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Nov. 28, 2007: Vol. 8, Issue 39
Editor: Becky Nagel (bnagel 1105media.com)
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In this issue:
1) THIS WEEK'S IT CERTIFICATION NEWS
- Microsoft Announces New MCP Benefits
2) DULANEY ON CERTS
- The Time Is Right for a New Certification
- CompTIA To Update Security+
- Book of the Week: 'The Search'
3) ZUBAIR'S TIP O' THE WEEK: DISABLING MICROSOFT PASSPORT
REMINDERS
ON XP
4) FROM THE FORUMS: LAB QUESTION, COMPARING DATA STRUCTURES,
MORE
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1) THIS WEEK'S IT CERTIFICATION NEWS
NEWS: "Microsoft Announces New MCP Benefits"
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2) DULANEY ON CERTS
By Emmett Dulaney
THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR A NEW CERTIFICATION
If there's a need in the market for a new kind of
certification, it
would have to be for a Google certification.
Now, before you roll your eyes, let me explain my logic. The
purpose
of an IT certification is to authenticate the skills of an
individual. The market thinking is that if the individual
has these
skills (and these skills have been validated by a
third-party), then
that individual is worth more than someone who doesn't have
-- or
hasn't proven they have -- those skills.
Given this line of reasoning, there are two certifications
that make
sense. The first is an end user certification for using
Google. End
user certifications exist for Microsoft Office products and
a host
of applications that people use frequently. What other
frequently
used tool has the ability to affect productivity more than
Google? None.
In his book "The World Is Flat," Thomas Friedman
describes an
interview he did with Colin Powell while the latter was
secretary of
state. When Friedman asked Powell where he was when he
realized the
world had gone flat, Powell replied with only one word:
"Google."
Not only is Google the "how" and "what,"
it's now also the "where" --
that's how ubiquitous it's become.
Why is a certification needed? Because there's enormous
power in
knowing how to use Google properly to find what you're
looking for.
The goal isn't to have 81,600,000 results come back in 0.21
seconds;
you'll never look past the first few pages returned. You'll
just get
frustrated and try the same search again. The goal is to
have only a
few results returned, but all of them relevant to what
you're
looking for.
How many users even notice the Advanced Search link and know
the
potential it holds? How many know that a tilde can be used
to find
synonyms, that a plus sign marks required entries, or that a
colon
limits the search to a specified domain? How much more
productive
could a user who knew all this be than one who didn't? If
anything
screams of the need for a certification, it's this.
The second certification that would make sense is an
administrator-level certification for search engine
optimizers. There
are individuals who make their living by ensuring that your
site will
appear higher in Google results than sites that don't use
their
services. How well do these individuals know their trade?
How well do
they know what to avoid on pages, what to add, what to tag,
etc.?
With more and more advertising revenue being diverted from
traditional channels to Web sites, there's a real need for
someone to
prove they understand the channel.
COMPTIA TO UPDATE SECURITY+
Back in July, CompTIA announced the results of a Web poll it
conducted
that asked people to rank the 10 most influential
technologies in IT.
The results showed that most respondents (24 percent) felt
security
would have the greatest impact of any technology in the
coming year
(13 percent said wireless, and 12 percent said convergence).
Since then, CompTIA has been working to update its Security+
certification exam, soliciting SMEs to attend a workshop in
October
"to assist in the re-development of CompTIA Security+
through
participation in a Job Task Analysis (JTA)."
If the organization holds to the same timeframe as previous
updates,
you can expect the new version of the exam to go live some
time
around October or November 2008. More information about all
CompTIA
certifications can be found at http://certificatio
n.comptia.org/ .
On a related note, Symantec has retired most of its security
certification program (SCTS, SCSP, SCSE, SCTA) and
recommends that
candidates interested in vendor-neutral certifications
should turn to
Security+, GIAC or CISSP.
BOOK OF THE WEEK: 'THE SEARCH'
While it dates itself a bit, a book that will still take you
by
surprise is John Battelle's "The Search: How Google and
Its Rivals
Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our
Culture"
(http://tinyurl.com/ys2fcb).
It's hard to believe that Google, a company whose name has
gone from
a noun to a verb, is roughly only a decade old. Trying to
imagine the
Web before Google is a difficult thing to do, but "The
Search" does
an exceptional job of showing how the simple search engine
transformed the way we look at information and created a
powerhouse
repository capable of identifying both trends and
intentions.
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: DISABLING MICROSOFT PASSPORT
REMINDERS
ON XP
QUESTION:
How can I keep Microsoft Passport reminders from appearing
on my
Windows XP desktop?
ANSWER:
You can prevent the Microsoft Passport reminder from popping
up on
your desktop by modifying the registry. Here's the
procedure:
1. Click on Start, Run and type regedit.exe to start the
registry
editor.
2. Go to the following location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftMessengerService
3. In the right-hand pane, double-click PassportBalloon.
4. Set the value under Value data to 0A to stop the
reminders from
popping up.
If the messages still continue to pop up, try rebooting your
computer.
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: LAB QUESTION, COMPARING DATA STRUCTURES,
MORE
The following posts were made to our forums recently by IT
professionals like yourself. To post your own comments,
please
register with the forums.
To respond to one of these posts or find out more, go to the
link under each post. To read our other posts and start a
thread of your own, go to http://certcities.com/f
orums/
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*Lab Question* (CCNA/CCNP Forum)
Pooka writes:
"I have a question on one of my labs. It's basically
four routers
chained to the ISP like so: 1-2-3-4-isp-Web server. The #4
router can
ping the Web server but the others can't. I'm using EIGRP on
all the
routers except the ISP. And default gateways are configured
to point
toward Router 4 and Router 4's is pointed to the ISP.
Is this a software sim error or am I doing something wrong?
I know if
I turn EIGRP on on the ISP router, it all works. But I'm not
sure I'm
allowed to do that."
Read the entire post and responses (5 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=5669
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*Comparing Data Structures* (Oracle DBA Forum)
kathirmect writes:
"I am currently in a project involving standardization
of SCADA. For
this we have two different Oracle servers. Is there any
possiblility
to compare the two data structures? The main reason to
compare the
data structure is to get a picture on which one is better
for us.
Since I'm a control engineer, I don't have any idea about
DBMS. I need
an effective solution to find the most efficient DB by
comparing the
existing ones.
I would be happy if someone could help me on this by
suggesting some
tools or books."
Read the entire post and responses (0 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=5686
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*Hibernate Mode* (CompTIA -- A+/Network+ Forum)
newtoit writes:
"I had a question concerning hibernation. What is it
good for? Is it
mainly to save energy or to give the computer a longer
life?"
Read the entire post and responses (4 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=5668
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