Plans for the summer?

Ok so, I finish uni in two weeks (never again will I need to attend boring friday afternoon lectures!!). Its such a relief, but given my constant need for achievement I certainly wont be lying about this summer.

Given that I will begin my new post with Cisco Systems in August I was hoping to get clued up on some other technologies before I become emerced in Cisco hardware for the forseeable future.

I have previously obtained MCSE: Security (2000) status and will be working over the summer to try to upgrade this to 2003 and additionally get the Messaging suffix.

So… Bottom line is in about 12 weeks im going to aim for the following Microsoft exams:

 - 70-292: MCSA 2000->2003 Upgrade Exam
 - 70-296: MCSE 2000->2003 Upgrade Exam
 - 70-298/299: MCSE 2003 Security Requirements
 - 70-284/285: MCSE 2003 Messaging Requirements

Oh and in addition to this as soon as I finish uni (24th May) im gonna do the last exam to obtain my CCNP, the CIT exam.

I told y’all I was a certification addict - Next challenge coming soon (CCIE in a year?!?!?!?!?) Impossible I hear ye say!

My new company website (www.glenscomputers.com)

Those of you who know me will already be aware of my various money making ‘ventures’ or schemes as I like to call them. Given my interest in computers, a few years back I decided to begin providing computer sales/consultancy in my local area.

A few years later now and the business is looking pretty decent for something that I just run alongside my uni studies. I must say for anybody thinking about taking the plunge and going solo, its definitly a fairly relaxing way to live.

Over the past few weeks I have been working on the company website which you can find at www.glenscomputers.com or .co.uk. Although I am moving away soon, I recently used the company as part of a group project at uni. The basic outline of the project was to startup and run a company providing some sort of service to the public - the lesson to be learned is obviously how difficult it is to run a business.

The project was handed in today and I think should raise a few eyes with the kind of money earned for the small number of hours involved. For the few hours of work I do a week I end up making a considerable amount more than my friends doing part-time work in local shops, plus who knows what might happen in the future, as the constant success of the company means the size jobs are getting bigger and bigger.