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Looking like 70-652: TS: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring is set to hit the market on August 25ish . Or so. What this means to you is that you can crack a beer and watch some Family Guy and not worry about your 71-652 beta results until on or...

Hi. I have this note to post from my friend Sarah, she's new to our team and is working on all things MCP. This is good news for you; she is smart and you'll like her. If you have 5 minutes or so, she'd love to hear from the certification community in...

Stop apologizing, seriously. Even if your English is not great, it is way better than my Farsi, Schwyzerduetsch, Amharic, Portuguese, or Mandarin. In fact, the less-great your English is, the more-charming I find your question. While we're on the topic...

If you missed the MCP newsletter this morning, here's some news: the Second Shot offer is back on as of yesterday afternoon, courtesy of your friends at Prometric and Microsoft Learning .* [If you weren't aware that the Second Shot offer had ever gone...

Complete your Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD), Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), or Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) certification or upgrade your certifications to Visual Studio 2005 or SQL Server 2005...

Here’s what I hear about registration for the Master program you’ve been chatting with Per about : the registration tool is set to open up on September 2 . I will poast a little something when I see the tool is live… but if you’re...

Hullo. Are you going to these TechEds? I am. TechEd Australia will have a certification test center, I understand, so start studying, you only have a month left. Note: The only other time I was in Australia, I was attacked by a possum (see Figure...

If you received an e-mail from microsoftresearch@surveysitemail.com this morning, that's us. Don't freak out. Per the e-mail, we're "interested in your opinion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and it would be great if you can fill out the survey. I'll borrow...

We have our own little storefront at Amazon.com, these days, if you're an amazon shopper looking for certification resources or technology books. Check it ; great place to find all of our stuff and buy it when you find it. I like Amazon. Did I tell you...

Our friends at Certification Magazine are hosting their annual salary survey to "gauge the financial impact of certification and experience on IT professionals." If you have 10 minutes, you're welcome to respond to the survey at Certmag.com ; your responses...

I leave Seattle this Friday and after approximately 214 hours of flying, I will land in Auckland for TechEd New Zealand . I’m talking on Tuesday afternoon, want to come? Last year half the audience was new to certification, it seemed like—so...

On Wednesday next week I’ll arrive in Sydney for TechEd Australia . It will be fun, I think! This is what I’m talking about—different than what was listed in the session tool, originally, now so please help spread the word: Windows Server...

You gentlemen--Edgard, Alfredo, Jesus, Jonathan, and Jorge, to be specific--look very sharp, in your geek hats. Now stop sitting by that picturesque waterfall, for once, and go configure something. Thanks, Jesus , for sending, Lima, represent!

We've added a few new MCTS numbers to the updated "how many people have your cert" page http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/certified.mspx ... MCTS: Desktop Optimization Pack MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Applications MCTS: .NET Framework...

Hi, here's the recording from Wednesday's live meeting: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/lmevents/view?id=MSFT082708AMlm&pw=ATT11813 . Choose the Live Meeting replay version, not the hi-fi one. Thanks for showing up. Thanks Jeff for presenting! Trika

You look very formidable, in your geek grrrl hat.   Now stop sticking out your tongue, for once, and go be nice to your new baby sister. Set up her mobile device, or whatever. Thanks, Robb Dilallo, for sending and congratulations again. Reproducing...

If you haven't already subscribed to the new beta exams blog, you should get on it . New invites for Windows Internals and SQL Server 2008 exams have been posted.

This poast has two things in it. The Q&A from the SharePoint meeting that some of you have requested. There's not much here, and it hasn't been edited or proofed , she disclaims wildly. These fast-typed, Live Meeting answers don't always have the...

I have seen a lot of people asking about when they can upgrade from MCPD on Visual Studio 2005 to MCPD on Visual Studio 2008. Short answer : In about 6 months. Longer answer : (quoting Gerry ) The upgrade exams are a composite exam that pulls from the...

Just reminding you that we're doing a live meeting in two days to review (and update you) on our SQL Server 2008 certificat ions. This will be good for people new to certification, because we'll explain the certs that are available and how to get them...

Our friends and TechNet and MSDN are creating and fine-tuning their "social platform"--all the ways you all can interact with and learn from each other and Microsoft online. Apparently there are about 15 million of you who visit TN and about...