83-640 is part of the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) track, an alternative to taking 70-640.
This Technology Specialist (TS) exam, Exam 83-640: TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring, became available in November 2008. This exam maps to the same objectives as 70-640, but this version (where available) contains a Performance Based component in addition to the standard exam item types. This exam is available in English only.
This was sent to the Finalists of the year Image Cup Congratulations on being a worldwide finalist in the 2009 IT Challenge invitational! The worldwide finals in Cairo are going to be a great experience and we hope you are excited.
We also know that your challenge in the finals is going to be quite daunting. You will be expected to know everything you’ve been tested on in Rounds 1 and 2 and much more. Microsoft IT Academy program wants to help you get ready for this challenge, so we’ve asked a few volunteers from the Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) community to help you out.
I happen to be one of the MCT who will be helping one of the finalist There are a few MCT’s, who has volunteered to answer any questions you have about the Microsoft technologies you’ll need to be familiar with for the final competition. MCTs are accredited teachers and experts in Microsoft technologies. They do not have any information about the challenge you’ll face in Cairo, but they will do their best to answer the questions you have as you prepare.
Good luck to All Finalist
Microsoft is committed to strengthening the U.S. economy and increasing global competitiveness by improving access to education and workforce-readiness skills required for twenty-first-century jobs. To support this commitment, we launched Elevate America, an initiative designed to provide 1 million vouchers for Microsoft E-Learning courses and select Microsoft Certification exams at no cost to recipients. Elevate America will be implemented in cooperation with states across the country as part of our overall effort to help train 2 million people over the next three years.
As resources become available in a state, the designated agency selects from one or more of the following:
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In addition the program also has an entrepreneurs component.
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I hear this all the time But you can not add a Second Domain Controller to Small Business Server, can you ?
The answer is Yes you can in Windows Small Business Server (SBS) versions 2000, 2003 and 2008
"There can be only one Windows Small Business Server 2003 in a domain. Each Windows Small Business Server server is typically connected to the Internet either directly, or via a firewall. Windows Small Business Server does not support trusts between domains; therefore, user names and resources could not be shared between those Windows Small Business Server servers. Further, Windows Small Business Server installs at the root of the Active Directory forest, and it cannot be demoted, or have the flexible single-master operation (FSMO) roles removed."
However, the second server has to be a same Server OS as SBS. Simple as that, no other "SBS" box. It can always have a backup domain controller, it’ just can’t do trusts with a second [or other domains]. We do have to have all the FSMO roles. Though you can play Trick to have SBS Sites all talking to each other.
Do you need to copy allot of files from on directory to another Quickly ?
do you do this over a network ?
Robocopy is the answer, This utility come in the windows server resource kit. It works with all the Microsoft OS’s. you can find robocopy here. This is a replacement for Copy or Xcopy.
Basic commands are robocopy <Source> <Destination> [<File>[ …]] [<Options>]
Parameter Description
<Source> = Specifies the path to the source directory.
<Destination> = Specifies the path to the destination directory.
<File> = Specifies the file or files to be copied. You can use wildcard characters (* or ?), if you want. If the File parameter is not specified, *.* is used as the default value.
<Options> = Specifies options to be used with the robocopy command.
some option include
/s = Copies subdirectories. Note that this option excludes empty directories.
/e = Copies subdirectories. Note that this option includes empty directories.
/lev:<N> =Copies only the top N levels of the source directory tree.
/z = Copies files in Restart mode.
/b = Copies files in Backup mode.
/zb = Uses Restart mode. If access is denied, this option uses Backup mode.
/efsraw =Copies all encrypted files in EFS RAW mode.
/And there over 70 more commands But you say With that to hard to remember So now you can download Richcopy with a graphical user interface.
from this simple page you can get to all these options
You can download at here which opens a dialog box to save the file HoffmanUtilitySpotlight2009_04.exe
Notice this is a copy of a post from Mahmoud Al-Qudsi at http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/4chan-attacks-children-on-youtube/
but is directly quoted here because of the importance.
Please note: that this sort of post is what the losers at 4Chan get a kick out of and look forward to seeing, it’s clear that they get a perverse sort of pleasure out of hearing these complaints, but isn’t possible for anyone with a shred of dignity to let events like this go without speaking.
4Chan, a group of immature script-kiddies that anonymously post online and organize "attacks" against various groups, organizations, and websites, are it again. This time, it’s not the Church of Scientology they’re attacking, but innocent children. As the BBC reports, members of 4Chan have been uploading videos containing explicit sexual content in droves to YouTube today, specifically targeting children.
The videos uploaded by members of 4Chan consisted of children’s clips that start off innocently enough, showing cartoons and other rated-G material usually targeted at children around 5 years old, but soon enough change to videos of adults engaged in sexual activity. 4Chan has the uncanny ability to strike a nerve, driving even the most liberal of internet users to condemn their behavior as pure evil. The problem is, the anonymous 4Chan members are perversely motivated by this sort of response, and cannot be shamed into bringing an end to their disgusting activities.
This isn’t the first time 4Chan does something that can only be described as pure evil. In March of 2008, 4Chan members flooded an internet board for victims of epilepsy with fast-moving and colorful images intending – and succeeding – in bringing about photosensitive seizures in visitors to the site. The last attack was carefully planned to occur just over the Easter weekend, guaranteeing less moderator activity on the forum and giving the attackers a bigger window of opportunity to maximize their damage.
The difference between the behavior that 4Chan engages in and what just about every other script kiddy organization on the web does is that 4Chan doesn’t do it to prove a point. They don’t do it just to prove they can, they do it to hurt. And the malicious intent makes all the difference. The internet isn’t the best place to pride yourself in holding the moral high ground, but in cases like this, it’s near impossible to understand just what it is that makes people like this tick.
Obviously there is no clear solution to bringing about the end of groups like 4Chan, but someone needs to do something, or else we’re all guilty of standing by and letting evil go.
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Ramp Up is a free, online, community-based learning program, with a number of different tracks that will help you build your portfolio of professional development skills. Ramp Up has a solid foundation of premium technical content from subject-matter gurus, and provides easy-to-access content in a variety of forms that guide you in learning the important skills. Join Ramp Up (it’s free!) and help advance your career – click on a track now to start.
Tracks include
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As posted on the Microsoft Site
"I wish there had been an Imagine Cup when I was growing up. It gets people involved in seeing that software is changing the world."
–Bill Gates
Chairman, Microsoft Corp.
Everything that the world may become "someday" lies in the hands of young people today. As they look at the road ahead, their close relationship with technology enables them to dream in ways we never have before. Put the two together, and you have young minds holding the tools that can make their vision a reality.
This is the recipe that inspired Microsoft to create the Imagine Cup. What begins with a burst of inspiration and a lot of hard work can become a future software breakthrough, a future career, or a flourishing new industry. The Imagine Cup encourages young people to apply their imagination, their passion and their creativity to technology innovations that can make a difference in the world – today. Now in its seventh year, the Imagine Cup has grown to be a truly global competition focused on finding solutions to real world issues.
Open to students around the world, the Imagine Cup is a serious challenge that draws serious talent, and the competition is intense. The contest spans a year, beginning with local, regional and online contests whose winners go on to attend the global finals held in a different location every year. The intensity of the work brings students together, and motivates the competitors to give it their all. The bonds formed here often last well beyond the competition itself.
This was taken from the site http://imaginecup.com/
So now here the link to the finalists http://imaginecup.com/Competition/Finalists.aspx