Completed exam 70-536

Last week I passed my first .Net 2.0 exam, 70-536 Application development foundation.
I actually don't need to do the exam as I can jump straight ahead to the MCSD or MCAD upgrade exams but thought I would do it any way.
My thinking was that the upgrade exams are somewhat condensed hence they might not cover all the topics in the individual exams and I wanted to make sure I had a good understanding of all the fundamentals of the framework.
Doing the exam was definitely worthwhile as I learnt a lot even though I thought I already knew a fair bit about .Net 2.0. I picked up quite a few good things particularily in the trickier areas such as the available encrytion routines.
Now I think I'll go for the upgrade exams and see if I can get some MCPD qualifications added to my name in the next few months !

Interested in Office 2007 - check out MOSSIG

MOSSIG - the Microsoft Office System Special Interest Group is holding it's first meeting next week.
The presenters look like they will be pretty good as they include one my esteemed colleagues at SDM , William Cornwill.

Here's the details courtesy of Victoria.Net

LAUNCH OF MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
27 JUNE, 6PM

The 2007 Office release is the most significant release of Office for a decade, adding further servers, applications and services to expand and enhance the Office System.
The challenge for us, our businesses and our clients is to collectively know and apply the features that the Office System brings.

Introducing the Microsoft Office Server Special Interest Group (MOSSIG) which has been formed specifically with the Victoria.NET members as a community to learn and share their experiences whether they be application, server or solution based.

We will be kicking off our inaugural meeting next Tuesday the 27th June at 6pm with a jam packed session for Office Users and Developers alike, so please consider passing this invitation on to your non-developer colleagues as well.

PRESENTATIONS:

A Lap Around The Office 2007 System
Join Tim Wragg (Professional Advantage) as he gives us an overview of the new & updated servers, applications and services for the Office 2007 System

The new Microsoft Office 2007 Interface - Business Focus Topic
Join William Cornwill (SDM) as he discusses why Microsoft has changed the interface and the new features

Developer view of Microsoft Office 2007 - Business Data - Technology Focus Topic
Join Ed Richard (Software Objectives) as he talks about data storage of Sharepoint 2007 and using Line Of Business data in applications like Word and Excel.

Open Forum
A chance to Network with each other and open up the floor to discuss their thoughts and experiences with the Office System

TO REGISTER: E-mail Ed Richard at Ed@SoftwareObjectives.com.au, by COB on Monday 26 June.