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Essential tips and advice to keep your career on track. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Try SmartCertify's IT courses free! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,8694,00.htm?smartcertify - Gadgets and gizmos put to the TechTarget test http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/oddsAndEnds/intro/0,294167,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. CERTIFICATION TIPS - First .NET Server exams out next summer? - IT career tips: Choosing certs and technologies - Dos & don'ts: Passing Exam 70-219 - What you need in the 2003 job market 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask Ed Tittel: When will the Exchange 5.5 exams be phased out? - Chapter Download: "Windows XP Professional Security" - Admin Know-IT-All Quiz #16: Bucking the system - Exclusive Article: IT pros offer Windows-Linux tips - Tip Contest: Tips lead to tunes -- win a MOJO CD-MP3 player ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: SmartCertify Try SmartCertify's IT Courses FREE! Courseware includes 24-hour online mentoring, content developed with industry leaders, hands-on exercises, Test Prep Exams and a money-back guarantee. Courses offer convenient anytime, anywhere training! Choose from MCSE, Cisco, A+, CIW and more. Click here to try them all FREE and register to WIN a new Dell PC! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,8694,00.htm?smartcertify ___________________________________________________________________ FIRST .NET SERVER EXAMS OUT NEXT SUMMER? | by Ed Tittel Inspired or hallucinatory as my own recent predictions have been. a recently published interview with Dan Truax, director of Microsoft certification business and product strategy has set the record straight on Windows .NET Server 2003 certification -- at least for now. Upon reading Truax's "predictions," I now believe the first Windows .NET Server exams will probably not be released before June 2003. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci870474,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IT CAREER TIPS: CHOOSING CERTS AND TECHNOLOGIES | by Doug Paddock Which certifications become obsolete quickly? What new technologies should IT pros study? "IT Career Path" webcast speaker Douglas Paddock answers these questions and more. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci847852,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DOS & DONT'S: PASSING EXAM 70-219 | by Doug Paddock On the road to MCSE certification lies Exam 70-219, which covers Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure design. In this two-part story, you'll find tips that can help you prepare for and pass the test. >> CLICK for the full story... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci838842,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT YOU NEED IN THE 2003 JOB MARKET | by Kevin Ferguson Want to double your pay next year? You'll need four things on your resume: object-oriented programming, ASP.NET know-how, C# aptitude and the rarest of all job-hunting skills, honest self-appraisal. As the Windows world migrates to .NET, job opportunities are blossoming for IT workers skilled in Microsoft's latest programming technologies. Large-scale computing enterprises -- particularly those in the banking, real estate, insurance and medical industries -- have stepped up their efforts to hire qualified .NET workers. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci870017,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/292641 ___________________________________________________________________ GADGETS AND GIZMOS PUT TO THE TECHTARGET TEST Need to know where on earth you are? How about a watch with atomic accuracy or a digital pitbull to pounce on pop-ups? TechTarget editors take a look at these gadgets and others to tell you if you can live without them. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/oddsAndEnds/intro/0,294167,sid1,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHEN WILL THE EXCHANGE 5.5 EXAMS BE PHASED OUT? | Ask Ed Tittel Dear Ed: I am a systems administrator, working in an ad agency with 50 or so MACs, about 100 NT4 PCs and five NT4 servers. I have been in this position for three years and have decided it is about time to get some qualifications/certifications. Ideally, I'd like to take the Exchange 5.5/Proxy 2000 as electives. However, I know that these exams are being phased out sometime in 2003. First, can you tell me when in 2003 they will be stopped? Second, can you tell me if they still count towards my MCSE if I pass them now, but don't finish the other units until, say, the end of 2003? >> CLICK to read Ed's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid507663_tax285126,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL SECURITY" | Chapter Download In the book "Windows XP Professional Security" by Chris Weber and Gary Bahadur, you get comprehensive security coverage of Windows XP Pro -- the most security-focused Microsoft OS yet. For a limited time you can download chapter four of this book for free on SearchWin2000.com. And, if you sign up for our weekly Windows Security Administration Tip today, you'll be entered to win one of several copies of the book. >>CLICK here to download chapter four: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid1_gci865478,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BUCKING THE SYSTEM | Admin Know-IT-All Quiz #16 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. Windows 2000 contains a system component, the Windows Installer, which is billed as an "application installation and management service." Under certain combinations of circumstances, however, it is possible to damage the installer. The easiest way to repair it is to: a. Convert the program databases from the 1.1 to the 2.0 format b. Update the binaries for the installer c. Get Windows Installer 2.0 as a separate download from Microsoft d. Install Service Pack 2 -- it addresses the issue e. Combine the Richard Simmons, Dr. Atkins and Jenny Craig systems >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci869851,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IT PROS OFFER WINDOWS-LINUX TIPS | Exclusive Article At times, the Windows-Linux integration process can seem like a many-headed monster, and IT pros must contain it to avoid getting eaten alive. Jeffrey Small couldn't make Linux and Windows play well together. What could he have done differently? Our readers weigh in. >> CLICK for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci870721,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TIPS LEAD TO TUNES -- WIN A MOJO CD-MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest Do you read our user submitted tip section? Is it useful? Does it help you do your job on occasion? All signs point to yes, but it takes more than a magic 8-ball to keep this contest running! We need your tips!. Your submissions will not go unrewarded. You'll have a chance to win a brand new TDK MOJO CD-MP3 player! It's a portable CD-based MP3 player that for the first time offers full artist, song title, album and musical genre navigation plus on-the-go playlist creation. 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