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

For those of you waiting on a welcome kit, thanks for hanging in there. I know that the team here is working with our shipper to get these out to you. As a reminder, this is re: the known issue of welcome kits not shipping as planned to those of you who...

Except put little fake slogans on hats*. Trying out some of your suggestions. Here's one for the ladies. Here's one for AUS and NZ peeps. I actually do, occassionaly, do something more substantive than this. But this is fun as, so here we are.

As Alice noted, the numbers certified WW page has been updated: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/certified.mspx .

This is what I hear from my friend Slinky down the hall: 70-620: Microsoft Windows Vista, Configuring can, in fact, be used towards your :Messaging or :Security specializations for MCSA and MCSE on 2000 or 2003. The web team is adding it to all the related...

Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technicians (MCDSTs) can use 70-621 (upgrade exam for MCDSTs) as credit for certs that ask for 70-620 . A quick recap of events to date: Originally we said exam 70-621 could not be used to fulfill requirements that...

You can still use your NT4 certification as an elective for MCSA or MCSE on Windows Server 2003 . We have gotten questions about this from some of you; please rest assured that nothing has changed and the rules about using NT4 are still as listed in alternative...

That's right, I'm referring to certifications for Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM) and Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 (SCOM ): the Systems Formerly Known As SMS and MOM. If you want to learn more about what these things do, you...

Just now got a few of the photos of the certified group at TechEd, Gold Coast. We are cute! And so small as to be indistinguishable. Below, we are cute, indistinguishabler, and on a fake roller coaster. If you really really want a high-res version of...

As of now, you can get going on your next exam knowing that if you don't pass it, you can take it again for free. A reminder of how it works, a complicated two-step process. Register for the offer FIRST via Microsoft.com Then register for your exam via...

Does anyone remember the baseball hats we made a few years back - they said Certified Rockstar , Certified Go-to-Guy , Certified Magician , and Certified Firefighter . We gave them out at events to MCPs, who are rock stars and magicians, as you know....

I think I already mentioned that MSFT employees took 1500 exams at this year's Techready, our internal technical training conference. Here are the top five most popular exams taken on site by employees: 70-620: Configuring Windows Vista Client 70-630...

I was just invited by the Microsoft Learning EMEA team (EMEA is Europe, MIddle East, and Africa, by the by) to attend TechEd: Developers and TechEd: IT Forum in Barcelona, this November. TechEd Developers . November 5-9 TechEd IT Forum . November...

We have a few Live Meetings coming up - no reg links yet but here is what is in the works. I'll add dates and registration links as they are finalized; plus new meetings as we lock them down. Any requests? Suggestions? October 24, 2007: Rob Linsky...

The word on the street is that our certification grid/introductory page for MCITP: Consumer Support Technician is now live--along with updates to the two related prep guides. Visit the page for more info, or just trust me when I tell you that this is...

If you are Microsoft Certified and live within an hour of the Microsoft campus in Redmond, would you send me a note? We've got a proposal for you... All very professional. No funny business. I promise.

If you are about to register for an exam, take note. If you are not about to register for an exam... what's wrong with you? Starting September 15, you will be able to get a free second chance to pass your exam (MCP or Dynamics). How it works is you register...

OK, the certification grid/landing page for MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator is now live, along with refreshed versions of the related prep guides. http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcitp/exchange2007/messaging/default.mspx http...

I thought it was just one ant. I squashed him, but have since seen three or four more ants, going about their ant business on my desk. What the hell, with these ants.

you could go to New Zealand, I guess. It is OK. I mean, if you have nothing better to do. And if you don't have a problem with incredibly beautiful beaches, mountains, and water everywhere. or a problem with adorable, puffy white, baby sheep. What kind...