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Friday, May 29, 2009 10:30 AM

New SQL DB Dev Training Kit Tops the Charts!

We posted on the debut of the new "MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-433): Microsoft SQL Server 2008—Database Development" book last Thursday. And a week later it already tops the list of Amazon’s bestselling SQL Server titles. Congratulations to authors Tobias Thernstrom, Ann Weber, and Mike Hotek!
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Friday, May 29, 2009 9:37 AM

Another quick reminder that you can find us…

…on Twitter: http://twitter.com/MicrosoftPress
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Friday, May 29, 2009 8:46 AM

Sayed & William are now eight for eight

The last time we checked in on Amazon reviews of "Inside the Microsoft Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build," Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi and William Bartholomew were 4 for 4: all the reviews were 5 stars. Yep, their streak has continued.
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Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:51 PM

New book: Programming for Unified Communications with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2

Some excerpts from the recently published "Programming for Unified Communications with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2" (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735626232; 416 pages), which comes directly from the Microsoft Office Communications Server product team.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:34 AM

New book: Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Administrator’s Companion

Are you interested in EBS? Here’s the book you’ve been waiting for: Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Administrator’s Companion by JC Mackin and Charlie Russel (ISBN: 978-0-7356-25259).
Posted by karsz | 1 Comments
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 8:59 AM

RTM’d today: Introducing Microsoft Silverlight 3

Laurence Moroney , a Senior Technology Evangelist at Microsoft focusing on Silverlight and the user experience, has completed the third edition of his Silverlight book, now titled Introducing Microsoft Silverlight 3 (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735625730)!
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:08 PM

Guest post by Ross Smith: Defect prevention in hard times

To coincide with our offering of "The Practical Guide to Defect Prevention" as a free e-book this month, author Ross Smith sent us some thoughts on the increasing importance of defect prevention.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:20 PM

MSL news: SBS and EBS 2008 Courses Now Available

This is our first official MSL News post and it’s for those of you seeking training for Microsoft’s Small Business Server 2008 or Essential Business Server 2008.
Posted by kjones | 1 Comments
Monday, May 25, 2009 3:25 PM

Save 30% on Select Microsoft Office and Vista Books at Barnes & Noble

Shop Barnes & Noble Booksellers or shop online at bn.com through June 2, 2009 to save 30% off select Microsoft Press books.
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Friday, May 22, 2009 2:58 PM

Bits & Bytes: No Frigate Like a Book

Following in the tradition of covering poets, novelists, and now songwriters (if you missed it, check Ken Jones’s great post last Friday covering some lyrics by Loudon Wainwright III), this week we revisit an old Emily Dickinson favorite.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 0 Comments
Thursday, May 21, 2009 7:00 AM

New book: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-433): Microsoft SQL Server 2008—Database Development

If you’re planning to get certified as a SQL Server 2008 database developer, the arrival of the new "MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-433): Microsoft SQL Server 2008—Database Development" book is welcome news.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009 11:45 AM

RTM’d today: Inside Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009

Bam bam bam! The third book we’ve shipped in the last two days is "Inside Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009" (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735626454; 720 pages).
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:16 AM

Two free e-books available in May

Our celebration of 25 years of publishing by Microsoft Press continues this month with two more free e-books available for the next week! These offers expire on May 27, 2009, so download the e-books today.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 10:18 AM

RTM’d today: Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.0: Learn Programming Now!

And another one shipped today! Rob Miles has completed his new book, "Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.0: Learn Programming Now!" (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735626584; 400 pages).
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:40 AM

RTM’d today: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-652): Configuring Windows Server Virtualization

"MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-652): Configuring Windows Server Virtualization," by Nelson Ruest, Danielle Ruest, and Grandmasters (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735626799; 656 pages), shipped to the printer today!
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:08 AM

I. M. Wright podcast: “Crash dummies: Resilience”

“I heard a remark the other day that seemed stupid on the surface, but when I really thought about it I realized it was completely idiotic and irresponsible. The remark was that it's better to crash and let Watson report the error than it is to catch the exception and try to correct it."
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Monday, May 18, 2009 10:42 AM

New book: Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications

We provide some excerpts from Dino Esposito's new book, "Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications."
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Friday, May 15, 2009 7:00 AM

Bits & Bytes: Loudon Wainwright III

We’ve been covering poets and novelists in our Bits & Bytes series. So why not open it up to songwriters?
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Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:47 PM

RTM’d today: 2007 Microsoft Office System and Your Windows-Based PC: A Real-Life Guide to Getting More Done

We’re happy to announce that "2007 Microsoft Office System and Your Windows-Based PC: A Real-Life Guide to Getting More Done," by Future Publishing, shipped to the printer today.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 1 Comments
Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:34 PM

New book: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Step by Step

In "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Step by Step," Scott Cameron writes, “Business intelligence should help you make better decisions faster.” And that’s just what Scott and his colleagues at Hitachi Consulting show you, whether you’re a BI developer, administrator, or business manager.
Posted by kjones | 2 Comments
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 11:39 AM

Expression Web 2, Expression Media 2, and Photo Memories

A coworker passed on this great tidbit about his experience using Expression Media 2 (part of the Expression Web 2 suite) to archive his photographs.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 1 Comments
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 8:58 AM

Windows Internals: Thanks owed to Aaron Margosis too!

A shoutout to Aaron Margosis, a Microsoft Principal Consultant in the great state of Virginia, who also reviewed "Windows Internals, Fifth Edition."
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 8:32 AM

RTM’d today: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit

"Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit," by Robert Larson and Janique Carbone with the Windows Virtualization Team at Microsoft, shipped to the printer today.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009 3:08 PM

Save $80 on the MCITP Core Training Kit bundle at Borders.com – one month only!

From May 5 – June 1, Borders.com is offering the MCITP Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator Core Requirements: Self-Paced Training Kit: Exams 70-640/ 642/ 643/ 647 at 35% off the regular price of $229.99.
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Monday, May 11, 2009 2:19 PM

RTM’d today: Windows Internals, Fifth Edition

"Windows Internals, Fifth Edition," by Mark Russinovich and David Solomon, with Alex Ionescu, shipped to the printer today. To thank the large cast of characters who have supported the book over the years and who contributed to the book this time, we share the current edition’s “Acknowledgements.”
Posted by devonm | 9 Comments
Saturday, May 09, 2009 12:59 PM

Bits & Bytes: Happy Birthday, Thomas Pynchon!

American novelist Thomas Pynchon turned 72 yesterday. Pynchon’s novels include V., The Crying of Lot 49, Gravity’s Rainbow, Vineland, Mason & Dixon, and Against the Day.
Posted by kjones | 4 Comments
Friday, May 08, 2009 9:11 PM

Bits & Bytes: It’s Gary Snyder’s birthday too

Forgive us: our post celebrating Thomas Pynchon today, on this birthday, is delayed. Please accept the following as recompense, because it’s Gary’s birthday too.
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Friday, May 08, 2009 11:54 AM

Still alive and kicking

We just heard from our friends at MSDN Magazine and TechNet Magazine about a flurry of rumors making the rounds. In the interest of setting the record straight, we’d like to paraphrase Mark Twain.
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009 10:16 PM

New book: Windows SBS 2008 Administrator's Pocket Consultant

"Windows Small Business Server 2008 Administrator’s Pocket Consultant," by Craig Zacker, is now available. Microsoft Windows SBS 2008 was developed to help the many small businesses that cannot afford to keep full-time IT people on staff, or to purchase some of the more expensive networking software products.
Posted by karsz | 1 Comments
Wednesday, May 06, 2009 6:30 AM

SQL Server Reporting Services Step by Step: What’s new for 2008?

Several readers have asked us about the differences between the new 2008 versions of our SQL Server books and the previous 2005 editions. For a specific reply, we asked Stacia Misner, author of the new "Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Step by Step" and co-author of the 2005 edition.
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:13 AM

I. M. Wright podcast: “It starts with shipping”

"Call me 'old school' but I believe in shipping. Trying isn't enough. Getting close isn't enough. Good ideas aren't enough. You've got to ship."
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009 10:12 AM

RTM’d today: Windows PowerShell 2.0 Administrator's Pocket Consultant

We’re happy to announce that William Stanek’s 99th book—Windows PowerShell 2.0 Administrator's Pocket Consultant—shipped to the printer today!
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Monday, May 04, 2009 12:04 PM

In the Trenches with Microsoft Office Project 2007

We’ve got a great series of titles specifically focused on using Microsoft Office Project. One of the newest titles to the list is "In the Trenches with Microsoft Office Project 2007," by Elaine J. Marmel.
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Saturday, May 02, 2009 9:25 AM

Bits and bytes agrees heartily! Do you?

Robert Pinksy answers a question about electronic technologies displacing older technologies.
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Friday, May 01, 2009 2:50 PM

New book: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-448): Microsoft SQL Server 2008—Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance

We’re seeing a tremendous demand for Business Intelligence books. We’re proud to add to our Microsoft Press portfolio of BI titles with "MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-448): Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008—Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance."
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