Call Me Certifiable

The Pain of Exams August 2004 • by Em C. Pea Compared to the technology that's being tested, test center technology can seem outright medieval. full story

A World of Unlimited Storage [online only] July 2004 • by Em C. Pea The creative, inner IT person in me can think of other ways to use that extra petabyte of storage we'll soon have at our disposal. full story

The Pinocchio Factor June 2004 • by Em C. Pea How Microsoft is like the fairy tale. full story

Renewal Notice May 2004 • by Em C. Pea Are you past due? full story

How PowerPoint Is Like Melvin April 2004 • by Em C. Pea Why some things--and people--are just unlikable. full story

First National Bank of Bill March 2004 • by Em C. Pea What business is Microsoft in, anyhow? full story

The Prime of Life February 2004 • by Em C. Pea If you think today’s PC hardware is astounding, stick around for a decade. full story

If Cars Were Like Windows… January 2004 • by Em C. Pea New frontiers for certification full story

He Shoots, He Scores December 2003 • by Em C. Pea How we're being tested—now and in the future. full story

It’s Still Not Done November 2003 • by Em C. Pea What to do about the ongoing to-do list. full story

Locking the Barn Door October 2003 • by Em C. Pea Of bowling and certifications. full story

Playing the PR Game September 2003 • by Em C. Pea And just what do we go through on a daily basis, anyway? full story

Security By Aggravation August 2003 • by Em C. Pea How much can you handle to get secure? full story

That Pesky Convergence Stuff July 2003 • by Em C. Pea “One thing we’ll be talking a fair bit about today is the relationship between the PC and the phone. That’s something that will be changing. When you get value added on your PC without having to switch the phone that you use simply by having the PC be aware of what’s going on, that integration, we think, is a very critical one and one that’s influencing the PC hardware.” —Bill Gates at WinHEC 2003 full story

The Pricing Problem June 2003 • by Em C. Pea Your faithful correspondent contemplates exam economics. full story