Notes 6 Certifications
January 18th, 2006
I updated my Lotus Notes certifications before Christmas by taking the R6 update exams. The update exams were only available until the end of December (effectively Dec 24th with holidays) and I left it right until the end by taking the Admin exam on Thursday 23rd. I have since noticed that the deadline has been extended until the end of Janauary and this may be to allow LotusSphere attendees to update to R6. Nevertheless it is good to have it out of the way and another example of how having a deadline can force you to achieve a goal.
I found the exams to be a little too easy. Perhaps I'm too smart, I don't know. The only study guides I used were the product help files, Cert FX practice tests and Self Test Software practice exams. These practice exams are at very low prices at the moment. In the past I have used Self Test Software but I have to say that Cert FX was a lot closer to the actual exam. In fact the Admin Cert FX practice test was so close to the actual exam that it was a little scary. CertFX oalso ffers a money back guarentee on their product if you fail the exam, so if you are still aiming for the upgrade exams the CertFX is probably the way to go.