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Monday, August 31, 2009 7:44 AM

Ed Wilson: When a book is finished

"I finished writing my Windows PowerShell 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."
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Monday, August 31, 2009 6:00 AM

New book: MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-653): Configuring Windows Small Business Server 2008

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.
Posted by kjones | 1 Comments
Friday, August 28, 2009 12:29 PM

Open XML and Office 2007: Available and Upcoming Training and Webcast Schedule

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.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 0 Comments
Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:19 PM

RTM’d today: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T-SQL Programming

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!
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 0 Comments
Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:15 AM

New book: Windows 7 Administrator’s Pocket Consultant

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.
Posted by devonm | 2 Comments
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:59 PM

RTM’d today: Windows 7 Inside Out

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)!
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 1 Comments
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:39 AM

Author news: Interview with CodePlex’s Sara Ford

There’s a great interview with CodePlex's Sara Ford over at CodeCast, the late night show for .NET developers.
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 7:21 AM

I. M. Wright podcast: “My experiment worked! (Prototyping)”

"It's summertime. Time to sit out in the sun and daydream, perhaps on a vacation or a weekend afternoon. When your mind is relaxed at times like these, you often think of beautiful new ideas."
Posted by devonm | 0 Comments
Monday, August 24, 2009 6:15 AM

Ed Wilson: Developing a script taxonomy

"As we have been busy at the TechNet Script Center with our migration to a blog, and bringing the TechNet Script Center Gallery on line, I have been giving a lot of thought to organizing the keywords/tags that are used to provide quick links to groups of topics."
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Friday, August 21, 2009 5:30 AM

Save 20 Percent on selected Microsoft Office books from Microsoft Press

Visit any Barnes & Noble Booksellers store from August 6 through October 7, 2009, to save 20 percent on selected Microsoft Press guides for Microsoft Office.
Posted by KimSpilker | 1 Comments
Thursday, August 20, 2009 11:40 AM

RTM’d today: Window 7 Step by Step

We’re pleased to announce that Windows 7 Step by Step, by Joan Preppernau, Joyce Cox, and Online Training Solutions, Inc., shipped to the printer today (Microsoft Press, 2010; ISBN: 9780735626676; 544 pages)!
Posted by devonm | 0 Comments
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:57 PM

RTM’d today: Windows 7 Plain & Simple

We’re pleased to announce that Windows 7 Plain & Simple, by Jerry Joyce and Marianne Moon, shipped to the printer today (Microsoft Press, 2010; ISBN: 9780735626669; 400 pages)!
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 0 Comments
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:26 AM

Ed Wilson: The TechNet Script Center Gallery

Ed Wilson says, "At long last we have a real code gallery for the Script Center. This was a project that was in the planning stages for nearly a year. The great thing about the new code gallery is the way it fosters community involvement."
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Monday, August 17, 2009 12:03 PM

Author news: Do you have an idea for a book?

Microsoft Press welcomes proposals for innovative, instructional books about Microsoft products and related technologies. If you have an idea for an original book or would like to contribute to one of our established series, we want to hear from you.
Posted by devonm | 2 Comments
Friday, August 14, 2009 8:52 AM

Sample chapter from Windows Internals, Fifth Edition

Chapter 5, “Processes, Threads, and Jobs,” from Windows Internals, Fifth Edition (Microsoft Press, 2009), by Mark Russinovich and David Solomon with Alex Ionescu, is available, all 116 gloriously detailed pages of it!
Posted by devonm | 0 Comments
Thursday, August 13, 2009 11:08 AM

What do you think of this book?

We want your feedback via our refreshed survey: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/booksurvey. Your participation will help Microsoft Press create books that better meet your needs and your standards.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:02 PM

Wondering what skills are needed in the market?

We've talking a lot about careers and job skills around here lately. The other day I came upon a freelance work site that advertises for specific jobs by skills. The number of jobs posted according to technology skills was interesting, and I thought I'd share it with all of you.
Posted by KimSpilker | 2 Comments
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:29 PM

Greg Shields on Microsoft’s new certifications

Greg Shields is an MVP. You can find his description of Microsoft’s certification program over in the August 2009 TechNet Magazine in an article called “Microsoft's New Certifications: What They Are, Why They Matter.”
Posted by devonm | 0 Comments
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:38 PM

New book: Engineering Software for Accessibility

We’re pleased to announce that Engineering Software for Accessibility is now available as a free download or as a hard-copy book available via online retailers.
Posted by devonm | 2 Comments
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 7:19 AM

Author news: David Solomon Expert Seminars

We share an upcoming event offered by David Solomon, one of the authors of Windows Internals, Fifth Edition.
Posted by devonm | 1 Comments
Monday, August 10, 2009 8:36 AM

Author news: Shout-out to Arun Kishan and Landy Wang!

Two key reviewers were inadvertently left out of the Acknowledgements for Windows Internals, Fifth Edition: Arun Kishan and Landy Wang.
Posted by devonm | 0 Comments
Monday, August 10, 2009 6:00 AM

Ed Wilson: Lessons learned from testing 200 scripts

Ed shares some lessons learned after writing all 200 Windows PowerShell scripts for the Windows 7 Resource Kit.
Posted by mredwilson | 1 Comments
Friday, August 07, 2009 12:00 PM

Available: Windows 7 Training Kit for Developers

Yochay Kiriaty, coauthor of Microsoft Press’s upcoming Introducing Windows 7 for Developers, points to various resources related to Windows 7, including an updated Windows 7 Training Kit for Developers.
Posted by devonm | 0 Comments
Friday, August 07, 2009 7:40 AM

Author news: Prosise and Richter and Robbins, oh my!

Long-time industry experts and Microsoft Press authors Jeff Prosise, Jeffrey Richter, and John Robbins will be presenting multiple classes this month at Devscovery, which features 33 in-depth sessions.
Posted by devonm | 0 Comments
Thursday, August 06, 2009 1:57 PM

Author news: Jeffrey Richter updating CLR via C#

We’re happy to share that Jeffrey Richter and Microsoft Press are updating CLR via C#, Second Edition for .NET 4.0.
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Thursday, August 06, 2009 12:17 PM

Update and correction to Quick Start with Windows Live Calendar

A correction to last week's "Getting a Quick Start with Windows Live Calendar" post.
Posted by Sandra Haynes | 0 Comments
Wednesday, August 05, 2009 12:38 PM

Author news: New MSBuild video by Sayed Hashimi

dnrTV has just released a detailed video in which Sayed Hashimi introduces and steps through the functionality of MSBuild.
Posted by devonm | 2 Comments
Tuesday, August 04, 2009 9:31 AM

Author news: A shout-out to Eric Brechner!

Microsoft Press would like to wish Eric and his wife a very happy 20th wedding anniversary! Congratulations!
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Monday, August 03, 2009 1:20 PM

Alan Page: Patterns for testing

Alan Page, one of the authors of How We Test Software at Microsoft, refects on the use of patterns for software testing.
Posted by alanpa | 4 Comments
 
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