Ok here goes, i promised myself a while back i would get MYSQL certified and finally had some time to sort it out. Turns out that MYSQL provides 4 certification levels; associate, developer, DBA, cluster DBA (http://www.mysql.com/certification/). The first one is designed to cater for users to show that they aren't complete muppets and can be trusted with the basics of MYSQL and cost $125/£110 and can be sat at a VUE test centre near you (http://www.vue.com).
The developer and DBA certification are both version dependent and contain of 2 exams each ($125/£110 each). So you ll have to keep re-sitting every-time MYSQL upgrades its major version number.
the developer exams focus on the in and outs of (ab-)using MYSQL server/queries in their day to day work. The DBA exams focus on server management and query optimization and can be sat independently of the developer exams.
last but not least is the CLuster DBA exams who test you ability to run MYSQL cluster, the high availability solution offered by MYSQL.
According to the MYSQL certification candidate guide (http://www.mysql.com/certification/candguide.html#t26) i only need to read the MySQL 5.0 Certification study guide instead of my previous list (http://www.attachmentgenie.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=32) to obtain the first 3 certifications but i have a feeling that ill still want to read a few of these books , especially the MYSQL phrasebook, MySQL Pocket Reference and visibone MySQL cards have been very useful so far.
Judging by the subjects covered in the exams i am thinking about skipping the associate certification and go for the developer I and II first and then the DBA exams.

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I spend 7 hours on bus today to have 3 min on court, what a day. Left London around 9 to arrive at home around 11.15am. Spend another 2.15 hrs being driven to Sheffield by our excellent driver/libero Denis (i swear he drives slower now his wife is here). THe whole team hasnt trained properly for the last 2 weeks and man did it show. Sheffield 2 is as such not a magnificent team but they have been training their ass of and kept rolling all there balls into 6 where we were struggling to pick them up. Did have a nice Nando's when we got home mmmmm... i am glad we didnt stop at wimpy's to finish of the pooh day in style

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we had a good turn out this year, so we ll prob be operating a student team of 16 players and let their commitment decide howfar they ll take it. unfortunately i couldnt make the session because i was in Holland for the weekend but it sounds like Billy and Brian did an excellent job

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Joost finally went officially beta today by releasing version 1.0beta. No more begging friends that want to get a piece of the pie . (to be fair i already invited most of friends to join). I just finished watching star trek resurrection saweet. the content is getting better and better. Try it out for your self at www.joost.com

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Let me say it say it blows, not only does it bog down my whole system while insisting to start at start up, you can only watch stuff from the last week or so and you have to download the video's before watching them. So i would like to say Nice try but...its shite

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