I have taken many courses in my time but never been trained by video before. Over the Christmas period (Happy New Year by the way) that changed as I took the Exchange server 2003 course by Trainsignal. It has to be said that I was most impressed with both the course materials and the instructor.

The CD itself arrived within two days of ordering all the way from the US of A. There are several hours of Video and I found it refreshing that I could stop and start when I fancied a break, go back to things I needed to hear a few times before it sunk in and know that I can always look at them again should I need to be walked through a specific task in the future. The course includes a fictitious company and scenarios which kept me more interested than listening to someone reel off a load of memorised facts and figures with no explanation. Also included is a PDF “How to” guide. I would definately recommend Trainsignal to both beginners and experienced admins. Why not check out their website and video demos, there are loads available including Cisco, Microsoft and Linux.