July 2009 Entries

Microsoft Certified Master - SharePoint 2007

So back in March, I blogged on the SharePoint Master (MCM) program. It was an amazing experience. Unfortunately, even though I did pass the grueling qualification lab, I only passed 2 of 3 written tests on the first pass. Well, I just knocked out my retake and the results are in.... PASS! It really has been an interesting experience. There was a lot of pressure to pass on that 2nd attempt. But I made it! I have to thank God for that! I know that it's not always "cool" to talk about

Microsoft is Forcing Me to use VMWare!

Ok, so I have to get this off my chest if for no other reason to add my voice to what I hope will be a loud shout from the SharePoint development community. So follow me through a logic exercise here... REQUIREMENT - Multiple VM Based SharePoint Development Environments: Due to the nature of being a consultant, I work on a wide variety of projects in a relatively short period of time. I develop on or otherwise support a large number of SharePoint instances. It is not practical for me to