Work Issues

Steve Maier10-Jul-06 5:02

10-Jul-06 5:02

Microsoft is replacing their MCDBA with a couple of new ones. MCTS: SQL Server 2005, and the MCITP: Database Developer and MCITP: Database Administrator. If you have not started down the MCDBA path yet, I would go with the SQL Server 2005 certifications. If you want to be certified with SQL 2000 then the older MCDBA is great. I personally am trying to get my company to move up to SQL 2005 so I got my MCTS and am working on the MCITP.

Steve Maier, MCSD MCAD MCTS

Mekong River10-Jul-06 5:24

10-Jul-06 5:24

Thank you very much for your comment. Now I already took MCDBA (70-228) and now I set my plan that I'm going to take an exam on the next 4 month. So it is possible for me to tak another exam such as 70-229 and exam 70-305... Is it going to be out of date or not?

Steve Maier10-Jul-06 5:56

10-Jul-06 5:56

Those would work, but you also would need a 70-290 or 70-291 unless you already had passed 70-215. 70-215 is already discontinued so I don't think you can take it but it still counts toward MCDBA if you had passed it. There is no exams scheduled to be retired in the near future. And even after that you get a year after the exam is retired to take other exams to keep the certification.

Steve Maier, MCSD MCAD

Mekong River10-Jul-06 15:19

How to display 2 byte characters

10-Jul-06 15:19

Thank you very much for your comment.

surendra vk26-Jun-06 14:35

surendra vk

26-Jun-06 14:35

hi all ,
i am facing a problem while displaying 2 byte japanese characters in web page.
actually what i m doing is reading the japanese string as a string and then writting it to xml file and then use the xml file to fill the web page .
so what i m getting is single byte characters corresponding to the the japanese chracters.
If anyone has any answer then please reply

Surendra Vishwkarma

Re: How to display 2 byte characters

Steve Maier28-Jun-06 5:28

Preparation for 70-290 exam

28-Jun-06 5:28

This question might be better suited for the ASP.NET forum[^].

Have you checked the xml file to see if you can see the Japanese characters correctly there? I am seeing a similar thing with an installer that we are trying to put Japanese into. You might want to look here http://www.opentag.com/xmli18nfaq.htm[^] for some help.

Steve Maier, MCSD MCAD

Mekong River25-Jun-06 21:46

Re: Preparation for 70-290 exam

25-Jun-06 21:46

Hi everybody, currently I'm study and prepare to have an exam on 70-290 topic at the end of next month. Can anyone suggest me what should i do for my preparation for a success exam?

Steve Maier28-Jun-06 5:32

Re: Preparation for 70-290 exam

28-Jun-06 5:32

What I do for all of my exams is to get a couple of the training books. Usually you will need two because one might not have everything for the actual exam. And since 290 is for Windows 2003 Server setup and admin, I would either get a system with 2003 on it or where you could intall it to play with or use VMware or Virtual PC/Server. Virtual Server is free and if you have 2003 server then you should be good there.

Nothing helps more than experience with the thing you are testing on.

Steve Maier, MCSD MCAD

Mekong River29-Jun-06 6:05

Re: From Games->Consulting

29-Jun-06 6:05

Thank you very much for your valuable comment. Now I plan to gain experience about win 2003 and will have an exam after all of the topic that I learn are ready from practic and gain experience from it.

Thank you for your comment!!! Kanel

70-530

leenass20-Jun-06 0:28

leenass

20-Jun-06 0:28

Hi ,

Does any one having study material for 70-530 (i.e Asp.Net 2.0)

regards,
leena

repost

pandey_hemant18-Jun-06 22:01

pandey_hemant

18-Jun-06 22:01

hello how r u

Re: repost

Paul Conrad21-Jul-06 12:42

Paul Conrad

21-Jul-06 12:42

pandey_hemant wrote:
hello how r u

Fine, thanks Smile | :)

Jobs [modified]

Polymorpher13-Jun-06 6:34

Polymorpher

13-Jun-06 6:34

Hey guys im not sure where to post this, but we are looking for people who would like jobs...this seemed like the most apropriate spot, so if your interested go to
http://www.aes4you.com/contact.html[^]

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We are a growing company with a strong development and support team in place. We are currently recruiting individuals with a solid sales background to add a strong growing sales team to help promote our great products nation wide. This position would initially be on independent contractor status with the potential for full time sales/management as we grow and expand our customer base. We have structured our compensation package to reward hard work, and your earning potential will continue to grow as we bring more products to market. If you believe that you are the right candidate for this job please send a resume and cover letter

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Pablo

-- modified at 16:58 Tuesday 13th June, 2006

Re: Jobs

aseef23-Jun-06 23:11

aseef

23-Jun-06 23:11

Hi,
Am a software programmer from Hyderabad-India.I do have a lot of experiance on the work which you are looking for,if it is ok with you then utilise me to market your business in India.
think over it and you can give me a reply.
Good Luck.

Live Life King Size
Asif

Re: Jobs

Polymorpher24-Jun-06 10:19

Polymorpher

24-Jun-06 10:19

Thank you for your response. I'm not sure if this is possible because you are currently in a country that we do not yet plan on selling in. However I will go over this with Eric and a couple of others and get back to you soon to let you know.

Pablo
www.aes4you.com

Re: Jobs

Polymorpher25-Jun-06 9:45

Polymorpher

25-Jun-06 9:45

Aseef,
Please contact us at (573)441-8002 Monday morning and ask to speak with Dan Komo. He will talk to you and try to get something set up. In the mean time please go to

http://www.pawnsystems.com/Site/home.html[^]

Where you will be able to download a demo of AlphaPawn and try to become familiar with it. If you have any questions please contact us.

Pablo
www.aes4you.com

From Games->Consulting

NoCake11-Jun-06 13:03

NoCake

11-Jun-06 13:03

Hi all,

I've got 8 years experience programming in the games industry, mostly C++, with some C# and a smattering of other languages, and in about a year, I'd like to move on to do some consultancy work (not in the games biz - I'd like to branch out, perhaps into web development/databases).

My question is: I want to buff my skill set and CV before I commit, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice as to which exams (if any) would be best. I'm currently considering an MCSD.

Thanks for your advice in advance Wink | ;)

Colin Angus Mackay11-Jun-06 13:24

Colin Angus Mackay

11-Jun-06 13:24

NoCake wrote:
I want to buff my skill set and CV before I commit, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice as to which exams (if any) would be best. I'm currently considering an MCSD.

That would help, however there are a new set of certification exams for .NET 2.0 you might want to consider them instead - especially if you are not branching out until next year.

NoCake wrote:
I'd like to move on to do some consultancy work (not in the games biz - I'd like to branch out, perhaps into web development/databases).

You might want to create some thing to show of your database skills. I'm not sure that 8 years games programming will cut it if you are moving to enterprise database systems. Get hold of SQL Server and use it, and write some articles on it - that will be something to show to potential employers. I remember having a hard time a few years ago becuase I was applying for jobs using SQL Server 2000 and I'd used databases for 7 years prior to that, just not SQL Server. I had to work very hard to prove that I could use SQL Server.

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Re: From Games->Consulting

NoCake11-Jun-06 13:45

NoCake

11-Jun-06 13:45

Hi Colin,

Thanks for the good advice! I'll hold off 'till the .NET 2.0 exams come up, and in the mean time, I'll brush off my rusty db skills... (you're right about the games industry not providing much in the way of opportunities to use standard databases).

Thanks again Smile | :)

Re: From Games->Consulting

Steve Maier12-Jul-06 8:45