A mere 15 years ago (indeed time flies) I worked at McGraw-Hill publishing. Our best selling ‘computing book’ at the time was ‘The Internet Golden Directory’. Hard to believe today but we printed books that were basically big stacks of Yellow Pages featuring...

**This is a cross post from Born to Learn .  The permanent link of this post is http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/2009/05/announcing-podcast-1-certifications . **   So… you may have noticed that a new thingy appeared on the left sidebar. ...

Remember Tom Cruise in The Minority Report, using that touch / hologram screen interface and flicking through applications on his sci-fi computer? Seems we’re not too far away from that becoming a reality, more Windows 7 coolness is on its way to us:...

Thinking about your next career step and how to get there? Looking for a discount on your next exam? You may have developed the same reflex as I have: search the net for anything! But why not ask your Microsoft Certified Trainer? Your trainer keeps track...

Even though we always see it coming, this is still an insanely busy time for my team (and for most Microsoft employees, I’d wager). Fresh off the bus and home from TechEd, we plunged immediately into planning for our next fiscal year (we run our business...

When I was in university, one of my professors was a former banana salesman. During his first lecture, he told us about how he won a prestigious bid and became the preferred supplier to one of the wealthiest corporations in (I think it was) Dubai. He...

***This is a cross post from Born to Learn .  Post permanent link: http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/2009/05/office-2010-things-that-i-cant-say *** I was excited ever since I saw the demos of Office 2010 at the company meeting last year.  It was...

The "Go Further" video, featured at Tech Ed, is an eloquent testimonial to the value of Microsoft Certification as a validation of technical skills. Whether you're just starting your IT career, or looking to advance it, certification can make a huge impact...

Remember our article on Dunbar High in Florida? Certification Magazine just published a great update . Dunbar is getting ready to graduate their first students who have completed their four-year technical program, and their 26 graduating seniors have...

Certiport (our exam delivery partner for our business certifications) recently announced a new program to bring Office-related e-learning and certification to 500 middle and high-school kids who wouldn’t otherwise have access to technology. If all goes...

Microsoft Press 25th anniversary free e-book for May is here. The offer expires on May 27, 2009 , so download the e-books today: Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Resource Kit , by Christa Anderson and Kristin L. Griffin with the Microsoft Presentation...

Our partner Global Knowledge posted a great article on “ Ten Dying IT Skills ,” suggesting that if your main technical expertise falls in any of these domains, “it may be time to retrain.” What do you think? What else should be on this list?

Phoenix was hot.  It feels like the middle of the summer rather than spring.  We received a warm welcome at Training To You , with colorful balloons and chocolate :) on the reception table.  Training To You is quite a unique company in...

Have you ever noticed that some topics have more questions than others on an MCP exam? Well, we do that on purpose. In your daily work, some tasks are more important or are done more frequently than others. The content of MCP exams reflects these differences...

I realize we tend to provide more coverage to our IT Pro and Developer certifications here on B2L, but there’s lots of goodness happening around our business certifications too. Our partners offer some great programs around our Office certifications,...

Still catching up from while-we-were-on-the-bus news, so look for a few quick-hit posts today. First up: Computer Weekly reports that 84% of IT Pros believe that certification improves their employability potential. Most frequently mentioned certifications...

I honestly thought this would go either unnoticed or unremarked, but judging by the queries we’re getting, you guys are apparently just too eagle-eyed and passionate about your Microsoft certifications. So yes, we’ve made a change to our certificates...

Our tour made the news in a few places, and we even had some TV coverage in Atlanta and Las Vegas. Check out our Atlanta visit here , and our Vegas stop below. Half our team is still down at TechEd, but look for our tour wrap-up next week!

I wouldn’t have thought it possible to make a Second Shot commercial that I’d probably get spanked for if I linked it here, but one of our Learning Solutions Partners managed to do it. Great concept, but just on the other side of the work-safe line. If...

We’re pleased to announce the general availability of our first Virtual Lab-based exam, 83-640, Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory . 83-640 is part of the MCTS track, an alternative to taking 70-640. More info here (including some good background...

Heads-up: Our wildly popular Second Shot promotion ends June 30th. If you’ve been putting off taking your exam, don’t delay much longer…

A bit short notice, but for those of you who code using Windows Workflow Foundation and are in the Seattle area, here’s a cool opportunity: Microsoft's User Research Group is conducting a study for Developers who have experience coding using Windows Workflow...

Well that didn’t take long… all 4,000 exams are gone, folks; hope you all were among the lucky ones!

We’ve moved! Born to Learn has a new home—update your Favorites and RSS subscription today! We’ll cross-post here at our old location through May 31, 2009 only. It’s hard to believe that a week ago, we were trekking across the Midwest en route to LA....

We’ve moved! Born to Learn has a new home—update your Favorites and RSS subscription today! We’ll cross-post here at our old location through May 31, 2009 only. Yes, I finally figured out Movie Maker. (Have I mentioned that I’m technologically illiterate...