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Eric Brechner's alter ego, I.M. Wright, pulls no punches in his latest podcast about the trouble with "rancid managers." If you enjoy the podcast, check out Brechner's book, I. M. Wright's "Hard Code."

By A. Russell Jones

Hi. I'm Russell Jones, formerly Executive Editor at DevX.com. It's good to be at O'Reilly where I'll be working to publish developer-focused titles. I'm looking for information about the rapidly name-changing project Astoria, aka ADO.NET Data Services Framework, now WCF Data Services. If you're an expert in this technology, or if you know someone who is, I'd like to start a conversation.

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Carl Chatfield, the co-author of Microsoft Office Project 2007 Step by Step, is now blogging about his favorite topic. "I am an employee of Microsoft but my work as an author on this subject is independent," writes Chatfield in his first post. "My main interest is to hear back from you, dear reader. I have ideas about Microsoft Project and project management and teams of knowledge workers rattling around in my head, and some of them are worth posting in this format." Read more.

Marsee Henon, from O'Reilly Media, here. Do you run a user group, professional association, or other community group? I'd like to invite you to join the user group program sponsored by O'Reilly Media. As part of our new relationship with Microsoft Press, O'Reilly Media can extend many benefits to you and your group members, including free book samples, discounts on books and ebooks, and event sponsorship opportunities. For more information or to register, go to ug.oreilly.com.

"First Look: Microsoft Office 2010," by Katherine Murray, offers 14 chapters of early content. This free sneak peek introduces you to changes in Office 2010 and shows you how to make the most of the new features. Download the sneak peek here. Find more information about this free download on the Microsoft Press blog.

By William Stanek

William here, talking about my new book Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 Administrator's Pocket Consultant. This book is designed to be a concise and compulsively usable resource for Exchange Server 2010 administrators. Exchange Server 2010 Administrator's Pocket Consultant covers everything you need to perform the core administrative tasks for Exchange Server 2010, whether your servers are running on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 Release 2. Because the focus is on giving you maximum value in a pocket-sized guide, you don't have to wade through hundreds of pages of extraneous information to find what you're looking for. Instead, you'll find exactly what you need to get the job done. In short, the book is designed to be the one resource you turn to whenever you have questions regarding Exchange Server 2010 administration.

By Tim O'Reilly

Today, Microsoft and O'Reilly Media announced an agreement to support and expand Microsoft Press. Under the terms of the strategic alliance, O'Reilly will be the exclusive distributor of Microsoft Press titles and co-publisher of all Microsoft Press titles, on Nov. 30, 2009. We'll be working with Microsoft to develop new books, as well as distributing both existing and new co-published books to bookstores, and, perhaps most importantly, to the emerging digital book channels that represent the future of book publishing.