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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 [...]

Network+ Videos 14 and 15: Course Completion

By Bill Bullock ⋅ September 17, 2007 ⋅ One comment

Today I reviewed the last two videos in the CompTIA Network+ course. It seems almost strange that the course is finished already, as there was so much information that was covered. However, like our instructor Chris Bryant has stated multiple times throughout the course, it will be my job to go back through the videos [...]

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 [...]

Network+ Videos 12 and 13: Cables, Cables, Cables …

By Bill Bullock ⋅ September 11, 2007 ⋅ 5 comments

As you may have been able to guess from the title of this post, today’s videos in the CompTIA Network+ course have a little something to do with the different kinds of network cables that are out there today. When I say “a little something” –know that this is a serious understatement. Video 12 is [...]

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 [...]

Network+ Videos 10 and 11: Gloom and Doom

By Bill Bullock ⋅ September 4, 2007 ⋅ One comment

The videos I watched today in my ongoing review of the CompTIA Network+ course were all about security. And of course, part of security is talking about that dreaded killer of servers and workstations alike, the computer virus (cue the “duh duh DUH” music). Our instructor for the Network+ course, Chris Bryant takes a general [...]

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 [...]

Network+ Videos 8 and 9: Who Knew?

By Bill Bullock ⋅ August 27, 2007 ⋅ 6 comments

Nearly everyone who has had experience with networking and the Internet knows PING. The command is available on just about every platform in some form or another, and is fairly easy to use. It also is considered one of the most simplistic commands out there, or so I thought. As far as I was used [...]

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 [...]

Network+ Videos 5 and 6: Network Nightmares

By Bill Bullock ⋅ August 22, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

So as I said in my last post, today we are going to return to the CompTIA Network+ course with Chris Bryant as our instructor. I think it’s good that we had that short break where I talked about Train Signal Training (TST) and the FREE TCP/IP training videos here, and that’s because video 6 [...]

IP Intermission …

By Bill Bullock ⋅ August 20, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Hey out there. Today I want to take a break from my series of posts about the CompTIA Network+ Course to talk a little bit about this site, Train Signal Training. If you’re here, you probably already know this, but Train Signal Training is kind of like our community presence here on “ye olde inter-webs.” [...]

Network+ Videos 3 and 4: Ping the Router on a Stick

By Bill Bullock ⋅ August 17, 2007 ⋅ 3 comments

Hello out there in the blogosphere. Bill here again at Train Signal. I have to warn you, today I’ve had more than my fair share of caffeine, so I’m just a little hyper. Let’s hope that makes for an interesting blog post, and not an incoherent one. ha-ha. So today I went through videos 3 [...]

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 [...]

Network+ Videos 1 and 2

By Bill Bullock ⋅ August 15, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

Today I am reviewing the first two videos in our CompTIA Network+ course. Feel free to click the link to get more information about this course. The Instructor for the Network+ course is Chris Bryant. He is very experienced, and really does an excellent job with it. He takes a very detailed approach to explaining [...]

IT Cert Anyone? Sure … But Which One’s for Me?

By Gosia Grabowska ⋅ August 14, 2007 ⋅ 3 comments

“Get Certified!” You hear it from everyone! Your boss, your teachers, your collages, even your spouse knows you can make more money if you get a certification. And you know it too, but for some reason you’re stuck. It’s great if you know exactly which certification you want to get, but what if you have [...]

Hello out there in the blogosphere. This is Bill at Train Signal!

By Bill Bullock ⋅ August 13, 2007 ⋅ 13 comments

This is my first blog on my first day here in the office. It’s already been a very interesting day, and I just want to sit down and get this entry started before things start to get too busy. So the first thing I want to talk about is myself. That makes me sound kind [...]

CCNA Alert: Big Changes Ahead!

By Chris Bryant ⋅ July 5, 2007 ⋅ 3 comments

If you’re working on your CCNA right now, or even thinking about it, there are changes coming to the CCNA program in November that you need to know. These changes are all good news for CCNAs and CCNA candidates. And the first bit of good news is that you have plenty of time to take [...]

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