Microsoft have some time back reintroduced the 2nd shot free offer which allows people to pre-register before they take an exam for a 2nd shot at that exam for free should they not pass it on their first attempt. There’s a number more offers from Microsoft including discounts on their E-Learning courses online which are a great way to get prepared for the exams … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2010
Trend Micro visit – Day 3
Day 3 – I woke up this morning feeling extremely drained. So far this week it’s been intense, sharing with the team from Trend Micro. Today we started the morning with an overview of the current QA process and learned that the QA team is not just the team that tests the product at the end of the cycle, but that the QA team are involved before they even write a line … [Read more...]
Trend Micro visit – Day 2
Day 2 is over… and we thought Day 1 was exhausting. My travel companion, Ken Garoux made an appearance today and drew many looks as we took him into the Trend building. As we’ve gone through things today, Trend have realised that we can really add value in sharing our experiences with other teams within the company. Today we got an insight into what is … [Read more...]
How good is your Chinese?
One of the things I’ve been impressed with here in Taipei, is the friendly nature of the locals. Over the last few days, when I’ve been out and about with my map in hand, I’ve had many a time where locals see I might be lost and offer to help me in their best English. Might be a little hard to understand them at times, but they are so very helpful and proud to be of … [Read more...]
Trend Micro visit – Day 1
Today marks the start of our community members visit to Trend Micro here in Taipei, Taiwan. Karen Christian, Steven Banks, Kevin Royalty and myself have all been invited guests of Trend to come talk and present and discuss real world scenarios and problems with the R&D team here. The objective is simple… take our real world experience with their WFBS products … [Read more...]