March, 2009

The authors are making sure Chapter 9, “Memory Management,” is just right, so we’ve had to slip the book a bit....

Here’s to Darren Neimke, of gorgeous Adelaide, who was generous enough to post a positive comment on Twitter about the book and then to respond to our idea of reviewing the book more fully. Thank you, Darren!

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Microsoft Press recently released a book on Mac Office 2008: "Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Step by Step."

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Learning Snacks are short, interactive presentations about popular topics created by Microsoft Learning (our mother org) experts....

Need we say more?...

More praise of computers by Charles Bukowski....

Last year we partnered with the publishers of Windows Vista: The Official Magazine, based out of the UK, to produce a book that would be a "best of" their Windows Vista tips. The book is "The Best of 'Windows Vista: the Official Magazine': A real-life guide to Windows Vista and your PC."...

Dino Esposito’s latest book, "Microsoft .NET: Architecting Applications for the Enterprise," co-written with Andrea Saltarello, is on a tear at Amazon: eight 5-star reviews and two 4-star reviews....

We’re happy to announce that "Microsoft .NET and SAP," authored by Juergen Daiberl, Steve Fox, Scott Adams, and Thomas Reimer, is available now....

Just like that: yet another stellar review of Inside the Microsoft Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build....

Today the final files for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Step by Step, by Scott Cameron (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735626201), were shipped to the printer....

The fourth Amazon review of Inside the Microsoft Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735626287) is, yes, another 5-star review but also not to be missed....

Another of our SQL Server 2008 books is available now online and at fine bookstores everywhere: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Step by Step by Stacia Misner (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735626478; 576 pages)....

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 MDX Step by Step, by Bryan C. Smith and C. Ryan Clay, both of Hitachi Consulting, shipped to the printer in January and is available now (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735626188; 400 pages)....

Charles Bukowski, in a 1991 letter, expresses joy after switching from a typewriter to a computer....

"MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-448): Microsoft SQL Server 2008—Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance" and "Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications" both made it out the door today....

We’ve made a PDF version of “First Look: Microsoft Silverlight 3” available to everyone....