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Newsletter #29 - September 15, 2000 Back to archive

WELCOME:
Welcome to our 29th edition.

CONTENTS:
In this issue:
- Our Sponsors - great stuff here!
- What�s New at MC MCSE
- Clustering Beta
- Cisco Exam Retirements
- Survey Results
- Book Review
- Don�t Be Afraid To Help Us

A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS:
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WHAT�S NEW:
As promised we have added a new practice exam for the Windows 2000 Professional exam(70-210). Go to http://www.mcmcse.com/win2k/practice/702101.shtml and test your knowledge. There are 20 questions presented in random order - many more questions to be added soon.

We have set up a partnership with Beach Front Quizzer that gives our users and subscribers free access to a database of over 800+ Networking Essentials questions as well as discounts on other exams for the month of September. Go to http://www.beachfrontdirect.com/mmb5.html to get started.

Don�t forget to check out our lists of free practice exams at http://www.mcmcse.com/win2k/practice/exams.shtml. We are adding new resources for you all the time.

Many of our users may have been having problems accessing our site and communicating via email with us. These issues have been resolved and we apologize for any inconvenience.

CLUSTERING BETA:
Microsoft has announced the release of the Clustering Services using Windows 2000 Advanced Server exam(70-223) in beta format that will be available from September 13-26. Click the link below for more information. This exam counts toward elective credit on the Windows 2000 certification track. http://www.microsoft.com/trainingandservices/exams/examasearch.asp?PageID=70-223.

CISCO EXAM RETIREMENTS:
Many of you are aware that Cisco has retired several exams beginning on July 31st 2000. A list of these exams can be found at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/wwtraining/certprog/testing/endoflife.htm. Microsoft is not the only vendor that requires recertification. The following link will take you to Cisco�s new exam recertification policy can be found at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/wwtraining/certprog/recert/index.html.

SURVEY RESULTS:
Our most recent survey asked, "How many certifications do you have?"

The results were as follows:
38% - None
19% - 1
14% - 2
9% - 3
5% - 4
15% - 5 or more
There were 1,163 respondents

BOOK REVIEW:
We took some time to check out Mark Minasi�s "Mastering Windows 2000 Server" published by Sybex. Many of you are familiar with his previous achievement "Mastering NT 4.0 Server" which was a highly acclaimed book. This one is already receiving the same level of recognition.

Fortunately, not much has changed from his earlier work. This book is very in depth(1,593 pages), yet explained in terms that anyone can understand, which to a large extent is the reason that Minasi�s books have been so popular. He also isn�t afraid to share his opinions on strength and weaknesses of the product and includes a lot of other information that you won�t find in traditional MCSE books.

While this book is not specifically geared toward certification, it is an excellent resource in this arena simply because it covers nearly everything. The goal of certification is not to get a piece of paper, but rather to learn how to "master" technology in a production environment. This book can help get you there and unlike many certification books, makes an excellent desk reference for later use.

For those that are not pursuing certification, "Mastering Windows 2000 Server" is a must have book for reference purposes. Even if you are an expert, we can�t remember everything and must consult other sources at times. This one has many of the answers you will be looking for and there is definitely something here for everyone.

The book�s one fault is the index, which is fairly difficult to navigate and makes finding what you are looking a bit more tedious than some other texts. Overall we rate this book 9.5 out of 10 and for $39.99 it is an excellent value.

If you would like more information, reviews or to purchase this text, please visit http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0782127746/spraguesmcsereso.

If you would like to share this review with someone, send them to http://www.mcmcse.com/win2k/books/215minasi.shtml or just forward our newsletter to them!

IT IS SO EASY TO HELP US:
We know that you are all dying to know how you can help us out so we are going to tell you. It is very easy! If you like what we are doing, simply click on the link below and click the button on the web page that comes up. This will register a "vote" for our site which helps us increase our traffic which in turn increases our revenue which increases our ability to provide you with the resources that you are looking for. All of this for 10 seconds of your time. If you really like us, feel free to write a review of our site. Here is the link: http://topsites.brainbuzz.com/topsites.cgi?jsprague. We appreciate the help!!!

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THANKS:
We would like to thank all of you that have made our websites some of the most popular IT sites on the web. Good luck in all that you do.

Jason Sprague
Owner/Founder
MC MCSE - http://www.mcmcse.com

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