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		<title>Interested in Learning More about the new 800-series A+? Watch our Webinar video!</title>
		<link>http://transcender.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/interested-in-learning-more-about-the-new-800-series-a-watch-our-webinar-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rabernathy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So a few months ago&#8230;after much arm twisting&#8230;I had the &#8220;opportunity&#8221; to host an A+ Webinar. (The term opportunity is in quotes because anyone who knows me knows that I get very nervous when speaking to a group, whether live or virtual, and I hate my recorded voice.) Well, the Webinar went off without a hitch&#8230;That [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transcender.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3478499&#038;post=5648&#038;subd=transcender&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Less than a month remains for Microsoft&#8217;s Second Shot program</title>
		<link>http://transcender.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/less-than-a-month-remains-for-microsofts-second-shot-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blogmistress Ann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[exam retakes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have purchased a single-exam voucher with Second Shot from Microsoft or a learning partner, be aware that the program expires May 31, 2013. Both your initial exam and, if necessary, your free retake should be completed before that date. If you haven&#8217;t scheduled your exam already, consider this your warning bell. Last-minute seats [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transcender.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3478499&#038;post=5642&#038;subd=transcender&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CompTIA offers tips on passing their performance-based questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 21:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blogmistress Ann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CompTIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance-Based Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vendor news]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our in-house CompTIA product developer, Robin Abernathy, was among the experts interviewed in a recent article published on CompTIA&#8217;s IT Careers Blog. The article, How to Prepare for Performance-Based Questions, brought together a variety of tips and opinions from experts across various training and IT industries. Having all taken exams with performance-based test items, we can [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transcender.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3478499&#038;post=5637&#038;subd=transcender&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Customer asks: What Windows Desktop Client exam should I take for the MCSA or MCTS?</title>
		<link>http://transcender.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/customer-asks-what-windows-desktop-client-exam-should-i-take-for-the-mcsa-or-mcts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blogmistress Ann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Certification Paths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to a recent post, blog reader Raj asked, Please tell me which certification is best for Windows 7 – MCSA or MCTS ?? And how many exams I need to give to pass that particular exam. Also, I would like to know the validity of that certification. The good news is that until January [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transcender.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3478499&#038;post=5610&#038;subd=transcender&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CompTIA&#8217;s CASP exam now approved for DoD 8570.01-M</title>
		<link>http://transcender.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/comptias-casp-exam-now-approved-for-dod-8570-01-m/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Transcender Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CompTIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vendor news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[casp]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[CompTIA recently announced that the CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) certification has been accredited by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program 8570.01-M. The CASP certification is intended for IT professionals with at least 10 years of experience, of which 5 years should be hands-on security work. Like other D0D-accepted certifications from CompTIA [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transcender.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3478499&#038;post=5597&#038;subd=transcender&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t lose your Second Shot for expiring (and new) Microsoft exams</title>
		<link>http://transcender.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/dont-lose-your-second-shot-for-expiring-and-new-microsoft-exams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Transcender Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exam retakes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time is running out to take advantage of free retakes for failed Microsoft exams. Time is also running out to qualify for a whole host of retiring certifications and certification exams, as we&#8217;ve covered in previous posts: Customer asks: Is now the time to study for Windows Server 2008 certification, or Server 2012? Don’t wait [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transcender.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3478499&#038;post=5595&#038;subd=transcender&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MSCD &#8211; A New Certification with an Old Heart of Gold</title>
		<link>http://transcender.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/mscd-a-new-certification-with-an-old-heart-of-gold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>codeguru</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Certification Paths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Editor&#8217;s note: This post belongs to our ongoing series about the new generation of Microsoft certifications. See also Customer asks: Is now the time to study for Windows Server 2008 certification, or Server 2012?, Don’t wait to finish your MCTS or MCITP: Microsoft retiring exam tracks, and Everything old is new again: the MCSE and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transcender.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3478499&#038;post=5560&#038;subd=transcender&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My PMP Journey: Bad News, Good Advice, and the Dire Warnings You Should Heed</title>
		<link>http://transcender.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/my-pmp-journey-bad-news-good-advice-and-the-dire-warnings-you-should-heed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gmonsalvatge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Study hints]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PMP study tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While I do manage projects in my daily work, I&#8217;d never thought of myself as an actual project manager. Being a take-action, Active Directory kind of guy, I primarily develop Microsoft practice exams and leave products like Project+ and CAPM to the professionals (aka Robin Abernathy). But last year several of my co-workers began suggesting [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transcender.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3478499&#038;post=5511&#038;subd=transcender&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Transcender developers discuss the behind-the-scenes development strategy for practice exams</title>
		<link>http://transcender.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/transcender-developers-discuss-the-behind-the-scenes-development-strategy-for-practice-exams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blogmistress Ann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our partners at Global Knowledge recently sat down with several members of the Transcender practice test development team &#8212; specifically George, Aima, and Josh &#8212; and picked our brains about &#8220;how their practice exams are developed and how they have evolved to keep up with changes coming from Microsoft. In the end, we learned that [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transcender.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3478499&#038;post=5507&#038;subd=transcender&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>1739 Certifications, 152 Vendors, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree</title>
		<link>http://transcender.wordpress.com/2012/12/28/1739-certifications-152-vendors-and-a-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>blogmistress Ann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Certification Paths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[top certifications]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of my coworkers recently pointed me toward a web page simply titled The List Of Certifications. According to the author, there are 1,739 current IT certifications offered across a spectrum of 152 vendors, from Adobe to Zend.  I&#8217;ve never sat down and counted them all, but it sounds about right. Faced with all these choices, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=transcender.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3478499&#038;post=5496&#038;subd=transcender&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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