Simple Math: Maybe the Difference in your Cert Exam Pass/Fail Chances

January 13, 2011 · Posted in Information Security, Information Systems, Information Technology, Project Management · 1 Comment 

Picture this. You locked yourself up in a room for two months or so with no social interaction. You’ve excommunicated your family for that time period. You even missed the Super Bowl and the birth of your first child (okay maybe a little too dramatic, I know you would not dare miss the Super Bowl). In any case, you did all this because you have a goal. You wanted to be certified. You studied and studied. You read the book cover-to-cover. You paid top money for a class. You joined study groups. You took countless of practice exams and even bought several brain dump resources for good measure. You studied ’til the cows came home.

On the day of the exam you were as confident as a porcupine with extended twills (imagine that ;-) …). You know in your heart you’ve done what you could. You are anxious. You are ready. Then here comes the first question. You think to yourself, “WTF is this? I don’t remember reading about this.” Then the next question was so vague you wondered if it was actually written in English. The third question, seemed like there are two answers instead of one. The fourth was no easier. By the fifth question, all that confidence went down the toilet and by the sixth you are in a near panic. Read more

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What’s Been Happening

February 28, 2010 · Posted in Life Happens, Random Stuff · Comment 

I’ve been away from this blog for quite some time, and really feeling quite guilty for not making the entry. Although not the first time I’ve abandoned this  blog, this is the first time that this blog actually has some purpose and structure (sort of). Anyway, I have this little thing about excuses and how I think they are similar to a–holes. Everybody has them and they all stink ;-) . However, I do want to explain as to why I have been an absentee blogger since  the holidays. One word — BUSY. Yeah, yeah aren’t we all? Read more

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