Oct
11
How to study for the MS 70-564 Exam
Filed Under MCPD, Microsoft, asp.net, certification, exam | 1 Comment
I finally sat the MS 70-564 exam to get an MCPD last Wednesday. When I first started to study for it though, I had no clue what to study or where to get materials seeing as Microsoft decided not to print a book for this one. So I thought I’d share with everyone what I [...]
Sep
20
50th Auckland Web Meetup HTML5 Edition
Filed Under HTML5, Microsoft, Mozilla, browsers, general | 2 Comments
So this last Thursday I attended the latest Auckland Web Meetup which proved to be a very entertaining and pleasant evening. I have to say a massive thanks to John Ballinger for organizing the whole thing as well as the speakers/panelists Giorgio Sardo, Nigel Parker, Robert O’Callaghan and Chris Double. John also had some great news about the [...]
Aug
7
5 tips for acing MCTS 70-536 (.NET 3.5) Exam
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Just recently I sat the MCTS 70-536 exam (.NET 3.5) and seeing as it was my first Microsoft certification, I had no idea what to expect. Now that I have successfully completed it, I’d like to put down a few tips for those who are in a similar position to myself. Without further ado: Tip [...]
Apr
25
Expression for Art’s Sake
Filed Under Microsoft, design, development, silverlight | 3 Comments
Well it’s certainly been a busy few weeks. April has really been a full on month for me, with Easter, the Y88 national champs (sailing) and a holiday to New Caledonia starting tomorrow. But the one event I really wanted to talk about is the Expression for Art’s Sake (EFAS) event that Nigel Parker from [...]