What’s in the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook?

I’m sure some of you are wondering what’s in the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook. Well both Amazon and Packt have great descriptions of what’s in the book. I thought I would share a few unusual items.

• The book is officially 324 pages. We were shooting for 300 pages but then it was ballooning as we tackled more and more items new in GP 2010. That is why the prelease info showed 400 pages. With careful editing (that’s what editors do) the final book is back down to near the original target.
• If you don’t laugh at the acknowledgments, see your doctor. You may be severely constipated. You can read acknowledgments online via Amazon’s Look Inside feature.
• The book contains a reference to Chevy Chase and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. You’ll have to read the book to find it. No fair searching the PDF eBook available from Packt.
• There is of course a reference to Diet Mountain Dew. Caffeine is a critical part of any writing project. If they had MVP’s for Diet Mountain Dew I would be one.
• There is a short ode to bacon. If you don’t understand that, view the Bacon Shake video on YouTube. Yes, I’m in it. Some projects take on strange rituals of their own, but really, almost everything is better with bacon,especially Dynamics GP projects.

Bottom line, you not only need this book. You’ll like it. It’s a lot cheaper than the consulting time needed to learn all of this stuff. Buy the book and expense it. It’s under $50 now on Amazon. I guarantee the stuff in this book will save you a lot more than $50. A few of the tips might save your career by keeping you from doing something dumb.