New Features Released - Information
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ITProTV has released some new promised features that are now LIVE!
More details will be coming but I wanted to let all of you know what they are as you come across and navigate our new site.- Our new site now has a Guided Tour. It is a collection of short videos demonstrating how to use many of the new features and maximize the effectiveness of our offering - Check it out!
- A selection of full length episodes are now available for our free subscribers. They are posted in the course library alongside the guided tour. We will continue to add an episode or two for topics from our growing library.
- MeasureUp practice exams (a $79 value) are now included with your paid membership. If a practice exam is available it is included. Be aware that MeasureUp does not have practice exams available for all certifications SSCP (for example).
- We will continue to work with current and future partners to secure items that help prepare our subscribers for certification exams as well as knowledge to help keep our ITProTV subscribers current and valuable in today's professional environments.
- Downloading of our episodes for offline viewing is now available for our Annual Subscribers only. It was our most requested feature and we are pleased to bring this feature to the people that have invested up front in ITProTV. 50% of our subscribers are annual members and we are proud to bring this feature to them.
- Audio downloads for annual members will be released almost any day (certainly before the end of April '14). We have received many requests from subscribers that want to listen while they drive or exercise.
- We are in the process of re-arranging our schedule of recording to allow us to complete courses much more quickly, so watch our library grow and grow. Don't forget that we are live every day so stop in to see the latest information of the ever changing technology areas that we cover.
- LMS type functionality has been added to help you track the episodes that you watch. Just remember to use the "Mark Complete" button once you finish an episode. If you prefer the navigation of our old site, just click on the overview section of each course and the exam objectives are listed as hyperlinks just like they were on the old site.
- Online virtual labs (vLabs) are now available for several courses. Look for the vLab link in whatever course you are watching to see if they are available. You can launch virtual machines in our managed data center so that you can get hands on experience working with the same operating systems you are studying for.
We hope you enjoy the new features and we look forward to bringing the next round of improvements to you soon.
Tim Broom
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I think this already got answered somewhere else, but just in case it didn't the answer is that you get one practice exam key per month. If you are a monthly subscriber you get one per month. If you are an annual subscriber you will get twelve keys total doled out one per month. If an annual subscriber wants them all up front we can certainly do that, but most people will not take more than one exam per month. Also, if you don't request a key one month you can feel free to request two the following month. We are very flexible on this and want to make sure you guys get the most out of the practice exams, while at the same time ensuring we do not go broke by issuing out the keys. There is a cost associated with each key that we decided to absorb ourselves without raising our subscription fees. So we need to have some basic controls on the amount of keys we issue.
Thanks,
Don Pezet
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The download feature is great but its not terribly convenient to download multiple episodes. I'd really like to be able to download a whole series for listening as needed. Another alternative to an iOS app might be for you guys to publish in the iTunes U platform or provide an RSS feed that is tied to the subscription. Many sites are doing this now and it works pretty well. Subscribers can then use their favorite podcast app to view or listen to the material.
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GameCircus,
We've got a lot of stuff ahead of us for the future and appreciate your input. I'll pass this request to the decision team.
Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV