About to start PWB - Any tips?

[Alex Dolan <dolan.alex () gmail com>]

Hey guys I'm about to embark on the Pentesting With Backtrack course
and was after any tips any one can give me.

I'm fairly new to hacking and this will be my first training
experience with it. I'm pretty self-sufficient with Ubuntu and know my
way around Windows okay. Any areas I should be focusing on and
brushing up before receiving the study materials?

What do you recommend for hardware? Should I use a laptop and keep the
same install running with me or will it be fine to move between home
and work while I'm doing it and using a service like Dropbox to store
my files and stuff? How much space should I allow for the BT5
partition?

Thanks for any advice you can give.

-Al

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