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Microsoft Silverlight Edition: Programming Windows Phone 7 Microsoft Silverlight Edition: Programming Windows Phone 7


Microsoft XNA Framework Edition: Programming Windows Phone 7 Microsoft XNA Framework Edition: Programming Windows Phone 7


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Microsoft Excel 2010: Data Analysis and Business Modeling Microsoft Excel 2010: Data Analysis and Business Modeling
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Microsoft Expression Web 4 Step by Step Microsoft Expression Web 4 Step by Step


Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 Step by Step Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 Step by Step


Network Your Computers & Devices Step by Step Network Your Computers & Devices Step by Step


Inside the Microsoft Build Engine Inside the Microsoft Build Engine
Second Edition


Programming Microsoft LINQ in Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Programming Microsoft LINQ in Microsoft .NET Framework 4


Developer's Guide to Microsoft Enterprise Library 5, Visual Basic Edition Developer's Guide to Microsoft Enterprise Library 5, Visual Basic Edition


Developing Applications for the Cloud on the Microsoft Windows Azure Platform Developing Applications for the Cloud on the Microsoft Windows Azure Platform


Deploying Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 Deploying Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010


Deploying Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server Deploying Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server


Deploying Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Deploying Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010


Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services Resource Kit Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services Resource Kit


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Career Factor:
The reality show


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Starting January 18th, check out Microsoft's Career Factor, a real-time, online, interactive reality show. It will tell the stories of nine real individuals around the world, each working to improve their IT careers. During the next five months, each will be working toward a career goal with the help of Microsoft, its partners, and the global IT community.

Follow our participants and keep track of everyone's successes and struggles through the website where you can help shape their paths through your input via Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, or reach out to the viewing community for feedback on your own journey. Career Factor will change these peoples' lives.

Will it change yours? Learn more >



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Upcoming Events

Here's a list of upcoming events we'll be exhibiting at. If you're attending we hope you'll stop by and say hello.

SharePoint TechConSharePoint TechCon
February 7-9, 2011, in San Francisco, CA.

SharePoint Best Practices
March 7-9, 2011, in La Jolla, CA.

Microsoft MIX
April 12-14, 2011, Las Vegas, NV.

Microsoft TechEd
May 16-19, 2011, in Atlanta, GA.

SharePoint TechCon
June 1-3, 2011, in Boston, MA



Save $500 + one night hotel at MIX11 - Register by Feb 11

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MIX11 registration opens in late January with a special offer for early birds - register by February 11 and save $500 on your conference pass, and receive one free night hotel when you book two or more nights at the Mandalay Bay. Join the MIX email newsletter and be among the first to learn about open registration, special offers, speakers and technical content for this year's event.

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Announcing New Exam Drills for Windows Phone 7

We're happy to announce new apps for the Windows Phone 7 for exam preparation. We've launched five apps in the marketplace and are planning more. We took a subset of questions from our Self-Paced Training Kits and created mobile apps with Silverlight. Here's what's available with links to each app.

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How to find great apps for Windows Phone 7

Windows Phone 7 Plain & Simple

A message from editor Kenyon Brown...

Check out Mike Stroh's great advice for finding apps for Windows Phone 7 at O'Reilly Answers.

Mike is the author of Windows Phone 7 Plain & Simple from Microsoft Press. You can read a great review of the book at Lost Press Marketing. Of note is the following quote:

"This book is a great present for someone who is planning on purchasing a Windows Phone soon or has just recently purchased one and looking to get their head around all the features quickly."




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