[Pikes-peak-pm] Fwd: UG News: Get Your Free Books + More from O'Reilly

Tim Chambers timc+perl at divide.net
Sun Nov 4 20:46:01 PST 2012


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From: *Marsee Henon and Jon Johns*
Date: Saturday, November 3, 2012
Subject: UG News: Get Your Free Books + More from O'Reilly


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Hello,

We'll be at the SharePoint Conference 2012 November 12-15 in Las Vegas. If
you're attending the event, drop by and say hi. Microsoft Press and
O'Reilly will both be displaying books and hosting author signings
throughout the show. Here's an excellent SPC12 Survival and Readiness
Guide<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z2lri3b1k4lbm9vah4ve2cehavhfp1epbu35nphg>from
@SPHotShot<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zod5tppod9esk29di3rt6ev4a08fg902faejip8o>
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Cheers,

—Marsee Henon & Jon Johns

P.S. Don't miss this
video<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z0q9tn72dk62ni55d4c417vpu0e9edntnlri5uq8>interview
with David Pogue from World Maker Fair New York.
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Available for Review [image: Encyclopedia of Electronic Components
Volume 1]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zn0doo90l3rnkllasp4jgfo5quhd86q8vqkre300>

The UG team is looking for book reviewers for the following books. Consider
posting your reviews on Amazon, Slashdot, oreilly.com, and/or your blog.

   - Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume
1<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zah2bm2bnu9bevd35mj9f0dm5qic3k8jip42rg58>
   - Dart: Up and
Running<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zpk0b1274h58nmrs32876e95fnioopb39v8428io>
   - Programming the Mobile Web: Early
Release<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zavh3njf8m1u5upssgv0bv3etpktl2s8qbm4oc80>

It's easy for you to request books for your meetings or special events—just
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subject line. Don't forget to include your deadline and shipping address.
Prefer ebooks? We can send you a free ebook certificate to print out for
raffles or book reviewers.

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New Releases   [image: The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol.
1]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7idh8s26i1i9161hv5ikeiuoab84p833btgjp78>
[image:
CLR via C#, 4th
Edition]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zdfjdft1qk0u4rcifmbtlkb4luagbhj2i715f4mo>
[image:
ClojureScript: Up and
Running]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zkf1sonuo19q8a9t71ch3gd6du5juu0ag73f3a3o>
[image:
Master Your Mac]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zv0acv9kmo9462jsie4r6675ndubdd034b1uq49o>
[image:
Windows® Phone 8 Development
Internals]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zt5him2s6jpsssjoq3lvou2ul5mmcu2jl97rp17o>
[image:
Programming Google App Engine, 2nd
Edition]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zcrr3j88ovmphbhv1k9hclhtj05d2djr9vnngdk0>
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Linux Plumbers Conference Call for Organizers [image: Linux Plumbers
Conference 2013]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zq8p02n392q9rdmt7lmraics3ul402l9p9n2gk68>

The *Technical Advisory Board* of the *Linux Foundation* would like to
issue a call for anyone interested in running Linux Plumbers Conference
2013. To make a successful application, you need at least a Chair (person
in overall charge) a Treasurer and an Events coordinator. Details (somewhat
out of date) of the bidding process can be found
here<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7k4orh5veah0q66hqtee8fbb6gog7886vatm0m8>.
The Linux Plumbers Conference is a developers conference for low level
system infrastructure (aka, the Plumbing of Linux). This includes the
kernel, the desktop, system utilities, and libraries.
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Does your UG have a *Tumblr* blog? Check out our O'Reilly Media Tumblr here
http://oreillymedia.tumblr.com<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zdr1dc7dk95mdd0qsocd6pjstf0bh4khtuenbf60>and
follow us if you have one. Let us know if you think there are any
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The 2012 Google Code-in contest [image: Google
Code-in]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z0ku02mifl0t7uvh6keb7b862c8quasc7dgdms2g>

Starting November 26th, 2012, students aged 13-17 will be able to join
the *Google
Code-in* contest where they'll learn about open source software
development. The goal of the contest is to give students the opportunity to
explore the many types of projects and tasks involved in open source
software development. Find out how Google Code-in works
here<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zk3ii0s5ks42lanf0r83lfr65hus5gajgg1vq9hg>,
and get in on the contest
here<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zmruch12acgpngf72tosb2ada70d0bulak5iqtro>
.
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Announcing the new Windows Phone 8 Developer Platform [image: Windows Phone
8 Developer Platform]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z8hqghjqkoc7eauh3votr727kkrhme79ps2opjd0>

Microsoft just announced the general availability of their new Windows
Phone 8 Developer Platform. For a limited time, you can *register as a
Windows Phone 8 Developer for only $8*. You'll gain access to the best
tools, a new SDK, and a refreshed Dev Center at a substantial discount. *This
deal ends November 6*. For more information, check out the Windows Phone
Developer Blog<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zrt0o2gomthfkliqguqltdcms63ap1q0crsrnpqg>.


Here's a list of other great Windows 8 links:

   - Andrew Duthie and Chris Bowen share their top Windows 8 secrets for
   app success<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z7r4fk686ikanmtplhf5bb7audc2vj2a4555r2j8>
   - Generation App for Windows
8<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zaeb0asr997ovfpdapki4mv9uu9epvsjc5s4vc4g>program
(go from idea to app in 30 days)
   - Game Salad's Windows 8 Framework for game
creation<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zoociin2dqlkbkiovfv20k9rduljt09lumpht3l0>
   - YoYo Games' GameMaker for Windows
8<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zdsavvr9igrn12elcf4v0gs15f4565oqpa651pr0>


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Meet Experts Online: Upcoming Free Webcasts

We've got some great
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up soon that you'll want to tell your members about. They're
excellent opportunities to learn something new directly from our experts.
  *How to Launch Better Software Faster
with
Chris Vander Mey
<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z743tbvt1t4ic2bgpae150u6k0gnk18413vkuqg0>*
Nov 13, 10 AM PT [image: Learn
More]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zu3asbpoh3kdfocl8cappescr46b5qokngn5qk6g>
*Designing Domain Specific Languages with Haskell
with
Michael Snoyman
<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zht4hq7l02t03n56i0mv8n2splioennctdveua08>*
Nov 14, 10 AM PT [image: Learn
More]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zut3lha2580ttehq5jqmpvvr01a198aile0slpfo>
*Exploiting Multi-Process Architectures using Javascript
with
Mark Ethan Trostler<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1ziopjc64d25cds678ln8u0rk5r5c5d6itqpf4q6o>
*
Nov 15, 10 AM PT [image: Learn
More]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zbiuu7ehv4l581j4ahjdrels7k97ago6sr43k8eg>
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