On the wish list:

The next time I go to an official MS technical course, I would
love to be able to receive a digital copy of the book, so that I
don't have to lug the giant paper copy around. Its starting to
be a common sense k:nd of thing, now, but the trainers had to
tell me no, when I asked.

I know they're trying to protect intellectual property, etc,
etc... but they should think about finding a way.


--
TCPW
The Miniature Mage

Perhaps they could put it into a MS Reader format.

--
Gary A. Bushey
SPS MVP
bushey@mindspring.com
"MiniMage" <minimage@REMOVEstdio.com> wrote in message
news:e%23pLd5TDFHA.3540@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> On the wish list:
>
> The next time I go to an official MS technical course, I would love to be
> able to receive a digital copy of the book, so that I don't have to lug
> the giant paper copy around. Its starting to be a common sense k:nd of
> thing, now, but the trainers had to tell me no, when I asked.
>
> I know they're trying to protect intellectual property, etc, etc... but
> they should think about finding a way.
>
>
> --
> TCPW
> The Miniature Mage
>

You mean like the information available from TechNet:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/default.mspx or certification information
here: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.asp or Tablet PC
development here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/t...c/default.aspx
? There are a lot of courses which use online "libraries" for their source
material, including the Microsoft Developer Network:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ . MSDN also has a lot of streaming media to
assist in learning, including webcasts, MSDN TV, The .NET Show and .NET
Rocks!, including content to download for later viewing.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"MiniMage" <minimage@REMOVEstdio.com> wrote in message
news:e%23pLd5TDFHA.3540@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> On the wish list:
>
> The next time I go to an official MS technical course, I would love to be
> able to receive a digital copy of the book, so that I don't have to lug
> the giant paper copy around. Its starting to be a common sense k:nd of
> thing, now, but the trainers had to tell me no, when I asked.
>
> I know they're trying to protect intellectual property, etc, etc... but
> they should think about finding a way.
>
>
> --
> TCPW
> The Miniature Mage
>

Gary: MS Reader format would be beautiful. I haven't played with
it extensively, but I seem to recall Reader would allow me to do
the same marking up of the text that I currently do with a pencil
(and probably do it better). I wish I could remember if notes
written into MS Reader were searchable.

Chris: My subject line was somewhat misleading. I'd like to dump
the paper book we're issued in the MS course and use the TPC to
follow along with the instructor, do the labs, take notes, etc,
without additional expense to me and/or my department. Perhaps I
overlooked it, but I couldn't find anything in your links about
obtaining those specific books, and I expect I still couldn't
have what I want, if I found it, not without extra dough. Glad
you're still speaking to me, thanks (if you don't know what
that's about, don't go back and look for it, ok?)!

When I mentioned this desire elsewhere on the net, some folks
felt that Microsoft's intellectual property would end up being
distributed illegally all over the place. I, of course, really
appreciated the vote of confidence :\ . Anyway, I just figured
that what I want is in line with what a TPC is all about. Maybe
one day, but it would have been so cool to do it today, and
tomorrow, and the rest of the week, for that matter! I just hope
MS will think about it.

Yes, it was suggested that I scan it in, myself. That book is
THICK; I told him by the time I finished, I'd be in the
"Implementing <whatever they end up calling Longhorn>" class in
2008 :D

--
TCPW
The Miniature Mage


"Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
news:OLXJqeUDFHA.3972@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> You mean like the information available from TechNet:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/default.mspx or certification
> information here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.asp or Tablet PC
> development here:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/t...c/default.aspx ?
> There are a lot of courses which use online "libraries" for
> their source material, including the Microsoft Developer
> Network: http://msdn.microsoft.com/ . MSDN also has a lot of
> streaming media to assist in learning, including webcasts, MSDN
> TV, The .NET Show and .NET Rocks!, including content to
> download for later viewing.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "MiniMage" <minimage@REMOVEstdio.com> wrote in message
> news:e%23pLd5TDFHA.3540@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> On the wish list:
>>
>> The next time I go to an official MS technical course, I would
>> love to be able to receive a digital copy of the book, so that
>> I don't have to lug the giant paper copy around. Its starting
>> to be a common sense k:nd of thing, now, but the trainers had
>> to tell me no, when I asked.
>>
>> I know they're trying to protect intellectual property, etc,
>> etc... but they should think about finding a way.
>>
>>
>> --
>> TCPW
>> The Miniature Mage
>>
>
>

Most courses, including Microsoft's have course books and a whole lot of
them are available from online places like http://safaribooksonline.com/ or
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/Books/ for online/offline reading or even
https://www.microsoftelearning.com/home.aspx which has an Offline Player.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"MiniMage" <minimage@REMOVEstdio.com> wrote in message
news:eqZYX6ZDFHA.3972@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Gary: MS Reader format would be beautiful. I haven't played with it
> extensively, but I seem to recall Reader would allow me to do the same
> marking up of the text that I currently do with a pencil (and probably do
> it better). I wish I could remember if notes written into MS Reader were
> searchable.
>
> Chris: My subject line was somewhat misleading. I'd like to dump the paper
> book we're issued in the MS course and use the TPC to follow along with
> the instructor, do the labs, take notes, etc, without additional expense
> to me and/or my department. Perhaps I overlooked it, but I couldn't find
> anything in your links about obtaining those specific books, and I expect
> I still couldn't have what I want, if I found it, not without extra dough.
> Glad you're still speaking to me, thanks (if you don't know what that's
> about, don't go back and look for it, ok?)!
>
> When I mentioned this desire elsewhere on the net, some folks felt that
> Microsoft's intellectual property would end up being distributed illegally
> all over the place. I, of course, really appreciated the vote of
> confidence :\ . Anyway, I just figured that what I want is in line with
> what a TPC is all about. Maybe one day, but it would have been so cool to
> do it today, and tomorrow, and the rest of the week, for that matter! I
> just hope MS will think about it.
>
> Yes, it was suggested that I scan it in, myself. That book is THICK; I
> told him by the time I finished, I'd be in the "Implementing <whatever
> they end up calling Longhorn>" class in 2008 :D
>
> --
> TCPW
> The Miniature Mage
>
>
> "Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
> news:OLXJqeUDFHA.3972@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> You mean like the information available from TechNet:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/default.mspx or certification
>> information here: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.asp or Tablet
>> PC development here:
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/t...c/default.aspx ? There are a
>> lot of courses which use online "libraries" for their source material,
>> including the Microsoft Developer Network: http://msdn.microsoft.com/ .
>> MSDN also has a lot of streaming media to assist in learning, including
>> webcasts, MSDN TV, The .NET Show and .NET Rocks!, including content to
>> download for later viewing.
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>> "MiniMage" <minimage@REMOVEstdio.com> wrote in message
>> news:e%23pLd5TDFHA.3540@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> On the wish list:
>>>
>>> The next time I go to an official MS technical course, I would love to
>>> be able to receive a digital copy of the book, so that I don't have to
>>> lug the giant paper copy around. Its starting to be a common sense k:nd
>>> of thing, now, but the trainers had to tell me no, when I asked.
>>>
>>> I know they're trying to protect intellectual property, etc, etc... but
>>> they should think about finding a way.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> TCPW
>>> The Miniature Mage
>>>
>>
>>
>
>