May 14th, 2008
I stand with the camp who believes it to be the best type of security we currently have. The technology, when used properly online can help makes important sites such as banking and credit sites much more secure than they previously where when only a password was required. Microsoft has even begun implementing various types of Two Factor Authentication into various parts of their business.
There has been a lot of controversy lately surrounding Two Factor Authentication. Watching and partaking in the controversy are two camps. One camp of supporters who believe that two factor authentication is the future of security measures and a second camp to believe that because the technology has been proven to be vulnerable that it will slowly fade and give way to a newer more comprehensive security technology.
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May 8th, 2008
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has adopted an international standard based on Microsoft’s Office Open XML (OOXML) document format. This adoption process has caused some to wonder if Microsoft strong armed this standard into existence.
I’ve been watching the approval process for OOXML with some interest. Never before have I seen a vendor that has the existing standard for anything challenged in this fashion. I’m not sure what it means for the market, but regardless of which side you are on, I think both sides can agree the process sure made ISO look like a joke. Seriously, when should an approval process look like a U.S. election (with hanging chads)?
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January 22nd, 2008
Part of the fun of working with a new operating system is learning all about the new features that come along with any major new OS release - and part of the frustration of working with a new OS is finding out that you can’t do things the way you’ve gotten used to doing them! Let’s face it, we’re all creatures of habit, and looking for old familiar features that are either hidden or removed can be very frustrating!
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Microsoft Vista Certification Tutorial: Finding The Run Line
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January 19th, 2008
MCP and MCSE certifications
aren’t considered a big deal to some
professionals in the industry, but employers do look for it. Here is
some
information on how to get MCP and MCSE Certified.
1. Decide your path.
For MCP’s, you only need to pass one of the exams listed at
the link below:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcp/requirements.asp
You can apply one of your MCP tests toward your MCSE. The requirements
foran
MCSE are listed below:
For Windows 2003 MCSE Track:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcse/windows2003/
For Windows 2000 MCSE Track:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcse/requirements.asp
2. There are 2 main ways to prepare for the MCP and MCSE
exams.
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How To Get Your Mcp Or Mcse Certification
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