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Issue 11 -- Friday, September 13th, 2002

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IN THIS ISSUE:

1. A WORD FROM THE EDITOR

2. CERTIFICATION MATERIALS: FREE RESOURCES

3. SPONSOR: AudioWhiz

4. JOKE

5. CONTACT CERT BOOT CAMP

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1. A WORD FROM THE EDITOR:

In November, the "CERT BootCamp Ezine" will be replaced by "IT

Career Success", a brand-new bi-monthly ezine focussing on

skills, approaches and information to help you start or progress

your successful IT career. Not just certification information,

but a wealth of valuable articles and tips to help you make the

most of your career opportunities.

I hope you will stay with me during this transition, and let me

have your feeback, ideas and suggestions for future articles.

Thank you once again for all your support in the past.

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2. CERTIFICATION MATERIALS: FREE RESOURCES

Some of the questions I get asked most frequently include, "What

books/study guides/practice questions should I use for exam

xyz?", or "Where can I get free resources for certification

abc?"

While a comprehensive list for every exam or cert would take up

a hefty volume, here are my top tips for good resources.

It never ceases to amaze me how much free information and

material is available on the internet. Why, only yesterday I

located a stunning free self-study course which is going to save

my team at least £3,000 in training fees over the next few

months.

If you are lucky enough to be working with the product/s that

you are studying, the ability to have free use of the software

will be your single most important free resource! Rather than

spending hours getting to know the product at random, first use

some of the other resources and create a list of the different

tasks you need to be familiar with etc. Then the time you spend

on the product will be much more focussed.

There are some excellent software packages you can buy in the

way of Certification Test Simulations, but you can also search

for free questions on the Internet, for example free samples

provided by test sellers. Certainly download the free samples

from www.transcender.com, which typically contain 15 questions.

Here are some other places to start looking:

http://www.ucertify.com - Free on-line tests.

http://www.measureup.com - demos that you can try free on-line.

http://www.4tests.com - free on-line exams.

It’s also always worth going to a good search engine and typing

in the exam number you are preparing for - sometimes you will

come up with some new and valuable resources that you won’t have

found another way.

Internet Discussion Forums

These forums are useful places where you can discuss topics with

your peers. Especially when selfstudying, it is beneficial to

have somewhere to go where you can post ideas and questions

about topics you are learning. Other Cert students and veterans

are often able and willing to help you with advice, tips and

even references for useful reading material. What ever you do,

don’t take what people say on face value you need to do your own

research, reading and practise to confirm and understand any

facts given to you in this way.

Here are some good forums to try out:

http://www.tek-tips.com

http://www.examnotes.net/forums

http://boards.cramsession.com/boards/default.asp

Microsoft Technet, KnowledgeBase & MSDN

These resources are available at our favorite price - free! Try

to use them during the quiet times if you can, as like many

popular Microsoft web sites, they can be slow during peak times.

You should use the Technet and KnowledgeBase when you have

specific questions or areas that you wish to research, rather

than wasting your time browsing around them aimlessly.

Finally, be sure to mention to anyone who will listen what you

are studying for. You will be surprised how helpful so many

people are and will often lend you books and other stuff free to

help you pass your exams!

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JOKE – If General Motors had a Helpline…

HelpLine: General Motors HelpLine, how can I help you?

Customer: My car ran fine for a week and now it won't go

anywhere!

HelpLine: Is the gas tank empty?

Customer: Huh? How do I know?

HelpLine: There's a little gauge on the front panel with a

needle and markings from 'E' to 'F'. Where is the needle

pointing?

Customer: It's pointing to 'E'. What does that mean?

HelpLine: It means you have to visit a gasoline vendor and

purchase some more gasoline. You can install it yourself or pay

the vendor to install it for you.

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that I have to keep buying more components? I want a car that

comes with everything built in!

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5. CONTACT CERT BOOT CAMP

Do you have any cert, techie or career questions? Do you want to

share your thoughts? Would you like to share a top tip with

other subscribers? If so, please send Cassie an email at cassiesimons@nospamExamsAreEasy.com (removing the "nospam").

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