From timc+perl at divide.net Sat Nov 11 07:46:56 2006 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:46:56 -0700 Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] [Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, November 10] Message-ID: <4555F070.7030907@divide.net> O'Reilly preceded their newsletter with an announcement that they have increased the user group discount to 35% off all books and PDFs. The discount code stays the same--DSUG. 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Here's how they did it. --------------------- Digital Media --------------------- ***Inside Aperture--Community for Serious Photographers Our Inside Aperture site draws upon community expertise to provide you with tips and real-life experiences from professional shooters who use Apple's premier photo management application to organize, edit, and output their images. This site features weblogs, articles, podcasts, and tutorials?-all focused to help you improve your digital photography workflow. ***Top Ten Aperture Features Apple's ground-breaking, workflow tool for professional photographers has caused quite a stir in the imaging community. After working with Aperture for a year, I've decided that although it's not perfect, it has some incredible and exciting features that photographers can really use. ***Winners of the Photoshop Cook-Off Contest announced at PhotoPlus Expo 2006 Grand Prize Winner Suzanne Pitts and ten additional winners in five categories were selected from hundreds of submissions created by Photoshop aficionados. Entrants excitedly responded to the opportunity to "cook" their digital entries using "recipes" from any of five O'Reilly Cookbooks. Pitts, the grand prizewinner, received a prize package worth more than $9,600, including a digital camera and printer. The five category winners were awarded packages worth more than $3,000 each. The total value of sponsors' prizes exceeds $27,000. Cook-Off Sponsors included Adobe, iStockPhoto, Lowepro, and Epson. 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