| ActiveMac | Anonymous | Create a User | Reviews | News | Forums | Advertise |
|
|
|
User Controls |
|
New User |
|
Login |
|
Edit/View My Profile |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ActiveMac |
|
Articles |
|
Forums |
|
Links |
|
News |
|
News Search |
|
Reviews |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
News Centers |
|
Windows/Microsoft |
|
DVD |
|
ActiveHardware |
|
Xbox |
|
MaINTosh |
|
News Search |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ANet Chats |
|
The Lobby |
|
Special Events Room |
|
Developer's Lounge |
|
XBox Chat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ's |
|
Windows 98/98 SE |
|
Windows 2000 |
|
Windows Me |
|
Windows "Whistler" XP |
|
Windows CE |
|
Internet Explorer 6 |
|
Internet Explorer 5 |
|
Xbox |
|
DirectX |
|
DVD's |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TopTechTips |
|
Registry Tips |
|
Windows 95/98 |
|
Windows 2000 |
|
Internet Explorer 4 |
|
Internet Explorer 5 |
|
Windows NT Tips |
|
Program Tips |
|
Easter Eggs |
|
Hardware |
|
DVD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Latest Reviews |
|
Applications |
|
Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
|
Norton SystemWorks 2002 |
|
|
|
Hardware |
|
Intel Personal Audio Player 3000 |
|
Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Site News/Info |
|
About This Site |
|
Affiliates |
|
ANet Forums |
|
Contact Us |
|
Default Home Page |
|
Link To Us |
|
Links |
|
Member Pages |
|
Site Search |
|
Awards |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credits |
 |
New and Upcoming Titles from Microsoft Press | |
|
||
| Time: 00:19 EST/05:19 GMT | News Source: ActiveWin.com | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
| ||
|
Write Comment
Return to News |
Displaying 1 through 25 of 245 Last | Next |
The time now is
6:42:12 PM
ET.
Any comment problems? E-mail us |
| #1 By 6859 (206.156.242.36) at 3/17/2003 9:04:50 AM |
| Damn! I see about 4 of those I want to get. *sigh* I'm gonna be broke again... |
| #2 By 2960 (156.80.64.132) at 3/17/2003 4:39:17 PM |
|
From the "What we should have put in the box with the product but wanted to screw you out of more money" product Family...
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Resource Kit 10/15/2003 Deploying Virtual Private Networks with Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Technical Reference 06/25/2003 Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Deployment Kit 06/25/2003 Active Directory® for Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Technical Reference 04/16/2003 Comment likely to be heard at the reception desk. "Oh, you actually want to be able to _use_ the product you just paid $1000 for? I can help you with that :)" TL |
| #3 By 6253 (12.237.219.240) at 3/17/2003 9:51:25 PM |
|
TechLarry, what you're paying for is paper. Lots of heavy paper and the distribution/inventory carrying costs that go along with it.
In many cases, the content of these books will be available for free or cheap as long as you don't insist on lots of heavy paper. You've always been able to access the entire text of Microsoft's resource kits on the web (see http://www.reskit.com/) and many of the utilities are freely downloadable, too. The rest of the utilities are readily available with a TechNet subscription. The standard EULA for a TechNet subscription allows you to copy and share the utilities and service packs internally within your organization (but not necessarily the "Technical Information" or TechNet "Plus" [beta] discs unless you have a volume/server license). Also, if you have volume licensing you can get MELL, which delivers almost all of the MS Press business/developer titles (sorry, no home/game books) in electronic form, great for searching and for carrying an entire library in your carry-on bag. See http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/business/ for info. It's not just a bunch of CHM files like you sometimes get on the CD with the books; there's a whole scheme for deploying on a network. You can even download a small demo. This site makes it sound like it's only available to high-volume EA/Select accounts, but it's also available via Open Business, which almost any Mom & Pop can qualify for. The entire IT Pro library costs about $320 through Open Business. This includes all new editions/releases for 2 years. The Developer library costs about the same as the IT Pro. The Desktop Apps library is about $45 for Open Business. Other volume licensing programs will have lower prices. For example, with Open Academic, $320 becomes $130 and $45 becomes $20. Sorry if this sounds like an ad, but I really think this is a great deal compared to the alternative. At one company I used to work for, the company would buy relevant books that people requested, with the intention of building and maintaining a library. Of course the books would always wander off without a trace, sometimes permanently, until the company simply stopped buying. There is some duplication between MELL content and MSDN Library/TechNet, but not very much. |
| #4 By 1845 (12.209.152.69) at 3/17/2003 11:07:17 PM |
| holedup, thank as always for your post. I'm checking out MELL now. |
|
Write Comment
Return to News |
Displaying 1 through 25 of 245 Last | Next |
The time now is
6:42:12 PM
ET.
Any comment problems? E-mail us |
