I recently returned from a week in Dallas, Tx for a professional certification boot camp. The certification was Microsoft’s MCSE 2003. I’ve been an MCSE since 1999. The certified systems engineer certification is a mark of ability, experience, and salary that the holder can command when job hunting or negotiating for a higher salary. It is a tough exam and you need seven of them. As a current MCSE I only needed two. But, with each change in technology I needed to update my certification lest I find that later on I need to take more exams just to keep up.
So, for an entire week I did nothing but sleep, eat, go to class, eat, go to class, study, eat, study, and sleep to start it all over again with more study and the exams. I had nothing to worry about but passing the tests. I was fed, I was housed, and I was kept track of by the couple running the boot camp so that all I really needed to do was study and take the test. That was it. Eight days of concentration on the materials and taking practice exams. I have never before spent that many days so narrowly focused on one thing. I read until the words danced around the page and I could no longer take on board what was in front of me. I woke up each day with the thought of how many hours of study could I fit in with everything else that I needed to do and then went to it. No television was on in my room for most of those days (rarely was there anything on worth watching) and even music became a distraction in my studies. Coffee and walks around the hotel were my only diversions.
Now, take this to any endeavor you wish to accomplish and apply it. What does that mean? It means you either have the focus of a laser beam in any given surroundings or you get your butt someplace that will give it to you. After trying for several years to self study for my upgrade and failing the exams I decided that I needed the boot camp to finally get it over with. You can’t always afford to spend the 3.6K that I did for the privilege, but you can ratchet up the same mental state of cramming for finals with your writing. Getting started and finishing something is when we most need this distraction free environment. You have to be purposeful, self disciplined and intense to do it even when everything is taken care of for you.
My wife and I plan artist retreats now and again to put us into a place that is free from the things that normally demand our time and attention, fostering a time of more intense creativity. There was nothing creative about those eight days and they left me drained and tired. But, one thing they did do was to allow me to see what effort is needed to accomplish something successfully.find
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Beginning an edit or starting a written project demands the same narrow focus sometimes. You need to turn the television and music off in order to hear your own thoughts and achieve silence. Sometimes you need to get out of the house and change your surroundings. These times can be treats, but they can also be as serious as meeting a deadline. NaNoWriMo is fast approaching and I know of no better way of getting a start than to be shut off from normal surroundings and distractions. We are famous for our starts but not so much so for our finishes. Perhaps the novels you’ve started need some of that intensity time to complete. The outlay of even a weekend at a decent hotel with the goal of getting in five to six hours of writing time can make a difference in where a story goes. NaNo is also good practice for melding the weekend away and the everyday life of writing by forcing you to a ridiculous deadline. You have to make that intense creativity time in order to finish the goal.
One can’t do this all the time. The energy needed is taxing and the focus is draining. But, for a little while it might be worth the expense in time, money, and effort. Think about how you can make your everyday surroundings a little more conducive for intense creativity. Find parts of your own town that might give you an hour or three of this weekly. Do whatever you need to do to allow for maximum creativity for minimum distraction. The television and internet can be great robbers of time. Use them wisely and get away from them when you need to.
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June 23, 2008
How to Pass the MCSE 2003
When I started down the certification path towards my MCSE 2003, I really didnt know where to start. Of course, as a helpdesk support person for 2 years I knew that being MCSE 2003 Certified would increase my chances of being promoted to a systems administration job or securing a new, higher paid role with another company.
So I first went to Microsoft's MCSE Certification website to find out which exams I needed to pass. Sure, I wanted to pass these MCSE 2003 exams, but I didnt want to cheat using braindumps which are not only illegal, but I think defeat the whole purpose of being MCSE 2003 Certified in the first place. What I wanted was the pass my MCSE 2003 exams, but actually UNDERSTAND and LEARN the material, so that way, I could hold my head up high, knowing that my skills would match my MCSE 2003 status.
Once I knew which exams I had to pass, I went out and searched the web for more information about each exam. I bought the core set of MCSE 2003 Microsoft Press books from Amazon, but in all honesty, they werent a lot of help. I also bought a few exam preparation software packages, which did help somewhat, but only for last minute revisions...as study and learning material they were grossly ineffective.
It took me a while to find the right information, but finally I came across the CBT Video site, Winstructor.Com. Actually I cant take all of the credit for it, one of our systems administrators recommended them. So I signed up to Winstructor for 12 months and downloaded their MCSE 2003 Training Videos. Now this is what I had been missing.
As far as training goes, I am a convert to CBT, or Computer Based Training. The thing I liked about these videos was that I could watch them over and over until I fully understood what is being taught. During the time that I was watching these videos, I did have a couple of questions relating to different exams. Not only did Winstructor support take the time to answer my questions, which they didnt have to do, but they also gave me the ultimate piece of advice.
"When studying for your MCSE 2003, pick one exam, concentrate on it and forget the others exist. Once you've passed it, only then move onto the next"
Whilst this sounds quite obvious, there I was, wasting my time reviewing subjects that were'nt being tested. Only once it was mentioned to me, did I realize what I was doing and focused on the immediate goal of the exam I was trying to pass.
So if you want to pass your MCSE 2003 like I did, here is what I recommend.
* Visit Microsoft.Com and create a list of the exams that you need to study for and pass.
* Sign up to Winstructor.Com for 12 Months and download their videos.
* Pick 1 exam, only 1, and concentrate on it. Dont be tempted to look at the others.
* When you watch the Winstructor Videos, have 2 computers or a copy of Microsoft Virutal PC handy and Lab out what you're learning. You'll be so surprised at how much more you'll retain and understand about what you're learning.
* If you do fail an exam, get over it, move on. Its not the end of the world. No-one but you will know, so study the areas where you went wrong and you'll be fine the next time around. I found that the areas I did poorly on are now some of my best subjects since I took the time to really learn them and that learning sticks in your memory.find
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* Enjoy learning and studying for your MCSE 2003. If you dont like learning about IT, then maybe you're in the wrong job.
Best of luck in your exams.
So I first went to Microsoft's MCSE Certification website to find out which exams I needed to pass. Sure, I wanted to pass these MCSE 2003 exams, but I didnt want to cheat using braindumps which are not only illegal, but I think defeat the whole purpose of being MCSE 2003 Certified in the first place. What I wanted was the pass my MCSE 2003 exams, but actually UNDERSTAND and LEARN the material, so that way, I could hold my head up high, knowing that my skills would match my MCSE 2003 status.
Once I knew which exams I had to pass, I went out and searched the web for more information about each exam. I bought the core set of MCSE 2003 Microsoft Press books from Amazon, but in all honesty, they werent a lot of help. I also bought a few exam preparation software packages, which did help somewhat, but only for last minute revisions...as study and learning material they were grossly ineffective.
It took me a while to find the right information, but finally I came across the CBT Video site, Winstructor.Com. Actually I cant take all of the credit for it, one of our systems administrators recommended them. So I signed up to Winstructor for 12 months and downloaded their MCSE 2003 Training Videos. Now this is what I had been missing.
As far as training goes, I am a convert to CBT, or Computer Based Training. The thing I liked about these videos was that I could watch them over and over until I fully understood what is being taught. During the time that I was watching these videos, I did have a couple of questions relating to different exams. Not only did Winstructor support take the time to answer my questions, which they didnt have to do, but they also gave me the ultimate piece of advice.
"When studying for your MCSE 2003, pick one exam, concentrate on it and forget the others exist. Once you've passed it, only then move onto the next"
Whilst this sounds quite obvious, there I was, wasting my time reviewing subjects that were'nt being tested. Only once it was mentioned to me, did I realize what I was doing and focused on the immediate goal of the exam I was trying to pass.
So if you want to pass your MCSE 2003 like I did, here is what I recommend.
* Visit Microsoft.Com and create a list of the exams that you need to study for and pass.
* Sign up to Winstructor.Com for 12 Months and download their videos.
* Pick 1 exam, only 1, and concentrate on it. Dont be tempted to look at the others.
* When you watch the Winstructor Videos, have 2 computers or a copy of Microsoft Virutal PC handy and Lab out what you're learning. You'll be so surprised at how much more you'll retain and understand about what you're learning.
* If you do fail an exam, get over it, move on. Its not the end of the world. No-one but you will know, so study the areas where you went wrong and you'll be fine the next time around. I found that the areas I did poorly on are now some of my best subjects since I took the time to really learn them and that learning sticks in your memory.find
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* Enjoy learning and studying for your MCSE 2003. If you dont like learning about IT, then maybe you're in the wrong job.
Best of luck in your exams.
June 21, 2008
Preparation Guide for Exam 70-649 and more exams
Exam 70-649: TS: Upgrading Your MCSE on Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server
2008, Technology Specialist, will be available as of October 29, 2007. This exam
fulfills the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) on Windows Server
2008 requirements of Exams 70-640, 70-642, and 70-643.
Exam 70-649 is intended for IT professionals who currently hold an MCSE on
Windows Server 2003 certification and work in the complex computing environment
of medium to large companies. The MCSE on Windows Server 2003 is a prerequisite
for this exam. Without it, your transcript will show that you passed the exam
but will not show credit for the resulting certifications.
You should have at least one year of experience implementing and administering a
network operating system in an environment that has the following
characteristics:
* 250 to 5,000 or more users
* Three or more physical locations
* Three or more domain controllers
* Network services and resources such as messaging, a database, file and print,
a proxy server, a firewall, the Internet, an intranet, remote access, and client
computer management
* Connectivity requirements such as connecting branch offices and individual
users in remote locations to the corporate network and connecting corporate
networks to the Internet
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* Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active
Directory Configuration
* Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network
Infrastructure Configuration
* Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Application
Platform Configuration
The MCTS certifications earned with Exam 70-649 are credit toward the following
Professional Series certifications:
* MCITP: Server Administrator
* MCITP: Enterprise Administrator
Related Exams: 70-632 70-638 70-632 70-648
70-445 70-500 70-351 70-262 70-557
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