Microsoft Training FTW?

So, here’s the thing…

Microsoft’s training oppertunities are amazing.  I have learned more about the core concepts of programming from their videos and tutorials than I have from the books.

Where their training fails for me so far is the details.  In my ever-changing job responsibilities, I now have to create email blasts to send out every day.  Once they are created, I can queue them up in our newsletter tool.  I’ve got two weeks qeued up already, so I was going to spend some time developing an app that I can just check off each day for each newsletter as done.

 And, though I know HOW to do it (concept-wise) in C#… I can’t seem to figure out exactly how to set everything up right with the Windows Forms.  However, because I’ve learned JAVA in such a step-by-step nature, I actually think I can tackle it in SWING.

So yeah… Microsoft, your training rocks.  But where are the DETAILED training courses and tutorials?  Or how about a full on “Beginner to Pro” course outline/website with your content nicely paced out for us.  Start me with Kid’s Programming Language if you must… but get more detailed for me.  Of course, maybe it’s out there… I just haven’t found it.

So here’s the even more amazing part of Microsoft’s training.  If you get on board now with learning how to program utilizing the enhancements in Vista or program for Microsoft Office, you get a free copy of either Vista or Office!  That’s called spoiling your customers/students/developers.

Check it out at their PowerTogether.com website… I’ve done two of the Office courses.  Their Virtual Labs are really impressive… you actually get to play in a real instance of Office 2007.  The only thing I  can’t figure out yet, though, is why I need to be programming add-ons for Office.  From what I’ve seen of it in the courses… it does… well… everything.  I have no idea what I’d be able to add to it.