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- Case of the Unexplained
Resources: New Books:   MOS 2013 Study Guide for Microsoft Access
 PMP Training Kit
 Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps
 Windows Phone 8 Development Internals
 Exam Ref 70-331: Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
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 Microsoft SharePoint 2013: Planning for Adoption and Governance
 PMP Rapid Review
 Microsoft Office 365 Administration Inside Out
 CompTIA Security+ Training Kit (Exam SY0-301)
 Microsoft Office Professional 2013 Step by Step
 Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Step by Step
 Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Developer Reference
 Business Intelligence in Microsoft SharePoint 2013
 Start Here! Build Windows 8 Apps with HTML5 and JavaScript
 Training Guide: Administering Windows Server 2012
 Microsoft Office Inside Out: 2013 Edition
 Microsoft Project 2013 Plain & Simple
 Exam Ref 70-332: Advanced Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
More Books > | Free from Microsoft Press Excerpt: Creating Research and Scientific Documents Using Microsoft Word  Today we're happy to get you a substantial preview (in DRAFT form) of our upcoming title Creating Research and Scientific Documents Using Microsoft Word, by Alexander Mamishev, PhD, and Murray Sargent, PhD. This preview includes: Excerpt Chapter 1
Using Templates in Microsoft
Word 2013 Excerpt Chapter 3
How to Work with Headings Excerpt Chapter 6
How to Work with Equations Download the 92-page PDF or pre-order a print copy.
Free Ebook: Programming Windows Store Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Second Edition  To add to the great information being shared at //build/ this year, we're happy to provide a First Preview of the upcoming second edition of Kraig Brockschmidt's Programming Windows Store Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript! As you might remember, over the course of 2012, we published three versions of the first edition: First Preview, Second Preview, and the final release. All were free. And we'll be doing the same thing with the second edition; all three releases will be free. Download the 255-page PDF >
News & Commentary From Macros to Apps: Automating Office 2013 June 17, 2013. Posted by Stephanie Krieger, an Office System MVP.  Millions of people use Microsoft Office to create nearly as many types of content. But one thing holds true for just about all of us: whatever we need to do with Office—regardless of how much experience we have doing it—we always want ways to do it faster or easier. So, in this post, we'll look at two timesaving, simplifying, and downright horizon-expanding features—one brand new and one that's not new at all. This post is all about automating the tasks you need (or want) to do with Office and maybe those you didn't know you could do. We'll look at a longtime favorite tool of mine—recording and writing macros—and one great, new idea that's not just for your smartphone anymore: apps. Read More >
Windows Dev Center: Redesigned across the board June 21, 2013. Posted by John Osborne, for the Windows Dev Center.  While we're still a few days away from rolling out Windows 8.1 Preview to developers at the //Build conference in San Francisco, the Windows Dev Center already has a new layout and new information to make it easier to develop Windows apps. Here's how the new Dev Center helps speed up your app development… Read More >
Windows Dev Center: Updates to the game portal May 20, 2013. Posted by John Osborne, for the Windows Dev Center.  In our first post in this series, we'd like to alert you to significant updates we've made to the game portal in the Windows Dev Center. You can get tips on how to port a game from another platform or program a new game for Windows 8 using our free tools. Then, distribute the game through the Windows Store and start making money. (In case you're unfamiliar with it, the Windows Dev Center can help you through the whole process of making games or apps, from start to finish, including UX design, app development, and selling.) Read More >
Introduction to SQL Server AlwaysON  Friday, August 23, 2013 @ 10AM PT | 1PM ET In this webcast we will talk about the new high availability solution that is introduced in SQL Server 2012. The session provides an overview of AlwaysOn and explains how you can build a high availability solution using the new features and capabilities.  Check out our Webcast page for on-demand videos of past webcasts and more upcoming live events.
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