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Essential tools and advice to keep your career on track. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free demo: Live e-learning classes for IT professionals http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,22074,00.htm?track=NL-126&insidertraining - Try our IT courses free and win a Dell! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,22075,00.htm?track=NL-126&smartcertify =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. CERTIFICATION TIPS - The changing face of Microsoft certification - Practice makes perfect - Ask Ed Tittel: Does age matter when considering cert programs? 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Q&A: Dispelling rumors about Windows Server 2003 certification - Tip Contest: Santa wants to give you a free CD/MP3 player! - Career Advice: Terminating a key system administrator - Gadgets & Gizmos: Calling all gadget people ____________________________________________________________________ *******************SPONSORED BY: Insider Training ****************** Free demo: Live e-learning classes for IT professionals Are you an industry IT professional looking for in-depth, affordable and quality training or certification? Learn about a live e-learning method taught by top trainers in the industry. Courses include MCSD, MCSE, MCDBA and more. Click here for a short web demonstration about Insider Training classes and enter to win over $25,000 worth of training: searchWin2000.com/r/0,,22074,00.htm?track=NL-126&insidertraining ____________________________________________________________________ THE CHANGING FACE OF MICROSOFT CERTIFICATION | by Ed Tittel Recently, I interviewed Dan Truax, Director of Microsoft Certification Business and Product Strategy, who offered some valuable insight on the whys and wherefores of Microsoft's certification programs. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci939517,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT | by Ed Tittel This past April, Microsoft and practice test provider MeasureUp rolled out free skills assessments on four major Windows Server 2003 related exam areas. I recently did some follow-up to get a sense of how they're doing. In researching this topic, I learned that site visitors have taken a huge number of self-assessments -- over 150,000 -- and that the program has been pretty darn successful. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci933180,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DOES AGE MATTER WHEN CONSIDERING CERT PROGRAMS? | Ask Ed Tittel Dear Ed, I am a 52 year-old female with 29 years of IT experience, predominately in the mainframe field. I do not have a degree, but have extensive background in multiple industries and I've worked as a consultant for PWC. Due to outsourcing and downsizing, I lost my job two years ago and have been unable to find work. I've considered certification programs, as well as getting my degree (for my own satisfaction). What I need to know is at my age, will certification make a difference? >> CLICK for Ed Tittel's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid561946_tax285126,00.html?track=NL-126 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?track=NL-126&&&&&&cid=457574&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 __________________________________________________________________ ****************** SPONSORED BY: SmartCertify ******************** Try our IT courses free and win a Dell! Choose from MCSE, MCSA, Cisco, CompTIA A+, .NET, Linux, Oracle and more! SmartCertify's self-paced courses include industry approved content, hands-on interactive exercises, test prep exams and a money-back certification guarantee. Try them all for FREE at our web site. While you're there, enter to win a new Dell PC! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,22075,00.htm?track=NL-126&smartcertify __________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DISPELLING RUMORS ABOUT WINDOWS SERVER 2000 CERTS | Expert Q&A Microsoft is aware of the overlap in duties among MCSAs and MCSEs, and the company's new certification curriculum has been designed to avoid redundancy and equip students with a training mix that's better suited to the realities of everyday tasks. In this two-part article, our resident certification expert, Ed Tittel, dispels some rumors, offers crackerjack advice and clears up some of the uncertainties surrounding Windows Server 2003 certification. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci918136,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SANTA WANTS TO GIVE YOU A NEW CD/MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest Are our members really all out of tips or just too busy with the holidays? We didn't receive enough tips in November to give away our super duper contest prize so we're giving you another chance. Start fresh in December and get your Windows related IT tips submitted early! You could end up with an iRiver SlimX iMP-350 CD/MP3 player in your stocking! >> CLICK here to submit and read more about this month's prize: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/0,289484,sid1_tax5e1,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TERMINATING A KEY SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR | Career Advice Terminating an employee is one of management's unpleasant tasks. It can also be a minefield from an IT perspective. If you're a security professional, you're undoubtedly familiar with your organization's procedures for handling the termination, resignation or reassignment of a non-technical employee. But do you have a policy for how to handle the sudden termination of a key system administrator? http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci939144,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CALLING ALL GADGET PEOPLE | Gadgets & Gizmos Are you a gadget person? Gadget people can't resist the latest and greatest. And that's what we have assembled in our Gadgets & Gizmos '03 guide. Our guide is the best thing for gadget people ever. See how high-tech translates into high-tech fun with this assortment of the newest and greatest in high-tech gizmos. http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/pr2003/0,294774,sid40,00.html?track=NL-126 __________________________________________________________________ SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TIP NEWSLETTER | Sign up for free SearchWin2000.com's security administration free biweekly newsletter draws off the knowledge of experienced users, authors and other experts to provide IT professionals the tips and guidance they need to effectively secure their networks. >> CLICK here to auto-activate your subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?track=NL-126 __________________________________________________________________ ********************* SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS ********************* TIP MAILBOX, (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send feedback on tips and ideas for new tip content. ___________________________________________________________________ MARILYN COHODAS, Senior Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your original articles and best practices. ___________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your IT bloopers and original articles. ___________________________________________________________________ VANDANA SHARMA, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your tips and true IT bloopers. ___________________________________________________________________ DAVID GABEL, Executive Tech Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your technical tips and tip ideas. ___________________________________________________________________ KEVIN NOLAN (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER :::::::::::::::::::::: This newsletter is published by TechTarget, the most targeted IT media. http://www.techtarget.com?track=NL-126 Copyright 2003 TechTarget. 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