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If you like your study guides in big packages, then the MCSE Core Requirements Study Kit is the ultimate exam preparation resource. The MCSE Core Requirements Study Kit bundles the Windows NT® 4.0 MCSE Study Guide and the Networking Essentials MCSE Study Guide to give you a comprehensive "timesaver package" that covers four MCSE exams: 70-58 (Networking Essentials), 70-73 (Windows NT Workstation), 70-67 (Windows NT Server 4.0), and 70-68 (Windows NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise).

Plus, these Microsoft Certified Professional Approved study guides come with two CD-ROMs featuring essential "tools for success" including dozens of sample exam questions, electronic versions of both books, Microsoft Offline, Diskeeper Lite, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and much more. With the MCSE Core Requirements Study Kit, you wont get sidetracked with extraneous, irrelevant information and youll benefit from the real-world experience of authors Alan R. Carter and Jason, Nash - both of whom are MCSE, MCT, CNE, and CNP certified. ... Read more

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Fine study resource for the NT track
Thoughtfully laid out with pretty good coverage of the NT exam topics.Because the technology changes so rapidly, I cannot fault them for being out of date, as this is something which every book of this type must face.But after I passed the exams, I kept these books on hand for reference in my job as Technical Support engineer.

What happened to my review
I reviewed this book some weeks ago. The review appeared for a while thendisappeared. What happened?

Probably the best book on the MCSE core exams
This pack of two has the Networking Essentials as one book and the NT4 asanother.

While the Networking Essential book is equally as good as theSybex, MS Press or the Exam Cram, the NT4 book has no equal.

Unlike theSybex Core, which is split into 3 NT books and repeats itself, this book ishighly focused and informative. It will not only help you pass the examsthe first time, you will find yourself referring to it well aftercertification.

Although, the NT4 book looks big, it might actually bethe fastest way to passing the NT4 exams. You can sit down with the book,read it once, do the practise exercises and sit for the 3 NT exams. If youfeel like some supplementary text, you might want to take a look at theExam Cram or (&) the Nutshells. Both excellent books as well.

If Ineeded to buy just one book for the MCSE, I will get this one! It's a goodidea to do a lot of practise exams too!

Time is money and this kit will save you money!
I reviewed many of the other book sets for MCSE and this one is the best. The others including the top seller have a book for each test, which requires to reread a lot of information. IDG Books put all of the NTsoftware information in one book so you don't repeat information that youalready know. To be best prepare for the exams read the dummy books or redcram books before taking the test.

Very good for Workstation and Server. Poor for enterprise
Use this book for your Workstation and Server exams.

However read this book for basics on Enterprise.I recommend that you buy this kit and get your hands on those dummy books. I used the Dummies series along with thisbook.The Dummies series is good for giving you understanding on theadvance concepts, not the basics.There fore buy this book, then buy thecheap but good quality Dummies series.read this bookfirst.Its verygood and written very well.However you MUST supplement your reading,especially for the Enterprise exam with the MCSE Windows NT Server 4 in theEnterprise for Dummies.As A side note for all those doing MCSE + I, didyou know that you can get MCP, MCP + I, MCSE, MCDBA if you just focused onMCSE + I and do the Administering SQL Server 7.0 and Designing using SQLserver 7.0 as your electives?Now if I can only find agood book on SQLServer 7.0 ... Read more

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Experts survey the new media landscape and explore specificways in which Christians can expand their ministry effectivenessand advance their worldview with discernment and grace.

A recent Pew Study reports that only 2% of America's twelvemillion bloggers claim "religion, spirituality or faith" as theirmain topic. This leaves a great mission field in cyberspace, saycontributors to The New Media Frontier, because the latestforms of communication present so many opportunities to promote thecause of Christ in other topics and fields. Before blindlyjumping in, however, Christians need to weigh the possibilitiesagainst the consequences, and then proceed with the practicaldiscernment and grace this book provides.

With a foreword by national radio host Hugh Hewitt-who has beenat the forefront of the new media movement among Christians-editorsRoger Overton and John Mark Reynolds (along with an impressive listof other new media experts) survey the current landscape andexplore specific areas in which God's people can creatively expandtheir reach to a lost world. By stressing the urgency for Christianinvolvement, unearthing the dangers, and advising readers on how touse this media with different audiences, this book equips believersto advance, demonstrate, and utilize the Christian worldview inthis exciting realm.

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Christian ministry and new media
In October 2005 the first annual GodBlogCon conference (now called the Christian Web Conference) was held at Biola University, a gathering for Christian bloggers and other participants various forms of new media ministry. Out of that conference came this book, which contains chapters contributed by a number of different bloggers.

The topics covered range from how to start a blog, audio podcast or video podcast, to blogging on particular topics such as theology, apologetics, academic subjects, politics, bioethics and social justice. Chapters I found of particular interest included David Wayne's chapter on theological blogging, Fred Sanders's chapter on academics and new media, Jason Baker's chapter on virtual classrooms, and Stephen Shields's chapter on social justice, social relief and new media.

I usually try to avoid books which contain chapters contributed by different authors because I tend to get bogged down by the variability of content and themes within the book. This book was no exception, and it took me a long time to get through it. Although I am very interested in blogging and vlogging, most of the content failed to capture my imagination. I found Brian Bailey's "The Blogging Church" much more helpful.

Five stars for what it is, but only two for what I expected it to be
This is a very BASIC book.If you have experience at all with teh interwebz, you will not learn much new.Nonetheless, there are some insights, both good and poor, that are springboards for discussion.I will be using this book as part of a presentation on Christians and Social Networking and will will those insights of both categories as talking points.What I disliked was the constant assumption that "in person" is inherently better than the electronic medium.Have we ever met the Apostle Paul?Perhaps it is my sensitivity to the self-righteous attitude of some Christians to internet fellowship as second-class, but that tone left a bad taste in my mouth.Maybe I am just used to be being on the bleeding edge, but I find it somewhat hard to believe that the Christian community is so Luddite that such a basic book is necessary.And the Amish don't care about new media.

The New Media Frontier - a good primer
The New media Frontier serves both as a primer on the use of internet technology for churches and ministry, but also as a collection of thoughts looking to the present and future to discuss ways in which churches, ministries, and missions have been and will be shaped by the use of technology.

The first section of the book focuses on the `primer' element.The contributors offer overview and reflections on `new media' and the church, as well as beginner's guides to using blogs and other web technologies (video, podcasts, etc.) in a ministry setting.Much of this basic information was presented with few assumptions, and for those who aren't tech-savvy it could be a great resource to understand the "hows and whys" of new technology and media.

The discussions in the second half move beyond the basics into discussions of how new media has, can, and will affect churches, pastors, and ministries in the coming years.These chapters range from discussions of `cyber communities' centered around blogs, using new media in teaching situations, seeing Facebook as a tool for pastoral counseling, and how new media will shape the church's forays into issues like bioethics and social justice.

I appreciated the discussion that is represented in The New Media Frontier.It felt odd to read these thoughts on pages, because so many of them seemed like conversations that would be at home on blogs and websites - and many of them probably started out that way.In this sense, the book represents a particular moment in time - a moment when many churches have begun to consider how technology affects their ministry but have not yet fully embrace the opportunities provided by new media.This book can be a great resource for those who have yet to commit to the possibilities presented by new technologies and a launching point for conversations about how they will allow the new media frontier to shape the future of their ministries.

A Guide To The New Media For The Church
Is it possible to communicate the fullness of the ever changing, ever expansive category of "New Media", using a book? That is just what John Mark Reynalds & Roger Overton attempt to do, as they bring together some of the best voices from the Christian movement in New Media. The results are a fascinating and informative book, that for now is a complete and relevant guide to the things Christian media creators should know and should care about.

The book is written by a team of well-researched writers, who speak from experience. It begins especially well, and explains the history and the relevancy of the New Media from a Judeo-Christian worldview. From there it continues to build the case for Christians to learn to use the new forums of communication now open to us.

The points it raises are fascinating, and to the point. Each question is handled well, and nothing is simply dismissed or glossed over.
It explains why Christians should err on the side of liberty when it comes to the new media, and at the same time explores the pitfalls and weaknesses in the New Media movement.
The communication style of each writer is easy to read, but very well researched and full of information. I found myself highlighting and marking sections of the book to come back to. There possibly couldn't be a better resource available for the Christian interested and/or involved in producing for a new generation highly attuned to the ever changing world of media. The author brings out this quote that; "as long as Liberty prevails, a chance for more entrepreneurial activity in information distribution will exist."
The incredible tools that the New Media bring to the table will need to be defended, for freedoms sake. True Christianity has and will do well under the microscope of free information access.

If you are new to the realm of online media and blogging, this is a great start, but without mentioning up and coming and widely popular twitter and spending so much time on the awful Youtube, rather than the more relevant and high quality sites for video available [...]I wonder how long this book will last before needing to be republished?
Of course that is the point... Technology changes, and the old media can only take the church so far before we are irrelevant.

I work in producing media that falls into both the old media and new media categories, and I found this book to be extremely relevant to the questions I had in trying to navigate the expansive waters of the internet revolutions aftermath. Great discussions will come from reading this book, and I imagine most of them will be communicated, like this review, via the New Media.

Shepherd Ahlers
Intern, City on a Hill Productions

A what, why and how book of leveraging online media for the Gospel
The New Media Frontier is an amazing book for anyone that realizes the millions of people that are far from God that won't be reached by "traditional" methods of sharing the Gospel. As well as those wanting to utilize social media/ blogging / podcasting / twitter to grow people outside the 4 walls of the church. This book not only shares the why we should use online media for reaching out, but also shares alot of the how to aspects as well. I would say that I am an above average techy kinda guy, and I was surprised at how much I gleaned from the writers. It was a great surprise when I was half way though the book and read a chapter by Rhett Smith, a great guy I met at the Echo conference in Dallas last month. All in all I would say this book is a must have for anyone that is wanting to extend their reach ! ... Read more

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This IDC study discusses the factors that will have the biggest commercial impact on the ICT market across Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan), or APEJ, in 2010. After the effects of the 2008/2009 financial crisis, IT planning has undergone some major rethinking and this is reflected within IDC's predictions for 2010. As the economy begins to show early signs of recovery, the trends and behaviors that were born as a result of tightened purse strings should continue well into the recovery.

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Web of Spies is an extraordinarily rare spy novel in the Killmaster series, written anonymously by Manning Lee Stokes. The title character, Nick Carter, is Agent N3 of AXE, a spy agency for the US government. Agent N3 uses three main weapons: The Gun, Wilhelmina, is a stripped down German Luger which he stole from a German officer during a harrowing mission during WW2. The knife, Hugo, is a pearl handled stiletto, worn on the wrist, and rigged to releas with a simple muscle contraction. And Pierre, the poison gas bomb, a small device, hidden in his undershorts (in case he gets patted down, it is mistaken for his scrotum). The AXE agency is similar to the CIA, but are mostly concerned with assassinations. Nick Carter works with a research & development agent with AXE named, Pointdexter, similar to Q in the 007 series, who supplies him with weapons, gadgets, disguises, and papers. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Presidential Studies Quarterly, published by Center for the Study of the Presidency on June 1, 2007. The length of the article is 12526 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Contrary to findings that show the contemporary nomination process, regardless of party, favoring early frontrunners, this article shows that the eventual Democratic nominee is typically different from and often travels a different path to victory than the eventual Republican nominee. Since 1972, the eventual Democratic winners began as relatively unknown candidates with single-digit support who emerge as the frontrunner late in the process, sometimes just before the voting begins in Iowa and New Hampshire and sometimes just after the first votes are cast. John Kerry is only the latest Democratic example. In contrast, Republican winners have been national figures and have consistently been the early favorites a year before any votes were cast or large sums of money raised. To date, the accuracy of partyless models is driven largely by Republican successes. These models may be better at predicting Republican nominees than predicting Democratic nominees.

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