Tech Ed 2008 Day 0

Since Tech Ed 2008 It Pro does not officially start until tomorrow, the Orange County Convention Center is still a little quiet. However, with registration beginning today, things seem a little busier.
My main mission for today was to register for Tech Ed and to study and take exam 70-649 which I crammed for the day before. Upon arriving at the Testing Center and showing my MCP Id, I was treated to one of the limited edition “Certified” hats, designed by Trika. It was so surreal after following Trika’s blog posts on these hats and then finally holding one in your hand. The hat read “certified. I am. You’re not”
I then sat down with Self Test Software for some last minute studying before my test. Then, of course, it was on to take the dreaded 70-649. 49 questions, I passed! Thank you Zach for the exam cram on Sunday!
I left the exam room to encounter a vaguely familiar laugh. A laugh that I had not heard in about a year. It was my good Microsoft blogger friend, Trika Harms zum Spreckel. I hold Trika personally responsible for driving me to blog.
Another highlight of the day was attending a Train the Trainer class on Powershell. The speaker was Thomas Lee and he was incredible. His level of knowledge of PowerShell is just amazing. Also, his attention to detail in his training style is phenomenal! He was able to cover a three day course in three hours.
I was also able to attend the first ever “Party with the Pros.” Attendance was good and there were plenty of giveways. Thank you to all the sponsors who made this event happen. “Party with the Pros” was billed as the largest non-Microsoft event at Tech Ed with over 600 registered attendees.
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