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I was looking up some documentation on MSDN today I noticed a new button has appeared in the bottom right hand corner named Switch View. (Not sure how long it has been there!)
Clicking on the button give you the option of changing the style of MSDN from Classic to either Lightweight or ScriptFree
As you can see from the examples below changing to one of the other views are much easier on the eyes. They are also much faster in loading.
Classic
Lightweight
ScriptFree
One of the other nice features is around code examples within the library. With the classic view you are sometimes have to trawl through lots of examples for all the different languages.
With the Lightweight view this changes to a tab view that you use to change the language.
The ScriptFree view shows the code as that of the classic view.
As the Lightweight view is in Beta you can send feedback back to MS by clicking on the Feedback button which is next to the Switch View
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Just had the MS Press email land in my email this morning and again there is another free eBook offered this time on SQL Server 2008.
You can find the link half way down the MS Learning: SQL Server -Training Portal under Special Offers. I was asked last week about certification paths for SQL the site also has some information about the courses and exams required to be certified in SQL.
If you are after more eBook for SQL then the guys over at RedGate have a bunch that they are giving away (why not try out their tools as well).
https://www.red-gate.com/dynamic/downloads/downloadform.aspx?download=ebook1
Once you’ve registered you can get hold of:
SQL Server eBook Selection
- Protecting SQL Server Data by John Magnabosco
- The Art of High Performance SQL by Grant Fritchey
- The Art of XSD by Jacob Sebastian
- Two Minute SQL Server Stumpers Vol. 5
DBA eBooks bundle
- Mastering SQL Server Profiler
- Brad's Sure Guide to SQL Server 2008
- Brad McGehee's DBA Best Practices
- How to Become an Exceptional DBA (2nd edition)
- SQL Server Tacklebox
The Best of Simple Talk .NET
- The Best of Simple Talk .NET – Jit N’ Run vol.2