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• [ADUG] Next Meeting 11th March 2009

  If anyone follows the [ADUG] via RSS, the next meeting is as follows. The second [ADUG] UK Active Directory User Group meeting will be on the evening of the 11th March at Microsoft's London (Victoria) Offices.The meeting will co-hosted with the Windows... Posted Feb 23 2009, 08:47 AM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, MCM AD:2008, Certification, Masters, MCM Directory, R2, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Master, Microsoft Certified Master:Directory, MCM, London, Meeting, Active Directory

• Microsoft Certified Masters: Directory - Summary of my rotation.

  During my rotation I kept a very brief daily blog ( http://spaces.live.com/markparris ) on what I was up to; post rotation I have been asked by several people what I thought of my experience and what I felt the return of investment was, rather than having... Posted Dec 03 2008, 04:58 PM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, MCM AD:2008, Certification, Masters, MCM Directory, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Master, Microsoft Certified Master:Directory, MCM, Active Directory, Blogging, Purple Pain

• Purple Pain, Purple Pain - Insights to the Microsoft Certified Masters:Directory Program (and anything else it may cover).

  As some of you may have been aware I recently had the good fortune to attend the first public rotation of the Microsoft Certified Masters: Directory program. So what's with the Purple Pain? Well anyone who works for Microsoft directly has a blue background... Posted Dec 03 2008, 04:23 PM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, MCM AD:2008, Certification, Masters, MCM Directory, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Master, Microsoft Certified Master:Directory, MCM, Active Directory, Blogging, Purple Pain

• Microsoft Certified Masters:Directory - Daily Updates

  Anyone wanting to know what I am getting up to on my Masters - I am keeping a very brief diary via my Blackberry on http://markparris.spaces.live.com/ it's skimming the surface on what we are doing everyday but, I am under NDA to not reveal any actual... Posted Nov 07 2008, 08:45 AM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, MCM AD:2008, Certification, Masters, MCM Directory, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Master:Directory, MCM, Windows Server, Active Directory, Blogging, Windows 7

• Totally useless, but free - Server 2008 AD Exams

  Registration is open until October 25th for testing New Virtual Lab based Exam 70-113 : TS: Windows® Server 2008 Active Directory - Configuring The new pilot exam “ 70-113: TS: Windows® Server 2008 Active Directory - Configuring ”... Posted Oct 10 2008, 10:03 AM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, Certification, Windows Server 2008, Active Directory

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-640): Configuring Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory Erratum

  Microsoft Press MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-640): Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, 978-0-7356-2513-6. Page 28: dns should be dnsserver On page 28, the command given in step 2 of exercise 2 is incorrect. Change: "netsh interface... Posted Oct 07 2008, 06:03 AM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, Certification, Books, Windows Server 2008, Active Directory, Erratum

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-642): Configuring Windows Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure Erratum

  Microsoft Press MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-642): Configuring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure , 978-0-7356-2512-9. Page 42: Binary representation of last octet incorrect On page 42, in Figure 1-30 and 1-31 the binary representation... Posted Oct 07 2008, 06:00 AM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, Certification, Books, Windows Server 2008, Active Directory, Erratum

• MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-643): Configuring Windows Server® 2008 Applications Infrastructure Erratum

  Microsoft Press - MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-643): Configuring Windows Server® 2008 Applications Infrastructure, ISBN 978-0-7356-2511-2 Page 39: Take should be Task On page 39, in the first sentence, Take should be Task. Change: "The... Posted Oct 07 2008, 05:55 AM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, Certification, Books, Windows Server 2008, Active Directory, Erratum

• Microsoft Certified Master:Directory - Expectations

  Now that I am all booked and paid up, the self doubt has begun to sink in, am I good enough, will I know everything I need to know? Speaking to the program lead, the whole experience sounds like a lot of hard work in a very short amount of time, this... Posted Sep 11 2008, 04:53 AM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, MCM AD:2008, Certification, Masters, MCM Directory, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Master, Active Directory

• Microsoft Certified Master:Directory - Readings

  This is what I am reading at the moment (I bought a Sony eBook reader). Domain Services: Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Branch Office Guide. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9353a4f6-a8a8-40bb-9fa7-3a95c9540112&DisplayLang... Posted Sep 11 2008, 04:16 AM by Mark Parris with | with no comments Filed under: ADUG, MCM AD:2008, Certification, Masters, MCM Directory, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Master, Active Directory

• Microsoft Certified Master:Directory - **UPDATE**

  The registration website for the new Microsoft Certified Master:Directory is scheduled to go live tomorrow (Tuesday 2nd September) , this is something that I am very keen on completing as soon as possible, if I am accepted I will post my experiences and... Posted Sep 01 2008, 05:56 PM by Parris with | with no comments Filed under: Certification, Masters, MCM Directory, Active Directory