MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-680): Configuring Microsoft Windows 7 (Microsoft Press, 2010; ISBN: 9780735627086; 912 pages), by Ian McLean and Orin Thomas, is at the printer. Congrats, Ian and Orin!
About Ian McLean and Orin Thomas Ian McLean is the coauthor of numerous Microsoft Press SELF-PACED TRAINING KITs, covering the Windows Server, Windows Client, Exchange Server, and SQL Server technologies. Orin Thomas is a writer, teacher, and consultant whose books include the SELF-PACED TRAINING KITs for Windows Vista exam 70-620 and Windows Server 2008 exams 70-646 and 70-647.
About Ian McLean and Orin Thomas
Ian McLean is the coauthor of numerous Microsoft Press SELF-PACED TRAINING KITs, covering the Windows Server, Windows Client, Exchange Server, and SQL Server technologies.
Orin Thomas is a writer, teacher, and consultant whose books include the SELF-PACED TRAINING KITs for Windows Vista exam 70-620 and Windows Server 2008 exams 70-646 and 70-647.
The book will be available via online retailers around October 21, 2009. You can preorder it here or here.
Here’s information about Exam 70-680.
And here’s the book’s chapter-level TOC:
Contents at a Glance
Introduction xxiii
CHAPTER 1 Install, Migrate, or Upgrade to Windows 7 1 CHAPTER 2 Configuring System Images 53 CHAPTER 3 Deploying System Images 113 CHAPTER 4 Managing Devices and Disks 195 CHAPTER 5 Managing Applications 255 CHAPTER 6 Network Settings 297 CHAPTER 7 Windows Firewall and Remote Management 381 CHAPTER 8 BranchCache and Resource Sharing 421 CHAPTER 9 Authentication and Account Control 477 CHAPTER 10 DirectAccess and VPN Connections 513 CHAPTER 11 BitLocker and Mobility Options 553 CHAPTER 12 Windows Update and Windows Internet Explorer 599 CHAPTER 13 Monitoring and Performance 647 CHAPTER 14 Recovery and Backup 729
Answers 783 Glossary 843 Index 847
We’ll post detailed book excerpts closer to the book’s availability date.