Making the move to MSN Spaces... I really like what they've done with the place! http://spaces.msn.com/members/kenrosen/

Microsoft Official Courses 2285, Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (Second Edition) 2526, Developing Distributed Applications with Microsoft® .NET Remoting

Here's a great opportunity for Dutch-speaking MCTs: a Microsoft-sponsored t-prep for course 2287: Managing Your Infrastructure Using Microsoft® Operations manager 2005. The course is offered at Info Support, and led by Arie de Haan , Microsoft Certified...

Course 2287 , Managing Your Infrastructure Using Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 31.01. – 01.02.05 Bechtle Neckarsulm (near Frankfurt) 21.02. – 22.02.05 Bechtle Krefeld (near Duesseldorf) 01.03. – 02.03.05 Bechtle Weimar (eastern of Germany) 09.03....

No new products until January--happy holidays!

Microsoft Business Solutions Courses 8319, Microsoft® Business Solutions - Business Portal® 2.5 Installation and Configuration 8397, Microsoft® Business Solutions - Great Plains® 8.0 Manufacturing Applications 8399, Microsoft® Business Solutions - FRx...

Microsoft Press Books: 0-7356-1917-4, Microsoft® Windows® Internals, Fourth Edition: Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Microsoft Business Solutions Courses: 8342, Microsoft® Business Solutions - Navision® 4.0 Introduction 8373...

Microsoft Official Courses 2261, Supporting Users Running the Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System 2262, Supporting Users Running Applications on a Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System (second edition) Microsoft Official Workshops 2364, What's New...

Microsoft Official Courses: 2157, Developing E-Business Solutions Using Microsoft® BizTalk® Server 2004 2158, Deploying and Managing E-Business Solutions Using Microsoft® BizTalk® Server 2004 2851, Deploying and Administering Microsoft® Windows® XP Service...

Microsoft Official Workshops: 3201, What's New in Microsoft® ASP.NET 2.0 for Existing ASP.NET 1.0/1.1 Developers

Microsoft Official Courses: 2853, Developing and Maintaining Applications on Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 Microsoft Press Books: 0-7356-2117-9, Ed Bott's Your New PC: Seven Easy Steps to Help You Get Started!

It's a big week for MBS training... Microsoft Official Courses: 2362, Deploying Microsoft® .NET Applications for Systems Engineers 2824, Implementing Microsoft® Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 Microsoft Business Solutions Courses: 8341...

Microsoft Press Books: 0-7356-1853-4, Smart Client Architecture and Design Guide 0-7356-2083-0, Microsoft® Office System Step by Step -- 2003 eLearning Edition Official Microsoft Hands-on Labs (Click a title to view the syllabus and find a local offering...

Light week this week... only one title: Microsoft Press Books: 0-7356-1850-X, Integration Patterns

"I'm holding Prince's clothes!" (Turns out my friend goes to the same drycleaner that Prince used in a tour stop this week, but it's much funnier when taken out of context)

The Microsoft Learning team went to TechEd Amsterdam this summer, and we tried our best to blend in with the MCTs, our IT heroes. Cast of characters: Batman: Lorrin Smith-Bates, Technologist Catwoman: Regina Beck-Ningelgen, Training and Certification...

Quite a few new books hitting the streets next week, but here's one I'm personally looking forward to: Take Back Your Life!: Using Microsoft® Outlook® to Get Organized and Stay Organized This book is based on a class called "Managing Action" that a lot...

Microsoft Business Solutions Courses: 8326, Microsoft ® Business Solutions - Navision ® 3.7 Fixed Assets Microsoft Press Books: 0-7356-2125-X, Microsoft® Office Visio® 2003 Step by Step 0-7356-2106-3, Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Reporting Services Step...

Microsoft Business Solutions Courses: 8335, Microsoft® Retail Management System 1.2 - Headquarters 8336, Microsoft® Retail Management System 1.2 - Store Operations Microsoft Press Books: 0-7356-2112-8, Microsoft® Windows® XP Plain & Simple, Second...

Going on vacation next week, so I'm looking a bit further out than usual: Books: 1-59079-062-6, In Search of Business Value: Ensuring a Return on Your Technology Investment Official Courses: 2597, Planning and Deploying Microsoft Systems Management...

Woo-hoo! The drought is over ...

QA , Microsoft's European Learning Solutions Partner of the year, is holding a SharePoint Summit for administrators and developers in October. The instructors--Bill English and Todd Bleeker--are two of the world's leading authorities on SharePoint Portal...

Every time I fly through Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, I'm amazed and impressed by the attention to detail paid by the security inspectors--particularly by the agents who interview each and every US-bound passenger for at least 2-3 minutes before allowing...

Pretty light week this time... only one new title: Books: 0-7356-2037-7, Microsoft® Office Document Designer: Your Easy-to-Use Toolkit and Complete How-To Source for Professional-Quality Documents

Phil Renouf reminded me that not everyone knows how to obtain their MCP transcript ID and access code. So if you're an MCP, and you haven't tried this yet, head on over here (private to MCPs only) and get all set up! Thanks, Phil!