[dba-Tech] Technet / MSDN / Power Pack

Hello John,

this is how my brain appears to work all the time.

I sometimes wonder whether I am a goldfish.

.................
BTW, Who are you and what exam are we talking about ;)



Mark


2009/5/1 DJK(John) Robinson <djkr at msn.com>

> You have to choose and pass an exam for Action Pack too.  But it's not
> hard.
> Just watch the video and pass!  I did last year, on a subject I knew
> nothing
> about beforehand - and can remember nothing about now!  :-)
>
> John
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Erbach
> Sent: 01 May 2009 00:19
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Technet / MSDN / Power Pack
>
>
> Gustav,
>
> Very valuable info...thank you!  I hope I can pass the tests!
>
> Steve Erbach
> Neenah, WI
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 2:37 AM, Gustav Brock <Gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:
> > Hi Jim and Steve
> >
> > No, it not so. The Action Pack, MSAP, is available for professionals
> > somehow dealing with MS software for a living.
> >
> > This, however, doesn't provide developer tools - which in MS jargon is
> > Visual Studio and Expression Suite. These are offered as part of the
> >
> >  Special Edition Web Solutions Toolkit
> >
> > for which you have to pass an "exam" to gain access.
> > Read the old thread about this (some links only operational in IE):
> >
> >
> > http://databaseadvisors.com/pipermail/accessd/2007-October/055800.html
> >
> > To obtain VS 2008 Standard this way will take some time but you can
> > get started right away with the free Express edition.
> >
> > /gustav
> >
> >
> >>>> accessd at shaw.ca 27-04-2009 02:05 >>>
> > My understanding was that this subscription was only available to
> > individuals who had successfully completed a series/single exam(s).
> > This limitation was added as some people were taking the subscriptions
> > and reselling the products... not particularly smart as it was so easy
> > to validate through MS updates.
> >
> > I spent a couple of hours, one evening, trying to find the testing
> > section of the MS site after logging in.  I do not think I am
> > particularly slow but I could not work my way through the various web
> > site settings and timing-out pages so I gave up that idea. I guess
> > that was the labyrinth part of the test.
> >
> > Maybe things have changed and if they have I would not mind continuing
> > with the subscription.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve
> > Erbach
> > Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 9:25 AM
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Subject: [dba-Tech] Technet / MSDN / Power Pack
> >
> > Dear Group,
> >
> > Just last night I discovered that Microsoft has a service on its
> > Technet site that gives you a year's subscription to all Microsoft
> > software for "evaluation" purposes.  $349 a year allows you to
> > download everything, including the Windows 7 Release Candidate,
> > Windows Server 2008, etc.
> >
> > I wondered if any of you lot had a Technet subscription.  I believe
> > that Rocky has a Power Pack (?) subscription which is different.  Some
> > of you have MSDN subscriptions, too.  What do you think of them?  Have
> > they been worth it?
> >
> > In '04 I found out from Hindman, I think, about the Microsoft ISV
> > program.  I was able to get a full Universal MSDN subscription with 5
> > licenses for Office, Windows, etc., for $295 a year for two years.
> > THAT was very, very handy.
> >
> > I was considering setting up a Windows SBS 2008 or Windows Server 2008
> > as a Virtual PC on my system since it's got some fairly good oomph (8
> > GB RAM, dual core 3 GHz Intel processor, Raid 1 500 GB array).
> >
> > Any thoughts about Technet?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Steve Erbach
>
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