Australian MVP William Bartholomew (along with co-author, Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi), have just written an MS Press book offering hands-on guidance for customising Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild). The book also provides many examples on Web deployment, automated...

Last October, Spanish MVPs Unai Zorrilla and Octavio Hernandez published the book "ADO.NET Entity Framework: Data-centered application and services”, arguably the first book published worldwide on this recent Microsoft data access technology. The...

Christmas is fast approaching! Are you looking for a small programming challenge over the winter break? Have you thought about controlling your Christmas tree lights with C# and .NET? Or create a tiny, connected data logger that integrates into your company...

Wow! MVP Andreas Sjostrom , has was won the IT Consultant of Year Award in Sweden. The judges at IDG awarded Andreas the coveted award for his community and media efforts in supporting Windows Mobile. Andreas has been involved in designing enterprise...

  UK MVP Tina Clarke has recently published the second version of her Microsoft Expression EBook . Geared towards Microsoft’s Expression Web , this Ebook is a free download and well worth reading if you want to enhance your Expression Web experience...

Recently, MVP Curt Spanburgh wrote an article in Windows IT Pro magazine which is well worth reading. Whether you administer a single Microsoft SharePoint server or a large farm, Curt believes that there is a backup and recovery solution tailored to your...

  This free ebook is written by MVP Granville Barnett and Luca Del Tongo and is part of their drive to provide developers with a core understanding of algorithms that operate on various common and uncommon data structures. Sample code is provided...

Visual C# MVP Jianghua Luo has written a new book entitled “ASP.NET 3.5 Programming Step by Step”. The book is published by Machinery Industry Press and describes how Chinese developers can use ASP.NET 3.5 to write Web applications. The book is divided...

UK ASP.NET MVP Guy Smith-Ferrier and Visual C# MVP Oliver Sturm , will be speaking at the 12 th annual Microsoft DevWeek event during 23 rd – 27 th March 2009 in London, UK. This year’s DevWeek event features a record total of 17 all-day workshops and...

Indonesian Windows Desktop MVP Tutang MM recently produced an e-book entitled “Step-By-Step Windows 7 ” This free ebook briefly explains Windows 7 starting from the installation process, introduction of new features, Windows 7 network, security, and others...

Congratulations to French MVP Michel Martin , who recently developed a new Social Network called the eFriends Network ! The eFriends Network allows its users to create groups, which can be used to share web links, podcasts, music and other media with...

Please join seasoned MVP SQL experts such as Brad McGehee , Steve Jones , Andy Warren , Brian Knight for SQL Saturday! Pensacola which takes place on the 6 th June 2009! What is SQL Saturday? SQL Saturday is a one day free training event for SQL Server...

Consumer Security MVP Mike Burgess's Hosts file continues to lead the fight against malware and security threats from around the world. The internet can be a harsh place to surf, but Mike’s Hosts file for Windows, can be used to block ads, banners, 3rd...

If you’re attending Tech Ed in Los Angeles this month, why not consider entering the Speaker Idol contest? This contest is for experienced industry speakers who have not yet spoken at Tech Ed. The winner gets an invitation to speak at the next Tech Ed...

  French MVP Reynald Thomas has recently become the Number 1 Top Contributor to the VBFrance Community . In the past 6 months, Reynald has provided more than 900 answers to the VBFrance Forums! The VBFrance Community is one of the top Visual basic...