Bill;
Thank you very much for the comprehensive response. I'll have them follow-up
on several of your suggestions.
Wayne
"William Ryan eMVP" <dotnetguru@comcast.nospam.net> wrote in message
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> Hi Wayne:
>
> I'm not sure if you are looking for online courses, courses w/ video or in
> person training. If you want tutorials in the article format, there's tons
> of stuff and I google will returns tons of links. I'm guessing that isn't
> what you are looking for. Wintellect has recently announced its Devscovery
> which is three days (I think three, it may be more but definitely not[/color]
less)[color=blue]
> which is I believe $800.00. If you aren't familiar with them, they have
> many big names in Windows development and I think it's safe to say that[/color]
they[color=blue]
> have some of the top names at that (although there are many many top[/color]
names).[color=blue]
> If you want like online training in video format,
www.vtmag.com has a[/color]
bunch[color=blue]
> of stuff there and I believe it's all free (although they do have a[/color]
donation[color=blue]
> service available. If you check out Microsoft's site, they have quite a[/color]
few[color=blue]
> online traning resources that are reasonably priced. AppDev has a bunch[/color]
of[color=blue]
> video tapes and CDs. I've used PDSA associates stuff prior to .NET and I
> was really impressed with it... so much so that I can almost give a[/color]
blanket[color=blue]
> recommendation b/c Paul run a first rate show over there from start to
> finish. Global Knowledge also has some really good titles. If you are
> looking for in person training, PDSA, Global Knowledge, MCW technologies[/color]
all[color=blue]
> do training and all have some really well known people. I know Wintellect
> offers package deals and all my dealings with them, training and[/color]
consulting[color=blue]
> are such that I couldn't possibly speak better of them.
>
> I'm not sure if this is what you were asking, and if not, please let me[/color]
know[color=blue]
> and I'll try to give you a more specific answer. The fact that you are a
> non-profit may help b/c I think many of these providers may well offer
> discounts for non-profits
>
> HTH,
>
> Bill
>
> --
> W.G. Ryan MVP Windows - Embedded
>
>
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>
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>
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> "Wayne Wengert" <wayneDONTWANTSPAM@wengert.com> wrote in message
> news:%23NGBFkFQEHA.1432@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > I hope this is an appropriate group for this question?
> >
> > I work with a non-profit group that uses SQL Server 2000 for their data
> > backend. They have a moderate size web site with many data driven web[/color]
> pages[color=green]
> > (ASP at the moment but looking to move to ASP.NET). They also have[/color][/color]
several[color=blue][color=green]
> > custom written Windows applications (VB) that access the database.
> >
> > The people that manage the business have no IT background. They depend[/color][/color]
on[color=blue][color=green]
> > volunteers like me and some contract programmers to implement[/color][/color]
everything.[color=blue][color=green]
> > They would like to find some classes (on-line or in the
> > Columbus/Cincinnati/Dayton Ohio area) to give them a basic understanding[/color]
> of[color=green]
> > how to use and manage relational data and what factors non-technical[/color]
> people[color=green]
> > need to be aware of when managing IT. We are looking for courses like
> > "Relational Databases for non Programmers", "Managing an IT Function",[/color]
> etc.[color=green]
> >
> > Any suggestions are very much appreciated.
> >
> > Wayne
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]
