The Tech Blog of Dan Usher

Category: Training

  • Microsoft Learn

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    If you find yourself here because you searched on “Microsoft Learn” because you heard about it at a conference or on a podcast or somewhere, you’re in the right place. Microsoft Learn is a site that Microsoft has been slowly but surely growing over the past few years, putting together technical documentation to help you…

  • Online Training…

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    Brace yourselves, I’m going to share my thoughts on online training and certifications.  I know, you’ve probably read a few different articles out there but I figured, why not share my thoughts too… If you’re working for a company that has training benefits – awesome… USE THEM.  It’s effectively free money, even if you have…

  • Helping End Users Help Themselves

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    We’ve all been there, our end users are queued up at our door or cubical entrance, waiting in line as though they’re waiting to buy a lottery ticket or get a haircut. And yet in this case it’s something much less interesting… perhaps it’s “how do I create a column within a SharePoint document library”…

  • What's new on MVA?

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    If you’ve been in the Microsoft technology community, hopefully you’ve stumbled across the Microsoft Virtual Academy. If not, head on over and start diving into some great free content from Microsoft and some of its partners to learn more about the technologies you operate, maintain and extend. As an aside for folks familiar with MVA…

  • Ahhh yes… E=MCt

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    After much chagrin and fun, I finally went ahead and completed the process to attain the title of “Microsoft Certified Trainer.” I can’t say that I feel all that different, but my students were ecstatic as can be seen here . If there’s anything to be said in attaining the professional certification, I’d definitely say…

  • Building your skills

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    Being somewhat of a technology addict that enjoys the stream of bits coursing through the air, inducing flux through the antennas embedded within electronics, I tend to also have a craving for knowledge. From a theological standpoint, some might refer to this as the theorist that enjoys staying in the balcony. For the IT Pro they might…