Prepare for Microsoft Exam AZ-900—and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of cloud services and how they can be provided with Microsoft Azure. Designed for professionals in any non-technical or technical role, Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Fundamentals level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: 

• Understand cloud concepts 
• Understand core Azure services 
• Understand security, privacy, compliance, and trust 
• Understand Azure pricing and support 

This Microsoft Exam Ref: 

• Organizes its coverage by exam objectives 
• Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you 
• Assumes you want to show foundational knowledge of cloud services and their delivery with Microsoft Azure; no technical background or IT experience is required 

About the Exam 

Exam AZ-900 focuses on knowledge needed to evaluate cloud service’s value; explain IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS; compare public, private, and hybrid cloud models; understand core Azure architectural components, products, and management tools; describe the Azure Marketplace, its usage, and key solutions; understand Azure security, identity services, and monitoring; manage privacy, compliance, and data protection; price subscriptions and manage costs; choose support options; use Service Level Agreements; and understand the Azure service lifecycle. 

About Microsoft Certification 

Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals credential, demonstrating that you understand cloud concepts, core Azure Services, Azure pricing and support, and the fundamentals of cloud security, privacy, compliance, and trust. 

See full details at: www.microsoft.com/learn 

If you own or are considering a Windows 10 tablet, My Windows® 10 Tablet s your must-have companion. This friendly, quick, full-color, 100% practical tutorial walks you through every task you'll want to perform with your new tablet, no matter what brand or model you choose.

In addition, this book is part of Que’s Content Update Program. As Microsoft updates features of Windows 10, sections of this book will be updated or new sections will be added to match the updates to the software. The updates will be delivered to you via a FREE Web Edition of this book, which can be accessed with any Internet connection.

My Windows 10 Tablet is an easy, full-color tutorial on the latest operating system from Microsoft, which covers the following topics:

·         Taking advantage of Windows 10's best new features for tablets

·         Getting productive fast, and taking control of the new Windows 10 interface and Start menu

·         Securely connecting your Windows 10 tablet and using it safely in mobile environments

·         Browsing the Web more quickly and reliably with the new Edge browser

·         Connecting your tablet to your phone, other PCs, and other devices

·         Making the most of the Cortana personal digital assistant

·         Working with Windows 10—compatible Microsoft Office apps

·         Using Continuum to work seamlessly on both tablets and other Windows devices

·         Updating, maintaining, and troubleshooting your tablet

·         Saving time and using your tablet to enhance your daily life

Every task is presented step-by-step, using carefully annotated, colorful screenshots, all numbered so there's no chance of getting lost or confused. Everything's clearly organized in modular, self-contained chapters designed to help you get started quickly. Throughout, the book is packed with helpful tips, lists, and quick solutions to the problems you're most likely to encounter.

How to access the web edition:

Follow the instructions in the book to learn how to register your book to access the FREE Web Edition.

My Surface™ 2

Updated for
Windows® RT 8.1

Step-by-step

instructions with callouts to Surface 2 photos that show you exactly what to do

Help

when you run into Surface 2 problems or limitations

Tips and Notes

to help you get the most from your Surface 2

Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping
your Surface 2 working just the way you want. Learn how to:

  •   Get started quickly with Surface 2 and Windows RT 8.1

  •   Connect to Wi-Fi, share printers, and access files from your network or your SkyDrive cloud storage account

  •   Get on the Web fast and enjoy it more with Internet Explorer 11 and the Bing search engine

  •   Secure your Surface and control what your kids can do with it

  •   Do all your Facebook and Twitter social networking through the People app

  •   Find and play the music you love with Xbox Music, Radio, and Xbox Music Pass

  •   Watch Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus, and other streaming video

  •   Instantly retrieve up-to-the-minute news from top media and journalists

  •   Create, edit, format, proof, and share documents with Word 2013

  •   Crunch numbers with Excel 2013

  •   Present on the go with PowerPoint 2013

  •   Use OneNote 2013 to organize notes, sync them across devices, and access them from anywhere

  •   Manage email and track your calendar with Outlook 2013

  •   Go anywhere with Surface 2’s easy maps and directions

  •   Capture, manage, touch up, and geotag your photos

  •   Make sure your files are always safely backed up

  •   Find the best new Windows Store Apps

  •   Keep your Surface 2 working reliably, with maximum battery life

  •   Personalize your Surface 2 using the newest customization settings

  •   Get more help whenever you need it

My Surface™

Step-by-step instructions with callouts to Surface photos that show you exactly what to do

Help when you run into Surface problems or limitations

Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your Surface

Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your Surface working just the way you want. Learn how to

• Get started quickly with Surface’s Start Screen and natural touch interface

• Safely connect to networks, the Web, and other PCs

• Use SkyDrive and your Microsoft account to access data and settings from anywhere

• Search and browse the Internet more efficiently than ever

• Do your Facebook and Twitter social networking through the People app

• Discover, manage, and play music and other media

• Watch Netflix, YouTube, and other streaming video

• Manage your appointments and your life through Calendar

• Keep up to date with the latest news

• Create documents with Word 2013

• Crunch numbers with Excel 2013

• Present on-the-go with PowerPoint 2013

• Organize your notes with OneNote 2013

• Find the best new Surface apps at the Windows Store

• Keep your Surface working reliably and securely

• Personalize Microsoft Surface so it works the way you want it to

• Get more help whenever you need it

• Make the most of Touch Cover and Type Cover

• Control your Xbox 360 through Surface’s Smartglass app

CATEGORY: Tablets

COVERS: Microsoft Surface™

USER LEVEL: Beginning-Intermediate

My Kindle Fire HD

Step-by-step instructions with callouts to Amazon Kindle Fire HD photos that show you exactly what to do

Help when you run in to Amazon Kindle Fire problems or limitations

Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your Amazon Kindle Fire

Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping Your Amazon Kindle Fire working just the way you want. Learn how to

•           Quickly master all the basics: reading, playing, watching, browsing, and more

•           Read an eBook and listen to the audiobook at the same time

•           Read periodicals in full color and zoom in on articles

•           Discover Calibre, a powerful eBook management tool

•           Control even the largest music libraries

•           Stream the latest movies, and even watch them on your TV

•           Instantly find out the name of a familiar actor in a movie

•           Use your Kindle Fire as a digital photo frame

•           Set up a safe and fun Kindle Fire environment for your kids

•           Set up your email account to work on your Kindle Fire

•           Talk to friends and family over Skype

•           Post to Twitter and Facebook

•           Surf the Web with Amazon’s innovative Silk browser

•           Use Amazon Cloud to get your stuff anywhere—even if you left your Kindle at home

CATEGORY:  Consumer Electronics

COVERS:  Amazon Kindle Fire HD

USER LEVEL:  Beginning—Intermediate

Do more with Microsoft Expression Web 4 SP2—in less time!

This is the world’s most expert, complete, and practical guide to succeeding with Expression Web 4 SP2! Microsoft insider Jim Cheshire presents today’s best solutions for everything you need to do with Expression Web 4 SP2 and its brand-new HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery tools!. Create, edit, and manage content… implement leading-edge designs… integrate dynamic content… add powerful features with no custom coding… leverage SP2’s latest time-saving features…do the job right, and do it fast!

• “In the trenches” solutions, big-picture insights, real examples, time-saving shortcuts
• Boost productivity with custom workspaces, Snapshot & Snippet panels, Universal
  Commenting, and other SP2 improvements
• Optimize every phase of development, from site creation through reporting
• Use Expression Web 4 features together to solve real web design problems
  and achieve real business goals
• Build HTML5/CSS3 standards-compliant sites that work properly in any modern browser
• Learn high-efficiency techniques for using tables, forms, and QuickTags
• Add more dynamic, interactive content with Behaviors and Layers
• Differentiate your site with dynamic components and client-side JavaScript
• Use ASP.NET’s simple tools to display, edit, and manage data without custom code
• Develop accessible, Section 508- or WCAG-compliant sites
• Efficiently test sites and apps with SP2’s enhanced SuperPreview and remote browsing
• Easily password-protect content with ASP.NET Login controls and membership features
• Leverage Expression Web’s updated PHP 5.3 support, including module IntelliSense
  and “Open as PHP”
• Efficiently troubleshoot any site development problem

 Register your book at www.quepublishing.com/title/9780789749192 to get the entire book in searchable PDF format, including all examples and sample files, plus a bonus four-chapter mini book on creating add-ins with JavaScript and HTML!

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

Make the most of your new Amazon Kindle^TM eBook reader! Read books, play media, get free content, uncover powerful, little-known Kindle features you’ll love!

Learn to do all this and much more… 

• Connect to Amazon’s Kindle Store and buy content
• Download a world of free books and other content
• Manage your content and quickly find what you’re looking for
• Read books on Kindle and customize a better reading experience
• Quickly sync content across multiple Kindles and other devices
• Make the most of Kindle’s menus, keyboard shortcuts, and search
• Read Adobe PDFs without converting them
• Listen to Audible audiobooks–and use Kindle’s text-to-speech to hear other books, too
• Play MP3 music and games
• Use Kindle’s built-in New Oxford American Dictionary and Oxford Dictionary of English
• Add bookmarks, notes, clips, and highlights to your books
• Use Kindle Whispernet to read email, check Facebook, even manage your Netflix queue
• Convert and manage Kindle content with Calibre
• Find the best third-party Kindle apps, add-ons, and web resources

The ultimate guide to creating and managing websites using Microsoft Expression Web 4.

• 36.Expression Web 4 Add-in Basics

• 37.Creating a Basic Add-in

• 38.Packaging, Testing, and Debugging Add-ins

• 39.Expression Web 4 JavaScript API Reference

Introducing Using Kindle, Third Edition. Meticulously researched and painstakingly written to be the one Kindle resource you can't live without, Using Kindle is a thorough guide covering all aspects of the Kindle, including how it works with devices such as the iPhone, iPod touch, and PC as well as the new PDF and international featuers. Using Kindle is designed to teach you everything you need to know to get the most out of your Kindle experience. Here are just a few of the many things you'll learn in this book:

• Tips and tricks to help make your basic Kindle reading experience more enjoyable, whether you’re reading on a Kindle device, your portable device, or a computer.
• Coverage of Kindle DX's native PDF support and accelerometer - it will automatically switch from portrait to landscape when you turn it!
• Details on Amazon's Whispersync service for owners of multiple Kindles, an iPhone or an iPod touch, or Kindle for PC or Kindle for Mac.
• Details on where you can locate free books as well as tips on how you can search for hard-to-find free books.
• How you can use free software to convert books and edit author name, title, and other information.
• The best ways to take advantage of the Kindle's built-in Web browser, including how to use email, blog readers, eBay, social networking, and even manage your Netflix movie queue.
• How to listen to music while you read.
• How to listen to podcasts on your Kindle (and how to make the Kindle automatically remember your current place in your favorite podcast.)
• A comprehensive FAQ on the Kindle using carefully researched questions asked by Kindle users.
• Innovative ideas on using the Kindle for an information-storage device.
• Much, much more!

Beyond the Basics…Beneath the Surface…In Depth

Microsoft Expression Web 3

Advice and techniques that you need to get the job done.

Looking for ways to streamline your work so that you can focus on maximizing your time? In Depth provides specific, tested, and proven solutions to the problems you run into every day—things other books ignore or oversimplify. This is the one book that you can rely on to answer all the questions you have now and will have in the future.

In Depth offers:

• Comprehensive coverage, with detailed solutions
• Breakthrough techniques and shortcuts that are unavailable elsewhere
• Practical, real-world examples with nothing glossed over or left out
• Troubleshooting help for tough problems you can’t fix on your own
• Outstanding authors recognized worldwide for their expertise and teaching style
• Quick information via sidebars, tips, reminders, notes, and warnings

In Depth is the only tool you need to get more done in less time!