Time for a new version of PMBOK

Drafts of the PMBOK Guide - 4th Edition are available for review online. Members can provide comments back to PMI as well. See the URL below for more details.

http://www.pmi.org/Resources/Pages/Exposure-Drafts.aspx

So now the question becomes how much will the PMP exam change based on the changes that will be finalized in PMBOK this fall?

Gary Hoke

369 Days to the end of analog TV broadcasts

Do you still have a pair of those rabbit ears? Well if you do or you're not currently on cable or satellite then you will need to get a digital converter box or purchase a television with a digital tuner before February 17, 2009.

Coupons for $40 towards the purchase of a digital converter box are available online at http://www.dtv2009.gov/.

Go request your coupon today before the 22.25 million available to U.S. households are all gone.

Gary Hoke

Yahoo reportedly to reject Microsoft bid

Just when you thought this story couldn't get much more interesting it looks like Yahoo is going to reject Microsoft's offer! Considering that there offer was 62% premium it seems pretty arrogant to me, but I imagine that Microsoft will pony up the funds to make the deal happen. Given the market turmoil I wonder who else Microsoft and other cash heavy tech firms have their eyes on.

Anyways, to read more about the rejected offer click on one of the links below.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2008-02-09-microsoft-yahoo_N.htm?csp=34

http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid={E8746163-9161-4D1E-8E9F-1E92249AA2F8}

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080209/bs_nm/yahoo_microsoft_rejection_dc_5

It will be interesting to see what happens next week!

Gary Hoke

Attention Microsoft Developers & DBAs:

Microsoft is offer a free e-learning course from it's selection of courses for a limited time. This includes courses on SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005, SharePoint 2007 and more.

To signup for a free course go to the link below. A promo code will be generated which you use at checkout.

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/elearning/free/default.mspx
Enjoy your free course!

Gary Hoke