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The CBT Nuggets Offline Player Arrives on Android

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Great news Android users, we are proud to announce an offline training feature for our Android app!*android-app_BLOG

This feature is available to annual subscribers.

To access it, you’ll first need to get the new CBT Nuggets app from the Google Play Store.

Here’s how it works:

1. Go to the desired course.

2. Click on the down arrow icon located to the right of the video title that you want to download.

3. Click the “download” button on the lower right. The selected videos will download to your device.

After a video has downloaded, you may watch it anytime, anywhere by going to the Offline Training page.

We suggest that you use a Wi-Fi connection to download videos to avoid data overuse fees. For this reason, your offline video settings are automatically set to use Wi-Fi only. However, if you want to use your cellular data, follow these instructions:

Go to Settings > Offline Training Settings and enable the “Use Cellular Data” option.

You can download up to 20 videos at a time. Once downloaded, videos are available offline for 30 days. Downloaded videos will expire after 30 days. To delete videos from your queue, click the “edit” button on the Offline Videos page. Select the videos you want to delete, and click the “delete” button at the bottom of the page.

For more information about using CBT Nuggets offline training, click on the info icon on the upper right of the offline training page.

*We are currently working on adding the offline training feature for a Chrome app. Next, we will focus on a Windows Phone app.

This post by Raju Woodward originally appeared on blog.cbtnuggets.com.

Anthony’s IT Certification Tips – 3 of 10 – Track Your Progress

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Progress tracking with my endeavors is now so important to me, I really cannot imagine life without it. Whether I am trying to run a 15K, gain a certification, or win at online poker, tracking my progress is a necessity. I would suggest you consider this strongly as well.

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Specifically, for your pursuit of a certification, I recommend that you start with the study blueprint. In fact, you can even copy and paste the blueprint contents into a program like MS Project or Excel. Now develop a tracking system that works for you as you seek to master each item on your list. I like to assign a number to each item that rates my knowledge. I use the following system:

1 – I have never even heard of the technology, I have no idea what it does.

2 – I have heard of the technology before and I can provide a brief overview of it.

3 – I can describe the technology in great detail and I understand its configuration and verification, but to perform these, I need the assistance of documentation.

4 – I can perform an implementation of the technology with ease and without documentation guidance.

5 – I can troubleshoot the technology effectively.

Notice that for some certification topics – level 3 might be all you need. These blueprint items tend to begin with the word “describe” and then a particular technology. For the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) exams, this is often the level of competence we need for the written exam.

No matter what tracking system you use (and some go as far as to track actual hours of study in Project Management software), doing so can greatly increase your effectiveness and reduce stress.

Until my next tip – study with passion!