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Pro SharePoint 2007 Development Techniques

Published 4 December 7 9:31 PM | William

Earlier this week, Microsoft hosted a Sharepoint boot camp. I was scheduled to attend but ended up doing some work for Microsoft related to Mobility. It's really strange how things work in this industry. I mean, when I was getting started, I was desperate...

Filed under: Books

Pimpology Law 11 - Avoid Gorillas and Godzillas

Published 22 July 7 10:12 PM | William

I'm somewhat hesitant to write this because I really want people to buy this book. However I figured from all the freaking emails I'm getting asking if I'm serious, I probably ought to make it clear that Yes, I am totally serious about this...

Filed under: Life in General, Books, Pimpology, Pimpin Ken

Pimpology vs Harry Potter

Published 21 July 7 4:44 AM | William

On Fridays, Kim and I typically go to P.F. Changs for dinner and then go to Barnes and Noble to and go book shopping. Tonight everything was going well, and after dinner we walked across the street to B & N. At some point, I started having flashbacks...

Filed under: Humor, Life in General, Books, Mindless Babbling

Pro WCF: Practical Microsoft SOA Implementation

Published 18 February 7 11:41 PM | William

I went on a book binge this week and have had my nose buried in WCF all week. There's a lot of really good stuff out there, but without a doubt, Pro WCF: Practical Microsoft SOA Implementation by Chris Peiris is probably my favorite. Overall, the book...

Filed under: Books, .NET General, Visual Studio .NET 2005, WCF, WIndows Communication Foundation, .NET 3.0 Framework

Professional Microsoft SmartPhone Programming

Published 23 January 7 12:59 AM | William

I just got a copy of Professional Microsoft SmartPhone Programming and all I can say is NICE! I always worried that the first real SmartPhone book would not go into enough depth to be useful. Not an issue here. Basically, the book is a list of "What would...

Filed under: Compact Framework, Books, Visual Studio .NET 2005, Misc Technology

Errata for 70-536

Published 5 July 6 1:42 AM | William

I just wanted to open up a discussion on it so here it is . I'll be posting updates/corrections/everything else there and if anyone is interested in posting, the floor is open. Please use the link above (here it is) to post. For some reason there...

Filed under: Life in General, Books, Me, Misc Technology, Certification

Do you have any ideas about preparation for 70-529?

Published 28 June 6 3:30 AM | William

As you may know, I'm coauthoring http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-529.asp . In particular, I'm covering the following objectives: Create and configure an XML Web service method. Create a public method. Attach the WebMethodAttribute attribute...

Filed under: Web Services / WSE, Books, .NET Basics, .NET General, Visual Studio .NET 2005, Coding Techniques, Misc Technology, Certification

The momentum just keeps coming

Published 19 June 6 7:31 PM | William

Today, we've hit 246 overall and #2 in Computers and Internet at Amazon. We made #1 yesterday and are at #2 in Computers at Barnes and Noble. I'd like to thank Herb Sewell and Walter Bellhaven for their assistance in this matter.

Filed under: Books, Certification

70-536 Moving Quickly

Published 16 June 6 3:44 AM | William

Well, we've got some pretty stiff stiff competition -- Ann's book is getting all the glory but our 70-536 MCTS Guide is already kicking some butt. We moved up 1,000 points since yesterday overall on Amazon's rankings and have just broken #60 in Computers...

Filed under: Humor, Books, Me

Biztalk Server 2004 Unleashed

Published 16 June 6 2:47 AM | William

Filed under: Books, Biztalk, Biztalk Server

Foundations of Atlas - Rapid Ajax Development with ASP.NET 2.0

Published 14 June 6 1:47 AM | William

I just got a copy of Foundations of Atlas - Rapid Ajax Development with ASP.NET 2.0 by Laurence Moroney. All I can say is, It's just plain good. Actually, it's great. So far, it's the best Ajax book I've read ( Wally still hasnt' mailed me a copy of his...

Filed under: Books, Me

My book hits Amazon top 100 in Technology

Published 7 June 6 3:7 PM | William

The rankings change frequently, but yesterday, the day before My First MS Press Book was officially released, it broke the Top 100 on Amazon's rankings for Computer and Internet . It's sitting at 2,537 overall which is very cool but we have a long way...

Filed under: Life in General, Books, Me, Mindless Babbling, Misc Technology

Text To Speech Ideas?

Published 18 April 6 5:1 AM | William

I've been getting back into my Speech Server book and well, there's a lot to it. My 4th chapter covers Grammars in depth and is a lot longer than I anticpated. If you do much speech work, they you know that Grammars are everything and ostensibly the most...

Filed under: Speech Server, Books

Regular Expression Recipes for Windows Developers: A Problem-Solution Approach (A Problem-Solution Approach)

Published 16 April 6 7:52 PM | William

My buddy Brian Davis is probably one of the most kick a55 regex gurus I've ever come across. That's created a little bit of a problem b/c whenever I need a regex, even a really complex one, he can usually whip it up in his head faster than I can describe...

Filed under: Books, .NET General, Coding Techniques

Book Update

Published 16 April 6 7:41 PM | William

A few of you have asked so I figured I'd mention a general update on my Speech Server book. Chapter 1-3 are in the bag and I'm just about done with Chapter 4. Chapter 1 covers your standard technology introduction a brief description of the tools you...

Filed under: Speech Server, Books

Seasons Changing

Published 26 February 6 3:43 PM | William

Today one of my Tobin Titus is packing up for his move to Microsoft. At the same time, another good buddy, Chris Williams is moving to Greenville. Although I live in Augusta, I spend most of my time here in Greenville. Chump Change , since I know you...

Filed under: Books, Me, .NET General, Misc Technology

Ideas Wanted

Published 5 February 6 1:25 AM | William

Well, as I sit here swamped in more work than I ever imagined that I'd be lucky enough to have, I need to be proactive... As I've mentioned a few times, I think Sahil currently holds the high water mark for kick a55 . Ok, if I racked my little brain I...

Filed under: Speech Server, Books, Me

Sahil goes big time.

Published 17 December 5 10:57 PM | William

Well I knew it was coming for a while, but all I can say is it couldn't happen to a more deserving guy . Congrats Sahil . If they're half as good as good as his book that's resplendent in every way, they'll be a must have for any serious ADO.NET developer...

Filed under: Data Access, Books, .NET General

Our new ADO.NET book is out...

Published 8 December 5 5:1 PM | William

Well, our new book Professional ADO.NET 2: Programming with SQL Server 2005, Oracle, and MySQL was finally released. Objectively speaking, I think it's a great read and will hopefully turn out to be one of the top ADO.NET 2.0 books....

Filed under: Books

New Reading list (non-Tech)

Published 23 October 5 5:53 PM | William

I picked up The Unknown Mao by Jung Chang and Jon Holiday. It's been fluctuating in the Amazon top 10 for a while and I recently grabbed a copy. So far, i got through the first 10 chapters. It's a pretty heavy read weighing in at around 800 pages and...

Filed under: Books