Of Note at CertCities.com This Week... -- Redmondmag.com

New articles from Greg Neilson, Steve Crandall, and a slew of Win2K pop quizzes.

MCPmag.com's sibling online publication, CertCities.com, contains a few new offerings for Microsoft Certified Professionals:

Certification Lexicon: Steve Crandall defines some of less common certification terminology, so you can start dishing out the lingo of cert with panache.
http://certcities.com/editorial/features/story.asp?EditorialsID=14
The Mystery of Developer Certs: Greg Neilson offers his insights into the waning ranks of the developer certifications.
http://www.certcities.com/editorial/columns/story.asp?EditorialsID=19
Pop Quiz: Test yourself with new pop quizzes for exams 70-210 Win2K Professional and 70-215 Win2K Server.
http://certcities.com/editorial/popquiz/default.asp

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