"One of the things that I often discuss with people who write VBScript code is the process of translating VBScript code to Windows PowerShell code. In fact, several years ago, I was approached about writing a utility that would automate the process. I thought about it long and hard, and in the end decided to forgo developing such a tool."...

We’re happy to announce that Windows 7 Resource Kit (Microsoft Press, 2010; ISBN: 9780735627000; 1,760 pages), by Mitch Tulloch, Tony Northup, and Jerry Honeycutt, shipped to the printer today!...

"TechEd Australia is hosted in the Gold Coast Convention Center located south of the city of Brisbane on Australia’s pacific coast. The beachside location is popular with international speakers and the September date makes it a nice warm Queensland spring rather than a stiflingly hot Aussie summer. Speakers are often surprised by the large lizards, crocodiles, sharks, and drop bears that can be encountered between the hotel where they are staying and the conference center (two of those hazards are true)."...

A reminder that the early-bird $500 discount for PDC09 ends soon....

Part 1 of an multipart review, by MVP David Morton, of the new edition of Windows Internals, Fifth Edition, by Mark Russinovich and David Solomon, with Alex Ionescu....

We preview Steven Sinofsky's Foreword for Windows 7 Inside Out, by Ed Bott, Carl Siechert, and Craig Stinson....

"Yesterday was labor day in the United States, and many people had the day off (including yours truly). I spent the day in my woodworking shop, practicing making hand-cut dovetails."...

"Orin here. Hello, all. Over the next week or two I’ll be doing a couple of blog posts from TechED Australia and TechED New Zealand."...

"My older son can now drive. This adds two new worries to my life—how ancient I feel and thoughts of my son in a ditch somewhere. To mitigate the second worry, my wife and I enforce a curfew and insist my son call if he's running late."...

"The authors of Windows Internals, Fifth Edition (Microsoft Press, 2009)—Mark Russinovich, Alex Ionescu, and I—humbly apologize for leaving out Jonathan Morrison of the Windows Core OS team in the list of acknowledgements."...

Beth Melton, Microsoft Office MVP and co-author of Microsoft Office Word 2007 Inside Out has just started a new blog focused on Microsoft Office tips and Q&A....

Our newest Microsoft Press Training Kit—MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-653): Configuring Windows Small Business Server 2008 (ISBN: 9780735626782)—is now available at fine bookstores everywhere....

"I finished writing my Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices book for Microsoft Press. I don't have all of the statistics available (number of words, number of figures, number of scripts and those type of numbers), but one value stands out clearly in my mind: one year."...

Microsoft Press author, and Microsoft Office MVP, Stephanie Krieger, has a series of live webcasts–the first started this week. The training is free and self-paced, offered by Microsoft Office Online. ...

Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T-SQL Programming, by Itzik Ben-Gan, Dejan Sarka, Roger Wolter, Greg Low, Ed Katibah, & Isaac Kunen (Kalen Delaney, Series Editor; Solid Quality Mentors) shipped to the printer today!...

Windows 7 Administrator's Pocket Consultant, by William Stanek, series editor of our Administrator’s Pocket Consultant series, is available. The book provides 704 pages of easily accessible details related to the daily administration of Windows 7....

We’re pleased to announce that Windows 7 Inside Out, by Ed Bott, Carl Siechert, and Craig Stinson, shipped to the printer today (Microsoft Press, 2010; ISBN: 9780735626652; 1056 pages)!...