Microsoft Press blog
Author news: Loads of guidance from Kraig Brockschmidt beyond his free ebook
Hello again, Kraig here. Earlier this year we announced my blog,...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 03/19/2013
New book: Microsoft Project 2013 Step by Step
Great news! Microsoft Project 2013 Step by Step, by Carl Chatfield and Timothy Johnson is now...
Author: Valerie Woolley Date: 03/19/2013
Quick news: Kinect for Windows SDK 1.7 available for download
Hello. The Kinect for Windows software development kit (SDK) enables developers to use C++, C#, or...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 03/18/2013
Quick news: Three recorded Jump Starts available on demand
The Microsoft Virtual Academy has announced the availability of three Jump Starts. If you missed the...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 03/18/2013
New book: Microsoft SharePoint 2013 App Development
We’re happy to announce the availability of Microsoft SharePoint 2013 App Development. Your...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 03/15/2013
Fun: Play So You Think You Know Excel Game
Maybe it’s because I love Excel, but this sounds pretty fun. Take the ‘So You Think You Know...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 03/14/2013
New book: Microsoft Visual C# 2012 Step By Step
We’re pleased to announce the availability of Microsoft Visual C# 2012 Step by Step by John...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 03/14/2013
Quick news: Save 50% on Training Kit ebooks
Through March 20, you can save significantly on 22 Microsoft Press ebooks through our distributor,...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 03/13/2013
New book: Training Kit (Exam 70-461): Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012
We’re pleased to announce that Training Kit (Exam 70-461): Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 03/13/2013
RTM’d today: Training Guide: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3
We’re happy to announce that Training Guide: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3...
Author: carolvu Date: 03/12/2013
New book: Exam Ref 70-413: Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure
NOTE: This book has been revised; you can purchase the Second Edition at The Microsoft Press Store....
Author: KimSpilker Date: 03/12/2013
New books: Start Here! Learn HTML5 and Start Here! Learn Microsoft Visual Basic 2012
We’re excited to announce the availability to two great beginner books for programmers –...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 03/11/2013
Quick news: Students, see this Office 365 and SkyDrive offer
Take a look at https://www.officeforstudents.com/: Here's what you get: 3 free months of Office 365...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 03/11/2013
Author news: Joy Beatty working on only one baby this year!
Hello! Joy here. I was recently in the middle of my workday and I leaned back in my chair, looked...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 03/08/2013
RTM’d today: Developing Cloud Applications with Windows Azure Storage
We are happy to share that Paul Mehner’s book Developing Cloud Applications with Windows Azure...
Author: Rosemary Caperton Date: 03/07/2013
RTM’d today: Microsoft Project 2013 Step by Step
We’re happy to announce that Microsoft Project 2013 Step by Step (ISBN 9780735669116), by Carl...
Author: Valerie Woolley Date: 03/07/2013
RTM’d today: Microsoft Outlook 2013 Step by Step
We are happy to announce that Microsoft® Outlook® 2013 Step by Step (ISBN 9780735669093), by...
Author: Rosemary Caperton Date: 03/06/2013
Save 50% off SharePoint ebooks through March 6, 2013
Save 50% – In Celebration of SPTechCon Boost productivity & collaboration with SharePoint...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 03/04/2013
Quick news: Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012 released
For more details, take a look at Soma’s post, which begins like this: As I’ve written about...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 03/04/2013
Sundry helpful items related to Microsoft Press
Readers, here's how you can give us feedback about our books. We can't respond to you (because we...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 03/01/2013
Have you used this ebook to help you create a Windows Store app?
Hello everyone. Kraig Brockschmidt here. It’s been four months since the public release of Windows 8...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 02/28/2013
Quick news: Two upcoming Jump Starts in March, 2013
Programming in C# Jump Start- March 13th, 2013 8:00am-5:00pm PST Microsoft Technical Evangelist...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 02/27/2013
From the MVPs: Changes to the Team Site template in SharePoint 2013
This is the 24th in our series of guest posts by Microsoft Most Valued Professionals (MVPs). You can...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 02/27/2013
Author news: Kraig Brockschmidt’s “Windows 8 App Building Boot Camp”
Kraig Brockschmidt, author of our free ebook Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 02/26/2013
Quick news: Rescheduling of Building Web Apps with ASP.NET Jump Start
An urgent note from our friends at Microsoft Virtual Academy: RESCHEDULE NOTIFICATION NEW DATE!...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 02/18/2013
MVPs, thanks for visiting us at the MVP Summit Showcase
It was great chatting with dozens of you yesterday about books and authoring with Microsoft Press....
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 02/18/2013
Quick news: O’Reilly now accepting PayPal
Our distributor, O’Reilly Media, shared this today: Customers have been asking us to enable PayPal...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 02/12/2013
Quick news: Registration for TechEd North America 2013 now open
TechEd is Microsoft’s premiere event for IT professionals & enterprise developers:...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 02/12/2013
Microsoft Press and the 2013 MVP Global Summit
We’re happy to share that Microsoft Press will be participating in one of the pre-summit...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 02/11/2013
Quick news: Surface Getting Started Guide now available
Greetings, gang. Just wanted to let you know about this guide to the Microsoft Surface, which was...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 02/10/2013
Request: Help us improve Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Greetings. You might already be familiar with Kraig Brockschmidt’s free ebook Programming...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 02/08/2013
Author news: Charles Petzold speaking at VNext Orange County
Greetings! A quick note to share that Charles Petzold, author of the recently published Programming...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 02/06/2013
New book: Programming Windows, Sixth Edition
We’re thrilled to announce the availability of Charles Petzold’s Programming Windows,...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 02/06/2013
Special offer: Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step this week
Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step is part of a special promotion available from our...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 02/06/2013
RTM’d today: Office Professional 2013 Plain & Simple
We’re very pleased to announce that Katherine Murray’s book, Microsoft Office...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 02/05/2013
From the MVPs: Installing Office Web Apps
This is the 23rd in our series of guest posts by Microsoft Most Valued Professionals (MVPs). (Click...
Author: Devon Musgrave Date: 02/04/2013
New book: Windows Server 2012 Inside Out
NOTE: This book has been updated for R2. It was also split into two volumes: Windows Server 2012 R2...
Author: karsz Date: 02/04/2013
New book: Training Guide: Configuring Windows 8
We are happy to announce the availability of the Training Guide: Configuring Windows 8 (ISBN:...
Author: karsz Date: 02/01/2013
RTM’d today: Microsoft Access 2013 Step by Step
We are excited to announce that Microsoft Access 2013 Step by Step (ISBN 9780735669086) by Joan...
Author: Rosemary Caperton Date: 01/30/2013
New book: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Step by Step
We are happy to announce that Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Step by Step (ISBN 9780735669109) by Joan...
Author: Rosemary Caperton Date: 01/30/2013
New book: Microsoft Word 2013 Step by Step
We are happy to announce that Microsoft Word 2013 Step By Step (ISBN 9780735669123), by Joan Lambert...
Author: Rosemary Caperton Date: 01/29/2013
Deal of the week: Save on Start Here! books
Visit our distributor, O’Reilly Media, through February 5, 2013 and save on books in the Start Here!...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 01/29/2013
RTM’d today: Microsoft SharePoint 2013 App Development
We’re very pleased to announce that Scot Hillier and Ted Pattison’s book, Microsoft...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 01/28/2013
Free jump start: Windows Intune for IT Professionals on January 31, 2013
Link: https://msl-events.cloudapp.net/EventRegistration.aspx?eid=dcc17e2d-2b1f-4833-b113-347a3f4938c5...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 01/27/2013
prePress: Exploring Microsoft SharePoint 2013: New Features & Functions
We’re very pleased to announce the prePress eBook version of Penelope Coventry’s book,...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 01/25/2013
New book: Training Kit (Exam 70-463): Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012
We’re happy to announce the availability of the Training Kit (Exam 70-463): Implementing a...
Author: KimSpilker Date: 01/24/2013
RTM’d today: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Step by Step
We are excited to announce that Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Step by Step (ISBN 9780735669109) by Joan...
Author: Rosemary Caperton Date: 01/24/2013
Correction: Figure 1-1 in Professional Scrum Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2012
Hello, We wanted to let you know that we were not happy with the version of Figure 1-1, Scrum in a...
Author: Rosemary Caperton Date: 01/23/2013