Palaestra Training has just released it’s newest training title, Microsoft MCDST Certification training for the 70-271 exam. 

Our trainer, Bill Ferguson, literally wrote the book on MCDST Certification.  He is the author of the best selling book "MCDST Certification Study Guide" published by Sybex and is a much sought-after trainer and speaker.

Bill is one of only a handful of Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT) in the world to be featured on Microsoft’s website.  Palaestra Training is very excited to be able to bring this information-packed training series to it’s customers.

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What is the DoD 8570.1-M?  It’s part of a directive that’s part "Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program".

This program mandates which mandates that every full- and part-time military service member, defense contractor, civilian and foreign employee with privileged access to a DoD system, regardless of job series or occupational specialty obtains a commercial certification credential that has been accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

For personnel who are tasked with maintaining computer hardware and/or software, CompTIA A+ certification meets the T1 requirements of the directive.  CompTIA A+ Certification is the cornerstone of any IT career and allows a student to secure a position in a wide variety of industries.

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I just recently came across Microsoft’s new blogging client, Live Writer, which allows you to create blog posts to multiple blogging accounts offline, and synchronize, or publish, them your blogs.

The biggest advantage to this is you get full WYSIWYG functionality, and a much bigger area to write your posts.

You also have the added benefit of being able to insert pictures quickly and adjust as needed. There are of course other products on the market that do very similar things, some that integrate directly into your browser, like the Firefox plugin scribefire.

You can download Microsoft’s Live Writer from their website. Although it’s still in beta, it seems to have all the features most people would be looking for.