Good point! They do that for ccna and ccnp to see what the exam "feels like" as 
well.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Holloway <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:21:11 
To: nicholas golden<[email protected]>
Cc: OSL CCIE-SP<[email protected]>; GS 
CCIE-Lab<[email protected]>; Marko Milivojevic<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Some More v4.0 Information

I think Cisco should offer a tutorial on their main web site which  
goes over the basics of the new GUI system so anyone can see it 24/7.   
Cisco gives you an idea/feel for the what the CCDE "practical" is like  
on their web site, why not the new CCIE?


On Oct 21, 2009, at 9:03 AM, nicholas golden wrote:

> I just got done reading that article, I pasted my response to it on  
> his website below.
>
>
>
> So I have a few more things to add/ask. Wendell goes into the  
> "learning curve" of the GUI interface, and says there is NO tutorial  
> beforehand so you lose some time trying to get used to it. What do  
> you think about this? Do you think it's worth doing diagrams still?  
> Also, what I worry about is speed. I am working on my speed, and I  
> am moderately quick but I am thorough as well so obviously I have to  
> work on that as well. Who here is a little stressed on this?
>
>
>
> Michael Lipsey, I know you are taking your lab soon what are your  
> thoughts (just a few days away I know)?
>
>
>
> Anyone else? I am at least 6 months away from a lab attempt, going  
> to do my written by next month and by time I get to the lab it will  
> have time to "cook" and I'll get more input.
>
>
>
>
> -Nick
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> My response to Wendell:
>
> "Hey Wendell, this is great feedback. I have heard of the elusive  
> lab book disappearing in favor of the new "electronic" lab book. I  
> hope I can get around that. Before, you could put a piece of paper  
> above the actual lab sheets and "trace" out a topology and quickly  
> put labels on it.
>
> So now I wonder if it's worth even making what I call a "summary  
> diagram" - meaning I like to see everything that's going on what  
> routers are connected to what switches, the interfaces and a little  
> about what RP's are on there and what's going on in the background.  
> I realize this may take more time now I have to fumble with the GUI.
>
> I am preparing heavily for the v4.0 written as we speak so I am  
> around 6 months + from a lab attempt. I wonder how they will tweak  
> it or if this is the "final" version?
>
> Thanks again, awesome article and you are the man.
>
> Nick
> Future CCIE"
>
>
>
> --- On Wed, 10/21/09, Marko Milivojevic <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> From: Marko Milivojevic <[email protected]>
> Subject: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Some More v4.0 Information
> To: "OSL CCIE-SP" <[email protected]>, "GS CCIE-Lab" 
> <[email protected] 
> >
> Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 8:41 AM
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I just wanted to share an interesting write-up on v4.0 by Wendell
> Odom: http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/46561
>
> User interface thing is ... a bit unnerving.
>
> --
> Marko
> CCIE #18427 (SP)
> My network blog: http://cisco.markom.info/
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