Certification Tip: Microsoft exam vouchers are here

[SearchWin2000.com]

Title: Certification Tip

May 06, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Certification Tip Issue Sponsored By: Try FREE IT Course Titles and Enter to Win a Dell! IN THIS ISSUE: Microsoft exam vouchers are here Counting MCPs: new info sources and trends Need MS training? Try your local community college! Six ways to handle a dysfunctional team Ask Ed Tittel: What's a good study plan for the A+ certification? Try FREE IT Courses and Enter to Win a Dell! Try SmartCertify's IT courses titles FREE! Choose from MCSE, Cisco, CIW, CompTIA A+, Net+, Linux and more! Courses include 24/7 online mentoring, test preps and a money-back guarantee. Click here to try free course titles and to enter to win a Dell PC. Microsoft exam vouchers are here [Ed Tittel] OK, so now it's (semi) official: for MCP exams, vouchers are in! What's a voucher? It's a way of paying for an exam that lets you save money on the regular $125 list price. Find out more details in this tip. Counting MCPs: new info sources and trends [Ed Tittel] Here's a quick review of the counts of individuals earning various Microsoft credentials. It can help explain how Microsoft certs are doing and how growth rates change from credential to credential. 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. Learn about your other options in this tip. Six ways to handle a dysfunctional team [Eric Berkman] Slackers...know-it-alls...backstabbers... We've all had coworkers like this, and we all know how much damage they can cause to a team's (and its manager's) morale and reputation. Network and systems managers don't always have the authority to extract every cancer in the clubhouse, but there are ways to neutralize team acrimony. TOPICS: Stabilizing Windows: 20 tips in 20 minutes No administrator wants to deal with an OS crash. Here are 20 tips and nuggets of expert advice on how to increase the overall stability of your Windows servers and workstations. NEWS: Late to migrate? MS offers free tool Microsoft is offering a free migration tool for the last of the NT 4.0 holdouts, but some customers say the gesture is too little too late. ASK THE EXPERTS: Ask Ed Tittel: What's a good study plan for the A+ certification? Dear Ed, I am hoping to clear the A+ certification in one attempt. Which books should I use? What's a good study plan? Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! SearchWin2000: Active Directory Tip Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Certification Tip": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-126 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchWin2000 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494