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Essential tips and advice to keep your career on track. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - FREE DOWNLOAD: Experience the benefits of REAL TIME monitoring! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,14752,00.htm?tntsoftware - Find out how your salary stacks up http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/salarySurvey/0,289712,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. CERTIFICATION TIPS - Microsoft jumps on the security cert bandwagon - Resume dos and don'ts for IT pros - Your resume and .NET certification - Ask Ed Tittel: Which online training site do you recommend? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: TechEd 2003 - Exclusive Article: Three phases for patch management - Live Webcast: Get ready for IIS 6.0 - Know-IT-All Quiz #38: The ties that bind - Tip Contest: Submit a tip to win an iAUDIO MP3 player! ___________________________________________________________________ Sponsored by: TNT Software Pouring over event records after the fact? Failed services causing havoc? Are users complaining about poor performance before you have time to take corrective action? Download your FREE evaluation copy of ELM Enterprise Manager NOW and start experiencing the benefits for real time monitoring. >> CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FREE EVAL: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,14752,00.htm?tntsoftware ___________________________________________________________________ MICROSOFT JUMPS ON THE SECURITY CERT BANDWAGON | by Ed Tittel At TechEd in Dallas last week, Microsoft finally unveiled its security cert plans. Its new certification involves two new security specializations, available as part of the current Windows 2000 MCSA and MCSE tracks. These new tracks effectively spin existing programs and exams into new credentials for security-minded Windows IT professionals. Here's what you need to know. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci905572,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RESUME DOS AND DONT'S FOR IT PROS | by Heather Havenstein The key to creating a resume that will catch the eye of beleaguered IT employers is to avoid the natural inclination to provide an exhaustive list of technical credentials. Instead, focus on the business benefits those skills could bring to a prospective employer. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci902980,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= YOUR RESUME AND .NET CERTIFICATION | by Garry Kranz If you're a Windows developer, you've probably considered taking certification exams for the Microsoft .NET platform. You've probably also read about the specialized .NET track that Microsoft added to its revised "certs" program. But how can you decide whether taking the grueling .NET exams constitutes a smart career move? >> CLICK for the full tip... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci904611,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHICH ONLINE TRAINING SITE DO YOU RECOMMEND? | Ask Ed Tittel Dear Ed: Of all the online training sites that promise you'll pass the exams, which one do you recommend the most? I would really appreciate your input. I get confused by all the resources -- all of which want my money! Please help me. Thank you. >> CLICK to read Ed's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid534971_tax285126,00.html Want more tips like this one? Then sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our Experts" biweekly newsletter. Just one click will automatically activate your free subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=457574&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 ___________________________________________________________________ Find out how your salary stacks up | SearchWin2000.com Salary Survey Have you ever wondered if you are earning what you are worth? If so, you should take the SearchWin2000.com Salary Survey. You just need to answer a few questions and then you can view the results and compare your salary to those of your colleagues. It's anonymous and it's easy! 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Take the survey today! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/salarySurvey/0,289712,sid1,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TECHED 2003 | Featured Topic Microsoft had a busy week in Dallas, rolling out a number of new products and giving customers an update on its patch management plans. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci904931,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THREE PHASES FOR PATCH MANAGEMENT | Exclusive Article When Nimda gave WorldCom a call in 2001, the company developed a patch management strategy -- no easy task for a firm with 28,800 Windows workstations and 1,200 Windows servers. >> CLICK here for the full article... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci905061,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GET READY FOR IIS 6.0 | Live Webcast Microsoft's controversial and much-hacked Internet Information Server (IIS) got a major overhaul in version 6.0 when it hit the streets with the release of Windows Server 2003. Find out from Brett Hill -- one of the nation's leading IIS trainers and IIS authorities -- exactly how IIS Web server technology has changed and why it is more secure and easier to administer. Key topics: new architecture, security and an overview of HTTP.SYS and application pools. http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/Win2kWinman/041503/index.asp?loc=08 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE TIES THAT BIND | Know-IT-All Quiz #38 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. On local area networks, ARP (address resolution protocol) is used by TCP/IP to: a. Store ARP bindings in a local cache on each networked computer b. Bind a network interface's physical address to an IP address c. Start the gratuitous ARP broadcast function d. Check if another machine on the network is using the same IP e. Ensure your Alaskan Malamute is leashed at all times >> CLICK for the correct answer... http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci905565,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SUBMIT A TIP TO WIN AN IAUDIO MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest Stop standing on the sidelines and get in on the action! Submit any Windows-related tip for your chance to win this month's awesome prize -- an iAUDIO 128 MB MP3 player with FM and voice recorder! The iAUDIO MP3 player is the size of a credit card and only weighs 1.4 ounces! 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