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Announcing an all-new SELF-PACED TRAINING KIT designed to help maximize your performance on 70-667, the required exam for the MCTS certification: Configuring Microsoft SharePoint 2010. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features exam candidates want most—including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and customizable testing options. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs for the skills and expertise you can use on the job.

Work at your own pace through the lessons and lab exercises in the official study guide. Coverage includes installing and configuring a SharePoint environment, deploying applications, and managing and maintaining a SharePoint environment. Then assess yourself using practice questions on CD, featuring multiple customizable testing options to meet your specific needs. Choose timed or untimed testing mode, generate random tests, or focus on discrete objectives. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including pointers back to the book for further study. You also get an exam discount voucher—making this kit an exceptional value and a great career investment.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Creating a SharePoint 2010 Intranet
Chapter 2 Administering and Automating SharePoint Download Now »

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Listen up! Bestselling author Paul Thurrott whispers little know Windows Phone 7 tips, tricks, and advice

The newly revamped Windows Phone platform boasts sophisticated new features and functionality. Sharing his years of training and experience, bestselling author and Windows expert Paul Thurrott reveals little known tips, valuable insight, and unbeatable advice so you can get the most from your Windows Phone 7. You’ll benefit from the simple, straightforward solutions to common problems, all of which will go a long way to help if you are new to the Window Phone 7.

Written with access to unique information from the team at Microsoft, Windows Phone 7 Secrets is the ultimate guide to this exciting new mobile platform. Unlike other books, this title reveals the inner workings of the Windows Phone and how to make it work the way you want it. Thurrott begins with the basics of choosing the right Windows Phone, setting it up, and upgrading from another smart phone. He then moves on to customizing the screen; downloading applications; and using the Internet, e-mail, calendar, Microsoft Office; and more.

Coverage includes:

• Pre-Flight Checklist: What to Do Before You Get Your Windows Phone
• Windows Live ID: One Online ID to Rule Them All
• Using Windows Live ID to Access Your Social Networks and Other Services
• Picking a Phone
• Unboxing and Getting Started Download Now »

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Customize your implementation of My Site in Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010—and capture the enthusiasm for social networking in your organization. With this concise, practical guide, SharePoint expert Michael Doyle shows you how to modify key My Site features to meet specific business needs. You’ll learn how to apply best practices, tackle hard-to-solve problems—and create a valuable sense of community for your employees. It’s the ideal quick reference for IT and business professionals alike.

Take charge of social networking opportunities with a custom My Site solution!

• Set up My Site user profiles with Active Directory® data
• Help users share ideas, documents, and personal information
• Create several My Site hosts to serve distinct audiences
• Establish unified profiles across multiple SharePoint farms
• Apply your company’s look and feel with themes
• Determine a user content quota to avoid taxing your database
• Manage metadata to keep user tags consistent on each site
• Edit profile properties to personalize the Twitter widget

About the Author
Michael Doyle, MCTS, MCSD, MCSE, currently works as the SharePoint Architect for Waggener Edstrom, one of the leading PR companies with offices around the world. Download Now »

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Take your Microsoft SharePoint solutions to the cloud—and gain scalability and high availability while helping to lower your operational costs. Led by a SharePoint expert, you’ll learn hands-on how to customize and maintain SharePoint cloud solutions. You also get practical advice for migrating business solutions either to Microsoft SharePoint Online or to a private cloud, using your own data center. This is an ideal guide for IT professionals, architects, and decision makers.

Extend the reach of your SharePoint solutions—in the cloud

• Evaluate the ROI for using a public, private, or hybrid cloud solution
• Build public cloud solutions on either a shared or dedicated server
• Use Microsoft Office 365 for email, messaging, document authoring, and more
• Customize SharePoint Online using sandboxed solutions and SharePoint Designer
• Control identity management and authentication with Windows PowerShell®
• Deploy SharePoint in a private cloud with Hyper-V® and Microsoft System Center
• Improve private cloud automation, availability, and data isolation with multi-tenancy

About the Author
Phil Wicklund is a frequent blogger, speaker, and author around SharePoint products and technologies. He started working with SharePoint back in 2003 and has since architected and administered many dozens of corporate SharePoint environments. He started as a SharePoint development instructor for Mindsharp, and has since moved into consulting at RBA Consulting Download Now »

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Conquer Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010—from the inside out!

You’re beyond the basics—so dive right in and really support collaboration. This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds. It’s all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts tackle SharePoint Foundation 2010—and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery!

• Build team sites with non-code solutions using SharePoint Designer 2010
• Modify and share content with SharePoint lists and libraries—online and offline
• Implement governance policies to plan site structure and manage content
• Create Web Parts to customize and display SharePoint site content
• Interact with SharePoint content using Microsoft Office applications
• Generate reusable workflows and apply them to multiple SharePoint lists
• Use Business Connectivity Services to access your company’s business intelligence
• Design custom SharePoint solutions using Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio®

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010
Chapter 2 Administration for Business Users
Chapter 3 End-User Features and Experience Download Now »

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Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers ready answers for optimizing the performance of your Windows 7-based PC. Zero in on core tuning, customization, and troubleshooting tasks using quick-reference tables, instructions, and lists. Topics include system boot and startup, software and hardware, search and indexing, system health, and personalizing the interface. You’ll get the focused information you need to solve problems and get the job done.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Customizing the Windows 7 Interface
Chapter 2 Personalizing the Appearance of Windows 7
Chapter 3 Customizing Boot, Startup, and Power Options
Chapter 4 Organizing, Searching, and Indexing
Chapter 5 Optimizing Your Computer’s Software
Chapter 6 Tracking System Performance and Health
Chapter 7 Analyzing and Logging Performance
Chapter 8 Optimizing Performance Tips and Techniques
Appendix Firmware Interface Options

About the Author
William R. Stanek has more than 20 years’ experience in systems management and advanced programming. He is an award-winning author who’s written more than 100 books, including the popular Windows Server® 2008 Inside Out. He is Series Editor for the Pocket Consultant line of books from Microsoft Press®. Download Now »