Free Windows Vista and .NET 3.0 E-Learning

Free Windows Vista and .NET 3.0 E-Learning

Windows Vista products and technologies enable you to develop next generation applications that stand out for usability, functionality, and look and feel. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 along with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF), and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) will help you develop applications targeting Win32—or new applications taking full advantage of the .NET Framework 3.0. Microsoft Learning has the resources to prepare you to create stronger and more engaging applications that incorporate new voice, video, and peer networking technologies.

Read more at the Microsoft Windows Vista Learning Portal.

Thumbs Down On Vista For Admins

Thumbs Down On Vista For Admins

Well, this is one of the most popular SunPolls in recent years. Redmond better listen up. A whopping 30% of responders uninstalled Vista from their Admin station because Vista does not provide the admin tools that are in WinXP! Comparing the results of Before and After Vista was released are interesting. Here are the numbers, and a lot of you sent feedback that the options -YOU- needed were not there, so we have come out with a new edition that allows for longer time periods, and also the 'never' option. The question was "Now that Vista is close, what are your plans for rolling it out?" In October, 2006 you answered with the BEFORE numbers. In August 2007, these were the AFTER ones...

Go to www.wservernews.com and scroll down until you see the title of this article. Then you can read the rest.

So you wanna program games?

So you wanna program games?

If computer game development is your thing, save your pennies and get yourself over to the Los Angeles Convention Centre. From 18-21 October, the Game Developers Conference is being held in association with the Entertainment for All (E for All) exhibition. Billed as a game career seminar, the conference will give attendees the chance to learn about the developer tools available, as well as what is involved in working in the industry.

Find out the rest at regdeveloper.co.uk.

LinuxWorld Expo 2007

Another Exciting Event Planned for the Linux Community!!

Now in our fourth year, we're pleased to welcome you to what is guaranteed to be another successful event. As the UK's only open source event for business decision makers and technical professionals, LinuxWorld is the showcase for the best in open source technology and innovation.

LinuxWorld has proven to be the leading industry event, delivering growth year on year on its visitor base of decision makers and authorised buyers. Combined with a conference programme which brings together the leading worldwide figures from the open source community, debating the key topics which effect the industry, LinuxWorld 2007 will be no exception.

23rd - 24th of October 2007
Olympia, London

For more info, see here.

Not exactly headline news, but informative for linux people.

-Ken

Windows 7: Microsoft knows where its bread is buttered

Windows 7: Microsoft knows where its bread is buttered

Vista is barely starting to take hold in the marketplace, yet the loose lips in Redmond are once again busily quivering in time with their wagging tongues about the next generation operating system code named Windows 7. According to reports on CNet and Seattlepi.com , among others, Windows 7 is due in 2010. However, the way Vista development went, who can tell? Anyway, aside from the fact that we now know there is a new operating system under development, the reports about what is circulating inside Microsoft say exactly nothing about the new operating system itself that could not already be used to describe Vista. Versions for business and consumers, 64-bit and 32-bit versions all get a tick - would we expect anything else?

Read more about the possibility of Windows 7 at ITWire.com.

Storage protocols quiz

Storage protocols quiz

This isn't exactly "news" but I thought the most people would see it here. -Trip

Do you know your storage protocols? Would you know a CIFS from a NFS? Take our storage protocols quiz and test your knowledge of networking protocols.

1. This is a protocol that lets programs make requests for files and services on remote computer on the Internet.
What is it?

2. This is an Internet Protocol-based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities.
What is it?

There are eight questions in all. Take the quiz at techtarget.com. As a bonus, techtarget has provided a collection of links...

Microsoft Business Certification: MCAS

Distinguish yourself from the competition

The Microsoft Business Certification credential recognizes the business skills needed to get the most out of the improved features and functionality of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Whether you want to stand out in the job market, improve and simplify your organization's hiring processes, or empower your students to enter the workforce, the Microsoft Business Certification demonstrates proven expertise that businesses will depend on.

Trika would like to let people know that we have opportunities for Office 2007 users to get certified for free, and help the exam development process, by taking the beta exams* for two of our new Microsoft Business Certifications.

Exam 77-602 MCAS: Using Microsoft Office Excel 2007
Exam 77-603 MCAS: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007

For infomation on the MSBC range...

New Comptia Exam: Comptia PDI+

CompTIA PDI+™ Certification

CompTIA is pleased to announce that the CompTIA PDI+ beta exam, a critical step in exam development and industry validation, is now available to approved participants at no charge. We encourage all levels of Field Service and Depot Technicians (entry-level, mid-level and seasoned), Help Desk Technicians, Service Managers, training instructors and others that are involved in the printing and document imaging industry to apply for participation in the CompTIA PDI+ beta exam. The beta exam is available through August 31, 2007.

For article on PDI+, see here.
For more info on joining the beta, see here.

Pay, Demand Soar for SAP-Skills

Pay, Demand Soar for SAP-Skills

Please take all this "dream job" stuff with a grain of salt. Posting the item just because I thought it might be of general interest. -Trip

IT professionals with SAP skills have seen their salaries mount and demand soar for two years. Salaries for SAP specializations increased 15.2 percent in 2006, according to research released in February by Foote Partners, a New Canaan, Conn., IT workforce research firm. Data from the first two quarters of 2007 suggests little abatement of this trend. "Right now, anybody who is working in the SAP world, either with functional or technical skills, is doing great," said Jim Lanzalotto, vice president of strategy and marketing for Yoh, a recruiting and outsourcing firm, based in Philadelphia. "The demands are for specialized skills, and if you've got to pick the right market to be a specialist in, the world of SAP is hot."

Read the rest at...

Vista Is More 'Flawless' Than Windows XP – But By How Much?

Vista Is More 'Flawless' Than Windows XP – But By How Much?

An e-mail vulnerability, memory corruption, and the potential for hijacking via spoken command. These are some of the security holes that have shown up already in Vista. Still, though, by virtually all accounts, Vista is a whole lot safer than Windows XP, its immediate predecessor. XP continues to await significant fixes in SP3, an update now delayed by Microsoft until 2008. As witnessed by Symantec's 11th Annual Security Threat Report, Microsoft was already doing a better job than other OS vendors at fixing security flaws during the second half of 2006. Yet nobody in the industry is likely to ever forget the myriad security problems that cropped up in XP early on, before the release of SP2 back in 2005.

Read the entire article at the Symantic Solutions...