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  1. Jeff Strain

    On steering students' learning

    I would look for guidance in other areas. Example: CompTIA-published study guides and materials have exam tips and sample questions. I would advise you to have a copy or two of those around that you can use to point learners in the right direction. My office is packed up, or I would look at...
  2. Jeff Strain

    Dark Web Visit

    A few notes here. Accessing normal, safe sites, such as google and Amazon, on the dark web is super annoying. They are constantly asking if you are humal and if you have to log in, it is not anonymous. That should be a no brainer. First, I would advise against going there, but if you do, do not...
  3. Jeff Strain

    CE Maintenance Fees

    My understanding is the advanced should cover/include the other (Data+, A+, etc) but it looks like it does not. Also, renewing may not be the same as maintenance. Then again, maybe I am paying something I do not need to. I just paid all my others and am trying to understand CompTIA. With my...
  4. Jeff Strain

    Cloud+ TTT vouchers, question.

    For a bit of IT comedy... My brain translated "how busy stephan is" to a todo task... Spit out clone AIs of Stephen. I am sure CompTIA is already actively working on this so I will put it at the bottom of my infinite list that AI will accomplish for me by next week :).
  5. Jeff Strain

    CE Maintenance Fees

    Okay, Even if this is not the correct answer, it is the way the system appears to work... It looks like you are charged $75 per year. This shows for me the last 3 years. So, that is what I am paying becuase it is requesting me to pay it. This is not what my understanding is of what should...
  6. Jeff Strain

    CE Maintenance Fees

    It is one the docket for the next year. I should complete all of the old CompTIA certifications this year. I will attempt some of the newer ones as well. Just trying to cross them all off :).
  7. Jeff Strain

    CE Maintenance Fees

    I thought down this path, but got the following message. Also, I think the higher level are $75.
  8. Jeff Strain

    CE Maintenance Fees

    So, I am really confused about maintenance fees. My understanding is we only pay for the most expensive cert and even then... Not sure how this works when you have multiple at the same level. I am also unsure when it starts. Looking at Continuing education, I have a lot of certifications, and I...
  9. Jeff Strain

    I passed the CompTIA DataSys+

    Congrats. Good luck with Data+. It is less technical than DataSys+ and focuses more on visualization and analysis.
  10. Jeff Strain

    How Load Balancing Works in Cloud Environments

    Something I usually add to my discussions and labs about load balancers not detailed in-depth above include: Algorithms - How backend servers are chosen for requests Sessions - The complexity created with load balancing and some things needing to be sticky if the session state is not shared...
  11. Jeff Strain

    Creating Engaging In-Classroom Labs for Demonstration

    I love AWS Academy, as students can use AWS as a lab environment for free, with no credit card required. It has controls in place, so some things are impossible, but most are. The cool thing here is that cloud computing is in demand. It gives them experience with a real environment many may...
  12. Jeff Strain

    CEU for Security+

    The following links are helpful General CEU information from CompTIA - https://www.comptia.org/continuing-education/learn/earn-continuing-education-units Certifications and what they auto renew -...
  13. Jeff Strain

    Routing Issues

    Oh the stories... So many minor mistakes can bring the network to its knees. I have seen this multiple times as it depends on the weight of the route where it falls in the pecking order. It is hard to teach students that such minor changes can reign chaos. I try to do this by providing them a...
  14. Jeff Strain

    SecurityX

    Dang, sad I missed that.
  15. Jeff Strain

    SecurityX

    Has the beta already happened for this exam, or is it in November? Is that what you are referencing? I may want to jump on the beta of this one.
  16. Jeff Strain

    Linux Malware

    Sounds to me like it was not well-engineered. Granted linux has so many flavors, so it may work better on a certain family. Centos is from the redhat family and ubuntu is not. As for the filesystem... once again, poorly engineered. Looks like it was a get it working and ship it out type of job...
  17. Jeff Strain

    KIndly any news about CYSA+ 03 exam voucher

    Emailed and got a response that they are still working on getting these for people. Hopefully soon.
  18. Jeff Strain

    KIndly any news about CYSA+ 03 exam voucher

    I have not recieved mine either. I realized I have a mismatch on the email linked to my account here and the one I use when I to the Train The Trainer sessions. I may have to correct that so it does not affect the vouchers in the future.
  19. Jeff Strain

    Problems with PBQ questions on MacOS?

    Testing centers were non-existent for a few years with the pandemic around me. Hawaii was more locked down than most states, and many industry tests were still not offered last I checked. I also live a ways from Honolulu, so I love remote proctoring. Unfortunately, no one likes to support Linux...
  20. Jeff Strain

    LINUX+ VOUCHER

    Glad someone else can use it.