IT Insights Blog

All of us here at TestOut Continuing Education are big fans of LabSim, the training platform that supports all of our certification and training courses. To us, LabSim is sort of like Superman or Wonder Woman. Maybe it's not from a far-off dead planet, or a hidden Amazonian island. It does have more or less magical superpowers, on the other hand, and it is dedicated to protecting mere mortals (from humdrum and ineffective certification training), and serving their interests (by providing them with a fantastic educational experience).

Hey! It’s 2018 and all is right in the world, or at least with me. The weather has been great here on the top of the Rocky Mountains, my toe has healed and, best of all, the Golden State Warriors appear to be headed for another title! There are of course some hurdles to navigate before we raise our hands in victory, most notably, the Rockets out of Houston — they do look good—but we’ll brush them aside on our way to wiping out whoever wins the Eastern Conference.

Do you ever wonder what happens to all of the other contestants at a beauty pageant or science fair? Not the first or second runners-up, either, but the ones who fall by the wayside sometimes before the real competition has even begun. Like maybe the kid who forgets the baking soda for his papier-mâché volcano diorama, or Miss Hinterland County who finishes 28th out of 29 contenders trying to become the Miss State representative to the Miss America pageant.

The IT Insights blog is taking the day off, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will be back on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Here at TestOut Continuing Education, we often encourage IT professionals and other learners to do something for themselves.

2018 is finally here and I hope everyone is ready for an exciting year. The new year is shaping up to be annus mirabillis. Some of the major events we can look forward to include: