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MCTS Exam

So Like I said before I did take the MCTS Exam and I did pass. I can not go into any detail about the test as you have to agree to an NDA before you take it. The test was, in my opinion, not as hard as the study material. I think that MS did a great job with the study material for this test. I was not sure if I was really ready for the test but it turns out I was more than ready.
I finished the test very early. I had about 40 minutes left when I completed the question portion and still over 1 hour left when I completed the simulation portion of the Exam. To study I purchased the following kit and I am about to start on the second book to prepare for the second of the three tests required for the MCITP:DBA certification. Think I will start hitting that hard when I return from Hawaii.

 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735623…

Read the book and spend time doing the practices and questions in the book and definitely take the practice tests. You will do well if you do all that.

Iris Pen

My wife is still in school and she wanted a way to scan lines from her book into some application in order to print notecards. She found the solution and it works really well. Thought I would pass it along to you all. It is called the Iris Pen.

 http://www.irislink.com/c2-1056-189/IRIS…

This is a cool highlighter sized scanner with a pretty good OCR. It types what you have scanned into any application.  I have set it up on her Netbook and she is using Word 2007 with the Avery 5388 3X5 Index card template. It scans the text right in and then she can manipulate it in any way that she wants. Ie, bold, italic, hightlight, ….

If you are looking for a small handheld USB scanner that can scan directly into an application then this is it. I am sure that I will use it to make flashcards for me as well for the MCITP tests. I really think that it will help make my study faster as well.

Check it out.