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Aaron Axline

Five certification notions to chew on for 2015
December 26, 2014

Fast away the old year passes. What will happen after we turn the page to 2015, ye lads and lasses? Aaron Axline offers a predictive serving of food for thought as 2014 winds down.

2014 Rewind: The year's top IT certification stories
December 12, 2014

Where were you when CompTIA announced the millionth individual to earn its cornerstone A+ credential? OK, maybe these aren't walk-on-the-Moon level happenings, but they still rocked our world in 2014.

MCPreschooler? Why Microsoft shouldn't be certifying 5-year-olds
November 25, 2014

Everybody loves a child genius, like the prodigy who just passed his first MCP exam at age 5. Is anyone being helped, on the other hand, when a professional IT certification becomes a matter of child's play?

What is this larger-than-normal data you speak of?
November 11, 2014

There's another Next Big Thing that wants to jockey for your attention with the Internet of Things and cloud computing: big data. We'll tell you everything you need to know to sound like someone who has a clue.

My Certification Journal No. 2: Using video courseware
November 3, 2014

IT industry technical writer and journalist Aaron Axline continues the chronicle of his training experiences as he prepares for Microsoft's MCSA: Windows 7 certification exams.

Is Microsoft's foray into home-based exams the future of certification?
October 30, 2014

Microsoft has begun to offer online certification exams for select MCP and MTA subjects. Is the convenience of at-home certification testing worth the potential hazards? And who will be first to follow Microsoft's lead?

My Certification Journal: An introduction
September 29, 2014

An IT industry technical writer and journalist chronicles his training experiences as he prepares for Microsoft's MCSA: Windows 7 certification exams.

Is CompTIA's CertMaster the future of training?
September 27, 2014

CompTIA's new online learning system claims to use neurobiology and game studies to offer a superior training experience. Does CompTIA CertMaster live up to its billing?

So long and thanks for all the fish: Windows 8 circles the drain
September 16, 2014

After attempting to please all and winding up pleasing none, Microsoft is quietly sweeping its unpopular OS under the rug.

Is Microsft Technology Associate (MTA) certification right for you?
September 15, 2014

Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certs provide foundation-level skills to people taking their first steps toward a career in the IT industry. 

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