GerryO's Blog
Gerry's Personal Blog
I'm Back
Sort of. Decided to turn the pilot light back on for the blog. Any strategies or tips on how to be a...
Date: 06/26/2015
A New Role
If anyone is still following this blog, you know that I moved from our content development group to...
Date: 09/10/2013
Training and Content Development
I’ve been thinking about this for some time now and decided it was time focus some more effort in...
Date: 03/12/2013
Moving On
So, after ~ two years as the Certification Product Planner, in typical Microsoft fashion, it’s time...
Date: 12/02/2010
Are Your Apps Compatible with Office 2010?
Application Compatibility for Office 2010 Analyze your environment for installed add-ins and...
Date: 06/01/2010
SharePoint 2010 Best Practices
Learn SharePoint 2010 Best Practices Explore design considerations you should have as you start...
Date: 06/01/2010
Explore SQL Server 2008 R2 breakthrough capabilities on Channel 9
See how StreamInsight provides real-time monitoring and analytics on incoming event data that would...
Date: 05/05/2010
Why the SQL Server 2008 Certifications Don’t Cover R2
SQL Server 2008 R2 has just released and some of you are asking if the current exams will be updated...
Date: 05/03/2010
Certification Exams, NDAs, and Responsible Behavior
Based on some recent events, I find it necessary to post this as a notification to all those who...
Date: 04/28/2010
Free Silverlight Training on Channel 9
Channel 9 is offering a free Silverlight 4 Training Kit. The training kit includes a whitepaper...
Date: 03/29/2010
More VS 2010 Beta Seats Available
OK, you asked for it. We responded. The absolute best that I can do is to open up 150 more...
Date: 03/19/2010
Free Windows Phone 7 Series Developer Training Kit
Windows Phone 7 Series holds a promise to be an amazing personal mobile phone with new innovative...
Date: 03/18/2010
Free Developer Training on Silverlight!
Channel 9 is offering a free Silverlight 4 Training Kit. The training kit includes a whitepaper...
Date: 03/16/2010
Watch MIX10 Sessions Online!
You Couldn’t Make It to MIX10 - but You Can Watch Online While it isn’t the same as attending MIX10,...
Date: 03/16/2010
Windows Phone 7 at MIX10
You’re hearing all about Windows Phone 7 Series—now learn all about it at MIX10. Everything you...
Date: 02/15/2010
Free Certification Exams
<warning> This is a long post </warning> Want to see if you’re ready to develop for the...
Date: 02/10/2010
Learn About Development for the Next Generation of Windows Phone
Just when you didn’t think it could get any better, we took it to the next level. At MIX10,...
Date: 01/27/2010
Passionate About the Web?
Join us for MIX10, a 3 day event full of inspiration, content, and networking. MIX10 is a 72 hour...
Date: 12/08/2009
More Developer Training from Channel 9
Sitting here at PDC this week and watching the loooooonnnng line for the Azure hands-on...
Date: 11/17/2009
New Training on Channel 9
Are you trying to find more information to help you prepare for certifications? Perhaps you...
Date: 11/09/2009
Visual Studio 2010 Exams Update
We are just finishing up week two of intense exam design sessions today. Last week we created...
Date: 10/30/2009
Win 7 and VS2010 Training Courses LIVE
Want to learn more on the latest versions of Visual Studio and Windows coming out of...
Date: 10/21/2009
Dates Set for Visual Studio 2010 Exam Design
October and November will be busy months around here as we start design on the Visual Studio 2010...
Date: 08/28/2009
Developer Certification Changes
Early information but at this point, it looks as though there will be two new exams for SharePoint...
Date: 07/07/2009
Windows vs WPF
Wow, what a lot of feedback on both blogs around the Windows Forms vs WPF debate. All good...
Date: 06/12/2009
Visual Studio 2010 Exams Are Changing
Well, just a little. After much thought, and then some more, along with discussions with the...
Date: 05/28/2009
Certification Update and Small Survey
We are almost locked on our Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 certification track. ...
Date: 04/13/2009
All is Quiet on the Cert Front
Too quiet actually. I know a lot of people are waiting to see what the new cert plan will be for...
Date: 03/06/2009
Exam 70-565 Prep Guide
Some of you are asking about information on what this exam will cover and the prep guides are not...
Date: 02/11/2009
Career Assist
The current economic situation leaves many people wondering about their careers and future job...
Date: 02/10/2009
Keeping Up to Date and Going Backwards at the Same Time
Part of my role as a Product Planner is to keep up with technology changes in the industry as they...
Date: 02/09/2009
Status Update on Exam Release Dates
A few are asking, so I thought I would post this morning what our current release dates are for the...
Date: 02/02/2009
Designers Are Next
Yes that’s right, I will be looking at what to do with some of the Expression Suite of products in...
Date: 01/19/2009
Quick Update for the New Year
I know it’s been awhile since I posted and for that I have to say, oh well. I spent two weeks at...
Date: 01/12/2009
70-505 Closes on Monday
I know lots of you have already registered and like to wait until the later dates of delivery and...
Date: 12/12/2008
Exam Centers Charging for Beta Exams
I hate posting this, but I need to get some information to help resolve these issues. I had a...
Date: 12/08/2008
How do I Prepare for the Visual Studio 2008 Exams?
I am being asked this question quite often lately, and of course it is a perfectly valid...
Date: 11/24/2008
70-563 - Pro: Designing and Developing Windows® Applications Using the Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 Redux
That's right, it's back! You can register and take this exam between the dates of November 19 and...
Date: 11/20/2008
FREE eLearning at TechEd EMEA
Stop by the Microsoft Learning booth in the expo hall for a voucher to obtain one free eLearning...
Date: 11/12/2008
New Vista Learning Snacks: A Free Offer (Worldwide)
I know this is a developer and SQL Server related blog for certifications however, I know that you...
Date: 11/07/2008