There are many different kinds of Microsoft certification exams; so many that you could give yourself a headache or a panic attack trying to make sense of them all. Don't worry, though. You are about to learn about these many exams and how their great diversity will pay off for you in the end.

The Types Of Certifications:

Microsoft Certification Exams cover a wide range of jobs. The knowledge and skill sets are so varied that you would have a very hard time trying to attain every certification that is available, if you could even manage it in one lifetime. These Microsoft certifications are ideal for attaining jobs, hiring the right people, and for helping employees to grow in the right ways. The certifications that come from Microsoft Certification Exams show that you are looking to the long term.

The Prices Of Microsoft Certification Courses:

The many kinds of Microsoft exams are matched by many kinds of training courses for these exams. These courses are very helpful for anyone looking to pass Microsoft Certification Exams. The prices of the Microsoft Certification Courses that are available range from free online resources to pricier but valuable classes offered at many Microsoft training schools.

The Value Of Many Microsoft Certification Exams:

The value of having so many Microsoft exams offered is that you can select the ones that line up perfectly with your career goals. You can let the world know that you are completely qualified for the positions for which you are applying, and you can do so instantly. These exams help people achieve their dreams.

We all have been waiting for the next Generation of Windows. In this article, I will discuss this next generation of Windows based on the recent information provided by Microsoft. This next generation of Windows is Codenamed "Windows 8.”

Startup Screen

Like the Windows Phone 7 Startup screen Windows 8 startup screen has information about the email and messages . To Login you have to swipe up the startup screen.

Start Screen

The start screen can be navigated by swiping left to right or right to left, you can also use Page Up and Page Down Keys. Start screen is made up of live tiles, which can be arranged as per your liking.

Application as Tiles

The tiles on the start screen give you information about your twitter account or email account even without opening the app. A tile represents each application on your system.

When you launch the app it takes up the entire screen, no Title bar or System trays are visible.

Command Bar

The right side of the screen allows you to go to start screen or launch a new app. Swipe in from right to open the windows command bar, which has the start button, which takes you back to start screen. Swiping on the left side of the screen allows you to switch between applications. Hence, these windows controls are under your thumb if you are running windows on a Tablet. Top and bottom of screen is for the Application controls, like swiping from bottom and top will open the application specific controls. These controls hide when you do not need them; hence, you get the full screen viewing experience of your application. Multitasking is seamless in Windows 8, you can easily switch between running applications.

Application Platform

New Application Platform is based on HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS. Developers with knowledge of HTML5 & JavaScript can develop applications for Windows 8.

Application Snap

Snap allows you to keep application side by side. By just sliding and dropping, the application on one side will snap it with the other application running on screen. You can readjust the size of the snapped application by moving the Splitter that appears after the application has snapped.

Internet Explorer 10

Windows 8 will ship with Internet Explorer 10, which is optimized for touch. To switch Tabs you just have to swipe in from Top and tap the tab you want. Panning and zooming have been optimized. IE10 is a hardware-accelerated browser.

Keyboard

Along with the standard keyboard, Windows 8 has an ergonomic keyboard, which puts all keys under the thumb for easy access for thumb typing.

Desktop

You can access the traditional desktop where you can use all the files on system or work on an applications like Excel or Word in MSOffice.

Windows 8 will be able to run on wide range of systems. It will run on system with or without touch, it will run on system with or without keyboard and mouse. Windows 8 Adapts based on your hardware to optimally use the resources available.

On resolutions below 1024x600 Windows 8 will run in desktop mode only.

“build” conference in September 2011 will have more information on Windows 8. You can get more information about it at http://www.buildwindows.com/.

Source

http://youtu.be/p92QfWOw88I

Microsoft today announced the next Windows Phone update 7.1 named “Mango.” This will be the fourth update after the SSL update (May 2011). As announced by Microsoft this update will be available in autumn and it will be free of cost to all current Windows Phone Handsets. Along with the Microsoft announcement Nokia also confirms that Mango is a great milestone for the first Nokia Windows Phone Devices .

Some of the significant features that “Mango” udpate has:

Multitasking – By pressing and holding the back button, the user will be able to access the Multitasking feature of “Mango” which will enable the user to switch quickly between the applications.

Twitter Integration in the People Hub – Just like Facebook, Twitter integration will allow the user to post update from People Hub.

Improved Live Tiles – They will be more dynamic and will contain more information.

Integrated Messaging – the new update will automatically detect if the person you want to message is online and will allow you to select the best method of communication. If the recipient is signed into Windows Live, Mango will provide the option to send an instant message otherwise it will send a text message.

SkyDrive available in Office Hub – It will have ability to save and share Office documents through Office 365 and Windows Live SkyDrive enabling the user to access the latest documents anywhere.

Smarter Internet

Microsoft says that the IE9 experience on the Phone mirrors the experience on the desktop. It has added hardware-accelerated graphics.

Beta Development Tools should be announced anytime today at http://create.msdn.com .

Sources:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/windowsphone/

 http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2011/may11/05-24WindowsPhone.mspx

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2011/05/16/productivity-takes-a-big-step-forward-in-mango.aspx

December 31, 2010 – today is the last day of the decade.

1999 ended with lots of fear in people’s mind about what will happen when we enter the year 2000, whether all computer systems will come down because of Y2K, thankfully nothing bad happened and we survived Y2K.

2000-2010 Decade has given us so much. Online Social Networking has become a norm. Websites like Facebook and Twitter have changed the way we communicate. Different industries are using social networking for advertising their products. Hence Social Networking has been the biggest offering of the decade gone by.

For developers this decade has been exciting. The .NET Framework especially Windows Presentation Foundation(WPF) and Silverlight have opened new dimensions. Windows Phone 7 launched in 2010 has the new revolutionized technology which helps us stay ahead. Silverlight5 beta will be announced in January 2011 which should enhance the power of Silverlight.

The year 2011 seems to be the year of Tablets, where all computer companies will be announcing their tablet offering at the CES 2011. I am hoping to see an exciting Tablet option from Microsoft.

Like the decade gone by, I hope this coming decade brings a new range of exciting technologies to make our lives better.

I wish a very Happy New Year 2011 to all my readers. See you all in 2011 :)