Internets of Interest:16 Mar 10

Collection of use­ful, rel­ev­ant or inane places on the the Internets for 16 Mar 10:

Dynamips, Dynagen, GNS3 0.7, IOS15.0 and Snow Leopard OSX

It works.

“Just in Case” Versus “Just in Time” Learning. Or Why Am I Learning This Useless Crud !?

You need to learn what you don’t know to suc­ceed in Networking. Understanding “Just in Case” instead of “Just in Time” learn­ing might help you to under­stand why.

Opinion:Study, iPad, DRM and Me

A look at chan­ging my study and read­ing habits with the Apple iPad — but not the iBooks until DRM is sor­ted out.

Opinion: Observations on CCNP Changes and New CCIE SP Ops

Some obser­va­tions on what the changes to the CCNP and CCIE pro­grams tell us about Cisco inten­tions for their cer­ti­fic­a­tion programs.

Install GNS3 on Mac OSX Leopard

This post looks at installing GNS3 on Snow Leopard and has a num­ber of screen­shots and some tips on mak­ing it go well.

Too Many Directions, Too Much to Think About

I’m work­ing on too many things — too many tech­no­lo­gies, too many vendors. How did I get here ?

Rant: Buying From the USA — Ccbootcamp

I went to buy a writ­ten study guide from ccboot­camp yes­ter­day, cost USD$129, ship­ping USD$80. I guess busi­ness is too good for US companies.

Cisco CCIE 360 Program — Press Here to Add to Cart

I saw Cisco 3660 CCIE study pro­gram in an online store today. It struck me as poor value for money. Here’s why…

Blessay: My Life of Study — Planning, Tips and Thoughts

I was asked how I organ­ise myself to study, and how do I make time. It not really easy to write it out because I make choices that suit my life, but if someone wants my recom­mend­a­tions or sug­ges­tions, here they are.

Real CCIE’s, Real People Scholarship | Internetwork Expert

Real CCIE’s, Real People Scholarship | Internetwork Expert: “”
Now that’s sup­port­ing the com­munity and put­ting some­thing back. Best of luck to all hope­ful Mendicants.
(Via CCIE Pursuit.)

More Racks From InternetExpert — Better Time Slots

Internetwork Expert has announced more lab racks com­ing online in November. Most import­ant is the new time slots which recog­nise that not every cus­tomer lives in America and will suit more cus­tom­ers globally.

Cisco Does CCIE Training Programs ? Not Really, More About Image and Brand

CCIE is start­ing its own CCIE Study pro­gram. What does this mean ? Allow me to pontificate.

Opinion:Certification Matters — Exams Are Not Relevant to Real Life — Part 4

This Post is Part of a Series  —  click for list on Certification Matters» One of the most com­mon com­plaints from men­dic­ants is that the writ­ten exams are not rel­ev­ant to daily use of the tech­no­logy or their jobs, and how am I sup­posed to learn this stuff ? Eh ? Of course they aren’t rel­ev­ant. Lets look […]

Opinion:Certification Matters– Only You Can Do the Study — Part 3

When its comes to achiev­ing cer­ti­fic­a­tion, only you can do the study. Making excuses for why you haven’t star­ted or about how much it costs, are just excuses.

Opinion:Certification Matters –Part 2– Knowledge or Experience — Which Is More Valuable ?

Is know­ledge or exper­i­ence bet­ter when hunt­ing for a pos­i­tion ? It’s a good topic and worth put­ting some ideas down here and hav­ing a discussion.

Opinion: Certification Matters — Experience Less So — Part 1

I have received a couple of com­ments lately about Certification and tak­ing me to task about my sup­port for cer­ti­fied people. Here’s is Part One of Three (or more) about Certification and why it matters.

Blog:Considering CCIE Security Training Material

I am ser­i­ously con­sid­er­ing whether to under­take my second CCIE exam by doing the CCIE Security. Since the credit crunch has cre­ated a down­turn in the mar­ket it is the best time to study. I am review­ing the train­ing resources avail­able and decid­ing which products might be worth purchasing.

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