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Win a Ride in a Veyron Bugatti at VMworld 2010
By Steven Warren ⋅ September 1, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
On my daily walk to the VMworld Conference Center this morning, I passed by this beautiful car. I captured a quick Flip video. A drawing is open to the conference to be able to win a ride in this car. Maybe you can win a ride to the VMworld Party where INXS is playing LIVE [...]
The Future of VMware Workstation and Cloud Development
By Steven Warren ⋅ August 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
Before the session ever started, they put out the disclaimer to not hold us to any timelines or features. With that being said, they have some really cool stuff that they are working on in the labs. VMware wants to provide us with the ability to export a virtual machine (VM) to a removable disk [...]
TrainSignal Celebrates 8 Great Years with 8 Great Prizes
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 26, 2010 ⋅ 14 comments
Each year, Train Signal hosts an anniversary giveaway that helps us get to know you better and help you win some cool prizes. This year’s giveaway is packed with great prizes including a paid trip to TechEd 2011 or VMworld 2011, a brand new iPad, training package and more!
Train Signal Training’s Top 10 Posts of 2010
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
2010 has been the best year so far for this blog. We’ve posted more how-to articles, covered more important certification and training news, and we’ve also added a number of new contributors in a variety of areas to help us expand our article coverage. We’ve also received more comments than in any previous year, and [...]
David Davis’ VMworld 2010 Video Preview
By David Davis ⋅ August 24, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments
Thanks to the success of Train Signal’s VMware vSphere video training course, Train Signal will have a booth at VMworld 2010 for the first time. Train Signal will be giving away my excluive VMworld Best of vSpere 4.1 training course at the booth along with a thousand vNerd t-shirts. So make sure you stop by booth [...]
Video: Train Signal Interviews Mark Minasi at TechEd 2010
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
Mark Minasi is one of the best known names in the IT industry. He’s a best selling author, columnist, speaker, consultant and trainer. Mark’s biggest passion is making the IT world available to a greater audience by explaining complex concepts and making computing fun and interesting to all. As you’ll witness in the video below, [...]
Video: Jeff Hicks on the Power of PowerShell
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 20, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments
Jeff Hicks is THE PowerShell guru. He’s a Microsoft MVP in Windows PowerShell and has over 20 years of experience in the IT field specializing in automation — helping sysadmins be more productive by doing things better, faster and easier all through PowerShell. PowerShell is Microsoft’s extensible scripting language and corresponding command line shell that [...]
3 Reasons Why the Project+ Certification is a Must-Have for 2010
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
Project management is not the first thing that comes to mind when most people think about IT skills, jobs, roles or careers. But this is definitely changing as project management is becoming not only the top IT skill, but also an in demand and well paid position in the field. Here are top 3 reasons [...]
Interview with Rhonda Layfield on Windows 7 Deployment Done Right
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
Rhonda Layfield is the Windows deployment guru. She’s a Setup and Deployment MVP who brings over 25 years of experience to the table. Impressive! After meeting her at TechEd I have a feeling that even more than deployment, Rhonda’s passion is for teaching. She regularly speaks at conferences all over the world, including TechEd US, [...]
Video: Stephen Rose on Windows 7 Resources, Bus Tour and More
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
Helping people use Windows 7 was our goal behind our free Windows 7 end-user videos as well as our new Windows 7 Administration Training and Windows 7 Deployment Training. And this year’s TechEd was all abuzz around Windows 7 with many informative sessions, workshops and exhibits surrounding the new os. Stephen Rose, Sr. Community Manager [...]
TechNet Wiki (Beta): What It Is and Who Is It For
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
In April, TechNet announced the official release of it’s newest addition to the site: the TechNet Wiki. The TechNet wiki is a place where people can come and share technical information — videos, audio, pictures, graphs, code snippets, how-to’s, tips and more on Microsoft technologies in order to help evolve the way we work with [...]
Keith Combs on TechNet 2.0: New Features and Functionalities
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
Microsoft’s TechNet 2.0 was launched earlier this year sporting major improvements in features and functionalities focusing on five key objectives: Helping users find technical content and solve technical problems quickly Providing users with content and resources to increase their technical skills Connecting users with Microsoft products and allowing them to leave feedback Helping users connect [...]
Interview with Tjeerd Veninga, Microsoft MCT Community Lead
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ July 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
Did you know — there are over 17,000 Microsoft Certified Trainers in 150 different countries. Microsoft Certified Trainers are experts on Microsoft technologies and include classroom and e-learning instructors, learning consultants, authors, conference presenters and even user group leaders. MCT’s are also the only individuals authorized to deliver training for Microsoft Certifications. What does it [...]
Nimbula Goes After the Enterprise Cloud
By Steven Warren ⋅ July 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
Two former Amazon executives responsible for the development of Amazon’s EC2 cloud service, Chris Pinkham and Willem Van Biljon, launched Nimbula Cloud Operating System. Nimbula has been in covert development since 2009 after acquiring 5.75 million dollars in funding. According to Roelof Botha, GP at Sequoia Capital, “Cloud computing is a game changing market opportunity and Nimbula [...]
Interview with Steven Holcomb MCP and Olympic Gold Medalist
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ July 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
Last month at TechEd I had the honor of meeting Steven Holcomb, the 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist in bobsledding. Steven’s achievement is even more astonishing when you consider that this is the first bobsledding gold medal for the US in 62 years! You can read more about that here. Steven is also an aspiring IT [...]
Train Signal Interviews Born to Learn’s Ken Rosen
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ July 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
Born to Learn is without a doubt, the number 1 resource for Microsoft learning, exam, and certification information (and so much more) for current and aspiring MCPs and MCTs, Microsoft partners and many others. The Born to Learn blog was started in September of 2008 by Ken Rosen, Director of Community, Marketing and Evangelism Team [...]
Go Virtual for Free with Sun xVM VirtualBox
By Steven Warren ⋅ July 21, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments
VMware Workstations offers a secure way to run multiple operating systems simultaneously and is the obvious virtualization choice for many, being the leader in the market. However, VMware Workstation will set you back about $200 (current price in US for version 7.1 is $189). What if you could choose a free alternative instead? Enter Sun [...]
Train Signal Interviews J. Peter Bruzzese at TechEd 2010
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ July 20, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments
A couple weeks ago, we released our Exchange Server 2010 Training which very quickly climbed to the number one spot on our best sellers list. But even before the training was out, I knew that this particular course was special. How did I know this? Well, I did have some inside scoop — I got [...]
Win Free Home Server Training at Home Server Land
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ July 16, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments
The good folks at Home Server Land are giving away three copies of our Windows Home Server Training this week. The site is dedicated to all things Home Server and includes helpful articles, forums, several wikis dealing with different Home Server topics, as well as media and downloads and even a Home Server store. Needless [...]
New Training Release: Windows 7 Administration Training
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ July 13, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments
Of all of our video training releases over the years, I have to admit that we received the most calls, emails and requests about our Windows 7 course. That’s why I’m so happy to announce today the official release of our Windows 7 Administration Training. Your instructor, Scott Lowe, does an excellent job in making [...]
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