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August 25

More on training (Punkadyne Labs (Punkwalrus))

It looks like I will be doing more of the LPI track than the Linux+ track. My boss wants me to focus progress on the MCITP and Network+ side of things by the end of the year, so it was discussed (not decided) to drop the Linux+ until possibly next year since "it's really only a basic Linux cert anyway in comparison to the LPI track."

I am really nervous about the exam. I am nervous because in the practice tests, I get wrong answers because I misread the question. This sucks donkey waffles. It's like I know the material, I just test poorly. That CCNA whipped my ass 8 years ago. I remember reading the questions, and they didn't make any sense compared to what I just studied. It was like a nightmare. The fact I got 60-65% was not "better than nothing" because I didn't get the cert.

The RHCE wasn't so bad because at least you can figure out what you did wrong as you are setting stuff up. Not so much with multiple choice/fill in the blanks.

This was the total opposite of what I experience back in school: I never did the homework, but I aced tests. Arg... :( Posted in: linux , lpi , mcitp , training , work
August 11

Man... I gotta study hard (Punkadyne Labs (Punkwalrus))

This is gonna be one big year for my edjumacation. Here's what's on my docket to learn and pass by May of next year:

LPI 101: Exam Aug 29th
LPI 102: Hopefully an exam by mid-Sept (if I pass both, I am LPI Level 1 certified)
Network+: Exam around mid-Oct
Linux+: Exam around mid-Nov
MCITP: Server Administrator by Christmas (3 exams)
LPI 201 & 202: by February (to get LPI Level 2 certs)
RHCE: Re-cert for Red Hat (mine will expire) Dine by April
LPI 301: Done by May/June (to get LPI Level 3 certs)

I'll be certified to install Windows or Linux on a dead badger by then. Posted in: linux , lpi , mcitp