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 Programming Windows®, Sixth Edition
 Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Reporting Services
 Microsoft® Word 2013 Plain & Simple
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All orders over $29.95 qualify for free shipping within the US.  Exploring Microsoft® SharePoint® 2013: New Features & Functions
 Microsoft® Office 2013 Plain & Simple
 Build Windows® 8 Apps with Microsoft® Visual C#® and Visual Basic® Step by Step
 Microsoft® SharePoint® 2013 App Development
 Training Guide: Configuring Windows® 8
 CompTIA® Network+® Training Kit (Exam N10-005)
 CompTIA® Network+® Rapid Review (Exam N10-005)
 CISSP Rapid Review
 CompTIA® Security+™ Rapid Review (Exam SY0-301)
 Exam Ref 70-410: Installing and Configuring Windows Server® 2012
 Training Guide: Installing and Configuring Windows Server® 2012
 Training Kit (Exam 70-463): Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012
 Training Kit (Exam 70-461): Querying Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012
 CompTIA® A+® Training Kit (Exam 220-801 and Exam 220-802)
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A Visual Guide to Windows Server Training and Certification Dec. 5, 2012  Our friends over at the Born to Learn blog created a really cool visual map for people interested in learning about Windows Server and becoming certified. It was too great not to share with you. Make sure to click on the images and notice that many areas on the map are hot linked.
Put your Windows Store apps on cloud 9 Dec. 10, 2012. Posted by David Pallman, a Windows Azure MVP and Microsoft Press author  You can bring an added dimension of usefulness to your Windows Store Apps on by leveraging Microsoft cloud services including SkyDrive and Windows Azure. Windows 8 users can benefit in many ways when your app integrates with the cloud. Take a tour of some different ways in which your app can take advantage of SkyDrive and Windows Azure on Windows 8. Read more >
Different deployment options in Windows 8 Dec. 17, 2012. Posted by Peter Ritchie, a Visual C# MVP  If you're used to some other app store or hub/portal-based deployment models, you might think that an externally hosted "store" might be the only option for deploying Windows 8 apps. That's simply not the case. Windows 8 isn't just about consumer footprint devices; it's also about corporate and line of business (LOB) applications. Read more >
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 In Windows 8, the heap manager improves in two major areas: performance and security. In this video, Greg Colombo, a developer on the Windows kernel team working on the Windows heap manager, digs into the details. What are the changes that positively impact performance and security? |
