Newsletter
164th Edition :: December 15th, 2007
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In This Issue:
:: What's New @ MC MCSE
:: Cisco Exam Security Upgrades
:: Microsoft VUE Vouchers
:: MCP Benefit Improvements
:: New MCTS Betas
:: Training Directory Reviews
:: At The Forums
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Happy Holidays:
We want to wish you all a happy holidays. Thanks for your continued patronage, support and contributions. We hope next year we will be able to provide even more resources to help you achieve your certifications and further your careers.
New Cisco Practice Exams:
We have added a new free practice test for Cisco's CCENT (640-822 ICND1) exam. This practice test currently has 72 questions, but is still under construction with more questions coming. After the New Year, we will be adding new practice tests for ICND2 (640-816) and the new CCNA exam (640-802). These exams are already written, however, it will take some time to get them into the database.
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Cisco has announced that in an effort to enhance exam security, they will be requiring all VUE testing centers to collect digital photos and digital signatures of all testing candidates. Cisco states that the purpose is to ensure candidate identity and the accuracy of certification records. This new authentication will be implemented over the next 12 months. Discuss this topic.
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Just a reminder that all Microsoft certification vouchers for VUE testing centers must be used by December 31st. After that date, Microsoft exams can only be taken at Prometric testing centers and the vouchers are not transferrable. Discuss this topic.
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According to an article on CertCities.com, Microsoft has announced changes to their benefit program for certified professionals. The most notable are:
- You will get increased access to Microsoft's private knowledgebase that was previously only available to Microsoft partners and MVPs.
- Updates have been made to the Transcript Manager and Certification Manager.
- You can check on the status of your Welcome Kit shipment on the MCP site.
Read the full article here or Discuss this topic.
Microsoft has announced that the following 3 exams are currently in beta:
The betas are available until December 21.
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Below are recent reviews added to our Training Directory. Help your peers by reviewing the books and certification products you have used. Thanks to everyone that has contributed reviews recently.
| MCTS: Microsoft Windows Vista Client Configuration Study Guide: Exam 70-620 |
| Review User: | CharlesD |
| Review Date: | 11-29-2007 |
| Review Text: | I have been using this book for studying the 70-621 exam (instead of the 70-620) since there weren't any books at the time for the 70-621. I have already been deploying Vista Business & Ultimate in our work domain after using Business & Enterprise at home (Technet Subscription was a really good idea).
I thought I learned quite a bit from the hands on, but I was pleasantly surprised how much this book covered in great detail. I almost always chunk the CD in the back of most books but the authors did a superb job on this CD. Excellent chapter tests of 20 questions each and two bonus sets of 50 questions each. Only problem I had was the WinSim when it showed a Movie section. I didn't get any sound but I wasn't sure I was suppose to, but either sub titles or sound informing me what tasks it wanted to take would have been helpful as it plays a little quick, so you have to replay it a few times to figure out what the scenario was about. Flashcards - I generally HATE flashcards, but this was fantastic, it didn't bore the heck out of me like 99% of them do.
Of course, the whole book is on the cd as well and I found I like reading it better than lugging around that heavy book since I can enlarge the print for easier reading.
Of course it helps to know the background of a couple of the guys (authors) who helped write this book - Michael Aldridge and Josh Evitt. They used to work for Transcender and I met Michael after he left there and have had lunch with him on a few occasions. Really good people and always willing to help/advise people on their careers and certifications (see certcities.com & mcmcse.com). Michael and Josh now currently work for Boson. Looking forward to buying products they produce for them as I know it'll be good.
For the Exam 70-620, I don't think you can do any better than this book. It's just plain easy reading (Sybex has always been good about that style) and straightforward and I almost maxed the client section of the 70-621 (just need more work on the enterprise section now). Good luck with your 70-620 exam, but with this book - you won't really need luck, just some study time. |
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