What this book will highlight is that there are powerful functionalities in both Excel and Access that can help you go beyond the one dimensional world of either spreadsheet or database. This book will liberate you from the daily grind of routine data practices and help you to explore all the functionality that exists when Excel and Access are brought together. Although both of these applications are powerful tools on their own, combining the functionality of Excel and Access opens up a whole new world of possibilities (more…)

1. Essential SharePoint® 2007: Delivering High-Impact Collaboration

2. Pro SharePoint Solution Development: Combining .NET, SharePoint and Office 2007 (Expert’s Voice in Sharepoint)

3. Microsoft SharePoint: Building Office 2007 Solutions in C# 2005 (Expert’s Voice in Sharepoint)

4. Microsoft SharePoint Technologies: Planning, Design and Implementation (HP Technologies)

5. Essential sharepoint 2007, 2nd edition, Second edition

6. MOSS 2007 - The Complete Reference

7. Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Technologies: Planning, Design, and Implementation

8. Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Development Unleashed

9. Workflow in the 2007 Microsoft Office System

10. Microsoft SharePoint 2007 For Dummies

11. Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services 3.0 Step by Step

12. Beginning SharePoint 2007 Administration: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

13. Beginning SharePoint 2007: Building Team Solutions with MOSS 2007

14.SharePoint Designer Tutorial

Essential SharePoint® 2007: Delivering High-Impact Collaboration

Essential SharePoint® 2007 focuses on utilizing Microsoft Office

SharePoint 2007 to improve collaboration and decision-making,

streamline processes, and solve real-world business problems.

Three leading SharePoint consultants systematically address the

crucial success factors, intangibles, and “gotchas” in SharePoint

deployment—showing exactly how to maximize business value and (more…)

Ever since Visual Basic was merged into .NET, it’s become the core language for creating business applications with Windows. The latest version, VB 2008, is even more useful — and provides even more incentive for migrating from VB 6. All it lacks is a good book on how to harness its power. Programming Visual Basic 2008 fills the void.

Written in a lively and engaging style by a developer who’s grown up with Visual Basic, including both VB 6 and VB .NET, this hands-on guide addresses the core topics of the new VB, from basic to complex, with plenty of code examples. Programming Visual Basic 2008 also examines .NET programming from the application level with a chapter-by-chapter plan for developing, documenting, and deploying a full data-driven application. You learn, step-by-step, how to build and deploy a library management system, complete with patron, inventory, and barcode support. (more…)

Visual Basic Programmer’s Guide to the .NET Framework Class Library is the definitive guide every Visual Basic .NET developer needs to understand the capabilities of .NET name-spaces and increase productivity inside the .NET framework. Lars Powersand Mike Snell have provided a comprehensive book that details the capabilities of the key namespaces, and then explains how to leverage them by extension applications ranging from simple to complex. or reference to create. (more…)

This book is aimed squarely at Excel users who want to harness the power of the VBA language in their Excel applications. At all times, the VBA language is presented in the context of Excel, not just as a general application programming language.

The Primer has been written for those who are new to VBA programming and the Excel object model. It introduces the VBA language and the features of the language that are common to all VBA applications. It explains the relationship between collections, objects, properties, methods, and events and shows how to relate these concepts to Excel through its object model. It also shows how to use the Visual Basic Editor and its multitude of tools, including how to obtain help.
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Whether you’re moving to .NET for the first time, or you’re already writing applications on .NET 2.0 or .NET 3.0, Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform, Third Edition will provide you with a solid grounding in this new technology and serve as a comprehensive reference throughout your coding career:Explore five new chapters of content—including the grammar of the common intermediate language (CIL), .NET generics, and object serialization services.Discover all the new .NET 3.5 features—nullable types, delegate covariance, ASP.NET 2.0 master pages, the new Windows Forms “Strip” controls, and much more.

Get a professional foothold—targeted to appeal to experienced software professionals and/or graduate students of computer science (so don’t expect three chapters on iteration or decision constructs!).
Gain a rock–solid foundation in programming using Visual Basic.
Get comfortable with all the core aspects of the .NET platform—including assemblies, remoting, Windows Forms, Web Forms, ADO.NET, XML web services, and much more.
Once you’ve digested the information contained in the 25 chapters of this 1000+ page book, you’ll be ready to apply this knowledge to your specific programming assignments and well equipped to explore the .NET universe on your own.
What you’ll learn
Everything you need to put .NET 3.5 and Visual Basic 2008 to use in your professional workbefore anyone else!
Insights and techniques from the author’s experience since .NET 1.0
Complete coverage of .NET 3.5—WPF, WCF and WF
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I think you’ll find that it offers a fast, enjoyable way to discover the ins and outs of Microsoft Excel programming. Even if you don’t have the foggiest idea of what programming is all about, this book can help you make Excel jump through hoops in no time (well, it will take some time).

Unlike most programming books, this one is written in plain English, and even normal people can understand it. Even better, it’s filled with information of the “just the facts, ma’am” variety — and not the drivel you might need once every third lifetime.
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DotNetNuke is an open-source Content Management System and web application framework. DotNetNuke has taken the Microsoft world by storm and now at version 4, its community has grown to over 200,000 users. This book covers virtually everything you need to know to get your DotNetNuke website up and running. Concisely written and with clear explanations, this book is covers installation, administration, deployment, site creation and all of the basic built in DotNetNuke modules. For developers, chapters on the core architecture, skinning and custom modules, including coverage of the DAL+, give you the skills to customize and extend your site. The book starts off by giving you a deep understanding of working with basic DotNetNuke sites, guiding you through the features and giving you the confidence to create and manage your site. After that, you will journey to the heart of DotNetNuke, and learn about its core architecture. Always concise, relevant and practical, you will find out what makes DotNetNuke tick, and from there, you will be ready to customize DotNetNuke. Developers will enjoy the detailed walkthrough of creating a new custom modules. Special emphasis is given to the DAL+, an extended feature set of the DotNetNuke Data Access Layer (DAL). You will see how to create custom modules with the DAL+, and invigorate your module development. Web designers will enjoy the material on skinning, helping them to create a new look for their site. You will learn about creating new skins, and packaging them up for easy deployment. (more…)

With this completely up-to-date tutorial and reference, you’ll quickly learn how to develop Visual Basic (VB) programs that leverage the latest features of Vista and .NET 3.0. The tutorial section walks you through VB.NET from scratch, providing you with in-depth descriptions of the development environment, basic program syntax, and standard controls. You’ll also explore the fundamental concepts in object-oriented programming with VB.

In the comprehensive reference section, you’ll find out how to take advantage of specific VB features. Expert Rod Stephens shows you how to draw images, use GDI+ routines, and generate printed output. You’ll also discover how to build an application that interacts with its environment, save and load data in external sources, and use standard dialog controls. This approach makes it easier than ever to learn this powerful language and create your own dynamic programs.

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Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 continues the approach of its previous editions by providing thorough, expert coverage of VB 2008, from the core of the language and user interface design to developing data-driven applications and Web applications. The material is aimed at beginners with some programming background to experienced programmers, with emphasis on intermediate and advanced development topics. The book will contain numerous example programs that readers can use as starting points for building their own applications, and each chapter ends with review exercises to help readers solidify their knowledge. (more…)