Welcome to WiredWriter.net
My name is James Pyles and I'm a freelance Technical Writer, Editor, and Reviewer. I hope that by visiting my site, you can get to know a little bit about me and the sort of work that I do. Perhaps we can even work together on a project.
Use the links on the left to take a look at my publications, read my book reviews and peruse my tutorials. Click on Links to see where else I hang out on the web. Enjoy.
NEW!
SharePoint for Project Management: How to Create a Project Management Information System (PMIS) with SharePoint by Dux Raymond Sy will be available in October 2008 according to Amazon. O'Reilly asked me to be the technical editor for the SharePoint aspects of the book (other editors were brought on board to address the project management elements). While most SharePoint books (including mine) focus on the nuts and bolts of SharePoint, Sy's book shows you how to use the technology for a specific set of goals. Look for the book this coming fall.
MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Configuration Study Guide (70-630) is now available. The book description says, This comprehensive book will guide readers through Microsoft's brand new MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuring exam. This study guide will be complete with...exam objectives, real world scenarios, hands-on exercises, and challenging review questions, both in the book and on the CD. In addition, there will be a complete instructor support package made available to training centers and schools who will use this book in their classroom. Find out more at Amazon.com.
SharePoint 2007: The Definitive Guide is available and has been reviewed at LogicalExpressions.com. Reviewer Bill Coan, MVP says in part:
Because so many authors contributed chapters on their special areas of expertise, this book contains authoritative, easy-as-a-cookbook procedures for accomplishing routine MOSS 2007 tasks. Individual procedures aren't intimidating, but the quantity of procedures might strike some readers as intimidating. This is inevitable, given Pyle's observation that Sharepoint is vast. The book runs to very nearly 800 pages. It is heavily illustrated with screen snapshots and also contains a number of flow charts and block diagrams to help explain architectural issues and relationships.
My book has also been reviewed at Amazon.com. The reviewer says in part:
SharePoint 2007 is a huge topic to try and cover, but the authors (all 11! of them) do a tremendous job covering as much about SharePoint as is possible in a single book. In going through this book, I dare say there isn't a single SharePoint 2007 topic that isn't at least mentioned. In any case, it's certainly the most comprehensive SharePoint 2007 book that I have come across.
PC Technician Street Smarts is now bundled with Sybex's CompTIA A+ Complete Certification Kit. Included in the kit are other A+ certification books and resources authored by Quentin Docter, Emmett Dulaney, and Toby Skandier. Find out more at Amazon.com and buy the entire kit to completely equip yourself to pass the A+ exams.
PC Technician Street Smarts has been reviewed again! This time by Emmett Dulaney at UnixReview.com. See my Publications page for details.
Introducing beautifulcode.oreillynet.com: Talking about Beautiful Codes Online
O'Reilly Media has announced the launch of a new website devoted to the provocative topics in its bestselling new book, "Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think". To read the full announcement and find the link to "Beautiful Code" site, go to the announcements page.
