We’ve had a few people send us e-mail via our feedback page with questions on the book. I thought I would share with everyone the more important questions that can help your effort to study. Usually if one person asked a question, more people are wondering the same thing.
The first one is regarding errata. One question specifically about where to find it published. Our publisher, Sybex, handles publishing any errata for the book. It exists on their web site at: http://www.sybex.com/WileyCDA/SybexTitle/productCd-0470165340,navId-291004,pageCd-errata.html and at: http://www.sybex.com/WileyCDA/SybexTitle/productCd-0470165359,navId-291004,pageCd-errata.html. If you have found an error, they have a link available to submit the issue.
I am currently working on rebuilding the lab for Vista deployment for our 70-622 Vista enterprise support book in an attempt to make it a little more user friendly. When Vista released, a bunch of new tools for deployment released with it as well as a new method of installation. That is the only issue that has been submitted to me so far. So, if you are struggling with that, I’ll admit, longish lab, I would encourage you to supplement with the Microsoft Guide here: http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/88f80cb7-d44f-47f7-a10d-e23dd53bc3fa1033.mspx?mfr=true until the updated lab is posted. I’ll update the blog when that happens.
The background on a book like this is that the release is very compressed. As much as we tried to catch any issues, it’s not like writing the great American novel. We get a very limited amount of time with a brand new operating system and constantly morphing objectives for the test. We pour through the features and try to give you the information you need to meet the objectives and be proficient in support of the product. The publisher actually needs 3 or 4 months after we are done writing and reviewing to prep for publishing and distribution. You can imagine the pressure that creates on an author.
On another note, we received a very nice user review on Amazon.com for our title on the 70-623 Vista consumer support book. We love to get feedback. Otherwise, how would we know how we are doing?
If you have a question for the authors, we welcome your input and accept feedback at our website http://www.consortioservices.com. If the question applies to everyone, I will post a blog about it.
- Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)