How does an IT Pro Thrive during these tough times?

thrive is really lacking in useful content including ebooks podcasts screencasts:

http://edge.technet.com/Forums/Perimeter/3108-Two-free-e-books-available-in-May/

http://www.server2008training.com/

http://www.realtime-windowsserver.com/podcast/
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/search/ebs/
http://www.podtech.net/home/shows
http://www.winsupersite.com/paul/podcast.asp

Thanks I really do appreciate this another problem I have been having is finding technical audio books

"In response to the state of the economic downturn, Microsoft has launched a page on its website designed to help IT professionals. Microsoft Thrive, which is entirely Silverlight-based, has various resources that are divided into three sections: Advance Your Career, Enhance Your Technical Skills, and Align IT with Business. When you first load up the site, a one-minute video rather annoyingly starts playing in the bottom left."

I would also like a way to contribute technical knowledge user created documents webcasts podcasts

http://books.google.ca/
http://books.google.ca/books?id=AFC4IbrEJuAC&pg=RA1-PA12&dq=sql+2008+business

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/search/smb-nation/
http://harrybrelsford.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/what-is-smb-nation-the-tribe-and-the-fall-conference-podcast-for-you-to-download/
http://www.smbnation.com/
http://www.smbnation.tv/
http://www.apcc.com/podcast/index.cfm
http://www.dell.com/podcasts
http://www.podtech.net/home/?s=vmware
http://www.podtech.net/home/category/intelhttp://www.hp.com/hpinfo/podcasts.html

http://www.vladville.com/sbsshow/

http://www.vmware.com/resources/podcasts/about_virtualization.html

there has been no update or change and I do not find the site to be of any real help

http://www.microsoft.com/video/en/us/details/c0066eea-5292-4059-be15-accc3f109419

http://www.microsoft.com/midsizebusiness/infrastructure-optimization/default.mspx

http://www.microsoftio.com/coreio.aspx