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Programming Entity Framework, 1st Edition

Programming Entity Framework, 1st Edition

By Julia Lerman

Programming Entity Framework is a thorough introduction to Microsoft's new core framework for modeling and interacting with data in .NET applications. This book not only gives experienced developers a hands-on tour of the Entity Framework and explains...

[Publish Date: February 2009]

Microsoft Project 2007: The Missing Manual, 1st Edition

Microsoft Project 2007: The Missing Manual, 1st Edition

By Bonnie Biafore

Microsoft Project 2007 helps users control the variables on any project, big or small -- such as schedules, budgets, communications, and changes -- rather than be controlled by them. Written by project management expert Bonnie Biafore, this book teaches...

[Publish Date: August 2007]

Essential SharePoint 2007

Essential SharePoint 2007

By Jeff Webb

If you're considering the vastly improved 2007 version of SharePoint, this concise, practical and friendly guide will teach you how to get the most from Microsoft's latest information-sharing and collaboration platform. Essential SharePoint 2007 demonstrates...

[Publish Date: September 2007]

Other Editions: 2nd Edition

Making Things Happen, 1st Edition

Making Things Happen, 1st Edition

By Scott Berkun

In the updated edition of this critically acclaimed and bestselling book, Microsoft insider Scott Berkun offers a collection of essays on field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. Based on his nine years of...

[Publish Date: March 2008]

SharePoint for Project Management, 1st Edition

SharePoint for Project Management, 1st Edition

By Dux Raymond Sy

Microsoft SharePoint is perfect for project management, but most companies don't understand it's power. This hands-on book demonstrates how SharePoint can help you organize and manage complex projects -- a decidedly more productive way to use this popular...

[Publish Date: October 2008]

Programming WCF Services, 2nd Edition

Programming WCF Services, 2nd Edition

By Juval Löwy

Programming WCF Services is the authoritative, bestselling introduction to Microsoft's unified platform for developing service-oriented applications (SOA) on Windows. This relentlessly practical book provides insight, not documentation, to help you learn...

[Publish Date: November 2008]

Other Editions: 1st Edition

C# 3.0 in a Nutshell

C# 3.0 in a Nutshell

By Ben Albahari, Joseph Albahari

A concise yet thorough reference to C# 3.0 programming as implemented in Microsoft's Visual Studio 2008, C# 3.0 in a Nutshell gets right to the point, covering the essentials of language syntax and usage as well as the parts of the .NET base class libraries...

[Publish Date: September 2007]

Other Editions: 3rd Edition

Learning XNA 3.0, 1st Edition

Learning XNA 3.0, 1st Edition

By Aaron Reed

Do you have what it takes to become a game developer? With this hands-on book, you'll learn how to develop computer games with Microsoft's XNA 3.0 framework -- not just for your PC, but for Xbox 360 and the Microsoft Zune as well. Learning XNA 3.0 walks...

[Publish Date: November 2008]

CSS: The Definitive Guide

CSS: The Definitive Guide

By Eric A. Meyer

CSS: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition, provides you with a comprehensive guide to CSS implementation, along with a thorough review of all aspects of CSS 2.1. Updated to cover Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft's vastly improved browser, this new edition...

[Publish Date: November 2006]

Other Editions: 3rd Edition

RESTful .NET, 1st Edition

RESTful .NET, 1st Edition

By Jon Flanders

RESTful .NET is the first book that teaches Windows developers to build RESTful web services using the latest Microsoft tools. Written by WFC expert Jon Flanders, this hands-on tutorial demonstrates how you can use WCF and other components of the .NET...

[Publish Date: November 2008]

Office 2007: The Missing Manual, 1st Edition

Office 2007: The Missing Manual, 1st Edition

By Chris Grover, Matthew MacDonald, E. A. Vander Veer

Quickly learn the most useful features of Microsoft Office 2007 with our easy to read four-in-one guide. This fast-paced book gives you the basics of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access so you can start using the new versions of these major Office applications...

[Publish Date: April 2007]

Windows Vista Annoyances, 1st Edition

Windows Vista Annoyances, 1st Edition

By David A. Karp

Windows Vista may be the next big thing, but it still contains enough quirks and unaccountable behaviors to vex anyone. This unique guide not only discusses the most irritating features of the latest Microsoft operating system and how to get around them...

[Publish Date: December 2007]