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MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Application Development Foundation (Pro-Developer (Hardcover))by Tony Northrup, et al List Price: $69.99 Available from Amazon $44.09 On 7-19-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description Announcing an all-new MCTS Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on Exam 70-536, a core exam for the new microsoft Technology Specialist and Professional Developer certifications. This kit packs the tools and features that exam candidates want most—including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective Review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and a robust testing suite. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs for skills and expertise that you can apply to the job. Focusing on the .NET Framework version 2.0, this official study guide covers topics such as .NET Framework fundamentals, I/O, graphics, collections, serialization, application domains and services, application and user security, threading, instrumentation, reflection, and installing and configuring applications. Ace your exam preparation and ramp up quickly on the .NET Framework by working at your own pace through the lessons, hands-on exercises, and practice tests. The flexible, best-of-class test engine on CD features 300 practice questions and pre-assessment and post-assessment capabilities. Choose timed or untimed testing mode, generate random tests, or focus on discrete objectives or chapters, and get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including pointers back to the book for further study. You also get a 90-day evaluation version of microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 and a 15 percent exam discount voucher—making this kit an exceptional value and a great career investment.
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HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, Fifth Editionby Elizabeth Castro List Price: $21.99 Available from Amazon $14.29 On 7-19-2006 
See Item's Page Product Review It's important for anyone who creates Web sites--even those who rely on powerful editors like Dreamweaver or GoLive--to know HTML. The World Wide Web Consortium rewrote HTML as a subset of XML (dubbing it "XHTML 1.0") and the allowable code will eventually be stricter. Tags that are being phased out are labeled "deprecated"--current browsers can still handle them, but if you want your site to keep up with future browsers, not to mention conform to accessibility requirements, you will want to get on top of XHTML. Of course, Elizabeth Castro manages to write books that not only speak to those who are already fluent in HTML, but are good for newbies too. She makes it a breeze to create sites that are visually stylish and technically sophisticated without the expense of buying an editor. Among the topics covered in her new book, HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS: using the (relatively newer) structural tags (like doctype and div); correctly using older tags (like p and img) that have been modified in XHTML; writing XHTML so that formatting is done by the style sheets; writing those style sheets (cascading style sheets, a.k.a. "CSS"); creating a variety of layouts; and dealing with tables, frames, forms, multimedia, a bit of JavaScript (including mouseovers), WML (for mobile device displays), debugging, publishing, and publicizing your site. As with all Visual QuickStart Guides, this one features clear and concise instructions side by side with well-captioned illustrations and screen shots that show both the source code and the resulting effect on the Web page. The index is extremely detailed, making this a great reference. Also great for reference are the outstanding appendices. The first is an extensive list of tags and attributes, indicating which are deprecated and/or proprietary and on which page they are discussed. A similar appendix shows CSS properties and values; given the future of Web coding, this chart alone is worth the price of the book. Other handy charts cover intrinsic events, symbols and character Unicodes, and an expanded color chart that goes way beyond the virtually archaic Web-safe palette. All of which makes this a definite must-have for every Web designer's bookshelf. --Angelynn Grant
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ASP.NET 2.0 Unleashed (Unleashed)by Stephen Walther List Price: $59.99 Available from Amazon $37.79 On 7-19-2006
See Item's Page Book Description ASP.NET 2.0 Unleashed is a revision of the best-selling ASP.NET Unleashed, by microsoft software Legend Stephen Walther. It covers virtually all features of ASP.NET 2.0 including more than 50 new controls, personalization, master pages, and web parts. All code samples are presented in VB and C#. Throughout the more than 2,000 pages, you will be shown how to develop state-of-the-art Web applications using Microsoft's latest development tools. This resource is guaranteed to be used as a reference guide over and over!
About The Author Stephen Walther has taught workshops on building ASP.NET applications at NASA, Lockheed Martin, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. House of Representatives, Verizon and others. He got his start working with Active Server Pages by developing two large commercial Web sites. First, he created the Collegescape Web site, a Web site used by over 200 colleges, including Harvard, Stanford, and MIT, to accept admittance applications online. Next, he created the CityAuction Web site, and auction site used by both Snap! and CitySearch. He received his Bachelor of Arts from UC Berkeley. |
Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2005 Administrator's Pocket Consultant (Pro-Administrator's Pocket Consultant)by William R. Stanek List Price: $29.99 Available from Amazon $19.79 On 7-19-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description Here’s the utterly practical, pocket-sized reference for IT professionals who need to administer, optimize, and maintain microsoft SQL Server 2005 in their organization. This unique guide provides essential details for using microsoft SQL Server 2005 to help protect and manage your company’s data—whether automating tasks; creating indexes and views; performing backups and recovery; replicating transactions; tuning performance; managing server activity; importing and exporting data; or performing other key tasks. Featuring quick-reference tables, lists, and step-by-step instructions, this handy, one-stop guide provides fast, accurate answers on the spot—whether you’re at your desk or in the field! Publisher Description The popular ADMINISTRATOR’S POCKET CONSULTANT series from microsoft Press delivers fast, accurate answers on the spot for IT professionals. Key Book Benefits: • Provides fast facts and immediate reference for administering SQL Server 2005 • Delivers must-know details for taking advantage of the improved scalability, security features, and management tools in SQL Server 2005 • Features concise tables, easy-to-scan lists, and step-by-step instructions for fast answers, wherever you need them
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Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))by Olga M. Londer (Editor), et al List Price: $24.99 Available from Amazon $15.74 On 7-19-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description Teach yourself how to simplify team collaboration using Windows SharePoint Servicesone step at a time! With Step by Step, you work at your own pace through easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on exercises to learn essential techniques for using the document and project collaboration tools in Windows SharePoint Services. Designed for beginning-level and intermediate-level users, Step by Step puts you in charge of developing exactly the skills you need, just when you need them! About The Author Olga Londer, microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), is a principal technologist at QA, the UK’s leading independent IT training company. Olga is a microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), and has been involved with Web development, authoring, and infrastructure since 1992. Olga is an accomplished author: she co-wrote microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit (Microsoft Press, 2004) and Content management Server—A Complete Guide (Addison Wesley, 2003). As a consultant, Olga has been a technical lead for numerous projects for blue-chip clients. She is a frequent speaker at the conferences including TechEd, VSLive!, DevWeek, and IT Forum. |
Working with Microsoft Dynamics(TM) CRM 3.0by Mike Snyder, Jim Steger List Price: $49.99 Available from Amazon $31.49 On 7-19-2006
See Item's Page Book Description Get a practical, hands-on introduction to the fundamentals of adapting microsoft CRM 3.0 to meet your specific business needs. With topics that include developing new functionality, designing implementations, and integrating microsoft CRM with other business applications—including microsoft Office Outlook® and microsoft SharePoint® Products and Technologies—this is the only book written for both developers and those who implement business solutions. Authored by experienced practitioners, this book provides case studies, integration and performance guidelines, and toolsets—the information you need to help you create successful CRM solutions. This book also explains how to maintain microsoft CRM, making it of interest to IT professionals who support microsoft CRM users. And power users will learn how to customize individual microsoft CRM experiences. This introduction includes a 120-day evaluation copy of microsoft CRM 3.0, as well as sample data and code samples on the Web. Publisher Description With insights from a leading deployment consulting team, this is the only book written for both developers and those who implement business solutions. It offers an introduction to microsoft CRM fundamentals and provides guidelines for adapting microsoft CRM to meet exacting business needs. Key Book Benefits: -Delivers practical, hands-on information from authors who have deployed, customized, and maintained microsoft CRM in the field -Provides case studies, integration and performance guidelines, and toolsets -Features a CD with a 120-day evaluation copy of microsoft CRM 3.0 -Includes sample data and code samples on the Web
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The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Start a Conversation, Keep it Going, Build Networking Skills--and Leave a Positive Impression!by Debra Fine List Price: $16.95 Available from Amazon $11.02 On 7-19-2006
See Item's Page From Publishers Weekly Would-be social butterflies will get encouragement but little inspiration from this not quite scintillating self-help primer. Fine, a conversation consultant, insists that small talk is the necessary overture to deeper communication, the key to generating business leads and dates and a pathway to a richer life in which strangers are magically transformed into acquaintances. She covers such cocktail-party conundrums as how to spot "approachable" interlocutors, how to make introductions, how to butt into an intriguing conversation, resuscitate a flagging one and bail out of a boring one, and how to resist one-uppers, know-it-alls, motormouths and other abusers of talk. Given the ingrained human reluctance to talk to strangers, will, not technique, is the real issue. Much of the book is taken up with motivational pep-talks to get readers to initiate contact (one agonizing exercise suggests "walk through the mall and just say hello to ten people as you pass them"); in a world where everyone feels at a loss for words, Fine argues, saying virtually anything makes one a "hero." Unfortunately, it doesn't necessarily make one a great conversationalist. The heart of Fine's methodology consists of long lists of icebreakers and inviting questions that she instructs readers to memorize and regurgitate as needed to jump-start and sustain conversations, and these read like rather bad small-talk-dull ("How has the internet affected your life?"), stilted ("Do you have a personal motto or creed?") and awkward ("Describe an embarrassing moment you've had."). Tongue-tied readers can benefit from her pointers and exhortation, but one hopes they will think a little harder before they speak. Copyright © Reed business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Library Journal These two books treat similar subjects, but the contrasts are significant. One covers the entire landscape of speaking, whereas the other focuses just on "small talk." The title of Speak from the Heart describes the book's very solid premise. Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and motivational speaker Adubato emphasizes the importance of being genuine as he attempts to cover every conceivable speaking situation, including public speaking, private conversations, group discussions, and listening. He guides readers in the use of eye contact, developing a conversational style, and being comfortable with their message. Despite many charming personal anecdotes and stories drawn from other sources, this book remains a heavy read. Ironically, while Adubato tells us to make a connection with our audience rather than to "cover the material," he does a much better job of covering the material than of connecting. In contrast, Fine fully engages her audience. She involves readers in the discussion and gives lists of lines people can use to start, maintain, or end a conversation. She discusses conversation topics and how to use them and also includes quizzes, throws in a poem, and scatters a few cartoons to break up the text. Originally released as an audiocassette in 1997, this work comes across much like one of her seminars on small talk. The Fine art of Small Talk does everything that Speak from the Heart says should be done. Adubato's book is best for academic libraries or large public and business libraries. Fine's is a better choice for most public libraries, as well as business libraries. David Leonhardt, Toronto Copyright 2002 Reed business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
Mastering Windows Server 2003by Mark Minasi, et al List Price: $59.99 Available from Amazon $37.79 On 7-19-2006
See Item's Page Book Description The Only Windows Server Resource You Need The single most comprehensive and understandable book on the subject, Mastering Windows Server 2003 continues author Mark Minasi's award-winning tradition of clear and comprehensive coverage of Microsoft's Windows Server products. This book shows you how to plan, configure and install your network, keep it running its best, and fix it if it breaks. And you still get all the coverage you need for the Windows 2000 Server installations that remain part of your environment. Coverage includes: * Configuring IP, DHCP, DNS, and WINS to achieve the right foundation for your network * DNS explained in everyday English, from basics to advanced design * Designing, running, and maintaining Active Directory-based domains with Server 2003 and 2000 Server * Running your own Web, FTP, and e-mail server with 2003 * Controlling hundreds, even thousands, of workstations with group policies and security templates * Tuning and monitoring your network * Securing your network from split-brain DNS to AD delegation to group policies, logs, IPSec, PKI and more * Using Windows Server 2003 to share Internet connections * Complete coverage of all new 2003 features Real Solutions to Real Challenges If improving the real-world performance of your network is the bottom line, this book delivers the goods. It shows you how to design and manage a multiple-platform network, build a Windows-based intranet, find the right data backup strategy, prevent and recover from disasters, and much more. There's no end to what you'll accomplish with practical, step-by-step instruction from the expert who has actually done it all on live networks! Back Cover Copy The Only Windows Server Resource You Need The single most comprehensive and understandable book on the subject, Mastering Windows Server 2003 continues author Mark Minasi’s award-winning tradition of clear and comprehensive coverage of Microsoft’s Windows Server products. This book shows you how to plan, configure and install your network, keep it running its best, and fix it if it breaks. And you still get all the coverage you need for the Windows 2000 Server installations that remain part of your environment. Coverage includes:
If improving the real-world performance of your network is the bottom line, this book delivers the goods. It shows you how to design and manage a multiple-platform network, build a Windows-based intranet, find the right data backup strategy, prevent and recover from disasters, and much more. There’s no end to what you’ll accomplish with practical, step-by-step instruction from the expert who has actually done it all on live networks! |
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