Matthew MacDonald

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VB
.NET

programming
training

Biography

Matthew MacDonald is a developer, author, and educator in all things Visual Basic and .NET. He's worked with Visual Basic and ASP since their initial versions, and written over a dozen books on the subject, including The Book of VB .NET (No Starch Press) and Visual Basic 2005: A Developer's Notebook (O'Reilly). He has also written Excel 2007:The Missing Manual, Excel 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual, Access 2007:The Missing Manual, and Access 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual, all from O'Reilly. His web site is http://www.prosetech.com/.

Books

Your Body: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald July 2009 Print: $24.99 (4) (Read Reviews)	Office 2007: The Missing Manual Video by Chris Grover , Matthew MacDonald , E. A. Vander Veer March 2009 Print: $24.99
Creating a Web Site: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald Second Edition December 2008 Print: $29.99 Ebook: $23.99 (5) (Read Reviews)	Your Brain: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald May 2008 Print: $24.99 Ebook: $19.99 (5) (Read Reviews)
Office 2007: The Missing Manual by Chris Grover , Matthew MacDonald , E. A. Vander Veer April 2007 Print: $34.99 Ebook: $27.99	Access 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald January 2007 Print: $19.99 Ebook: $15.99 (5) (Read Reviews)
Excel 2007 for Starters: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald January 2007 Print: $19.99 Ebook: $15.99	Access 2007: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald December 2006 Print: $34.99 Ebook: $27.99 (5) (Read Reviews)
Excel 2007: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald December 2006 Print: $39.99 Ebook: $31.99 (5) (Read Reviews)	The Book of Visual Basic 2005 (No Starch) by Matthew MacDonald April 2006 Print: $39.95
Google: The Missing Manual by Sarah Milstein , Rael Dornfest , J.D. Biersdorfer , Matthew MacDonald Second Edition March 2006 Print: $24.99 Ebook: $19.99 (5) (Read Reviews)	Excel 2003 for Starters: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald October 2005 Print: $19.95 Ebook: $15.99
Creating Web Sites: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald October 2005 OUT OF PRINT (5) (Read Reviews)	Visual Basic 2005: A Developer's Notebook by Matthew MacDonald April 2005 Print: $29.95 Ebook: $23.99 (4) (Read Reviews)
Excel 2003: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald December 2004 Print: $39.95 Ebook: $31.99	ASP.NET in a Nutshell by G. Andrew Duthie , Matthew MacDonald Second Edition August 2003 Print: $59.99 (4) (Read Reviews)
ADO.NET in a Nutshell by Bill Hamilton , Matthew MacDonald April 2003 Print: $44.95 (5) (Read Reviews)	Programming .NET Web Services by Alex Ferrara , Matthew MacDonald September 2002 Print: $39.95 Ebook: $31.99 (3) (Read Reviews)
ASP.NET in a Nutshell by G. Andrew Duthie , Matthew MacDonald June 2002 OUT OF PRINT (4) (Read Reviews)	Book of VB .NET (No Starch) by Matthew MacDonald January 2002 OUT OF PRINT

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What Is a Pivot Table
Publish Date: Aug. 12, 2005Pivot tables are a hidden gem in Excel. While many otherwise experienced spreadsheet users avoid them because they seem too complicated at first glance, the real problem is that pivot tables are rarely explained properly. This article illuminates how your life will be better when you learn to use pivot tables, then walks you through how to build a basic pivot table. What Is a Pivot Table
Publish Date: Aug. 12, 2005Pivot tables are a hidden gem in Excel. While many otherwise experienced spreadsheet users avoid them because they seem too complicated at first glance, the real problem is that pivot tables are rarely explained properly. This article illuminates how your life will be better when you learn to use pivot tables, then walks you through how to build a basic pivot table. Refactoring in Visual Basic 2005
Publish Date: Jul. 26, 2005Refactoring is the one-size-fits-all name given to a set of coding shortcuts that help you rework code on the fly. C# developers have such a tool, but Visual Basic developers were not so lucky--till now. Matthew MacDonald, author of Visual Basic 2005: A Developer's Notebook, reviews Refactor, the free VB 2005 tool, and offers some how-to techniques for using it. Getting Real-Time Data from the Web in Excel
Publish Date: Feb. 8, 2005Did you know that you can use Excel for more than just storing and organizing static data? In this article, Matthew MacDonald, author of Excel: The Missing Manual, shows you how to use Excel as a tool to handle up-to-the-minute information like sales figures and currency exchange rates. New Language Features in C# 2.0, Part 2
Publish Date: Apr. 12, 2004The first part of this series introduced three new C# language features: anonymous methods, iterators, and partial types. In this second part, Matthew MacDonald tackles the last and most exciting new feature: Generics. New Language Features in C# 2.0, Part 1
Publish Date: Apr. 5, 2004Four years ago, a new upstart language named C# surprised the development world with its elegance and consistency. Now that Microsoft has released a technology preview version of Visual Studio 2005 (formerly codenamed Whidbey), .NET's favorite language is back, with some new innovations. In this two-part servies by Matthew MacDonald, you'll get a first look at three of the four major language refinements in the latest version of C#. Enhancing ASP.NET Pages with JavaScript
Publish Date: Sep. 15, 2003A sprinkling of JavaScript code can enhance the reach and responsiveness of your ASP.NET web pages without sacrificing ASP.NET's secure, server-based model for your coding. Matthew MacDonald, coauthor of ASP.NET in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition, shows you how to use JavaScript in an ASP.NET web page to perform three common tasks: showing a pop-up window, changing control focus, and handling frame navigation. You can use these tricks to quickly solve problems that have no native .NET solution. Using Visual Studio .NET Macros
Publish Date: Dec. 9, 2002One of the often-overlooked features of Visual Studio .NET's productivity tools is the macro engine and extensibility model that's built into Visual Studio .NET. This model provides almost 200 objects that give you unprecedented control over the IDE. In this new article by Matthew MacDonald, he shows you how they can work for you. Web Services: Objects or XML Endpoints?
Publish Date: Sep. 3, 2002Matthew MacDonald, coauthor of Programming .NET Web Services offers valuable advice for every .NET Web service programmer.

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10 Easy Brain Enhancing Questions

January 08 2009

The following questions and answers were excerpted from the book Your Brain, The Missing Manual Also, be sure to check out Basic Tips for Mental Fitness from Your Brain: The Missing Manual Q: Turkey is one of the best things... read more

Five Practical Tips for Web Site Authors

December 10 2008

These days, aspiring Web site creators like you pick up a lot of Web-design theory before you start working on your pages. But as deadlines loom and the value of "do it right" falls victim to the imperative to... read more

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