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This topic is probably one that has been debated heavily in the last five years. However, it's always good to refresh the opinions from others who haven't participated. CompTia has overlapped the 2003 A+ exam to June 30th to support the school's extended semester. If you haven't taken it, you still have at least one month to do so. Do you have a certification? If not, what is your reasoning for not having it?

05/12/2007 12:56 AM: Weekend Topic: Longest running Hard Drive you have currently? by ReMeDy
I've been watching some discussions from a few different forums other than our own here at 2CPU. Some members purchase drives with 1 year warranty and some will ONLY purchase a drive with a 5 year war...

05/05/2007 12:54 AM: Weekend Topic: When will You move to Vista? by ReMeDy
Microsoft released Windows Vista business market back in November 2006 and for consumer desktops in January '07. It is now May 4th. The question begins as our forum member, Slash , has posted the topi...

09/26/2004 01:46 PM: Weekend DC Updates by Hooz
Folding News There have been some personal milestones reached this week. Rick5127 will take over 11th spot from Trotador, and is poised to enter the coveted top 10, a feat that takes dedication and a...

07/31/2004 04:35 PM: Weekend DC Updates by Hooz
Folding News We are still getting an influx of new members (nine this week) which has helped us to decrease Team Eggroll's daily gain still further. foad is adding 240ghz of CPU folding power for a s...

01/24/2003 07:11 PM: Weekend Gaming: Part Deux! by Jim
Last weekend I decided to rally the troops around here a little bit and get some Quake II Deathmatch action going on. We had a fair turnout over the weekend and I know everyone had a lot of fun. This ...

08/19/2001 05:44 PM: Weekend News Tidbits... by Jim
*Yawn*. How are you folks doing this weekend? Work was stressful this week (rolled out a new app, which sucks evidently) so I'm trying to get some much needed R&R. At present I'm kicking back, lis...

08/04/2001 10:13 PM: Weekend News! by Jim
Ah good day to you all. I hope you're all enjoying your weekend. The Heritage Festival is on the go in North Bay this weekend, so the city's population has seemingly doubled. My sister and brother-in-...

07/28/2001 06:16 PM: Weekend News! by Jim
How's the weekend going for everyone thus far? I'm busily polishing off a motherboard evaluation for the HoH after which I'll start writing my Rioworks SDVIC review for you fine people. This board is ...

07/14/2001 07:03 AM: Unrelated Weekend Ramblings! by Jim
Wooo, it's late and yes I'm still awake. uberCory and I bolted to Sudbury to catch the late show of "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within". I really enjoyed it. Prior to seeing it I did hear ma...

02/16/2001 11:17 PM: In Case you Haven't Noticed... The Weekend is Here! by J0rdan
Oh yes! Home, safe and sound in my domicile without the fluorescent lighting and bad air (Government Buildings...). What are your plans for the Weekend? I might just order some pizza, fondle my dualli...

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#39605 Posted on: 05/18/2007 11:04 PM Getting certificated for something should be a confirmation of the skills, knowledge and talent that are/were already available to you. Getting certified should not interfere or boost your ego in such a way that it would affect your normal functioning in your job or personal life, its just a mere affirmation of something that you or your friends/colleagues knew you were capable of. But it wouldn't hurt to surprise them once in a while, that should keep then on their toes H8DG6-F dual 6128, 32GB ECCDDR3 2xENGTX590 GTX260c216, and 25 kg of misc hardware crammed into 2 boxes crossconnected with PCIe, SATA & PSUs

zizzo Registered User Posts: 0 Joined: 2005-12-26

#39606 Posted on: 05/18/2007 11:16 PM Get that certification. I got my A+ in Feb '94 when the test included PCs AND Macs. I have been urging some of my younger PC brethren to "straighten up and fly right" and go get certified in something. ...she's so fine, I'm so ugly... Hed (PE) Heat 100 Positive

Order Registered User Posts: 276 Joined: 2005-04-03

#39616 Posted on: 05/20/2007 05:39 PM I got mine about 2 years ago. I kinda just wanted to make sure I knew what I thought I knew.

The Doctor Jelly baby, anyone? Posts: 647 Joined: 2002-04-20

#39621 Posted on: 05/21/2007 08:50 AM I got the A+ about four years ago. Interesting to hear that it used to include Macs - it's now so Wintel-centric that AMD was barely a footnote in my revision guide! Duallies Present Gigabyte GA-8I865G775-G (3.4GHz Pentium-D 950), PowerMac G5 (4x2.5GHz G5), PowerMac G4 (2x1.42GHz G4) Duallies Past Abit BP6 (2x366MHz Celeron @ 550MHz), Intel MS440GX (2x450MHz Pentium III Xeon), Tyan Thunder K7 (2xAthlonMP 1900+), PowerMac G4 (2x533MHz G4) "There are three roads to ruin... the most pleasant is with women, the quickest is with gambling, but the surest is with technicians." --Georges Pompidou

rokitman60 Noone you know Posts: 62 Joined: 2000-08-26

#39624 Posted on: 05/23/2007 08:40 PM My only objection to certs is that they are all too often used as a substitute for real ability. I remember one guy in my shop, who was MCSE certified, and couldn't find his a*& with both hands and a map. The thing that bothered me about all that was, not only was he hired in the first place, but he got more money than me. That may sound a little petty, but it's still a bitter pill to swallow when you can run rings around someone like that. Just my 2 cents... If it's worth doing, It's worth OVERdoing

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#39761 Posted on: 10/14/2007 12:13 PM I have to get my A+ soon. I am still scared about the exams. Thanks [BOTH BOINC][SETI@HOME][2CPU TEAM][http://www.boincstats.com/signature/user_126915_project0.gif

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