Kasia Lorenc
Kasia Lorenc is the editor-in-chief of the TrainSignal blog and a Web Manager here at TrainSignal. She writes on a variety of topics relating to IT certification, training and technology news. Feel free to contact Kasia via our contact form or Twitter (@freeITtraining) with any questions, comments, suggestions and special requests for this site.
Kasia Lorenc has written 331 posts for TrainSignal Training
My First IT Certification! Part 8: CompTIA A+
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ October 5, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment
Do You Know Your Printer? Over the past few years, for unknown reasons, I’ve become the designated person for fixing printers and copiers around the office. And I have to admit, I’ve enjoyed it. If there’s a paper jam, the feeder’s getting stuck, or the finisher won’t staple — you know who to look for. [...]
My First IT Certification! Part 7: CompTIA A+
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ September 28, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment
BSOD and Other Scary Stuff … The topic of today’s training was on troubleshooting the Operating System which was a lot of information for me. David Davis, our instructor, covered the details of system files, error messages, the boot sequence, recovery from booting errors, WinPE and BartPE, OS troubleshooting techniques, and much more. This part [...]
Get Two Chances to Pass Your Exam for the Price of One!
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ September 25, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment
If you’re preparing for your Microsoft Certification you need to pay attention to this offer: for a limited time you can get two chances to pass your exam for the price of one! All you have to do is register for the Second Shot offer before you take your first exam, and your second shot [...]
My First IT Certification! Part 6: CompTIA A+
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ September 21, 2007 ⋅ One comment
More Than Just an IT Cert This was the first part of the CompTIA A+ training that made me feel confident about my knowledge of computers, becasue it actually included a few things I already knew! There was still plenty I didn’t know so I was able to learn a lot. But knowing some of [...]
New Training Release: Cisco CCNP ONT Training
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ September 19, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment
Cisco ONT Training Covering The New 642-845 Exam More organizations are moving toward converged networks — one network for voice, data, and video. And that’s why the new Cisco ONT Exam has changed its focus significantly from troubleshooting networks to actually making networks more efficient. Our new Cisco ONT CCNP Training covers all the new [...]
My First IT Certification! Part 5: CompTIA A+
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ September 13, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment
All About Laptops … Today I learned about laptops and portable devices, which was a very practical lesson for me since I’ve been a laptop user for a very long time and currently I use one at home and at work. This video covered objectives 2.1 through 2.4 of the CompTIA A+ exam, which are [...]
Get a Second Chance on Your Microsoft Cert Exam – Free!
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ September 10, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment
Start planning now! If you’re preparing to take your Microsoft certification exam get ready! Starting September 15th you can get a free Second Shot exam if you don’t pass on your first try. Talk about a rare opportunity! If this doesn’t get you motivated to take your exam and get certified, I don’t know what [...]
My First IT Certification! Part 4: CompTIA A+
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ September 6, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments
The Trouble with Troubleshooting … The third video of the CompTIA A+ training is an introduction to PC Troubleshooting and it covers objective 1.3 of the essentials exam (identify tools, diagnostic procedures and troubleshooting techniques for PC components). David Davis, the instructor of this course, does a very thorough job in explaining the theory behind [...]
My First IT Certification! Part 3: CompTIA A+
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 28, 2007 ⋅ 4 comments
Overwhelmed … and Over My Head! Today I watched the first two parts of the CompTIA A+ video series, which is an introduction to personal computers. The content is meant to cover objectives 1.1 (identify the fundamental principles of using personal computers) and 1.2 (install, configure, optimize and upgrade personal computer components) of the CompTIA [...]
My First IT Certification! Part 2: ComptTIA A+
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 23, 2007 ⋅ 4 comments
Let the Games Begin … After watching the first video from Train Signal’s CompTIA A+ training – the introduction – I now have a better understanding of the CompTIA A+ exam and how it is structured. And much to my surprise, I’ve discovered that it’s not one exam, but TWO separate exams that will have [...]
My First IT Certification! Part 1
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 16, 2007 ⋅ 6 comments
Hi! My name is Kasia. I am the website manager for Train Signal Training – the free IT training and news blog brought to you by the best IT training on the planet! I’m new here at Train Signal (only been around for a few weeks) and I’m also fairly new to the IT training [...]