And I'm not talking McVities *, if you know what I mean. Yesterday I met two geek-arena Personalities of Note at Microsoft. We will play two truths and a lie for you to guess. Two of the following statements are true. ONE IS A LIE. Yesterday I got to...

Thanks for all the nice birthday wishes. Your friend, Trika

If you missed yesterday's Live Meetings where we talked about getting started as a technical author, you can watch the afternoon recording here . The agenda was along the lines of: why write a book practical tips for getting started how to submit a proposal...

Dear budding IT-Vonnegut, last call to attend the "becoming a technical author" Live Meeting today. The morning session was good. Three people I really like (true story!) spoke about why and how you can get involved with Microsoft Press and MSDN (and...

Absolutely breaking news! Unless you already heard this from someone else, in which case, this is a breaking reminder! Second shot (the offer that gives you a second chance to pass your exam--free--if you fail it the first time) is available until June...

Hello. Yesterday we had two Live Meetings to talk about Visual Studio 2008 certifications and developer certification. You can watch the recording from the afternoon session here . Without any of the good detail, here is a quick summary of what Jeff...

Blogging best practice: Write half of your post in a language you do not speak and/or a language that does not exist. Sorry about that. I've gotten Live Writer back now so hopefully is fixed. In related news, I was trying to find the Live Writer team...

Hello. Exam 70-400: Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuring is live as of yesterday, Monday 21 January*, 2008. What this means is that you can now earn a certification called MCTS: System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuration...

Things to report about Windows Server 2008 certification include: You (if you are an MCP) can go to the MCP site and download the full PowerPoint and transcribed presentation from the December 5 Windows Server 2008 Live Meeting to use for presentations...

Planned availability dates for training kits (TKs if you're nasty) coming out for WS2008 exams, below. As usual, these come out after the exams are available, for reasons explained by the Good Ken Jones in this post . If you are as interested in writing...

Developers, if you're interested in participating in the exam development process for WPF, WCF, or Workflow (and taking a cert exam/earning a certification for free in the process), check it: · Not available in China, India, Pakistan · No guarantee...

As of late last week, you can officially use exam 70-621 (upgrading from MCDST to MCITP) in place of 70-620 (Vista Configuring) anywhere it is allowed in a certification track. If you do not know what I’m talking about, then you do not care about this...

I have been told that the registration problem for 71-646 and 71-647 has been resolved (we heard you were getting a "this exam has reached its cap" type message, which was lies! ). You can find the info on those betas, plus registration codes, here ....

And I'm not talking about a string cheese, if you know what I mean. And what I mean is, here is some information about WS2008 certification and books. 2008 EXAM NOTICES + A LITTLE SUGAR Because we're getting more and more questions about availability...

Are you a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) if you earn a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)? Yes, in that you become part of the Microsoft Certified Professional community , with access to the MCP site, benefits (Knowledge Base...

Check it: "To help you get up to speed on Vista and Exchange 2007, Microsoft Learning has developed a great opportunity with participating training providers <our Certified Partners for Learning Solutions (CPLS)> on select courses." From now...

The MCP site will be down for a scheduled maintenance something-or-other, starting on Thursday, January 10 at 1:30 AM PST . This is the wee hours for us here in Seattle, but I know it is prime transcript-admiring time for many of you on the other side...

Did I tell you my hard drive died last week? We had a good run, C:// and I; no regrets. But it sure is quiet around here. Luckily there are a few people in my company who know about computers, so I'm getting help. In the meantime, CRP on LM at your...

I'm wearing the same pants, for the third day in a row. I hope no one notices. In other news, I have two things to say about beta exams. Gerry O'Brien posted an explanation of what happens to your comments and feedback on the betas. You can read that...