IT Insights Blog — TestOut Life

Hey, everybody! Did you hear the one about the guy (or gal) who was working for a living, not getting all of her (or his) needs and wants met, and used TestOut CE training to successfully switch to a career in technology that made all of the his/her wildest dreams come true? Yeah, neither did we — because NOBODY TOLD US. We're not omniscient, and there are a lot of other things on our collective plate, after all.

Coming up on Friday, it will be Take a Hike Day, sometimes also known as National Take a Hike Day here in the United States. With many of the various official and unofficial days that crowd the calendar from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, it's sometimes difficult to know what to do, or how to behave, to participate in the day to the fullest extent intended by its organizers. We may feel the noble impulse to take part, but we're uncertain of how to proceed.

Here at TestOut Continuing Education we've only been doing what we do (selling IT training solutions to working professionals) for a few years. We're under the umbrella of the larger TestOut Corporation, however, and TestOut has been a force for IT training and education for more than a quarter-century. TestOut was born on Nov. 11, 1991, so on Saturday the company will have completed its 26th year in operation.

Today is Monday, Oct. 30, the day before Halloween. Halloween, Oct. 31, is the day before All Saints Day, Nov. 1, which is also known as All Hallows Day. So now you can see why Oct. 31 is also called All Hallows Eve, which eventually got slurred and shortened into the "Halloween" we all know and love. And that's why Oct. 30 is also known (informally, anyway) as All Hallows Adam. (Because Adam came before Eve, ho-ho.)

Besides LabSim, the folks over at TestOut are known for their fun-loving natures. The company holds an annual bowling event (that is hotly contested); goes running, biking, and hiking together each summer; tackles cooperative fitness challenges; and sits down to a classy Christmas party where everyone is puttin’ on the Ritz.