For those of you who wish you had some free training, Microsoft offers some on their products continuously. Here is this WEEK's sampling.

MSDN Webcasts

* ASP.NET: Tips & Tricks
August 25, 2003, 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228721>

* Building an End-to-End Application with the .NET Compact Framework
August 25, 2003, 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228722>

* Understanding the New Architecture of Visual Basic .NET Applications
August 26, 2003 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228723>

* Part 2: Architecting an Application Using the .NET Framework
August 26, 2003 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228724>

* ASP.NET: Extending the ASP.NET Runtime
August 27, 2003 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228725>

* Best Practices for ADO.NET Development
August 27, 2003 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228726>

* ASP.NET: Best Practices for Building Secure Applications
August 28, 2003 10:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228727>

* New Language Features in Visual Basic .NET
August 28, 2003 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228728>

* Building ASP.NET Server Controls, Part II
August 29, 2003 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228729>

* Measurement Classes for Visual Studio .NET
August 29, 2003 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228730>

* Windows Forms Applications: GUI Programming in Visual Basic .NET
September 2, 2003 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228731>

* Smart Client Deployment with Windows Forms
September 2, 2003 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228732>

* Finding Your Opportunity in Oracle- and Sybase-to-Microsoft SQL Server Migration
September 3, 2003 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228733>

* Using the Enterprise Instrumentation Framework
September 3, 2003 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228734>

* From ADO to ADO.NET - More Than Just a Name Change
September 4, 2003 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228735>

* How to Debug with .NET
September 5, 2003 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228736>

* Overview: Windows Server 2003 for Developers
September 5, 2003 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228737>

* Inside the .NET Framework (Based on Dr. GUI.NET)
September 8, 2003 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228738>

* Visual Basic Series Part 1 - Moving to Visual Basic.NET
September 8, 2003 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228739>

* Class Design in Visual Basic .NET
September 9, 2003 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228740>

* Building Reliable Web Applications on Windows Server 2003
September 9, 2003 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228741>


TechNet Webcasts

* Zero to Cluster in 60 Minutes - Clustering Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server
August 26, 2003, 10:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228742>

* Using Microsoft Security Tools
August 27, 2003, 8:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228743>

* Scripting Group Policy Operations
August 27, 2003, 10:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228744>

* Advanced Active Directory Migration
August 28, 2003, 9:30 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228745>

* Improving Patch Management
August 28, 2003, 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228746>

* Understanding Windows 2000 Security
August 29, 2003, 9:30 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228747>

* Installing, Securing and Maintaining Wireless Networks
August 29, 2003, 11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228748>


Support Webcasts

* Troubleshooting Common Exchange Administrative and Support Issues: Part 2
September 2, 2003, 10:00 A.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228749>

* Designing More Secure Data Access Applications
September 4, 2003, 8:00 A.M. Pacific time
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228750>


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CHATS
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This week's chat schedule is available at the MSDN Technical Chats Web site.
<http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=228751>

* Deploying Visual Basic .NET Applications
August 26, 2003, 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Pacific time
Desktop applications have to be deployed before people can use them. Do you have questions about best practices for deployment, or have you had difficulties with deployment? If so, be sure to bring your questions and put them to members of the Visual Basic .NET team.

* Using C++ for .NET Development
August 28, 2003, 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Pacific time
This chat answers your questions on upgrading application projects to the recent release of Visual C++ .NET 2003 from previous versions including Visual C++ 6.0. Project migration, feature equivalence, code and library compatibility, API availability and more are covered. Improvements and changes in performance, security and conformance are also addressed. So bring us your upgrade questions and get those answers you just can't seem to find elsewhere.

* ADO.NET with Visual Basic .NET
September 2, 2003, 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Pacific time
Every application uses data. Come and ask members of the Visual Studio and SQL teams about the best approaches for working with data in your applications.