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Grab .NET Products, Books and Training for Free – 4 Days Left

DotNetCurry recently completed it’s 3rd anniversary and is celebrating by doing a Free GiveAway of .NET Books, Training and Products . There are 97 prizes to be won and the last date of the Giveaway is 24th May, 2010 . So Hurry up!

Update: The Contest has ended. The winners will be announced on May 31st. Stay tuned!

Here are some highlights of the GiveAway

  • Licenses of Image Uploader, .NET Chart components, .NET UI Components
  • IDE Productivity Tool, Project Managament Software, .NET Code Quality Software and .NET Obfuscator Licenses
  • .NET and Technology EBooks from O’Reilly, Manning and KnowledgeVisuals
  • .NET Training Subscriptions
  • Windows 7 Ultimate and ESET Antivirus licenses

Just click this link DotNetCurry Completes 3 Years – Free GiveAway to enter the GiveAway , follow @DotNetCurry on twitter and drop a comment on that link saying which product do you want and why? Make sure you enter your twitter handler in the comment.

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Win the Latest Manning EBooks

Here’s a chance for you to win copies of the latest Manning technology EBooks. There are 10 copies to be won. To enter a chance to win, all you have to do is follow me at @DotNetCurry on twitter. The GiveAway ends on 24th May. So grab the offer asap.

Update: The Contest has ended. The winners will be announced on May 31st. Stay tuned!

There are 2 copies of each EBook available for the GiveAway

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C# in Depth – Second Edition concentrates on the high-value features that make C# such a powerful and flexible development tool. Rather than re-hashing the core of C# that’s essentially unchanged since it hit the scene nearly a decade ago, this book brings you up to speed with the features and practices that have changed with C# from version 2.0 onwards.

image jQuery in Action – Second Edition is a fast-paced introduction and guide. Building on the bestselling first edition, it adds new examples, more labs, and deeper explanations of important features. You’ll learn how to traverse HTML documents, handle events, perform animations, and add Ajax to your web pages. The book’s unique “lab pages” anchor the explanation of each new concept in a practical example. You’ll learn how jQuery interacts with other tools and frameworks and how to build jQuery plugins. This book requires a modest knowledge of JavaScript and Ajax.
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image SQL Server MVP Deep Dives – This is no ordinary SQL Server book. In SQL Server MVP Deep Dives, the world’s leading experts and practitioners offer a masterful collection of techniques and best practices for SQL Server development and administration. 53 MVPs each pick an area of passionate interest to them and then share their insights and practical know-how with you.
image SharePoint 2007 Developer’s Guide to Business Data Catalog is a practical, example-rich guide to the features of the BDC and the techniques you need to build solutions for end users. The book starts with the basics—what the BDC is, what you can do with it, and how to pull together a BDC solution. With the fundamentals in hand, it explores the techniques and ideas you need to put BDC into use effectively in your organization

To enter a chance to win these awesome EBooks, all you have to do is follow me at @DotNetCurry on twitter before 24th May 2010

You can also drop in a comment saying which EBook do you want the most and why? There are some copies reserved for the best comments! Make sure you include your twitter handler in the comment. Help me spread the word by Retweeting this post

There are several O’Reilly Books also available here Win the Latest O’Reilly EBooks in this GiveAway

Note: This Giveaway is a part of the Mega GiveAway we are doing over here Win .NET Products, Books and Training in this $18K GiveAway

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Win the Latest O’Reilly EBooks in this GiveAway

Here’s a chance for you to win copies of the latest O’Reilly technology EBooks. There are 14 copies to be won, so there’s a strong chance you may win it. To enter a chance to win, all you have to do is follow @DotNetCurry on twitter. The GiveAway ends on 24th May. So grab the offer asap.

Update: The Contest has ended. The winners will be announced on May 31st. Stay tuned!

There are 2 copies of each EBook available for the GiveAway.

image Programming Windows Azure – Learn the nuts and bolts of cloud computing with Windows Azure, Microsoft’s new Internet services platform. Written by a key member of the product development team, Programming Windows Azure shows you how to build, deploy, host, and manage applications using Windows Azure’s programming model and essential storage services
image C# 4.0 in a Nutshell – Fourth Edition – When you have questions about how to use C# 4.0 or the .NET CLR, this highly acclaimed bestseller has precisely the answers you need. Uniquely organized around concepts and use cases, this fourth edition includes in-depth coverage of new C# topics such as parallel programming, code contracts, dynamic programming, security, and COM interoperability. You’ll also find updated information on LINQ, including examples that work with both LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework
image Developing Large Web Applications – How do you create a mission-critical site that provides exceptional performance while remaining flexible, adaptable, and reliable 24/7? Written by the manager of a UI group at Yahoo!, this book offers practical steps for building rock-solid applications that remain effective even as you add features, functions, and users. You’ll learn how to develop large web applications with the extreme precision required for other types of software
image Effective UIEffective UI provides a complete roadmap to building groundbreaking software centered on user experience (UX) quality, how to get management support, employing product management strategies proven to deliver greater success, and how to manage the design, engineering, staffing, and business considerations that must be centered on the user’s needs and working effectively in tandem all throughout the project. Effective UI is a guide for business and product, software professionals, and anyone else struggling to advance the cause of better UX and working to deliver on the promise of higher quality software.
image 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know – Get 97 short and extremely useful tips from some of the most experienced and respected practitioners in the industry, including Uncle Bob Martin, Scott Meyers, Dan North, Linda Rising, Udi Dahan, Neal Ford, and many more. They encourage you to stretch yourself by learning new languages, looking at problems in new ways, following specific practices, taking responsibility for your work, and becoming as good at the entire craft of programming as you possibly can.
image Windows 7 Annoyances – Windows 7 may be faster and more stable than Windows Vista, but that’s a far cry from problem-free. With Windows 7 Annoyances, you’ll learn how to deal with a wide range of nagging problems before they deal with you. Annoyances.org founder David Karp offers you the tools to fix all sorts of Windows 7 issues, along with along with solutions, hacks, and timesaving tips to make the most of your PC
image RESTful Web Services Cookbook – While the REST design philosophy has captured the imagination of web and enterprise developers alike, using this approach to develop real web services is no picnic. This cookbook includes more than 100 recipes to help you take advantage of REST, HTTP, and the infrastructure of the Web. You’ll learn ways to design RESTful web services for client and server applications that meet performance, scalability, reliability, and security goals, no matter what programming language and development framework you use

Remember to enter this GiveAway, all you have to do is follow @DotNetCurry on twitter.

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You can also drop in a comment saying which EBook do you want the most and why? There are some copies reserved for the best comments! Make sure you include your twitter handler in the comment.

There are several Manning Books also available over here Win the Latest Manning EBooks

Note: This Giveaway is a part of the Mega GiveAway we are doing over here Win .NET Products, Books and Training in this $18K GiveAway

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Win .NET Products, Books and Training in this $18000 Worth GiveAway

DotNetCurry.com is celebrating it’s 3rd anniversary with a bang! To say thank you to all its readers, DotNetCurry is excited to host a Mega $18,000 worth GiveAway, full of .NET Software, Books and Training. There are 97 fantastic prizes up for grabs, so best of luck to all of you for winning it!

DotNetCurry Completes 3 Years. $18,000 Worth Mega GiveAway

Hurry up! The GiveAway ends on May 24th, 09.

What is DotNetCurry.com all about?

DotNetCurry.com is not only a developer-designer focused content site, but also one that aims at giving a better understanding of a technology. Our aim has always been to present concepts and solutions in the simplest possible way and in a step-by-step manner. The site features articles and tips on .NET, ASP.NET, MVC, AJAX, jQuery, LINQ, Silverlight, Visual Studio, Expression Web, C#, VB.NET, Windows Forms, Windows Phone 7 etc. and delivers content to over 270,000+ visitors and 8,700+ Newsletter and RSS Subscribers every month.

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Programming Windows Phone 7 Series by Charlez Petzold – Free EBook

I got excited when I heard that Charlez Petzold is authoring a Book called “Programming Windows Phone 7 Series”. To add icing to the cake, he is already offering a draft preview of his eBook FREE of cost!

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This preview ebook contains six chapters in three parts (153 pages total). Get more details over here

You can download the eBook in PDF and XPS format over here

Programming Windows Phone 7 Series – PDF version
Programming Windows Phone 7 Series – XPS version
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