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Oct. 17, 2007: Vol. 8, Issue 35
Editor: Becky Nagel (bnagel 1105media.com)
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In this issue:
1) WHAT'S NEW ON CERTCITIES.COM
2) DULANEY ON CERTS
- I'll Pass on the Mulligan
- Novell's Newest Engineer Certification
- Book of the Week: 'The IT Career Builder's Toolkit'
3) ZUBAIR'S TIP O' THE WEEK: GETTING RID OF SHORTCUT ARROWS
IN VISTA
4) FROM THE FORUMS: CCNP HOME LAB QUESTION, WIN2K3
INSTALLATION PROBLEM
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1) WHAT'S NEW ON CERTCITIES.COM
EXAM REVIEW: "70-623: A Vista Exam for Consumer Support
Techs"
What's the difference between a retail and business
installation of
Vista? If you don't know, you're not ready to take this
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2) DULANEY ON CERTS
By Emmett Dulaney
I'LL PASS ON THE MULLIGAN
I confess to having mixed feelings about the "Second
Shot" promotion
that Microsoft is currently offering. If you fail an exam
you
registered for between now and Jan. 30, 2008, the promotion
lets you
have one free retake. Second Shot is applicable for any IT
professional, developer or Dynamics exam.
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As Microsoft's marketing piece says:
"Microsoft certification is a great way to set
yourself apart with
hard proof of your skills in the most current and
specialized
technologies and tasks. Now Second Shot doubles your
advantage by
giving you a free retake of a Microsoft Certification exam.
It's your
extra shot at success -- and it's only available for a
limited time."
On one hand, I'm in favor of anything that's free. If you
want to
offer me the chance to take an exam without studying
properly, fail
it so I can learn what types of questions you ask, study for
the test
and pass it -- how can I be against that? I just saved the
time it
takes to read the WHOLE study guide.
On the other hand, however, Microsoft talks about "hard
proof of your
skills"...but then tells you that it's OK to fail; just
try again,
take the do-over without penalty. I'm not sure that's a
world I want
to live in. Imagine arriving to work Monday morning to a
down
network. When you grab the junior administrator by the
collar and
ask why they did nothing, they respond that they just didn't
know
what to do in this particular situation. It's their
mulligan; they'll
fix it the next time it goes down.
Of course, I'm being flip, but the truth of the matter is
that there
aren't many do-overs outside of children's games. Not only
do I
think that there shouldn't be free do-overs on exams, I also
think
that your certification transcript should indicate the
number of times
you had to take an exam. I'd much rather hire someone who
passed the
first time through as opposed to someone who had to take it
enough
times to learn every question in the pool.
NOVELL'S NEWEST ENGINEER CERTIFICATION
Novell has announced a new certification to help Certified
Novell
Engineers (CNEs) migrate to Linux: the Novell Certified
Engineer
(NCE). This isn't just a simple reshuffling of the acronym;
the NCE
is intended to further cement the move away from all NetWare
platforms in favor of Open Enterprise Server.
To become certified, you must pass a single exam: NCE
Enterprise
Services (050-709). While not currently available, the exam
is
expected to be practicum-based and priced at $195, the same
as
similar Novell exams.
For those new to Novell, four courses are recommended in
preparation
for taking the exam:
- Novell Networking and Services for Linux
- Administering Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 for Linux
- Implementing Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 for Linux
- Deploying Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 for Linux
For those already certified as CNEs, only the latter two
courses
are recommended.
More information about the upcoming NCE certification can be
found
here: http://www.novell.com/training/certinfo/nce/index.html
BOOK OF THE WEEK: 'THE IT CAREER BUILDER'S TOOLKIT'
Though it's going on a couple of years old now, Matthew
Moran's
"The IT Career Builder's Toolkit" (http://tinyurl.com/26rfn8) is still
relevant and useful.
The 23 short chapters are divided into five parts where
you're bound
to find information applicable to you if you've never had a
job in
IT, or if you've worked in the field for years. The five
parts
telegraph the content within: An Introduction to Career
Building,
Filling Your Toolkit, Putting Your Toolkit to Use, More
Options to
Build Your Career and The Value-Added Technologist.
While the book is small, don't dismiss it as a quick read.
You should
spend time pondering what it says and working through the
exercises
that conclude each chapter. It will be time well-spent.
To comment, go to:
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Emmett Dulaney is the author of several books on Linux,
Unix, and
certification, including the Security+ Study Guide, Third
Edition. He
can be reached at edulaneyinsightbb.com.
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3) ZUBAIR'S TIP O' THE WEEK: GETTING RID OF SHORTCUT ARROWS
IN VISTA
QUESTION:
How can I get rid of the arrow on the shortcuts that are
created in
Windows Vista?
ANSWER:
Getting rid of the arrows on shortcuts is fairly simple by
modifying
the registry. You can do this by using the following
procedure:
1. Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfile
3. Delete the entry in the right-hand pane called
IsShortcut
4. Close the registry editor and restart your computer for
the change
to take effect.
After the reboot, you'll notice that the shortcuts that were
on your
desktop no longer have arrows; any new shortcuts that you
create won't
have arrows, either.
If you want to perform this procedure on more than one
computer, you
can write a .REG file.
To comment, go to:
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-- Zubair Alexander, MCSE, MCT, MCSA and Microsoft MVP, is
the owner
of SeattlePro Enterprises, an IT training and consulting
business.
His experience covers a wide range: trainer, consultant,
systems
administrator, security architect, network engineer, author,
technical editor, college instructor and public speaker.
Zubair holds
more than 18 technical certifications and bachelor of
science
degrees in aeronautics and astronautics engineering,
mathematics
and computer information systems. His Web site,
www.techgalaxy.net,
is dedicated to technical resources for IT professionals.
Zubair may
be reached at alexandertechgalaxy.net.
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4) FROM THE FORUMS: CCNP HOME LAB QUESTION, WIN2K3
INSTALLATION PROBLEM
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*CCNP Home Lab Questions* (CCNA/CCNP Forum)
maartentk writes:
"I recently got my CCNA and I'm going for CCNP (BCSI)
at the moment. I
really want to set up my own home lab to get more hands-on
experience.
I looked on eBay and there are some interesting Cisco kits
available.
I still have a few questions, though, before I decide to
really buy
something. My budget should be around $750 and at the moment
I own
nothing of material. I surfed the 'Net and I came to the
following
lab setup..."
Read the entire post and responses (1 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=5528
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*PowerEdge 2450 and Win2k3* (Microsoft -- Real World Forum)
rileymartin writes:
"I tried installing Windows Server 2003 and each time I
get the
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 logo and the little status bar
moving
from left to right and that's when I get a stop error, or
the system
hangs. I tried the installation about 20 times so far with
same
result. I ran full diagnostics from the utility partition
and no
errors were reported on any hardware. During the server
installations,
I tried the following so far..."
Read the entire post and responses (9 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=5525
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