The Dream or The Microsoft SharePoint Step by Step Kit

The Dream: How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions

Author: Gurbaksh Chahal

Gurbaksh Chahal started the Internet advertising company ClickAgents from his bedroom at the age of 16, having emigrated to the United States with his Sikh family from the small town of Tarn Taran, India. He dropped out of high school to pursue the venture full-time, and two years later sold ClickAgents for $40 million, making him one of the youngest self-made millionaires in history and allowing him and his entire family to realize their dreams. Chahal went on to become the youngest executive of a multi-billion dollar NASDAQ-listed company, and then sold his second company, BlueLithium, to Yahoo! for $300 million, turning many of his employees into multi-millionaires as well.

In The Dream, Chahal’s refreshing advice for entrepreneurs encourages them to embrace risk and to carve out new niches in the marketplace. He emphasizes the value of good business timing: how to execute an idea and get it to the marketplace, how to create and maintain solid business relationships, how to stay grounded, and—most importantly—how to teach yourself that failure is not an option. Chahal’s story not only shows how a 16-year-old immigrant overcame discrimination and adversity to fulfill his highest ambitions, but also provides aspiring entrepreneurs with valuable hands-on advice on how to achieve success.

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The Microsoft SharePoint Step by Step Kit: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Step by Step and Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007

Author: Olga Londer

The smart way to learn Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Designer 2007-one step at a time! Now you can get two popular Step By Step books in one value-packed toolkit-at a great price. You'll work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps and skill-building practice files on CD. First, master the fundamentals with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Step By Step-then, learn how to customize your site and make it really work for you with Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Step By Step.

Teach yourself how to:
• Create and manage SharePoint sites, including working with lists and libraries • Work with collaboration features to create surveys, discussion boards, wikis, and blogs • Customize your site with cascading style sheets, Web parts, and data sources • Create workflows and applications with custom forms, templates, and dashboards to enhance your team's productivity • Work with Microsoft Office Excelr 2007, Accessr 2007, InfoPathr 2007, and Outlookr 2007 in Windows SharePoint Services • Plus-get two companion CDs featuring hands-on practice files from both books

With Step By Step, you can take just the lessons you need or work from cover to cover. Either way, you drive the instruction, building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!

Key Book Benefits:
• Combines two beginning SharePoint books in one package at a discounted price. • Covers all the fundamentals, including building custom SharePoint sites and applications to enable collaboration and enhance productivity. • With Step By Step, you can read from cover to cover or pick just the topics you want. •Useful to both beginning-level and experienced SharePoint users. • Features easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on skill-building exercises. • Includes two companion CDs with practice files, project templates, and other resources.

About Author(s)

Olga M. Londer, MCSE, MCT, is a technology evangelist for Microsoft Corporation who leads an international team of infrastructure consultants. She is a coauthor of Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit, among other books, and a frequent speaker at conferences such as TechEd, VSLive!, DevWeek, and IT Forum.

Penelope Coventry, MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA, MCSD, MCAD, MCT, CTT+, MSF, ISEB IT Infrastructure Management, and IT Project+ certified, is an independent consultant with 25+ years of industry experience. She currently focuses on the design, implementation, and development of Windows SharePoint Services-based solutions, and is a coauthor of the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit.

Bill English, MCSE, MCT, CTT+, GSEC, is a Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. He is president of MindSharp, a leading training and consulting company for Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies, and the author of several books.

With more than a decade of experience developing Microsoft-centric software, Todd C. Bleeker, Ph.D., is regarded as an innovative and resourceful technologist. Todd is an instructor and co-owner of Mindsharp, a firm specializing in SharePoint Products and Technologies.