"So, a booth babe and a geek walk in to a bar..."
Marketing talks about Windows Embedded (Or will, as soon as Marketing knows what's she's talking about)
Shameless marketing pitch: dev e-learning and practice test offers expire December 30
If you want to take any of the dev upgrade exams (551, 552, 553, 554) you might like to know that...
Author: Trika Date: 12/17/2006
70-501: Server 2003 Hosted Environments exam info
Someone asked about exam 501. Here is what I learned: 70-501 (Technology Specialist exam): Windows...
Author: Trika Date: 12/14/2006
A little something up our sleeve...Exchange, SQL05, Office cert Live Meetings
The next few certification-related Live Meetings we're planning, below. This is supposed to be...
Author: Trika Date: 12/12/2006
Is it just me, or are we moving offices again?
This just in, Microsoft is moving us around again, which is something that happens a lot. One of my...
Author: Trika Date: 12/12/2006
Vista Exam 621 and 624 Prep Guides Live (finally!)
621: https://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-621.mspx 624:...
Author: Trika Date: 12/08/2006
Vista cert Live Meeting recording
Something fun to report is that we had two Live Meetings yesterday on Vista certs. About 750 people...
Author: Trika Date: 12/07/2006
December 6 Vista Certification Live Meeting (and info re: MCDST to Vista)
Reminder that tomorrow (Wednesday, December 6) we're hosting Live Meetings to show you the Vista...
Author: Trika Date: 12/05/2006
What do you think of: architect Live Meetings for microsoft certified professionals
We're kicking around the idea of asking Microsoft Certified Architects (about 70 people are MCAs, to...
Author: Trika Date: 11/29/2006
TechNet Plus Direct with certifcation exam 'insurance' - through January 31
Additional info on the exam insurance promotion we announced at TechEd. See earlier post. The...
Author: Trika Date: 11/28/2006
update on exam 70-540: Windows Mobile 5.0 - App Dev
An update on 540 (TS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 - Application Development) for those of you who...
Author: Trika Date: 11/27/2006
One MSFT certification transcript... IS THIS TOO MUCH TO ASK?
Hi, Stefano. Thanks for your good suggestion about a unified certification transcript. This, in...
Author: Trika Date: 11/16/2006
Lower stress for cert exam takers: check out "Exam Insurance"
So today this new exam program launched "exam insurance" through which you pay a little more for...
Author: Trika Date: 11/16/2006
Developer certifications for Office 2007
For Office, there will be three MCTS level certifications for developers, each requiring 1 exam....
Author: Trika Date: 11/16/2006
"Best cake in show!"
Per my earlier post, the Microsoft Learning booth at Ask the Experts at IT Forum has, inexplicably,...
Author: Trika Date: 11/16/2006
If you can't get to the MCP site because you lost your access code or it expired...
We just published a "request access code" button for first-time visitors to the MCP site who have...
Author: Trika Date: 11/16/2006
More IT Forum Restroom News: Ladies in the Mens
One of my MSL co-horts, Matt Carter (afore-mentioned guy in charge of working with product groups to...
Author: Trika Date: 11/15/2006
Muddling over Server Certifications...MCSE 2000? MCSE 2003? Longhorn Server?
At the Microsoft Learning booth yesterday at IT Forum (by the way, if you're in Barcelona and you're...
Author: Trika Date: 11/15/2006
Microsoft Learning announces distance learning at TechEd
You can check out this Virtual Side interview with our group's general manager, Lutz Ziob, (who, to...
Author: Trika Date: 11/15/2006
This just in: Male IT Pro Startled in Ladies Restroom at TechEd
The ladies and gents powder rooms at the Barcelona conference center share a common main door, then...
Author: Trika Date: 11/14/2006
Everyone's Panties Are In a Bunch: Vista Beta Exam 71-620
The word on the street is that lots of people were disappointed about missing the beta for exam...
Author: Trika Date: 11/13/2006
Vista, Office 2007, Exchange 2007 certifications preview (on MCP site)
If you have access to the MCP site, you can check out some basics on the upcoming exams and certs...
Author: Trika Date: 11/13/2006
THIS JUST IN (actually, a while ago): Change to SQL2005 Business Intelligence Cert Path
Reminder/heads up that the exam path that was originally announced for SQL Server 2005 MCITP:...
Author: Trika Date: 11/13/2006
PPT from the 'MCAD/MCSD to VS2005' Meeting is available
Earlier I talked about the Oct 25 Live meeting about Visual Studio 2005 certs and how to get there...
Author: Trika Date: 11/10/2006
Vista certifcations - Live Meeting on December 6
Spread the word, exams won't be out until early 2007... including a one-exam upgrade path for MCDSTs...
Author: Trika Date: 11/10/2006
Knock knock. Who's there? Apparently not your MCP welcome kit.
Definitely one of the most common questions I get from MCPs (particularly in India, I think) is on...
Author: Trika Date: 11/10/2006
I'm in Barcelona and I can't sleep.
I'm in Barcelona for TechEd IT Forum, and, apparently, I can't sleep. Earlier I had dinner with Matt...
Author: Trika Date: 11/10/2006
Upgrades to VS2005
Last week we had a Live Meeting for MCAD/MCSDs about the new VS2005 certifications. Here's the...
Author: Trika Date: 11/02/2006
Is this thing on?
My name is Trika Harms zum Spreckel, and I manage MCP communications for Microsoft Learning. This is...
Author: Trika Date: 11/02/2006