Re: InternetworkExpert SP workbook - online - CoD DVD upgrade

I daresay you'd need one hell of a heater - although thinking about it
- all the kit you'd be running for your lab would probably suffice!

On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 7:49 AM, Dale Shaw<dale.shaw_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Con,
>
> Thanks for that. I was a bit confused 'cause there was a shipping cost
> associated with the 'printed' workbook option (obviously), which was
> prohibitive, with me being on the other side of the planet. There was
> no shipping cost associated with the $100 DVD upgrade though, which
> made me wonder if it was just a DVD image (.iso) download. I guess if
> it really is a shipped DVD, they figure their costs will be covered.
>
> So I guess I wasn't really in doubt about what the resultant DVD was,
> but more about what the $100 upgrade entailed.
>
> I wonder what'd happen if I was doing my CCIE studies from my
> Antarctic bungalow?
>
> cheers,
> Dale
>
> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Con Spathas<ccie19226_at_googlemail.com> wrote:
>> Basically you get a DVD disc with the CoD on it. You can't play it in
>> a normal DVD player, the files are in .mov format which implies
>> QuickTime, however VLC player will play them. If you use the beta
>> version of VLC you can watch them at a higher speed which lets you get
>> through them quicker. The DVD also contains all the slides used during
>> the CoD as well.
>>
>> The files are watermarked so they're "unique" to you. There are some
>> bits where the audio stops on them - I've been told this is an issue
>> with the master - not with the files on the DVD.
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 5:31 AM, Dale Shaw<dale.shaw_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Posting to GS as I'm waiting for someone from the INE sales team to
>>> respond to a query I submitted via their web site -- meanwhile, the
>>> countdown on their weekend sale continues.
>>>
>>> My query is simple: what does the $100 DVD 'upgrade' option with the
>>> _online_ SP workbook bundle give you? A shipped DVD, or the ability to
>>> download a DVD image?
>>>
>>> I think I'd go crazy having to stream CoD material, so having a local
>>> copy would be preferable. I'm just trying to figure out what the $100
>>> extra gives you.
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> Dale

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