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UPDATE #6 : Where in the world are my SCCM 2012 (71-243) test results? They have arrived!

Helmer — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:00:07 PDT

Somewhere in February 2012 you were able to attend the System Center Configuration Manager 2012 exam (71-243 a.k.a. 70-243). In the normal days we would have to wait for about...

Windows Server 2012 Study Material

Helmer — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:00:05 PDT

Just a few more weeks before the Release Preview of Windows Server 2012 will become available. Personally I think that the beta exams for Windows Server 2012 will arrive somewhere...

Windows 8 Release Preview first week of June 2012

Helmer — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:13:56 PDT

At the Japan’s Windows 8 Dev Days Stephen has announced the upcoming Release Preview of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 which will become available in the first week of...

Upgrade the 7GB SkyDrive Storage to 25 GB (for free)

Helmer — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:56:27 PDT

In my previous post I mentioned that I could only use 7 GB (of my 25 GB storage) with the SkyDrive App on my iPad (and on Windows). When I...

Finally….SkyDrive for Windows and Mac!

Helmer — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:54:10 PDT

Everybody with a Windows Live Microsoft Account owns one…..a SkyDrive, before today I wasn’t really using it. When I read the new blogpost from Steven Sinofsky on the Building Windows...

Upgrade Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 RC to MDT 2012 RTM

Helmer — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:57:37 PDT

It’s quite simple to upgrade your Release Candidate version of MDT 2012 to the RTM version…. just follow the following steps. Shutdown the (current version of the) Deployment Workbench Start...

What happened to the ‘old’ Certified Systems Engineer?

Helmer — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:19:13 PDT

UPDATE (April 17th) : Just talked to one of my contacts at MS Learning, the are going to fix the issue as soon as they can, the MCSystems Engineer on...

MCITP Server Admin vs. MCSA Windows Server 2008

Helmer — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:54:00 PDT

When I was reading about the new MCSA Certifications and I ran into the exams you have to pass to achieve the MCSA: Windows Server 2008 Credential, you have to...

Microsoft Certification Renamed….again?

Helmer — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:24:00 PDT

The last time Microsoft has changed the names of their certifications paths has been quite some time ago, but the MCITP and MCTS weren’t Cloudy enough. This is the reason...

How-To : Create your own bootable Windows 8 USB Disk

Helmer — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:26:58 PST

There are several methods in which way you can install Windows 8: Install Windows 8 from a DVD to your hard disk / SSD Install Windows 8 from an USB-stick...

In Pictures : Upgrade Windows 8 DP to Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Helmer — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:02:39 PST

On one of my machines I was still using the Developer Preview version of Windows 8. Today it was time to upgrade the machine to the Consumer Preview. That job...

In Pictures : Windows 8 Consumer Preview Configuration

Helmer — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:08:50 PST

When your fresh Windows 8 installation boots for the first time, just after the initial installation process, the configuration-part can take place… I clicked the Customize button… Too bad I...

In Pictures : Windows 8 Consumer Preview Setup

Helmer — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:53:28 PST

The first thing you probably did when you downloaded the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is install the bits. If you’re unable to do so…just check out my In Pictures blog...

Windows 8 Consumer Preview is available for download!

Helmer — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:13:56 PST

Windows 8 Consumer Preview is available for download. Check out this link for alternative languages, or click the links below for the English version. Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview x86...

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Product Guide Available

Helmer — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:21:13 PST

They are waking up in Redmond (or should I say Barcelona?). Microsoft has placed the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Product Guide for Business online. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview Product...

VMware PEX 2012: Last Day

Eelco — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:20:01 PST

And so PEX 2012 came to an end. Lot’s of peers with small, red eyes… at least they enjoyed the party. I was quite fresh today, I had my first...

VMware PEX 2012: Day 3

Eelco — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:17:12 PST

And again a good opening session by Carl Eschenbach, about how well we, as a partner community, have done in 2011. VMware after all is a channel-led company. Carl was...

VMware PEX 2012: Day 2

Eelco — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:27:40 PST

The day started with an act to wake us all up, followed by a good keynote by Paul Maritz and Steve Herrod, depicting the way VMware will move in the...

PEX Day 1: Preconference Boot camp

Eelco — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:07:35 PST

After a long journey yesterday (door to door took me about 22 hours), today was PEX preconference boot camp day. I attended the NetApp Technical Boot camp which consisted of...

Counting down to the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Release

Helmer — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:21:10 PST

Today Microsoft has revealed that the Windows 8 Consumer Preview will be available somewhere on February 29th. The bits will probably become available around or soon after their event at...

PEX 2012: Lot’s of sessions to chose from.

Eelco — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:16:04 PST

So many topics and so little time… but I can’t attend all sessions, so I’ll have to make some choices. And as I am the only representative of my company,...

Windows 8 Consumer Preview gets a special Bing Homepage

Helmer — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:00:00 PST

Microsoft is teasing the Windows 8 Consumer Preview release with the coming of a special animated Bing homepage. It’s in HTML5 and is showing a swimming fish in a fish...

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas?

Eelco — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:44:00 PST

Today I finally received confirmation: Eelco is going to Vegas to attend VMware Partner Exchange 2012! Helmer has been so kind to allow me use of his blog to report...

20th Anniversary of Microsoft Certification

Helmer — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:40:53 PST

This year it has been 20 years ago since the first Microsoft Certification became available. To celebrate this exiting achievement Microsoft has launched a special page on their Learning website...

System Center 2012 Exams

Helmer — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:04:45 PST

Earlier today I received an invite for the System Center Configuration Manager 2012 beta exam (71-243). Too bad that mail is not yet made public, but within a few days...