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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 9:16 AM

Author news: Sara Ford starts another series

On her blog, Sara Ford is now posting a series of tips related to www.codeplex.com, Microsoft’s project hosting site for open source software.
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Monday, June 29, 2009 1:09 PM

Author news: Ian McLean to attend a garden party hosted by the Queen

Mrs. Anne and Mr. Ian Mclean have been invited by the Lord Chamberlain's office to attend a Royal Garden Party held by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace on July 21st 2009.
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Sunday, June 28, 2009 8:23 AM

Author news: Sayed & William are now nine for nine

Another stellar review for Sayed & William's book, from a senior SDE at Microsoft.
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Friday, June 26, 2009 8:07 AM

Ed Wilson: Designing input for a script

Ed describes the multistep process he uses when writing a script.
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Friday, June 26, 2009 7:44 AM

Download seven Windows 7 chapters

We’ve added two more free chapters to the Microsoft Learning Windows 7 portal, where you’ll find links to numerous training resources related to Windows 7. Seven chapters from upcoming Microsoft Press books are now available.
Posted by devonm | 2 Comments
Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:14 AM

Quick post: Windows 7 Pre-Order Offer

Check this out: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/buy/offers/pre-order.aspx . “The offer begins on June 26, 2009 and will continue while supplies last, or until July 11, 2009, whichever comes first.”
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Thursday, June 25, 2009 10:50 AM

Full TOC for Programming for Unified Communications with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2

Today we share the full TOC of "Programming for Unified Communications with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2" so that you can better understand the book’s structure and coverage.
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:53 AM

I’ll be trying this: Microsoft Hohm (beta)

Microsoft Hohm is a free web-based application (running on the Windows Azure platform) that enables consumers to better understand their energy usage by utilizing advanced analytics.
Posted by devonm | 0 Comments
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:05 AM

Author news: Sayed Hashimi demos MSBuild extensibility to Twitter (separate video)

Yesterday we posted about a demo Sayed performed for channel9.msdn.com. Sayed’s demo appeared in a 75-minute video featuring other demos as well. Channel 9 has now released Sayed’s demo as a separate 17-minute video.
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:47 AM

Author news: Sayed Hashimi demos MSBuild extensibility to Twitter

Sayed Hashimi recently appeared on MSDN’s Channel 9: "The topic that I discuss in that video is how you can create a custom MSBuild logger to update your Twitter page to keep everybody informed about the build."
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:17 AM

Ed Wilson: The all-day conference call

Ed compares an all-day conference call to flying across the country.
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Monday, June 22, 2009 11:35 AM

New book: 2007 Microsoft Office System and Your Windows-Based PC: A Real-Life Guide to Getting More Done is now available!

This colorful, magazine-sized guide will help you explore the practical, fun, and creative things you can do right now with Microsoft Office with expert guidance from the team at Windows Vista: The Official Magazine.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 3 Comments
Friday, June 19, 2009 12:25 PM

Solomon & Russinovich discuss Windows Internals 5E (video)

15 minutes of video on "Windows Internals Fifth Edition" and its history, the Windows kernel, SuperFetch, IO priorities, and plans for the book’s next edition.
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Friday, June 19, 2009 9:31 AM

Ed Wilson: Scripting Games update

The 2009 summer scripting games are nearly half over at the script center: www.scriptingGuys.com.
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:43 AM

Full TOC for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit

The full Table of Contents (not just chapter titles) for "Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit" can be found here. 23 chapters of virtualization bliss!
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:00 AM

New book: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit is now available!

Virtualization has rapidly changed--and improved--the way we work online. Robert Larson and Janique Carbon with the Windows Virtualization Team at Microsoft have put together the in-depth reference that will help you optimize this amazing technology.
Posted by karsz | 1 Comments
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:35 AM

“Give the People What They Want” reached the top…

Today we insist "Give the people what they want/When they want/And they wants it all the time" and ask for your ideas.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:32 AM

Ed Wilson: The power of collaboration

Today we begin the third day of the 2009 Summer Scripting Games. One thing has become clear to me as I have been reviewing hundreds of scripts, all of which are designed to do essentially the same thing, is that there is not a single way to accomplish a given task.
Posted by mredwilson | 1 Comments
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:21 AM

Windows Internals 5E now available

Yep, the day has come! The book is now available for order (rather than pre-order).
Posted by devonm | 4 Comments
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:40 AM

Free e-books: All OCS all the time!

Talk about unified communications: June’s free e-books celebrating Microsoft Press’s 25 years are now available! 1296 pages of OCS magic!
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:17 AM

Ed Wilson: The importance of proper prior planning

When I was a young lad I enlisted in the United States Navy. It was there that I was taught the fundamentals of project management.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:10 AM

I. M. Wright podcast: “Lead, follow, or get out of the way”

“We're closing in on midyear career discussions again. It's time to place your hopes and humility in the hands of your hierarchy."
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Monday, June 15, 2009 8:28 AM

Ed Wilson: Let the Scripting Games begin

The 2009 Summer Scripting Games actually begin…well, let's see…yes, they actually begin today!
Posted by mredwilson | 0 Comments
Friday, June 12, 2009 9:42 AM

Ed Wilson: When 6 is 5.99999999999999

Occasionally I receive an e-mail that causes me to stop what I am doing and investigate. This was the case yesterday, when I received an e-mail with some code in it.
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Friday, June 12, 2009 7:00 AM

Bits & Bytes: Stardust, the scientific marvel whose vast knowledge of all planets has made him the most remarkable person ever known…

I am a huge fan of graphic novels, or comic books as we used to call them. When I first joined Microsoft Press, I remember pitching the idea of a Microsoft technology book done up as a graphic novel. My colleagues were very kind in their responses, then deftly steered the conversation on to other topics.
Posted by kjones | 0 Comments
Thursday, June 11, 2009 8:33 AM

Ed Wilson: Where are all the objects?

I received an e-mail this morning about all the cool COM objects we use in our scripts over at the Microsoft Script Center. And the e-mail included a question: where are all the COM objects documented?
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Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:30 AM

MSL news: Lions and tigers and bears!

15 miles to the east of Microsoft Press, nestled in the Cascade foothills, you’ll find the peaceful town of Snoqualmie, population 1600, home to MS Press marketing manager Kim Spilker and her family. A sylvan sanctuary, Snoqualmie, and the setting for our story.
Posted by kjones | 2 Comments
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:57 AM

Ed Wilson: What is an advanced Scripter?

The Summer Scripting Games are underway and once again, the age old question raises its head: what is beginning scripting, and what is advanced scripting?
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009 1:47 AM

Ed Wilson: The Scripting Games are Afoot

As the author of five scripting books for Microsoft Press, I am very concerned about opportunities to learn scripting. As the Microsoft Scripting Guy, I take pride in announcing the Scripting Games.
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009 12:08 PM

Windows Vista Plain & Simple Guide to Helping Friends & Family

If you find yourself regularly helping friends and family get up and running on their PCs, or if you’re buying a new computer for yourself or a family member, there’s an easy, colorful, two-book kit designed for you.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 2 Comments
Monday, June 08, 2009 8:25 AM

Guest post: Donis Marshall on the Visual Studio Profiler

Donis Marshall adds to the coverage in "Solid Code" (Microsoft Press, 2009) by covering the Visual Studio Profiler in today's guest post.
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Saturday, June 06, 2009 7:03 AM

Heather McHugh rocks Bits & Bytes today

Heather McHugh answers a cluster of questions about poetry and technology.
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Friday, June 05, 2009 8:00 AM

MVP Mitch Tulloch on Windows 7

It's all about Windows 7, and Mitch Tulloch is an MVP who is willing to share his expertise, via articles and free Microsoft Press chapters linked to in this post.
Posted by karsz | 0 Comments
Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:25 AM

Guest post by Rui Maximo: enjoy!

Today we’re pleased to provide a guest post by one of the authors of "Programming for Unified Communications with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2." Rui Maximo describes the book’s approach and coverage and encourages your feedback.
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Wednesday, June 03, 2009 12:01 PM

More Training for Office 2007, VBA, and Office Open XML

Author of "Advanced Microsoft Office Documents 2007 Edition Inside Out" and Microsoft Office MVP, Stephanie Krieger has a series of articles based on her popular book now available with video screencast demos.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 2 Comments
Tuesday, June 02, 2009 7:39 AM

I. M. Wright podcast: “I hardly recognize you”

"The annual engineering awards are being given out this week at the Microsoft Engineering Forum. Annual reviews will soon follow. These are great opportunities to recognize impactful work. It's too bad most managers are tragically ignorant of how to recognize their employees or truly why they should."
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Monday, June 01, 2009 9:18 AM

Just a reminder: The E3 2009…

The E3 2009 Microsoft Press conference begins soon!
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Monday, June 01, 2009 8:00 AM

New book: Windows PowerShell 2.0 Administrator's Pocket Consultant

It's true--we love Windows PowerShell. And William Stanek's newest title, "Windows PowerShell 2.0 Administrator's Pocket Consultant" (ISBN: 9780735625952), is just what you need to either start with or upgrade to the latest version.
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