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Check out the best of bloopers reel from Psychomagician and Super Sigma's first few dabbles in filming. Everyone knows that all superheroes have their weaknesses, right? Come on, Superman is powerless against Kyrptonite… and what about Woleverine...

January is award season. Although this ceremony wasn’t as glamorous as the Golden Globes or the Oscars, it meant a lot to the authors and editors who were recognized for their outstanding contributions to technical communications. The Puget Sound...

Thanks for all your support and interest, which has made our blog an all-Microsoft Top 40 every month for the past three years! ...read more

Congratulations to Joy Beatty and her co-authors. Two of her books were reviewed by the PMWorld Journal this month. These are thorough and helpful reviews for anyone thinking about purchasing these books. LINKS TO THE REVIEWS: Visual Models for Software...

Five Reasons to Attend the Career & College Readiness Virtual Event On February 13 and 18, Microsoft IT Academy will host a special 2-hour “Career & College Readiness” virtual event. Here are five reasons you and your colleagues...

We’ve been hard at work putting together Microsoft Virtual Academy's (MVA) first week-long virtual conference. It’s Windows Azure Week - it's FREE and it kicks off on January 27. Have you been wondering about what’s new in Windows...

We’re pleased to announce the availability of Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Administration Inside Out (9780735675391). Purchase from these online retailers: Amazon.com Barnes & Noble Independent booksellers – Shop local O’Reilly Media – Official distributor...

We’re pleased to announce the availability of Windows PowerShell Best Practices (9780735666498), by Ed Wilson. Purchase from these online retailers: Amazon.com Barnes & Noble Independent booksellers – Shop local O’Reilly Media – Official distributor...

We’re pleased to announce the availability of Microsoft Excel 2013: Data Analysis and Business Modeling (9780735669130). Purchase from these online retailers: Amazon.com Barnes & Noble Independent booksellers – Shop local O’Reilly Media – Official...

We’re pleased to announce the availability of Windows Server 2012 R2 Pocket Consultant: Storage, Security, & Networking (9780735682597), by William Stanek. Purchase from these online retailers: Amazon.com Barnes & Noble Independent...

As many of you know, I love "year in review" retrospectives, so my holiday gift to all of you is my annual summary of what happened in the world of exams from a numbers perspective. Without further ado, let’s take a look back at 2013:...

As promised, we’re posting Part 2 of our interview with Joan Lambert and her father, Steve Lambert, who represent two generations of Microsoft Press authors.  In this video clip, they talk about the freedom that comes along with being authors; what...