"So, a booth babe and a geek walk in to a bar..."

I am registered to take 70-620 at our campus test center at the end of this month. I'm telling you all so I don't change my mind. My confidence level = LOW. But I do have a 70-620 TK, as we say in the biz, on loan from a co-worker named Charlotte and...

Getting lots of questions on these topics so here is an update for those of you who took the first beta of 71-621 or 71-622 and did NOT take the 2nd version: You have not gotten score reports because they are still in process. Lame, I know, but...

...you should sign up to get 40% off of your upgrade exam to Windows Server 2008 . Do I sound too pushy? You don't have to. But all you have to do is sign in with your Live ID to register, then you'll get an e-mail with your voucher code that will work...

Reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday May 30, we are having Live Meetings on Vista and Exchange certifications--with updates on exam availability and related training (training kits, classroom training, e-learning, etc...). It will be a short and sweet intro...

Certification is big business these days... and therefore lots of people are looking for ways to capitalize on it, by making money selling plagiarized exam intellectual property (IP) or by cheating on exams to get a short-cut to certification. So, that...

Have I mentioned that I am a member of The Tick, King Country's premier vanpool? Have I mentioned that if you are reading this in the hopes of learning something apropos to certification or the MCP program, you should think again, because all I am posting...

My co-worker communicates pretty regularly in Haiku. I enjoyed her out of office bounce-back message today, which reads as follows: E-mail explosion Sanity is far away I dream of Calgon(TM)

Microsoft doesn't own or operated any test centers for any of our exams... we partner with test provider specialists. We need to work with experts in that field to make sure the testing environment is as secure, up to date, and comfortable as possible...

Reminder that tomorrow (May 23) we are hosting our Live Meetings on protecting the integrity of certification, in which we'll cover Microsoft and community efforts to address cheating and short-cut certifications. We do a lot about this... but we don...

Hey, y'all. It's not just you. They are working on getting LogoBuilder (tool for creating your certification logos on the MCP site) back up. Thanks for the news Ken W. <May 24 edit: The Microsoft Learning Logo Builder site certificate issues have...

Number 1. Reminder that all cert exams are $50US on site at TechEd Orlando. Here's info. Number 2. You might recall that we will be offering the beta exams for the two server transition paths (from MCSA 2003 and MCSE 2003 to Windows Server 2008 certs...

Sorry it took so long for the new elective options to be added to the MCSA and MCSE certification grids . They are there as of this week sometime... hope this will help with your planning. http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcsa/windows2003/default...

Is it just me, or is the guy on our homepage incredibly smarmed out? <hit refresh a few times if you see a Dig Deep image> Or maybe he's annoyed because that orange couch is reflecting in his monitor, where he's trying desparately to read about...

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This morning in the mail I got my certificate for Microsoft Certified Application Specialist: Office Word 2007 . Don't mind me, mmm-hmmmm.

So I got the OK to share some news about Microsoft's settlement with Testking. From our perspective, and hopefully your perspective, and hopefully the perspective of other IT certification programs... it is really good news. Here is part of the internal...

MCP Live Meeting: 1 Year In - An Update on Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) As you may know, the Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) credential is not your every day certification. Candidates are required to present to a Review Board rather than sit...

This is a goat and a baby goat I saw on a hike last year. Apparently with Live Writer, recently downloaded at the suggestion of former co-worker Glenn Block, I can post pictures! and create WYSIWYG content... which would be great because usually I can...

One of you Exchange types asked me about this a long time ago and now that I've gotten the answer I can't find you to respond. So, here, for all the world to see... and by all the world I mean you three or four readers and my friend Mary who is not in...

Microsoft Windows Vista and Exchange 2007 Certification Review Live Meeting on May 30 We introduced our new certifications and roadmaps for Windows Vista and Exchange Server 2007 in January and February 2007, respectively. After most of the related...

You can register for 70-237: Designing Messaging Solutions with Exchange 2007 as of today , should you be so inclined. 70-237's little buddy 70-238 is scheduled to release on June 28, 2007. The combo of MCTS: Exchange Server 2007 (via 70-236) + 70-237...

Details on Windows Server “Longhorn” certifications will be forthcoming in June, though the certifications will be available quite a bit later. In advance of that, we are previewing the new certifications for MCPs to help with your certification planning...

On a day like today it is hard to beat Seattle, Washington. A quick summary of things I recommend: Seattle, Washington; Bavarian Meats at the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington; table tennis; a band called West Valley Highway; the King County...

Yes, it is true! it is true! Any day now these will be added to the MCSA and MCSE sites for elective credit. As soon as it is "official" (the pages have been updated) I'll let you know. Here's what will change: Under CORE: CLIENT OPERATING SYSTEM...

I think I recently approved an e-mail to go to many thousands of people from "Mircosoft". Mircosoft. Ur potenshl. R pashn. Pls k thx .