The "Smooth Guide" to Groove

1.       John Le Carre appetizer:   Smiley’s People

2.       Cool Scientific autobiographies http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dancing-Naked-Mind-Field-Mullis/dp/0679774009/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1248760727&sr=1-2   http://www.amazon.co.uk/Surely-Youre-Joking-Mr-Feynman-Adventures/dp/009917331X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1248760811&sr=8-1

3.       Adventures in Physics  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dancing-Wu-Li-Masters-Overview/dp/0712648720/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1248760871&sr=8-1

4.       Cool travel writing http://www.amazon.co.uk/Holy-Mountain-Journey-Shadow-Byzantium/dp/0006547745/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1248760912&sr=8-1

5.       History of AIDS http://www.amazon.co.uk/River-Journey-Source-Penguin-Science/dp/0140283773/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248760984&sr=1-4

6.       Great American trivia: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Made-America-Bill-Bryson/dp/0552998052/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248761062&sr=1-1

7.       Linguistics: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/qid=1248761105/ref=a9_sc_1?ie=UTF8&search-alias=stripbooks&field-keywords=steven%20pinker  - “The Language instinct” or” how the mind works” are great to begin with http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mother-Tongue-Language-Bill-Bryson/dp/014014305X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248761224&sr=1-1

8.       Revisionist History: http://www.troy-in-england.co.uk/where-troy-once-stood/where-troy-once-stood.htm

9.       Great conspiracy theory that Dan Brown “borrowed” for The “Davinci Code” http://www.amazon.com/Holy-Blood-Grail/dp/0099503093/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248761519&sr=1-1

10.    Genetics: http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Watchmaker-Evidence-Evolution-Universe/dp/0393315703/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248761582&sr=1-3  

11.   Matt Ridley rocks!  “The Red Queen”,  “ On the origins of Virtue” and “ Genome” are cracking good books http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b_0_6?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=matt+ridley&sprefix=Matt+r

12.   In a class of its own: http://www.amazon.com/Acid-Dreams-Complete-History-Sixties/dp/0802130623/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248761913&sr=1-1

13.   The king and creator of Cyberpunk http://www.amazon.com/reader/0553281747?%5Fencoding=UTF8&ref%5F=sib%5Faps%5Fsup&qid=1248761981&page=random#reader

14.   Phillip K Dick – you know this as “Blade Runner” http://www.amazon.com/Do-Androids-Dream-Electric-Sheep/dp/1570420521/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1248762193&sr=8-6

15.   This should be the last thing EVERYONE reads before embarking on adult life: http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Co-Operation-Penguin-Press-Science/dp/0140124950/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1248762561&sr=8-1

16.   Modern History: http://www.amazon.com/Fiasco-American-Military-Adventure-Iraq/dp/B001E96KKK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248762915&sr=1-1

17.   Food: http://www.amazon.com/Anthony-Bourdain-Omnibus-Kitchen-Confidential/dp/0747574987/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248763088&sr=1-2

18.   Funny contemporary English ranting: http://www.amazon.com/World-According-Clarkson-Jeremy/dp/B001NXUQHU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248763352&sr=1-4

19.   The Bible: http://www.amazon.com/Tcp-Ip-Complete-Ed-Taylor/dp/0070634009/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248763469&sr=1-1

20.   My favourite American novelist: http://www.amazon.com/Slapstick-Lonesome-No-More-Novel/dp/0385334230/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248763521&sr=1-10

And NO - I am not getting paid by Amazon!

Deployment Certification Exam Training - TechEd Barcelona

Friday 07 November 2008, 10:15 – 15:30

Hilton Diagonal Mar Hotel, Albora Room on the 1^st Floor

Tech Ed IT Forum and Tech Ed Developer registrants are invited to attend the Groove 2007 Fundamentals & Technical Training course.  Participating in this training will help prepare you for taking and passing the Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist Exam 70-555: Configuring Microsoft Office Groove 2007. 

Abstract
This course will outline Groove solutions in market, how SharePoint & Groove work together, and how to deploy and support Groove in your organization.  The training includes presentations, labs, and Q&A discussions.  The Hands on Labs will focus on the Groove client as well as installing and configuring the Groove Servers.  You will leave the class with a solid understanding of the Groove platform and its underlying services, including the unique aspects of a decentralized architecture, communications, security, data bridge, relay and management services.

Attendee Profiles
This event will have 200 – 300 level technical focus.  IT Pros, Microsoft field personnel, Developers, and anyone else interested in learning about deploying Office Groove 2007 are welcome to attend.  Please spread the word to inform your colleagues about this valuable training opportunity!

Cost
There is no additional cost for Tech Ed delegates to attend this training session.  However, you must register in advance since space is limited.  Cancellations must be received at least 48 hours before the event begins to accommodate others wanting to participate.

Attendees will be provided free access codes for all 6 of the Groove Server e-Learning courses currently available.  In addition, attendees who complete this course (who are not Microsoft employees) will receive a free voucher for the Groove certification exam.

Lunch will be provided during the session.

How to Register for This Event

Advance registration is required and space is limited, so sign up now. To register, click this link to send an email to grvte08@microsoft.com

Prior to this Event

Because we will utilize Microsoft MSL’s e-learning modules for many of the Labs and will be accessing Groove Hosted Services, a Windows Live ID is required.  If you have not created one, you should do so before the event to save time.  Click here to create a Windows Live ID.