The Brief History of Cisco Certifications by Natalie Aranda
Even young people can remember the old days when network administrators were more often associated for being the person sitting next to a computer system rather than for specific abilities of proficiency. In those early days, CCNA Certification or CCNA training were concepts totally ignored by... As the time went by, all major vendors of computer software and hardware started to develop their own certification programs with the customers in mind. ... CCNA Certification can be acquired applying for a CCNA course designed for those who want to be identified as Cisco-knowledgeable technicians...

Will Adobe Manage to Replace Industry Work Horse Quark Express by Giving Adobe InDesign for Free? by S Steele
Heard about the Quark “killer”? Adobe InDesign CS2. Will it really “kill” Quark? Adobe has been saying “it will” for the last six years or so, but it hasn’t happened. Adobe Pagemaker didn’t kill Quark, either, but was instead replaced by InDesign. And InDesign is also at a distant second place... In our experience of several years providing training and private/group coaching to hundreds of students in the use of Adobe / Quark software, the average training time required to learn InDesign up to an advanced level, is usually about 32 hours, and involves a much longer training curve to...

Microsoft Dynamics GP Customization - Dexterity vs. Extender, Plus eConnect by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Great Plains is currently under substantial technology redesign. To remind you the history – Great Plains Dexterity was architectured in earlier 1990th as IDE and shell, written in C programming language to become in turn development tool and scripting – Sanscript language. ... The idea was bright back in earlier 1990th to provide Great Plains Dynamics certain level of DB and computer platform independence and quick switch in the case of emergency. ... C programming language was introduced for the majority of old-good-days platforms: Unix, IBM PC/Microsoft Windows, Solaris, AIX,...

Choosing the Right Content-Authoring Tool For Your e-Learning Needs by Dana Fine
There are several hundred e-Learning tools out in the marketplace today. Selecting the proper course-authoring tool for developing your company’s online training content is no small undertaking. Today we are going to look at some solid strategies to help you select the course-authoring tool that... AICC stands for the Aviation Industry CBT [Computer-Based Training] Committee (AICC), which is an international association of technology-based training professionals that develops training guidelines for the aviation industry.

Somebody Tell This Thing What I Want! by John Dir
One of the biggest problems with computers today is that they are literally not for everyone. Though businesses have come to rely on computers to stay competitive, there are still people who dread using computers so much, they would rather find a different job than learn how to work with the... There are a number of key factors associated with this new approach which make it appealing to the human side of the computer equation. ... The first element of ITL principles broadens the scope for traditional macro approaches to incorporate a command infrastructure that translates natural language...

What is a Good Program Spec? by Tim Bryce
"Whenever you see a ratio of 1:4 analysts:programmers you will find systems analysis being performed at the wrong time and by the wrong person." - Bryce's Law INTRODUCTION Since the industry is preoccupied with producing software faster (and not necessarily better), let's stop and consider... Between the programming spec as listed above and a good set of programming standards, it becomes rather easy to implement any program, be it by hand or through the use of a generator. ... They are excellent tools for most programming assignments, but they cannot do 100% of all of the programming...

When is the Right Time to Upgrade Software? by Cynthia Morse
I don't claim to be a "techie," but I thought I would say a few words about upgrading software programs. If you use software, such as Microsoft Office, on a regular basis, how often should you upgrade to a newer version? That depends on several factors, such as support (is your current version... As I came across online training classes for Word, Excel, etc., I started to realize that classes in XP applications were no longer being offered. ... That is really what cinched it for me. ... Since upgrading, I've also come to like certain features in each of the programs.

Alien Intruders! by Seamus Dolly
You probably didn't casually invite, or extend a formal attendance request to, these undesirables known as viruses. Regardless of your opinions, such cyber-nomads may call on you, complete and active, with their destructive payloads. So what is a virus? ... A boot sector virus is probably the worst in so far as it will upset the normal loading of your operating system and therefore, disable your computer. ... was threatening to shut down her e-mail account because her computer contained viruses affecting her outgoing mail This message seemed to come from her provider but in fact was...

Microsoft Great Plains Remote Support - Overview by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft Great Plains is now standard mid-market ERP application, serving the whole spectrum of businesses. In the case of mid-size business we usually see strong IT team with SQL querying skills plus accounting department is already trained to use Great Plains and needs minimal help in... Also, please take into consideration the fact that consulting companies have to train new hires to do the job, and formal training should be supplemented with serving to real customer. ... This is the goal of Microsoft Business Solutions and the philosophy of future computer systems.

In "The Zone" by Timothy Trimble
Recently, I've had the pleasure of being in "The Zone!" Personally, I've got to say that it was nice being there. Just what is "The Zone"? Well, you've heard of athletes talk about being in "The Zone" - that magical place where everything clicks. The physical and mental processes are working in... That is what it's like to be in "The Zone!" The same can apply to programming and writing. ... (Yea, I like crunchy stuff while programming.) If you're drinking energy drinks (I prefer anything by Hansen), then be sure to also have plenty of water to sip on too.