Top 10 Reasons to Become an HP Expert

You may notice that some contributors have an HP Expert avatar next to their forum handles. Here on the HP forum, we want to help support and recognize top contributing members of our community who have done an outstanding job of helping others.
Why become an HP Expert? Here are the top 10 reasons:
Be a hero. HP customers rave when they get a quick solution to their technology-related questions. Use your expertise and desire to help others – and make their day.
Influence new HP products. HP is known for innovation, but that doesn’t happen without valuable customer feedback. As an HP Expert, we want to hear your opinions.
Connect with peers. Become a member of HP’s inner circle, and connect with other HP fans and employees who are equally passionate about excellent products and support.
Learn more – do more. There’s no substitute for experience. As an HP Expert, you’ll be tech-savvy and steps ahead of the crowd – and you might even discover a whole new calling!
Make history, help others. HP Expert Days are the biggest tech support party online with a fan base that increases each year. More consumers register to get valuable support, and more Experts participate to relish the camaraderie that comes with helping others.
Satisfy your competitive streak. Reawaken your inner Olympian and compete against other HP Experts in contests and games to earn badges and points – and get the kind of satisfaction that only comes from winning.
Build global relationships. Don’t miss the chance to gain global perspective from Boston to Bangkok as a member of HP’s important global support community.
Walk the red carpet. Make connections, gain insights, and enjoy recognition from HP and the tech community during worldwide Expert Meet-Ups.
Get rewarded! HP Experts are an important way we connect with and help consumers – and that’s something we value. Join us – and, as a top contributor, you will enjoy access to loans of HP products.
Anyone is eligible to become an HP Expert. To become an HP Expert, simply continue contributing to the community. As you rise through the ranks, we’ll let you know when you qualify for Expert status.
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Steve Werner wrote:
I've never heard of flash cards, but there's a good eBook available from InDesign Secrets:
http://indesignsecrets.com/guide-to-the-indesign-cs5-ace-exam-ebook-av ailable.php
I second this book! I took my CS5 test last year and this book was a great help. I also had CS5 'Classroom in a Book' but didn't find it as effective. I am more of a visual learner and found that giving myself projects helped a lot. It also helped that I was working full-time in the software at the time so was able to try various techniques and 'push buttons' to see what happened.
Practice exams can be helpful as well: http://www.acequestions.com/ , but keep in mind, these are practice and the questions asked are very different, although centered around the same topic.
Good luck.

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MNTNAWOLF wrote:
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Can an "expert" give a solution at once, without going to the web?Frankly I hardly know how to write a file using text_io or utl_file, or use some other somewhat regular-use supplied packages without looking them up in the documentation. Well I somehow know, but the code will most certainly throw compile errors. This is due to the fact that the entire oracle documentation is huge, and there are version dependend manuals, and I never liked memorizing things I could easily look up. It just doesn't make sense to memorize entire documentations when you can look them up. So even for basics I go to the web...
For example, my manager asked me how to print a file in a client printer. I could not give him a solution at once. Only after couple of hours of searching did I find the solution using WebUtil. So in the end you found a solution yourself didn't you?
Another instance a manger asked me how to encrypt data in Oracle forms. Again I had to do an extensive search on the web.I am around forms a few years, and I don't know an ad-hoc answer to that. I might have a clue, but for a advice I'd have to try and most certainly consult google.
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If you face a problem don't hesitate to get your hands dirty. If a program doesn't do what it's supposed to do fire up the debugger, look at diagnostic infos and see why it fails instead crying about that you don't know why. If you need to learn a new language install the compiler, and write code until it compiles and does what you want it to do. If you need to work with the new asdf server enterprise edition install it, turn it upside down, blow it's config into pieces until it stops working and maybe get it running after that.
Everything else boils down to showing an active interest in the things you do. There is no formula saying "spend X hours a week on asktom and eventually become a database expert". I regularly (can't say how often) visit asktom because I like reading the questions there. I don't do it because I must or want to become an expert someday, it is simple curiosity.
As for places to look this is answered easily: the key source for informations on new products is the vendors homepage. It's OTN for oracle, MSDN for microsoft, ubuntu.com for ubuntu, and what ever else. Technical articles etc. about the products are at least listed there.
Of course in software development there is (at least) one rule which always applies:
always write code as if the person who will maintain your code is a maniac serial killer that knows where you live
cheers

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