=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Certification Tip January 15, 2004
Essential tools and advice to keep your career on track. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Try Our IT Courses FREE and WIN a Dell! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,23249,00.htm?track=NL-126&smartcertify =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. CERTIFICATION TIPS - Need MS training? Try your local community college! - Practice makes perfect - Ask Ed Tittel: What certs can help me increase my income? 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Article: New AD tool brings users 'back from the dead' - Featured Topic: The great debates of 2004 - Face-off Challenge: Microsoft vs. Linux - Tip Contest: A new year, a new month and a new prize! ____________________________________________________________________ ******************* 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,,23249,00.htm?track=NL-126&smartcertify ____________________________________________________________________ NEED MS TRAINING? TRY YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE! | Ed Tittel One constant beef among aspiring certified Microsoft professionals is about the high cost of classroom training. While classroom training remains the surest and best way to prepare for exams, the cost of such training prevents many candidates from following that well-trodden route to certification success. The best bang for your classroom education buck on Microsoft may be right around the corner at your local community college. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci944550,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT | Ed Tittel Last year, Microsoft and practice test provider MeasureUp rolled out free skills assessments on four major Windows Server 2003 related exam areas. 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT CERTIFICATIONS CAN HELP ME INCREASE MY INCOME? | Ask Ed Tittel Dear Ed, I've been in the IT field for seven years now, but I'm not earning as much as I would like to. I have A+, Novell CNA, MS MCP and I just finished my BS in Liberal Arts. I want to make a move to enable an increase in my income. What certifications do you recommend to be solid gains and worthwhile getting? >> CLICK for Ed Tittel's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid566219_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 __________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW AD TOOL BRINGS USERS 'BACK FROM THE DEAD' | Article An upcoming version of an Active Directory recovery product made by Aelita Software Corp. will give customers another option for reconstituting deleted objects online. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci943926,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE GREAT DEBATES OF 2004 | Featured Topic TechTarget editors face off in five great technology debates. Read their opinions on Linux vs. Windows, thin or fat clients, wireless LANS, outsourcing and hiring hackers. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci943404,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT VS. LINUX | Face-off Challenge The Linux-Windows debate may never be settled, but each camp's vigorous arguments are an endless source of entertainment. In this face-off challenge, TechTarget Editor in Chief Paul Gillin comes to Redmond's defense, while a counter-argument by Site Editor Jan Stafford leads the charge for Linux. After reading both cases, be sure to use our SoundOff! feature to make your opinion known. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci943819,00.html?track=NL-126 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A NEW YEAR, A NEW MONTH AND A NEW PRIZE! | Tip Contest Have you been thinking about participating in one of our monthly tip gauntlets? Have you submitted previously, only to get a less than stellar rating? Start fresh in 2004 and get your Windows-related IT tips submitted early for a crack at January's awesome prize: An iRiver iFP-190T 256 MB Digital Audio Player! >> 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 __________________________________________________________________ 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. ___________________________________________________________________ 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 2004 TechTarget. 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