Cisco Certification: What To Do DURING Your Exam! by Chris Bryant
There are plenty of articles out there about how to prepare for Cisco exams. However, there are also things you can do to increase your chances of success on exam day during the most important part of the entire process -- the time that you're actually taking the test. ... In one particular testing center I use, the door to the testing room has one setting: "Slam". ... Ask the testing center employee to give you paper and a pen instead. ... The testing center wants you there 30 minutes early. ... Luckily, that center also has a headset hanging at every testing station.

Cisco Certification: Five Things To Do DURING Your CCNA Exam by Chris Bryant
There are plenty of articles out there about how to prepare for the CCNA exam. However, there are also things you can do to increase your chances of success on exam day during the most important part of the entire process -- the time that you're actually taking the test. ... In one particular testing center I use, the door to the testing room has one setting: "Slam". ... Ask the testing center employee to give you paper and a pen instead. ... The testing center wants you there 30 minutes early. ... Luckily, that center also has a headset hanging at every testing station.

Cisco CCNA Certification: Four Tips To Use DURING The Exam by Chris Bryant
There are plenty of articles out there about how to prepare for the CCNA exam. However, there are also things you can do to increase your chances of success on exam day during the most important part of the entire process -- the time that you're actually taking the test. ... In one particular testing center I use, the door to the testing room has one setting: "Slam". ... Luckily, that center also has a headset hanging at every testing station. ... The testing center wants you there 30 minutes early.

Cisco Certification: Taking Your First Certification Exam by Chris Bryant
You've studied hard; you've practiced your configurations; you've used your flash cards over and over again; and finally, the big day is here. Your first certification exam! For many Cisco certification candidates, their first exam is the CCNA Composite exam or one of the two exams that make up... The Testing Room Despite the best efforts of VUE and Prometric, some testing center rooms are afterthoughts. ... Again, feel free to drop by the testing center before your exam to take a peek at the testing room.

Why Should I Train for a Microsoft Certification? by James Croydon
Microsoft certification is a vast combination of rich and varied spectrum of job and responsibilities. To successfully perform the critical IT function we should earn a specific credential providing objective validity of the ability. One of the most effective ways to reach a long-term career... Also certain details like area of study, testing program and region etc should be mentioned. ... The test center should be selected from the worldwide locations. ... The independent testing organizations administer these exams.

What Vista Means for "TV to PC" and "PC to TV" by Drew Surrey
The word "vista" has everything to do with vision, both in the physical sense and the mental sense; that is, a view through a row of trees or a view of the future. For Bill Gates and Microsoft, Vista is the name of their new operating software, which is their "vision" of the future of personal... In addition, you can access it on television sets throughout your home with something extra called a Windows Media Center Extender, which taps into your wired or wireless home network. ... If you have a set-top box, Windows Media Center will take you through a step by step set up process.

Microsoft CRM and No-Frills Cadillacs by Cameron Brown
In today’s business world it’s all but impossible to escape Microsoft. Either you're using MS applications, developing your own, or negotiating your company’s acquisition by this techno-behemoth. I must that the company is a daily part of my life (in fact I’m typing this article on MS Word). ... Many comprehensive CRM systems are used by out bound call centers to not only track customer leads, but to call customers to follow up; the bottleneck is that the human hand can only dial so fast. ... Voice messaging is another time saving feature that allows your agents to record a sales message...

How To Find Tech Support For Your Computer Printers by Alec Boyer
Computers are becoming commonplace in homes and offices around the world. The problem is that most people know so very little about their computers, that when something goes wrong, they do not know how to begin the troubleshooting process. The ugly truth is that we could opt to call the... I know this because I used to work in a computer technical support call center. ... The problem with this kind of thinking is that the person at the call center is often lost to find a solution that is not yet in the database.

Installing Wireless Access Points by Eric Meyer
Installing Multiple Wireless Access Points 1. Install one wireless Access Point to test range 2. Assign each wireless access point a unique IP address 3. Each wireless access point will have the Same SSID 4. All wireless access points will have the same encryption key 5. ... Point wireless antennas towards the center of the network 1. ... 5. ... This will give you the ability to roam with out having to choose each network when you move. ... Same SSID – Use the same SSID for each access point on your network.

7 Reasons NOT to Take Your Laptop on Holiday! by Steve Robson
Heading off on vacation soon? Then perhaps you're tempted to take your trusty laptop along for the trip. After all, you bought it for its mobility, and it's nice to stay in touch via email with your family and friends back home. However, just before you start packing, its pays to consider the... AOL and Compuserve generally do.) - making a long-distance telephone call to your regular dial-up number back home - signing up with a local ISP (rarely practical in the short-term) 5. ... Otherwise you're stuck with dial-up modem access, which means a choice between: - using your existing...