Microsoft at home & at work: December edition

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Buy one Windows Phone 7, get another one free* Brighten the holidays by taking advantage of the 2-for-1 offers on selected phones from AT&T and T-Mobile.  *Two-year wireless service agreement on voice and minimum $15/month data plan required per phone.

Tips to try Learn how to back up your data. Add more memory to your computer. Clean your computer. Delete programs you no longer need. Fix common PC problems. Security updates Download the December updates today. Get more tips: Microsoft At Home Microsoft At Work

Advice for Windows Find help for the Windows 7 Family Pack activation error. Having printer problems? Try this tutorial. Enjoy yourself Check out 5 great time-waster games. Create an online photo album. See 8 tips for super vacation snapshots. Free stuff Explore Office Web Apps. Learn how to create a photo album with PowerPoint. Personalize your PC with gadgets.

The latest offerings from Microsoft Store Buy Windows 7 Family Pack and get a free router.** Bundle Xbox 360 with Kinect games. Create automatic digital photo collages. **Limited time offer. Click here for details.

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MCP Monthly Flash: December 16, 2010

The MCP Flash is a newsletter for Microsoft Certified Professionals. New delivery options are available. Click here to confirm your subscription preferences.   Get a Complimentary TechNet Subscription with Your IT Career Package Receive a complimentary 12-month Microsoft TechNet Professional subscription and a certification exam voucher with a free retake offer when you purchase selected classroom training from a participating Microsoft Learning Partner. Get started now.​  Original Publication Date: 12/16/2010 Program Announcements Microsoft Certified Professional Store Survey As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the benefits of the Microsoft Certification Program, we kindly request your feedback regarding which products you'd like to see available in the MCP store. The survey should take only one to two minutes to complete, but will help dictate the future direction of the store. Read the full article » Original Publication Date: 12/16/2010 Events Attend a Windows 7 Event or Webcast Attend a Windows 7 training event for a quick hands-on experience, and also find future training and certification opportunities to advance your career.​ Original Publication Date: 12/16/2010 Live Meetings for Managers: Register Now Microsoft has developed a special series of webcasts to help managers of IT professionals and developers get the most out of training and certification opportunities and optimize team performance. •Riding the Windows 7 and Office 2010 Wave •Moving to the Cloud •Virtual Training: How to Ready Your IT Staff Anywhere, Anytime Through Remote Training Visit the IT Manager Portal to see a full schedule of Live Meetings for Managers or to view a previous meeting on demand. Read the full article » Original Publication Date: 12/15/2010 Certification/Exams Save 15 Percent on Microsoft Certification Exam Packs for Managers and Organizations Whether your team needs to update skills, prepare for deployment, or validate their training, Microsoft Certification can help them, and you, get ahead. Purchase a specially priced 10-pack of Microsoft Certification exam vouchers and save 15 percent with Second Shots included. Read the full article » Original Publication Date: 12/03/2010 Manager to Manager Best Practices While we were at TechEd North America last June, more than 250 IT managers, IT professionals, and developers stopped by our ShoutIT video booth to share their stories. Now we're sharing some of those stories with you. Listen in as Marcus Robinson shares how he uses Microsoft Certification to validate that employees are getting the most from training classes in this Manager to Manager Best Practices Video. Original Publication Date: 12/07/2010 Training - MOC/Courseware/Exams/Clinics What's New with Windows Server 2008 R2? Learning is easier when you have something to practice on. Download the Windows Server 2008 R2 evaluation to make the most of your learning experience. Read the full article » Original Publication Date: 12/06/2010 Special Offers Join the Microsoft Learning Mailing List Get the full story on training and certification by joining the new Microsoft Learning mailing list. When you sign up, you'll receive periodic, single-topic email messages that highlight specific learning resources and help you make the most of new offers. Read the full article » Original Publication Date: 12/08/2010 Monthly Edition December 2010 In This Issue » Program Announcements » Events » Certification » Training » Special Offers Resources » Born to Learn blog » MCP Web site » Special Offers for MCPs Share Your Feedback » Tell Us What You Think About This Newsletter Learning Portals » Windows 7 » Windows Vista » Windows Server 2008 » Microsoft SQL Server 2008 » Microsoft SQL Server 2005 » Visual Studio 2008 » Visual Studio 2005 » Exchange Server 2010 » Exchange Server 2007 » Microsoft Forefront » 2007 Microsoft Office System » Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 » Microsoft Virtualization Microsoft respects your privacy.  Please read our online Privacy Statement. If you would prefer to no longer receive this newsletter, please click here to unsubscribe or reply to this message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. To set your contact preferences for other Microsoft communications, see the communications preferences section of the Microsoft Privacy Statement. Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 USA Wednesday, December 15, 2010 [+/-] Microsoft Student Newsletter - December 2010 View the mobile version | Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile Welcome to the Microsoft Student Newsletter, offering news, tips, advice, career info, and special offers for today's students. Forward this newsletter to a friend! Spread Holiday Cheer Happy holidays from the Microsoft Student team. If you're still looking for a great gift, check out these ideas from Microsoft.  Our favorites include Kinect, the all-new hands-free Xbox gaming system, and Windows Phone 7, a brand new, totally unique mobile operating system from Microsoft. Check it out. Office for Mac: Tips & tricks Office for Mac Academic 2011. For the student price of just $99, you can make your school projects shine with the most professional, familiar, and compatible productivity software. Learn more. Windows Phone apps made by students Check out these great apps, Corona and Hand of Bob, made by students! Make your own-go to the App Hub and download no-cost application creation tools from Microsoft. Fuel your career with Students to Business Logica, Devoteam, Ernest Young, and hundreds of other companies are hiring students who know Microsoft technologies. Check out the job opportunities in your country now. Imagine Cup Solve This Turn your ideas into action. 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