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Pearson releases new Cert Flash Cards for iPhone

Pearson IT Certification announced today the launch off a new Cert Flash Cards App for the iPhone®, iPad, or iPod touch®, for those IT professionals interested in pursuing technical certification and looking for accessible, quality preparation tools. “Users can quiz themselves on a wide range of...

March 10th, 2010 | Books | Read More

Recovering CUE Module from an Errant State

I was getting ready to start my Cisco Unity Express lab and ran into this issue where the CUE module was stuck in errant state. Once I sessioned into the CUE module this is what I saw: BR2-RTR#service-module service-Engine 1/0 session Trying 10.10.202.1, 2066 ... Open EXCEPTION: /sw/info/ps: -5: out...

March 3rd, 2010 | CUE, Tutorials | Read More

Cisco 7941/7961 Stuck at Upgrading Screen

I ran into this issue the other day when I had to do a factory reset on my Cisco 7961 and after that it was stuck at the upgrading screen while displaying the MAC address on the bottom left. Looking through various lists, it appears that others have ran into this issue before. Here are a few things you...

March 2nd, 2010 | IP Phones | Read More

Cisco SDM about to be End of Life

I just recieved an email from Cisco that SDM will soon be End of Life and will be replaced with Cisco Configuration Professional (CCP). "SDM will now be replaced by Cisco Configuration Professional (CCP). A copy of the latest version CCP 2.1 is available for a free download from www.cisco.com/go/ciscocp. CCP...

February 25th, 2010 | Cisco News | Read More

Josh Finke – Best CCIE Voice Instructor Ever?

I have been watching INE's CCIE Voice Class on Demand and all I can say is WOW! I never thought of Josh as a great instructor simply because I never heard his name before. I am half way through watching this and trust me it blows away IPexpert's VOD. Josh has a great style of teaching and even though...

February 21st, 2010 | Voice Lab | Read More

INE Instructor Scott Morris is a CCDE

Just read this news over at INE's Blog that Scott Morris has just passed his CCDE and is CCDE #20090013. I knew it would be just a matter of time before his nails this. For those of you who don't know Scott, he is already a Quad CCIE and is very active on Group Study. Please head over to INE to congratulate...

February 15th, 2010 | CCDE | Read More

Reset 7941 & 7961 IP Phones to Factory Default

I just ran into this where my BR1 7961 Phone simply refused to get an IP address. After looking through different forums, it appears that resetting the phone to factory default is the last and final option. Here are the step by step instructions on how to reset 7941 or 7961 IP phones to factory default: Unplug...

February 13th, 2010 | IP Phones | Read More

Ask the Expert – CCIE Voice

According to NetPro - Ben Ng will be hosting CCIE Voice Ask the Expert from Jan 28th 2010 though Feb 12th 2010. Ben is a program manager with the CCIE program at Cisco Systems, Inc., where he manages exam content for the CCIE Voice track. Prior to joining the CCIE program, Ng worked in Cisco’s Technical...

January 29th, 2010 | CCIE Lab | Read More

INE Advanced Technologies COD Arriving

INE is thrilled to announce the arrival of a new Advanced Technologies Class on Demand series for CCIE R&S V4! For years, this product has served as the (Tier 1) foundation for INE students’ journeys to CCIE certification. With some new instructors, and a stricter adherence to Version 4 exam topics,...

January 23rd, 2010 | Training | Read More

IPexpert’s CCIE Workbooks are shipping

Just read this in my RSS reader that IPexpert is shipping all the new workbooks. Here is the announcement from their blog. This is just a public service announcement :) CCIE Routing & Switching 4.0 Volume 1: Overhauled to include 4.0 topics / technology-focused lab scenarios w/ a Detailed Solution...

January 23rd, 2010 | Certifications | Read More