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Thursday, April 30, 2009 3:30 PM

New book: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-562): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5—ASP.NET Application Development

This is one very eagerly awaited Microsoft Press Training Kit. I know. I’ve been getting email and calls for the past few months asking when it would be available. So it is with great pleasure (and relief) that we’re announcing publication of MCTS Self-Paced
Posted by kjones | 6 Comments
Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:16 PM

RTM’d today: Programming for Unified Communications

"Programming for Unified Communications with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2," by Rui Maximo, Kurt De Ding, Vishwa Ranjan, Chris Mayo, Oscar Newkerk, and the Microsoft Office Communications Server team, shipped to the printer today!
Posted by devonm | 2 Comments
Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:19 AM

Windows Internals: Cert exam mapping available now

"Windows Internals" delivers in-depth, kernel-level insights into the Windows OS, and you might also find it helpful when preparing for Exam 70-660. Toward that end, we’ve created a short document mapping the exam’s objectives/skills to the book’s topics/coverage.
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:56 PM

Free Offer: Download Microsoft Press Chapters and Make the Best of Your Desktop!

Microsoft Press offers tools to help you succeed at work and at home. This free offer will deliver some of the best tips and tricks for Office and Windows directly to your inbox.
Posted by KimSpilker | 1 Comments
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 8:25 AM

Windows Internals: Now with more content!

Windows Internals 5E offers much more content than Windows Internals 4E.
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Monday, April 27, 2009 7:28 AM

Five Windows 7 chapters free to all

We offer five free chapters (from three upcoming books) covering Windows 7.
Posted by devonm | 3 Comments
Saturday, April 25, 2009 8:13 AM

Bits and bytes gives you more Carruth; enjoy.

Carruth on recording technology and chainsaws.
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Friday, April 24, 2009 12:19 PM

Missing FrontPage? New to Expression Web?

FrontPage MVP (and author of "Microsoft Expression Web Step by Step" and, most recently, "Microsoft Expression Web 2 Step by Step") Chris Leeds maintains an active blog to help former FrontPage users find their way through Expression Web and, for some uses, Office Live.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 2 Comments
Thursday, April 23, 2009 3:00 PM

New book: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T-SQL Querying

Itzik Ben-Gan says a few words about the differences between his new book, "Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T-SQL Querying," and his previous SQL Server 2005 edition.
Posted by kjones | 2 Comments
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 5:00 PM

New book: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-561): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5—ADO.NET Application Development

If you’re studying for Microsoft exam 70-561 or just looking for a self-paced guide to ADO.NET, it’s worth checking out the new 70-561 Training Kit.
Posted by kjones | 1 Comments
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 10:10 AM

I. M. Wright podcast: “At your service”

"Remember this one, 'The microprocessor changes everything!' No, it didn't. Yes, it had a big impact, but people still fretted about the same problems and tried to accomplish the same things. They just created problems and accomplished things more efficiently."
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Monday, April 20, 2009 10:37 AM

Taking Your Presentations Beyond Bullet Points…Online E-Lessons Weekly

Cliff Atkinson, author of the Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, and Inspire, is holding a series of weekly e-lessons to help you polish up your presentation skills.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 1 Comments
Friday, April 17, 2009 10:36 AM

Seamless Teamwork Study Group

Michael Sampson, author of "Seamless Teamwork: Using Microsoft SharePoint Technologies to Collaborate, Innovate, and Drive Business in New Ways," is holding a 13-week online study group.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 2 Comments
Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:30 AM

OfficePalooza!

If you’re an advanced user of Office 2007, or maybe you want to test your Office 2007 skills, don’t forget about the upcoming contest starting April 20.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 1 Comments
Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:29 AM

RTM’d today: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-433): Microsoft SQL Server 2008—Database Development

"MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-433): Microsoft SQL Server 2008—Database Development," by Tobias Thernström, Ann Weber, Mike Hotek, and GrandMasters, has shipped to the printer!
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:29 PM

Good news here! “Windows Internals” update

Last time we noted that Mark Russinovich, David Solomon, and Alex Ionescu, the authors of "Windows Internals, Fifth Edition" (Microsoft Press, 2009), were still working on one more chapter. I’m happy to report that the revised chapter has been delivered to Microsoft Press.
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:57 AM

Two free e-books available in April

To celebrate our 25th year, we’ve been offering free e-books to our readers, and I’m happy to announce that April’s e-books are now available.
Posted by devonm | 15 Comments
Monday, April 13, 2009 3:59 PM

MSL news: “Microsoft Virtualization” Learning Snack & free e-book

Learning Snacks are short, interactive presentations about popular topics created by Microsoft Learning experts. Each Snack is delivered by using Microsoft Silverlight technology and includes various media, such as animations and recorded demos. Here’s a snack on Microsoft Virtualization.
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Saturday, April 11, 2009 7:50 AM

Enjoy this weekend's bits and bytes

Hayden Carruth didn’t praise technology too much, let alone the technology we work with....
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Friday, April 10, 2009 9:00 AM

Upcoming Speaking Events…More on SharePoint

Author of "Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Inside Out" and CEO and Founder of EPC Group.net, Errin O’Connor has a number of speaking events and seminars coming up soon.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 1 Comments
Thursday, April 09, 2009 1:11 PM

New book: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-648 & 70-649): Transitioning Your MCSA/MCSE to Windows Server 2008

I’m very happy to announce the availability of a very eagerly awaited book -- MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-648 & 70-649): Transitioning Your MCSA/MCSE to Windows Server 2008.
Posted by kjones | 5 Comments
Thursday, April 09, 2009 8:05 AM

MSL news: The “Born to Learn” blog is as rich as ever

For example, check out the posts from just the last couple of days....
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009 5:03 PM

New book: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-505): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5—Windows Forms Application Development

Two things I can say for sure about our Microsoft Press Training Kits: 1) there’s no better way to prepare on your own for a Microsoft certification exam, and 2) they generally have very long titles. Here’s the latest....
Posted by kjones | 1 Comments
Wednesday, April 08, 2009 3:11 PM

RTM’d today: Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Administrator's Companion

J.C. Mackin and Charlie Russel shipped "Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Administrator’s Companion" today!
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:18 AM

I. M. Wright podcast: “Your World. Easier.”

“During difficult economic times like these, people tend to whine less about common complaints that now seem trite. Mostly, I'm relieved not to hear how much e-mail is in Ingrid's Inbox, how Brian broke the build again, and how Suresh's service schedule slipped successive sprints."
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Monday, April 06, 2009 5:02 PM

Trapped in an elevator, by Mark Shea

Mark works on Microsoft Learning’s Courseware Library; Melissa and I help make Microsoft Press books. I was the one holding the soup.
Posted by devonm | 2 Comments
Monday, April 06, 2009 12:49 PM

Microsoft Press UK: 40% off 25 books

To celebrate Microsoft Press’s 25th anniversary, Microsoft Press UK is offering quite a sale.
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Monday, April 06, 2009 11:28 AM

William Stanek is six for six on at least one

In the spirit of my earlier posts describing positive-review streaks by Dino Esposito and Sayed Hashimi & William Bartholomew, I decided to check Amazon reviews on one of William’s recent books.
Posted by devonm | 0 Comments
Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:37 AM

In this weekend’s bits and bytes…

Buk's enthusiasm for the machine is tempered.
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Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:07 AM

MSL’s new “Born to Learn” blog on hold

The new Microsoft Learning blog we’re cross-posting to, which I mentioned a couple of days ago, has hit a speed bump.
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Friday, April 03, 2009 11:55 AM

SharePoint Best Practices Conference and Free SharePoint Designer Downloads

The second annual SharePoint Best Practices conference is being held in London this year, following the success of the conference in Washington, DC in 2008. Conference begins Monday, April 6. Details are here.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 0 Comments
Thursday, April 02, 2009 12:52 PM

Microsoft Press is now cross-posting to Microsoft Learning’s “Born to Learn” blog

We’re happy to announce that Microsoft Press’s blog content is integrated into Microsoft Learning’s refreshed blog, "Born to Learn.”
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009 10:51 AM

Advanced 2007 Office System User? A Contest For You…

Microsoft is launching an outreach effort to the Advanced Business User of its 2007 Office System. Running from April to May, 2009, it will showcase the automation and extensibility aspects of Office 2007 through macros, custom Visual Basic of Applications (VBA) coding, and Office Open XML.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 3 Comments
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