From: Scott Morris (smorris@ipexpert.com)
Date: Tue Apr 17 2007 - 20:42:31 ART
You make it sound like it's a bad thing to have more than one vendor! :)
As you've noted, you may become used to labs (though there's still room for
practice as try to tell people repetition is good!). You should pick some
good ones (like Lab 40) and do them more. Do them while you pretend you
know nothing. That will force you to look things up on the DocCD, and you
already know the answers, so it's good that you know when you found it!
Do the labs some more. This time focus on the methodology you are using.
Things like notepad - what can be typed there and copied/edited quickly?
Things like the order that you build things/do things. You already know the
answers, so now it becomes a game about process...
But working with multiple vendors is still a good idea too! that way you do
not get too "used to" any one method set of accomplishing tasks, and see a
few different features highlighted by different authors!
Cheers,
Scott Morris, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713, JNCIE
#153, CISSP, et al.
CCSI/JNCI-M/JNCI-J
IPexpert VP - Curriculum Development
IPexpert Sr. Technical Instructor
smorris@ipexpert.com
http://www.ipexpert.com
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From: Sean.Zimmerman@clubcorp.com [mailto:Sean.Zimmerman@clubcorp.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 6:29 PM
To: Eric.Stuhl@ferguson.com
Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com; darbyweaver@yahoo.com; smorris@ipexpert.com
Subject: RE: Close but no Cigar (You Asked - the Vendor Bakeoff)
Will everyone please just retract their fangs! I had no intention of causing
a controversy.
First and foremost, I have nothing but the highest regard for IPExpert's
products and instructors, especially Scott Morris. Technically, if I
would've taken the lab strategies related to time management to heart, I
would've passed on my 2nd attempt. I will not hesitate for a second to
recommend IPExperts R&S products.
I've become accustomed to the IPExpert workbook, and like I said, I can work
through most of the labs very quickly. I've become accustomed to the
workbook and to the IPExpert topology. I just need to change perspective
just a little and work outside of my comfort zone. In hindsight, I should of
purchased the IPExpert proctor guide. So now, instead of purchasing the
IPExpert proctor guide, which at this point will only be marginally useful
since I've mastered most of the labs, I'm considering a different vendor's
workbook. I'm not considering this because I think IPExpert is sub-standard.
I'm just trying to spread my exposure as far as possible while incurring the
least cost.
Thanks,
Sean
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