Advantages: Superb experience Disadvantages: Its not free
Introduction
Xbox live is the name of the Microsofts online service for the Xbox 360. This service gives you access to a vast array of content, some of it free, and some of it at a price.
There are 2 types of membership available, namely Gold and Silver. Silver is a free membership which is available to all Xbox owners. Silver allows you access to most promotional video and feature content via the 360 dashboard but does not allow you to play games online.
So what is so special then about Xbox live? The Playstation Network is free, the Wii gives free access to its limited catalogue of online games and seeing as the Silver Xbox Live is also free, why bother paying what seems like a high amount for the Gold membership. These were my own personal sentiments when I first bought my Xbox. Coming from the Wii, I was horrified when ...
Advantages: Online multiplayer, priviledges downloads Disadvantages: Price a little daunting at first, additional hardware required, PS3 online is free
What is Xbox Live:
Xbox Live is the online service for players of the Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles.
Xbox Live Silver is free to all users and gives some limited facilities. With a Silver account you can accumulate a reputation by achieving goals within games. These are own on your Gamercard and allow other users to see how experienced a gamer you are. With a Silver account, you can also download game demos, trailers, and event videos. Some games have the ability to upload performance based stats like lap times etc. to online leaderboards.
Xbox Live Gold is a pay-for subscription, approx £35 to £40 pound a year. Gold gives you all the benefits of Silver, however you have access to marketplace items days, and sometimes weeks before the rest. The biggest benefit of purchasing a Gold subscription is that it opens up the full ...
Advantages: the best online community ever! Disadvantages: the playstation 3 is free for online play
having this membership will unlock - you can truly get the most out of your 360 console:
- Xbox live marketplace - with your membership you can get loads of free stuff from the marketplace including themes, demos etc and can also purchase microsoft points and purchase loads of cool stuff to play and do on xbox live:
xbox live marketplace.
The first thing you can buy is an xbox live arcade game. These are classic old style games whose prices range from 400 to 1200 points. Some of my personal favourites are:
- Worms (800 points)
- Uno (400 points)
- Track and Field (400 points)
You can even purchase extra content for these games, for example for worms you can get new levels and backgrounds.
You can also buy downloadable content for many xbox 360 games and these cost about 800 points (though prices will vary), and example would be Call ...
Product Information for "Affordable Computer Training MCDST: Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician Live e-learning" »
Training course
MPN
194263
Type
Live e-learning
Category
Networking hardware, networking software
Title
MCDST: Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician
Subscription Duration
12 months
Manufacturer's product description
The Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician is the standard certification for professionals who have the skills to successfully support end users and to successfully troubleshoot desktop environments running on the Windows 2003 platform. By earning the MCDST credential, individuals are demonstrating that they have the skills necessary to lead organizations in the successful design, implementation, and administration of the Microsoft Windows platform.
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