1. STEM student who is certified or getting certified. 2. Wants a career in IT and knows the value of certification to getting a job – “it will give me an advantage against others vying for the same jobs” 3. Is inspirational and influential...

Last month, we published a few learning snacks for those of you venturing (or considering venturing) into the realm of cloud computing. Enjoy! Cloud Computing and Microsoft Offerings Customer Success Stories with Microsoft Cloud Offerings Windows Azure...

David Solomon, coauthor of Windows Internals, Fifth Edition , has a couple of training opportunities coming up. The first is next week! Windows Internals with Sysinternals Webinar (September 13 & 15, 2010 – two-day webinar/virtual class) Explore the internals of key Windows kernel components and mechanisms with the Sysinternals tools in this two-day webinar. Topics include kernel architecture, memory management, thread scheduling, interrupt processing, time accounting, and crash dump analysis. This knowledge will help you help you troubleshoot difficult system problems as well as understand the true meaning behind key system performance counters. Register today . Windows OS Internals and Sysinternals Training (London October 18-22, San Francisco November 8-12) David Solomon Expert Seminars provides Windows OS Internals classes featuring the Sysinternals tools. Topics include kernel architecture, memory management, thread scheduling, interrupt processing, time accounting, and crash dump...

Exciting things are in the works for developer exams at Microsoft! In Beyond Multiple Choice: Lab Exam Demonstration for Developers , Developer Certification Product Planner Gerry O'Brien demonstrates a proof of concept for a lab that tests your hands...

Greetings. Charles Petzold, whose upcoming Programming Windows Phone 7 will be available as a free download at the end of October, will be presenting in New York in October. The presentation’s title is “Multitasking on Windows Phone 7.” You must register at https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=150256 to be admitted to the building and attend. Subject:  “Multitasking on Windows Phone 7” They say that Windows Phone 7 can't multitask. They're wrong. Join Charles Petzold for...

One of the best things about a Learning Plan is that Microsoft has done the hard work of finding and organizing relevant resources for you. If you're one of those busy types, what could be better? This is a great Learning Plan to help IT managers...

We're offering a Windows Azure Platform One Month Pass , so you can put Windows Azure and SQL Azure through their paces. Get a pass to use the platform for a month and enjoy the learning and developer tools. It's a great way to get into Azure...

You accidentally dial the wrong number, calling an old boyfriend by mistake. You compose an e-mail complaining about your boss, and somehow send it to your boss. It’s never pretty when these things happen; and, when we make mistakes like this we...

The folks at Microsoft Office are looking for a small group of U.S.-based families, students, technology influencers, small businesses, and home-based businesses (1-4 PCs) to participate in Microsoft’s Office 2010 Real Life Stories program. This...

On July 7, 2010 at the Education Leaders Forum Microsoft announced a new certification program for fundamental Information Technology and development skills called the Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA). Unlike more advanced Microsoft certifications, the MTA targets students with no prior IT or development experience or employment. It is available exclusively in educational settings and is designed to easily integrate into the curricula of existing computer classes. The MTA will eventually be available...

Mike here. We recently released a very cool two-way integration between Microsoft Word and Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and I thought you might be interested to check it out! In summary, our proprietary Word-to-CRM integration allows users to: Build Word document templates that can load data from Microsoft Dynamics CRM Once the data is loaded, users can edit their data in Microsoft Word and then save their changes back to Microsoft Dynamics CRM This Word-to-CRM integration allows users to take advantage...

In case you missed the news, Windows Phone 7 cleared its last big milestone and has been released to manufacturing. Not only that, but the final version of the Windows Phone 7 developer tools will be available on September 16. In the meantime, check out...

Peter Laudati & Dmitry Lyalin host the edu-taining Connected Show developer podcast on cloud computing and interoperability. Check out episode #36, “Steve Marx on Azure” . In this episode, the one and only Windows Azure Tactical Strategist...

Jeff Conrad and John Viescas’s Microsoft Access 2010 Inside Out (ISBN: 9780735626850; 1488 pages) is out now! You can find the book’s chapter-level table of contents and an introduction to this in-depth guide to Microsoft Access in this previous...

A little off topic perhaps, but I just had to share this (after I added it to my wish list). Happy Friday!

Hello. This is Kenyon again. We’re excited to announce that Jeff Conrad and John Viescas’s Microsoft Access 2010 Inside Out (ISBN: 9780735626850; 1488 pages) is now available for purchase!   You can find the book’s chapter-level table of contents and an introduction to this in-depth guide to Microsoft Access in this previous post . The book includes a companion disc that includes sample database applications, bonus chapters and technical articles, and a compete ebook. In today’s post, please...

Join us live at 9:00 AM Pacific Time on Thursday, September 30, 2010 for a virtual, interactive roundtable discussion on migration strategies, standards, and support for organizations moving from Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 8. As organizations...

Windows Phone 7 gives you the power to build complex, robust applications using consistent hardware specs, a comprehensive development toolkit, and the all-new, full-service Marketplace for selling your apps. To celebrate, we’re launching two days...

IT PROs and Decision Makers may want to take a look at these webcasts (Level 200): Title: Search Your Way to Success: Leveraging SharePoint's Search Capabilities in Public Web Sites Date: 9/14/10 - Time: 1 pm PST Learning Objectives & Key Takeaways...

Thinking about taking a Microsoft Certification Exam? Or perhaps one of your friends / colleagues / students is thinking of taking an exam? What tools are available when you take an exam, how do you maneouver? When you take an exam you should not need...

The " BYTES " series of videos (filmed at Tech.Ed) are great. However, one of the most recent releases captured my attention: Patrick Butler Monterde, Sr. Consultant at Microsoft, discusses how NASA uses the cloud to search for Martians. If...

Check out MSDN Channel 9 for a 40-minute video of Programming Windows Identity Foundation author Vittorio Bertocci talking about his book. From MSDN Channel 9: In this episode: In this episode of The Knowledge Chamber, I meet with Vittorio Bertocci (who just finished a new book, Programming Windows Identity Foundation ) to learn more about the basic features and capabilities of Windows Identity Foundation and see how easy it is for websites and applications to get out of the credential management...

In February it was 200ish, in April it was 325ish, and now it’s around 370 Microsoft Press ebook bundles available. Take a look. When you see an e icon in the Ebook column, the title is available is four different electronic formats. Here are more details: iPhone – Grab the EPUB and read it in the Stanza App or the mobile version of Bookworm. Android – Read the .apk or .EPUB on your favorite reader. Kindle – Get the Mobipocket file and load it onto your Kindle. Sony Reader...

Many of you have been involved in beta testing new versions of Microsoft’s software products. But have you ever considered getting involved earlier in the process, before all the features and functionality are locked? Microsoft’s User Research...

Here it is! The September list - this time with product numbers! Please note: 1. Microsoft Official Courses (MOC) are instructor-led training courses offered by our Certified Partners. Not all classes will be offered by all partners. Find a training center...