So you downloaded the fart app for the Windows Phone 7 gadget you got over the holidays because you can. Still, you can put that phone to use for something more serious, like tracking your training, certifications and your IT career progress. Just search the Windows Marketplace for the word "MCP." Bonus: It's free, according to
Born2Learn.
Posted by Michael Domingo on 01/06/2011 at 11:59 AM0 comments
Over the holidays, the beta exam for
70-665: Lync Server 2010, Administrator, went live. It'll count toward the MCITP: Lync Server 2010 Administrator title when the exam goes live. I'm not sure if all the beta slots are filled, but the last day to take the exam is Jan. 20. More info, including the beta code, is
here.
Posted by Michael Domingo on 01/06/2011 at 11:59 AM0 comments
Now that Apple has zoomed past Microsoft in market capitalization, some
prognosticator thinks Apple's market cap can hit a trillion dollars. I don't doubt that Apple can do it, but a prediction now is downright premature. When the company reaches eight or nine big ones, then it's time to take bets. (Tip of the hat to
LA Times Blogs.)
Posted by Michael Domingo on 01/06/2011 at 11:59 AM0 comments
The Apollo 17 crew was speeding away from Earth on its way to a lunar landing. Someone among the crew (unidentified)
snapped a photo that's been dubbed ever since as "The Blue Marble." The trip was noteworthy for the amazing image, but also because a week later Apollo 17 mission commander Eugene Cernan would be the last person to set foot on the moon.
Posted by Michael Domingo on 12/09/2010 at 11:59 AM0 comments
Apple's iPad has a legit contender in the tablet space-- a
Wired blog says Samsung's Galaxy
exceeded a million units since its release back in October. Apple still has the edge, since it took the fruity company less time to hit that mark in units sold. iPads are no longer just nifty. These devices are giving some businesses, especially those driven by sales,
good excuses to enhance or even replace laptops and netbooks.
Is your company planning to add tablets or replace desktops or laptops with tablets for real work? Are you getting one for personal use this holiday? Tell us what your motivation is here.
Posted by Michael Domingo on 12/09/2010 at 11:59 AM0 comments
Did you sign up for a Google Chrome OS-laden laptop evaluation unit? I did and I've been waiting for mine to arrive in the mail, like
some folks who already tell us via FB and Twitter that Google has been quick to ship 'em out. Must be a big deal, this new OS.
Posted by Michael Domingo on 12/09/2010 at 11:59 AM0 comments
Just posted on the Born2Learn blog: retirement announcements for a slew of SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006-related exams. Krista Wall of Microsoft cites the impending end of product support for those products; exam retirements usually follow closely behind.
Wall says exam availability will end June 30, 2011, so those taking exams toward should plan accordingly. The full list of 22 exams is here.
Posted by Michael Domingo on 12/09/2010 at 11:59 AM0 comments
Good news: Your job in IT job is the envy of those who seek work. Exec. Editor Becky Nagel
has a newser about a
U.S. News & World Report survey of hot jobs for 2011. Near the top of the list are four IT-related ones. The bad news is that more people will be seeking employment in the IT segment, so you gotta remain sharp.
Posted by Michael Domingo on 12/09/2010 at 11:59 AM1 comments
Those "I'm a PC" and "Get a Mac" ads are quickly becoming as obsolete as the desktop-bound goods they're advertising. Lots of serious, highly complicated work with increasing frequency no longer necessitates the 1.21 gigawatts processing power we're so used to, and those boxes may soon be replaced by more efficient tablets and similar devices.
I'm not the first person to discover this (and I'm probably not telling you something new). Gartner's newest sales research indicates a discernable erosion in sales of PCs in just the last few months, due in large part to the weak economy but then there's no mistaking the popularity of mobile devices (okay, mostly iPads).
So, after the holidays, will the corporate workplace resemble the captain's bridge on Star Trek (without the strict dress code), with everyone tapping away noiselessly on their devices of choice? Maybe. And maybe most of that tapping won't be Facebook status updates.
Are you supporting tablets and smartphones with more frequency in the workplace? Tell us about it here.
Posted by Michael Domingo on 12/02/2010 at 11:59 AM0 comments
You've got the
skills, the
certifications, and the
book to pull off a problem-free Exchange deployment. Just in case, you might need
this guide. (I guess, what I'm saying is "Insurance that's free is the best kind.")
Posted by Michael Domingo on 12/02/2010 at 11:59 AM0 comments
Here's how Conan O'Brien on his talk show started off his monologue last night:
Today is a big online shopping day officially called "Cyber Monday." Which is followed up tomorrow by "Identity Theft Tuesday."
Maybe ID Theft Tuesday is already another official holiday shopping day -- for hackers. (For fans of his show, the rest of the monologue is here.)
Posted by Michael Domingo on 11/30/2010 at 11:59 AM0 comments
Documents released by the very controversial Wikileaks site has confirmed what many have suspected all along: China's government sanctioned the hack attacks against Google and the hackers who did the deed employed a zero-day IE flaw. Google was just one of a few dozen targets. The New York Times summarizes that event, which is one among many others that have absolutely nothing to do with technology, in an online article
here, if you're interested in reading it.
Posted by Michael Domingo on 11/29/2010 at 11:59 AM0 comments