At the bottom of this article users will be able to find the complete list with all the free resources offered by the Redmond along with the links necessary to download all the goodies.
Of course, those familiar with Microsoft Press know that this is not the first time that the software giant has shared ebooks with the public, free of charge.
The latest resources are packaged in no less than nine books designed to help customers make the best out of a range of Microsoft products and technologies.
The most recent free ebook offered by the company is set up to streamline the programming of applications designed for Windows Phone 7.
There are two Widnows 7 ebooks, and one focused on Windows Server 2008 R2. Products such as Visual Studio 2010, Office 2010, SQL Server 2008 R2 but also virtualization solutions are also covered.
Here is the list of free ebooks courtesy of Microsoft Press:
- Free ebook: Programming Windows Phone 7, by Charles Petzold (a 24-chapter gift from the Windows Phone 7 team and Microsoft Press)
- Free ebook: Moving to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (10 chapters by Patrice Pelland, Pascal Paré, and Ken Haines)
- Free ebook: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (10 chapters by Ross Mistry and Stacia Misner)
- Free ebook: Own Your Future: Update Your Skills with Resources and Career Ideas from Microsoft (8 chapters by Katherine Murray)
- Free ebook: Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions (Second Edition) (6 chapters by Mitch Tulloch)
- Free ebook: First Look Microsoft Office 2010 (14 chapters by Katherine Murray)
- Free ebook: Windows 7 troubleshooting tips (short ebook by Mitch Tulloch)
- Free ebook: Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 (9 chapters by Charlie Russel and Craig Zacker)
- Free ebook: Deploying Windows 7, Essential Guidance (10 chapters from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and 6 TechNet articles)
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