I agree. The whole Photo.net website is some quasi-religious experience but has more than just a textual level as it is populated with incredible photos (many of them scanned at 1500x1000 pixels as excellent wallpapers). And his book is also online for free.
I have ask the important question? Since all things in technology have a lifecyle (kernel revs, hardware, programs, etc) why not certifications? People who got certified in NT 4.0 in 1996 have recieved the best value, pass 6 tests and stay certified for 4 years. The people who get certified in 1999 get screwed because it only lasts until 12/31/2001.
Its not a degree, it is never been advertised as a replacement for a degree or any other benchmark of knowledge. It does not mean you know networks, it means you are CERTIFIED in MICROSOFT PRODUCTS and the SE credential just happens to include things like Workstation, Server, Exchange, Proxy, etc.
Too many people make blanket assumptions that just because someone carries a certification there are a genius, just like many people who finish college but are idiots there are those who finish college who are not.
The whole thing boils done to a metaphor to any industy licensing or certification, you need to stay fresh and current.
The biggest problem is the numbers over 180,000 people got MCSE (6 tests) but only 8,000 went beyond the basic and got MCSE+I (8 tests). Just two more tests and 172,000 people were too lazy to do it.
Expect a large drop in the number of MCSE 2000 from the 180,000 number I would expect about 10,000 MCSE 2000 in 2000 only because the Certified Trainers have to pass the tests to teach the classes.
This decision for Compaq to ditch support for the Alpha comes after the Intel lawsuit over the intellectual property of the Alpha chip, when it was a Digital product it made sense for Compaq/Digital to evangelize it but now that Intel royalties are being paid, Compaq is going to ride just one horse.
Check these out:
Compaq is shutting down Bellevue facilities (http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,239-40760,00.ht ml?st.ne.ni.rel)
$167 Price for Intel's 500MHz Celeron when purchased in 1,000-unit lots. By contrast, a 600MHz Pentium III costs $669. Can you really justify the extra $500 tocustomers? We can't. (http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/issue/0,4537,23 12219,00.html)
The price for an Alpha chip? I would like to know and how it stacked up against Xeon.
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I agree. The whole Photo.net website is some quasi-religious experience but has more than just a textual level as it is populated with incredible photos (many of them scanned at 1500x1000 pixels as excellent wallpapers). And his book is also online for free.
I have ask the important question? Since all things in technology have a lifecyle (kernel revs, hardware, programs, etc) why not certifications? People who got certified in NT 4.0 in 1996 have recieved the best value, pass 6 tests and stay certified for 4 years. The people who get certified in 1999 get screwed because it only lasts until 12/31/2001.
Its not a degree, it is never been advertised as a replacement for a degree or any other benchmark of knowledge. It does not mean you know networks, it means you are CERTIFIED in MICROSOFT PRODUCTS and the SE credential just happens to include things like Workstation, Server, Exchange, Proxy, etc.
Too many people make blanket assumptions that just because someone carries a certification there are a genius, just like many people who finish college but are idiots there are those who finish college who are not.
The whole thing boils done to a metaphor to any industy licensing or certification, you need to stay fresh and current.
The biggest problem is the numbers over 180,000 people got MCSE (6 tests) but only 8,000 went beyond the basic and got MCSE+I (8 tests). Just two more tests and 172,000 people were too lazy to do it.
Expect a large drop in the number of MCSE 2000 from the 180,000 number I would expect about 10,000 MCSE 2000 in 2000 only because the Certified Trainers have to pass the tests to teach the classes.
My two cents.
Rob
techboy.com
This decision for Compaq to ditch support for the Alpha comes after the Intel lawsuit over the intellectual property of the Alpha chip, when it was a Digital product it made sense for Compaq/Digital to evangelize it but now that Intel royalties are being paid, Compaq is going to ride just one horse.
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Check these out:
Compaq is shutting down Bellevue facilities (http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,239-40760,00.h
$167 Price for Intel's 500MHz Celeron when purchased in 1,000-unit lots. By contrast, a 600MHz Pentium III costs $669. Can you really justify the extra $500 tocustomers? We can't.
(http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/issue/0,4537,2
The price for an Alpha chip? I would like to know and how it stacked up against Xeon.