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Second Shot akcija produžena do 30.6.2008!

Samo kratko obavještenje koje će vjerujem mnoge zanimati : Akcija Second Shot, odnosno mogućnost besplatnog ponovnog polaganja bilo kojeg Microsoft ispita (u slučaju da se ne prođe iz prvog pokušaja) produžena je do 30.6.2008. Prvobitno je bila ograničena na 31.1.2008.
Sretno svima koji budu izlazili na ispite (po svemu sudeći, u narednom periodu bit će ih dosta.

Certifikacija za Visual Studio 2008

Prije dva dana Microsoft predavacima su objavljeni detalji certifikacijskih linija za nadolazeći Visual Studio 2008. Prenosim Vam sazetak tih informacija u izvornom obliku (tj. na engleskom jeziku) :

• Visual Studio 2008 certifications are part of the 'new generation' of certifications, i.e. Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)--the same format in which VS2005 certifications were released
• basically there will be six MCTS certs to give you cert options on the key .NET Framework 3.5 technologies from Microsoft (if you recall there were three for VS2005)
  • Windows Forms Applications
  • ASP.NET Applications
  • Windows Communication Foundation Applications
  • ADO.NET Applications
  • Windows Workflow Foundation Applications
  • Windows Presentation Foundation Applications
• Exam numbers and cert names will be announced soon... but one point of interest: Exam 70-536 (if you've earned any of the VS2005 certifications you'll be familiar with this) continues to be core to the 2008 certifications - so if you've already earned that, you're a step ahead for when the VS2008 exams come out (you do not have to take it again)
• There will not be an upgrade path from MCAD or MCSD to Visual Studio 2008, but you can go from MCAD/MCSD to Visual Studio 2005, then follow a (to-be-determined) transition path to Visual Studio 2008
• If you are new to certification (or just haven't started a VS2005 or VS2008 track), take 70-536 because it is the first step for both 2005 and 2008 MCTS certs and is available now
• First few exams scheduled to release in English in March, more in May; localized versions likely to release a few months after English
• Betas for WPF, WCF, WF may be extended and the next round of betas should start happening in March
• We did not talk about the MCPD Visual Studio 2008 certifications, or about transition plans to them, other than to say that we're working really hard to make simple transition paths for you, and we hope to share details in the next few months
• If you are partially through an MCAD or MCSD track, you can finish them. MCAD/MCSD won't expire. However, at some point this year we'll be announcing retirement of those exams (usually we give a year's notice) so keep that in mind, keep an eye out for a formal announcement, and get a move on. For that reason, too, we do not recommend starting a MCAD or MCSD track from teh beginning now - instead consider exams in the MCTS/MCPD family. 
• If you work with Visual Studio 2005, start (or finish) a Visual Studio 2005 certification track. As long as you are working with VS2005 those certs will have value, one of the exams is part of your 2008 track and there will be a 2005 to 2008 option, for when/if you want to transition your certification to 2008.
• If you want to start a VS2008 track from scratch (or if you are MCAD/MCSD and want to wait for 2008), you can start now on 70-536.
• If you already have 70-536 under your belt, or if you already hold a VS2005 cert and just want to wait---- you can review the published MCTS prep guides to get a feel for where you'll need to focus your studies and spend as much time with Visual Studio 2008 as you can so you are ready for the MCPD exam(s) whenever they are available. Did I just say "under your belt?"

Visual Studio 2008 training resources (some limited-time, free) microsoft.com/learning/vstudio/2008/default.mspx

Nedavno smo dali priliku zainteresovanim da polazu besplatno jedan od beta ispita iz ovog serijala, po svoj prilici bit ce ih jos o cemu cu Vas blagovremeno obavijestiti, te pokusati obezbijediti ponovo par besplatnih vouchera.

Dobar video :)

Windows Server 2003 vs Windows Server 2008. Vrijedi pogledati!!

http://www.microsoft.com/winme/0801/31869/WS08_LoneServer_LongVersion.asx

Mozda ce nekome koristiti...

Kako radim sa Microsoft-om na izradi jednog MOC kursa za Windows Mobile 6.0, prilikom kreiranja virtualne masine za lab, naisao sam na jedan mozda prilicno neuobicajen scenario : treba instalirati Windows Mobile 6.0 Emulator unutar virtualne masine koja se vrti na Virtual Serveru 2005 R2. Kako je  sam WM emulator virtualna masina, ovo onda dodje "virtualno na virtualnom".
Sama instalacija prodje emulatora prodje ok, no problemi nastaju zelite li ga spojiti sa mreznim adapterom njegovog (virtualnog) hosta. Naime da bi to radilo potrebno je unutar virtualne masine rucno instalirati Virtual Machine Network service driver na mrezni adapter tog virtualnog hosta. Kako vec neko vrijeme ovaj drajver nije dostupan kao zasebna komponenta, potrebno ga je sa prave host masine (koja vrti Virtual Server) kopirati rucno u virtualnu masinu. Drajver se nalazi na lokaciji : C:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual Server\Drivers\VMNetSv, pod uslovom da ste Virtual Server instalirali na default lokaciju. Sadrzaj ovog foldera treba prebaciti u virtualnu masinu koja vrti WM emulator. Potom treba otvoriti Properties zeljene mrezne konekcije koju zelimo dati na raspolaganje Windows Mobile OS-u, te kliknuti Install, zatim Service, pa Have Disk... Dalje je valjda jasno.
Drajver ce se pojaviti instaliran, sad ga jos treba aktivirati i to je to. Kao rezultat, u postavkama WM emulatora dobit cemo mogucnost koristenja mreznog adaptera sa virtualne masine vezanjem na genericki NE2000 mrezni adapter Windows Mobile 6.0. Dalje sve radi normalno :) Ovako izgleda prozor sa mreznim postavkama emulatora, kada je servis pravilno instaliran :

Vazna napomena : ovo ne radi ako je virtualna masina u kojoj je emulator - Windows Vista! 

Na kraju, ako je nekome nekad zatrebalo da poslije instalacije Office-a 2007 izmijeni product key koji je upisan tokom instalacije to se moze postici otvaranjem sljedece registry lokacije :