Well, for the record, I passed MS exam 70-553 yesterday on my second attempt, which makes me a Microsoft Certified Professional Developer – Enterprise Application Developer: And I also acquired a few new MCTS certifications as a happy by-product: My full
Certifications
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Failed MCP Exam 70-553 :(
My current primary client has an annoying habit of closing for random days and half-days, including last Thursday afternoon. I decided to try to make the most of this time off, by taking Microsoft exam 70-553, which has the snappy
0x21
Today I reached my geek coming-of-age, and turned 0x21 years old. I celebrated in true nerd fashion, by spending the morning taking Microsoft exams 70-445 and 70-554. Both were tougher than I expected, particularly 70-554 which I only squeaked through
Refactoring My Evenings
When I announced to the world that we shall be spawning a child process in summer, some wags wryly advised that I sleep as much as possible between now and then. Superficially this sounds like a good plan, but for
Ian Nelson, MCSD.Net
I am now a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer in .NET 1.x technologies. This is a qualification that I've been working towards on and (more often than not) off for the past four years or so. It's not really the
Resolutions Review 2006
How did I get on with my resolutions for 2006? 1. I will not drink caffeine after 7pm on a school work night. A success! Switching to caffeine-free diet coke and decaffeinated Earl Grey helped. 2. I
Another Year Over
Ten personal highlights from 2004: Getting engaged to my Californian sweetheart Jocelyn. Not a bad effort for a Yorkshire computer nerd :-) Gaining my MCAD. Vacation to California and New York in the spring. Our investment club, FLIC, gaining 18.
I'm an MCAD!
Woohoo! I just passed MS exam 70-320 with a score of 936, and am now a Microsoft Certified Application Developer!