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July 2010 Blog Posts

Contest: Win a Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with MSDN subscription

[Update 13/09/2010] Comments are now closed on this post. I will reveal the winner over the next week or so. I’m giving away a one year Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with MSDN subscription. It’s worth quite a lot of money, but more importantly you get all the software you could possibly want to help you build your solutions. The contest is very simple. Just suggest a topic for a future article here. The rules are: Open only to non Microsoft Employees and non MVPs You must post your suggestion here using a comment. No email, no...

Thoughts on the Microsoft Certified Master for SharePoint 2010

It’s been a bit quiet here recently, one of the reasons for that is I recently attended the first rotation of the Microsoft Certified Master for SharePoint 2010. A number of people have requested that I post my thoughts on this and address some common questions about the certification. Before I get started, I must include another Thrilleresque disclaimer. I am part of the team that produced the MCM for SharePoint 2010. I am an instructor and content owner for six modules. Therefore I have an obvious vested interest in the program. However, this doesn’t change the fact that...