How to login to the Pluralsight mobile apps

We recently released Pluralsight for iOS and Pluralsight for Android that allow you to watch your favorite Pluralsight training courses on the go.

As customers have begun using them, we’ve identified a common point of confusion around how to login to Pluralsight via the mobile apps. Although our website allows you to login with either your email address on file or your Pluralsight username, these mobile apps currently require you to login with your Pluralsight username.

You can discover your Pluralsight username on ‘your account‘ page on the website, as shown here. In our design, your username never changes but you can update your email address on file at any time.

We realize now this situation is less than ideal and we apologize for any confusion. We hope to allow email logins in future releases.

If you have any additional questions, please contact us.

Pluralsight for iOS now available

We are pleased to announce the availability of our FREE Pluralsight for iOS app. You can find it in the Apple App Store here or you can search for “Pluralsight” to look it up. The app is designed for use on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

Pluralsight for iOS makes it easy to keep watching your favorite Pluralsight On-Demand! courses on your iOS device anywhere you have a data connection.

Once you install it, you can browse the entire training library and select courses to watch. In order to play most videos, you’ll need to login with your Pluralsight credentials. Although our website allows you to login with either your email or your Pluralsight username, this app requires you to login with your Pluralsight username. You can discover your username on ‘your account‘ page on the website, as shown here.

If you don’t have a Pluralsight subscription, you can get one here for only $29/mo that gives you access to watch all courses in the library with this app.

You can browse the library by technology (e.g., ASP.NET, Silverlight, SharePoint, etc) to see the list of courses in that area. When you select a particular course, you can browse the individual course modules, which range from 20-60 min in length. And you can even browse into each course module to explore the 2-5 min video clips within it. Once you begin playing a video, our player provides simple controls for video playback.

The following screenshots show the app running on the iPhone/iPod touch display.

On the iPad, we provide a different navigation view that takes advantage of the additional pixels. Here are a few screenshots of the app running on an iPad.

You can also search the entire Pluralsight course library to identify specific videos that cover the areas you care about. This makes it easy to discover videos when you need them most, like when you’re stuck with a problem during a project.

And whether you watch the videos from the Pluralsight website or from this app, we keep track of your learning progress (via the check marks you see within the library) so you’ll know where to continue next time you login from either application.

Get Pluralsight for iOS now. We hope you enjoy it!

Please contact us to report any issues you may encounter.

PS – We also recently shipped Pluralsight for Android and Pluralsight for WP7.

WebsiteSpark + Pluralsight

Today we are excited to announce a new strategic partnership between Pluralsight and WebsiteSpark. This partnership gives all WebsiteSpark members free Pluralsight On-Demand! training benefits.

WebsiteSpark gives Web designers and developers a jump-start by providing the tools and resources needed to build great websites, free of cost. WebsiteSpark members receive valuable software like Visual Studio, Expression, SQL Server, Windows Web Server, and even dedicated support services.

Once a company decides to join WebsiteSpark, training often becomes the next big challenge for the business. This is where Pluralsight comes in.

Pluralsight has joined forces with WebsiteSpark to provide each verified member with a free 90-day Pluralsight On-Demand! training subscription (the free subscription comes with the Monthly plan features). Members can retrieve their Pluralsight activation code after logging into the WebsiteSpark site as shown below.

We hope WebsiteSpark members throughout the world will take advantage of this new benefit to learn how to apply the latest Microsoft Web technologies including things like ASP.NET 4, MVC 3, Silverlight 5, jQuery, HTML 5, Entity Framework, LINQ, WCF RIA Services, Windows Azure, Windows Phone 7, and much more!

Happy learning.

New course: PowerPivot for SharePoint 2010 Setup

Robert Cain has just published a new course: PowerPivot for SharePoint 2010 Setup

Learn how to properly install and configure SharePoint 2010 with PowerPivot. This course will guide you through the installation and setup procedures, including installing SparePoint 2010, PowerPivot, SQL Server, and configuring Active Directory, SharePoint, and PowerPivot to begin working with PowerPivot in SharePoint.

New course: Unit Testing with MSTest

Phani Tipparaju has just published a new course: Unit Testing with MSTest

In this course you will be learning about using Microsoft Visual Studio Unit Testing features. We will cover understanding unit testing basics, asserts and testing lifecycle, web performance tests, generic tests, ordered tests, WebServiceHelper and TestConfigurationSection.

Pluralsight for Android (Beta) now available

We are pleased to announce the availability of our FREE Pluralsight for Android app. You can find it in the Android Market, and it only takes seconds to install and get running.

Pluralsight for Android makes it easy to keep watching your favorite Pluralsight On-Demand! training courses on the go, from anywhere, over WIFI or your wireless data plan.

Once you install it, you can browse the entire Pluralsight training library and select courses to watch. In order to play most videos, you’ll need to login with your Pluralsight credentials. Although our website allows you to login with either your email or your Pluralsight username, this app requires you to login with your Pluralsight username. You can discover your username on ‘your account‘ page on the website, as shown here.

If you don’t have a Pluralsight subscription, you can get one here for only $29/mo that gives you access to watch all courses in the library with this app.

You can browse the library by technology (e.g., ASP.NET, Silverlight, SharePoint, etc) to see the list of courses in that area.

This screenshot shows the list of Silverlight courses, organized in order of difficulty level (green = beginner, yellow = intermediate, red = advanced). If you click on one of these courses, you’ll see a listing of the individual course modules that you can browse and watch in whatever order you choose, and we’ll keep track of what you watch.

Once you begin playing a course module, the flexible video player gives you simple controls for moving around in the current video clip. The player also provides a “module outline” that pops out from the left side, making it easy for you to jump around to the other video clips within the module. These features make our courses very easy to navigate and explore, especially when you’re limited on time or have specific learning needs.

You can also search the entire course library to identify specific course modules that cover the areas you care about. This makes it easy to discover videos and to use the library as a reference while you’re working on a project and get stuck with a problem.

And whether you watch the videos from the Pluralsight website or from this app, we keep track of your learning progress (via the check marks you see above) so you’ll know where to continue next time you login from either application.

This is a beta release, so we appreciate your patience with any problems. All the usual beta caveats apply. Please report any issues you discover and we’ll do our best to resolve them asap. We appreciate your support and hope you enjoy Pluralsight for Android!

Get Pluralsight for Android now.

PS – We also recently shipped Pluralsight for iOS and Pluralsight for WP7.

New course: Hands-on Windows Phone 7 Development

Yacine Khammal has just published a new course: Hands-on Windows Phone 7 Development

This course is intended for developers who are familiar with the fundamentals of Windows Phone 7 development. It tackles many of the issues developers will run into in practice when developing real applications, including application architecture, working with services, handling data, and managing settings and state.

New course: What’s new in Silverlight 5

Shawn Wildermuth published a new course: What’s New in Silverlight 5

As the new version of Silverlight 5 has hit the interwebs, it’s time for existing developers to learn what features can impact their projects. In this course, Shawn Wildermuth will show you the different areas of the new Silverlight 5 APIs including: Data Binding changes, 3D support, performance improvements and elevated trust changes.

New course: Building Applications with ASP.NET WebForms 4

Dan Wahlin has published the first two modules in a new course: Building Applications with ASP.NET WebForms

Building Application with ASP.NET 4 WebForms is a course designed to get you up and running with ASP.NET WebForms. The modules in the course will cover everything from setting up a development environment to deploying to a live web site. In between we’ll drill into the details of server controls, data binding and validation, user controls, security, Ajax features, and persisting data to SQL Server.

Keep an eye out as Dan adds new modules over the next month to give you a complete introduction to the ASP.NET 4 WebForm platform.

New course: Android Development for .NET Developers

John Sonmez has published a new course: Android Development for .NET Developers

This course covers beginning level Android development from the perspective of a .NET developer. In this course you will learn to create a simple multi-screenAndroid application that can utilize menus and preferences and learn to deploy that application to the Android marketplace.If you’re a .NET developer who’s been waiting to see what it’s like to build apps for Android devices, this is the course for you! A gentle introduction to installing the tools and environment for building Android apps, and a walk through all the features you’ll need to build rich interactive apps.