" 10 steps to career success" and "Era of Global Transition: Crises & opportunities in a new world"

This is not connected with software development, but it might be interesting:

• 10 steps to career success - short movie on Youtube
• "Era of Global Transition: Crises & opportunities in a new world" - a book mentioned in this movie, available on Amazon.

Significant Changes for Microsoft Partner Network (MPN)

According to MPN: "2014 will herald the biggest update to the Partner Network since its launch three years ago. From new Action Pack Subscriptions through to cloud based and specialist competencies. This video provides a brief overview of the changes while the MPN Disclosure of Upcoming Programme Changes Guide and Julie Bennani's WPC Presentation provide greater detail."

What's New in .NET Development - Build 2013

The latest version of .NET delivers a number of new innovations while maintaining a high compatibility bar. In this presentation, we will walk through the latest features in .NET that focus on Developer Productivity, Application Performance and Continuous Delivery. Examples will include diagnostics improvements, library enhancements and new features in Windows Store development.
http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2013/2-303

Videos from NDC 2013

Videos from NDC 2013 are now available on vimeo: http://vimeo.com/ndcoslo/videos

E-Book Gallery for Microsoft Technologies

Download content for ASP.NET, Office, SQL Server, Windows Azure, SharePoint Server and other Microsoft technologies in e-book formats. Reference, guide, and step-by-step information are all available. All the e-books are free. New books will be posted as they become available.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/11608.e-book-gallery-for-microsoft-technologies.aspx 

Ludus Windows 8 Game Starter Kit

This looks interesting - Ludus Windows 8 Game Starter Kit:

• http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/blog/Ludus-Windows-8-Game-Starter-Kit-Pleasing-the-Platformer-in-you
• http://wootstudio.ca/win8platstarter

According to authors: "Don't start from scratch. This Platformer Game Starter Kit for Windows 8 will get you going with full code & free game art.".... hmmm... maybe it is wort to try...

Hello world!

Hi All,

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