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> From: "Marsee Henon" <marsee at oreilly.com>
> Date: April 29, 2008 5:12:09 p EDT
> To: bender at prather.org
> Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, April 29
>
> If you cannot read the information below, click here.
>
>
> Hi there—
>
> Hope you are having a wonderful April. We are here at O'Reilly. We  
> just released some big news at our recent Web 2.0 Expo, our new  
> consulting and training division called O'Reilly InPractice. Here's  
> an interview with the new Chief Strategy Officer George LeBrun  
> that's worth a quick read.
>
> And as usual around here, we've got lots of new books, conferences,  
> and other projects going on. One of the latest is a new book widget  
> that lets you share O'Reilly and our partners' books on your web  
> site. You can choose by author, topic, or just show all our new  
> releases automatically and it's completely customizable for your  
> web site so you can choose the size, design, and more.
>
> I'm willing to trade you a book of your choice for posting one of  
> these cool new widgets. Send me a link and let us know how you like  
> them.
>
> Many thanks to our beta testers including Stephen Henry from NCMUG,  
> Michael Ross from SDOUG, Jen Blackledge from COWPU, and Satish  
> Talim from the RubyLearning User Group.
>
> New books we're hoping to get Amazon and Slashdot reviewers for  
> include "Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide," "The Principles of Project  
> Management," "Subject To Change," and "bash Cookbook." Send me an  
> email if your interested and I'll get the book right out.
>
> Travel Alert: Are you going to Tech•Ed or JavaOne? Please let me  
> know! I'll be attending both shows and want to say hi.
>
> We're also getting ready for OSCON in Portland, OR. If you have any  
> UG activities or ideas we should know about or attend--pass them  
> along. This will be our 10th Year of OSCON.
>
> And here's a funny video every cat person should watch--"An  
> Engineer's Guide to Cats"
>
> Marsee
>
>
> In this issue:
>
> O'Reilly UG Program News—Just for User Group Leaders
> New Releases
> Upcoming Events
> Conference News
> School of Technology
> News from O'Reilly & Beyond
>
> O'Reilly UG Program News—Just for User Group Leaders
> April 29, 2008
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> New Releases: Books, Short Cuts, and Rough Cuts
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> New Releases: Books, Short Cuts, and Rough Cuts:
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> Adobe AIR for JavaScript Developers Pocket Guide
> Big Book of Apple Hacks
> Fine Art Printing for Photographers, Second Edition (Rocky Nook)
> Flex 3 Cookbook Rough Cut
> FXRuby (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
> Google Apps Hacks
> Hackerteen
> Harnessing Hibernate
> Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments
> Java Power Tools
> Learning Flash Media Server 3
> My New Mac (No Starch)
> MySQL in a Nutshell, Second Edition
> Painting the Web
> Photoshop CS3 Accelerated (Young Jin)
> Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers
> Programming Flex 3 Rough Cut
> Programming Groovy (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
> Subject To Change: Creating Great Products & Services for an  
> Uncertain World (Hard Cover)
> Take Control of iWeb: iLife '08 (TidBITS)
> Web 2.0 Mashups and Niche Aggregators
> Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide (Hard Cover)
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> Harold Davis Hosts a Weekend Workshop on Night Photography
> May 2-4, 2008
> Berkeley, CA
> Author Harold Davis (Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for  
> Digital Photographers) will be hosting a weekend workshop on night  
> photography in Berkeley, CA.
>
> Maker Faire 2008
> May 3-4, 2008
> San Mateo County Fairgrounds
> San Mateo, CA
> A two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts,  
> engineering, and science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY)  
> mindset. It's for creative, resourceful people who like to tinker  
> and love to make things. We call them Makers. For more information,  
> contact Sherry Huss at sherry @ oreilly.com or see the Maker Faire  
> web site.
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>
> Derrick Story at the Stanford/Palo Alto Macintosh User Group
> May 5, 2008
> Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
> Palo Alto, CA
> Author Derrick Story (The Digital Photography Companion, iPhoto 8:  
> The Missing Manual, and Digital Photography Hacks) presents iPhoto 8.
> Please see the SLAC information page for details on access and  
> security at SLAC.
>
> XTech 2008: The Web on the Move
> May 6-9, 2008
> Radisson SAS Royal Hotel
> Dublin, Ireland
> Doug Crockford (JavaScript the Good Parts) Doug Tidwell (XSLT, 2nd  
> Ed), Eric van der Vlist (XML Schema) and Edd Dumbill (Mono) at  
> XTech. XTech is the premier European conference for developers,  
> information designers and managers working with web and standards- 
> based technologies bringing together the worlds of web development,  
> open source, Web 2.0 and open standards. The theme for this year's  
> conference is "The Web on the Move."
>
>
> Pycon Italy
> May 9-11, 2008
> Viva Hotel Lauru
> Florence, Italy
> Alex Martelli (Python in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition) will give a talk  
> at Pycon Italy. This is the second Italian conference organized by  
> a bunch of Python enthusiasts and held in the beautiful city of  
> Florence. Come and see our latest publications at the O'Reilly booth.
>
> Where 2.0
> May 12-14, 2008
> Burlingame, CA
> The Where 2.0 Conference provides a unique environment for the  
> business community to interact with developers who are influencing  
> location-aware technology. In the O'Reilly tradition, leading  
> trends will be presented from the most innovative and interesting  
> players in the realm of geospace.
>
> Ignite! Where 2.0
> May 12, 2008
> SFO Marriott, 1800 Old Bayshore Highway
> Burlingame, CA
> Come join us for a night of fun as we take time out from Where 2.0  
> to present ideas, share crazy projects, and hang out with the geek  
> community. You must have your Where Badge to enter. For more  
> information, email ignite @ oreilly.com.
>
>
>
> Subject to Change Book Release Event
> May 13, 2008
> Adaptive Path Offices
> 363 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA
> Join O'Reilly Media & Adaptive Path as we celebrate the release of  
> our new book Subject To Change: Creating Great Products & Services  
> for an Uncertain World. The event starts at 6 PM for reception and  
> mingling, then onto a quick presentation, more mingling, and ending  
> with a book signing.
>
> Python Author & Trainer Mark Lutz Leads 3-Day Seminar
> May 14-16, 2008
> Longmont, Colorado
> Python author and trainer Mark Lutz (Learning Python, Programming  
> Python, and Python Pocket Reference) will be teaching a 3-day  
> Python class.
>
> Dux Raymond Sy at the North Carolina PMI Chapter
> May 15, 2008
> Sheraton Imperial, Research Triangle Park
> Durham, NC
> Author Dux Raymond SY (SharePoint for Project Managers) presents  
> "Enhancing Project Communication and Collaboration with a PMIS."
>
>
> Dru Lavigne at BSDCan 2008 in Ottawa
> May 16-17, 2008
> University of Ottawa
> Ottawa, ON
> Dru Lavigne (BSD Hacks) will be giving a tutorial on system  
> administration, as well as manning the registration booth and  
> proctoring the BSDA exam. Keep an eye out for her!
>
> O'Reilly Authors at WebVisions
> May 22-23, 2008
> Oregon Convention Center
> Portland, OR
> David Verba (Subject To Change), Kevin Hoyt (Adobe Integrated  
> Runtime (AIR) for JavaScript Developers Pocket Guide), David  
> McFarland (Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual), Christopher  
> Schmitt (CSS Cookbook, Second Edition) are speakers at this year's  
> event.
>
> RailsConf
> May 29-Jun 1, 2008
> Co-presented by O'Reilly Media and Ruby Central
> Portland, OR
> The largest official conference dedicated to everything Ruby on  
> Rails, RailsConf incorporates keynotes, sessions, and tutorials to  
> arm participants with the knowledge and skills they need to  
> capitalize on the wealth of services and opportunities the Rails  
> framework has to offer.
>
> O'Reilly at BookExpo America
> May 30-Jun 1, 2008
> Los Angeles Convention Center
> Los Angeles, CA
> Stop by and say hi at our table in the International Rights Center  
> at this year's event.
>
> David Ascher and Brian King at eLiberatica--The benefits of Open  
> and Free Technologies
> May 30-31, 2008
> The World Trade Centre
> Bucharest, Romania
> Authors David Ascher (Python Cookbook) and Brian King (Creating  
> Applications with Mozilla) will be talking at eLiberatica.  
> Following the huge public success of the first eLiberatica in 2007,  
> this conference will continue in the same tradition: to gather  
> community and business leaders around the world to talk about the  
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> Harold Davis at Book Passage in Corte Madera
> May 31, 2008
> Book Passage
> Corte Madera, CA
> Author Harold Davis (Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for  
> Digital Photographers) will be presenting "100 Views of the Golden  
> Gate." He will present images of the Golden Gate and sign copies of  
> his book.
>
> Conference News
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> News from O'Reilly & Beyond
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> Maker Faire Coming up Soon--May 3 & 4 at the San Mateo Expo Center
> "Combining old-fashioned crafters with forward-thinking technorati,  
> fashionistas, and mad scientists of all stripes, the Maker Faire is  
> a hands-on celebration of all things DIY brought to life by Make  
> magazine."--The Onion
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> Adobe Lightroom Adventure continues in Tasmania
> In April 2008, a group of internationally renowned photographers  
> traveled to the end of the world, literally, to the remote island  
> of Tasmania. Using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, photographers will  
> upload, sort, keyword, adjust, and output their Raw images while  
> still working in the field. Read the stories, see the images, and  
> watch the photographers discuss this challenging assignment. Mikkel  
> Aaland, project director, will capture the lessons learned for his  
> book on Adobe Lightroom, scheduled to be published later this year.
>
> Tourism Tasmania is offering a chance to win a trip for two to  
> Tasmania, Australia. Read on for the details.
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> New Publishers on Safari Books Online
> We are pleased to announce the introduction of John Wiley & Sons  
> content to Safari Books Online. With the inclusion of Wiley  
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> Wiley & Sons, O'Reilly Media, and Microsoft Press represent 85% of  
> the computer books sold at retail in the U.S., according to Nielsen  
> BookScan.
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> TECHbash 2008 in Northeastern Pennsylvania on May 10
> Join an estimated 300 Developers, IT Professionals, CIO's and  
> Industry Experts from Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and host- 
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> spectrum of Technology Professionals to network, knowledge share  
> and discuss existing technology solutions to business challenges,  
> as well as preview prerelease products on the bleeding edge.
>
> This year, they've expanded to three tracks offering more  
> presentations and providing more content choices. The event opens  
> with a keynote presentation by Joe Stagner, Program Manager for  
> Microsoft's Web Tools and Platform Division.
>
> Getting Started with Dreamweaver and CSS--A One-Day Web Publishing  
> Workshop from Mogo Seminars Learn everything you need to know about  
> building compelling websites using Adobe Dreamweaver CS3! Whether  
> you're totally new to building websites, or migrating from GoLive  
> or a previous version of Dreamweaver, this fast-paced one-day  
> seminar brings the entire workflow together-- from design and  
> prototyping through development and testing--using easy-to- 
> understand examples from a designer's point of view. Most  
> importantly, you'll learn the key to cool, functional, and flexible  
> web layouts: CSS - how it works, and how you can use it to your  
> advantage. Cities and dates are 5/29 Los Angeles, CA, 6/4 New York,  
> NY, 6/17 Washington, DC, 6/24 Chicago, IL, and 6/26 Boston, MA.
>
> Southwest Computer Conference, San Diego, CA--May 30-June 1
> This conference is now open to all computer enthusiasts--not only  
> computer club members. You will have an opportunity to network with  
> other computer users who have similar interests: share ideas and  
> experiences as well as solutions to problems. Speak directly to the  
> vendors whose products you use or want to use. The $60 early-bird  
> registration closes May 1.
>
> MacVoices--Barbara Brundage Discusses Adobe Elements 6 for the Mac
> Join Chuck Joiner and Barbara Brundage (Photoshop Elements 6 for  
> Mac: The Missing Manual) as they talk about why Elements 6 really  
> does 90% of what most photographers need, why Layers are and are  
> not important in Elements 6, and why the addition of Curves is such  
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> and provides some tips for improving your photo editing.
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> Why should I upgrade to Office 2008 for Macintosh?
> Author Jim Elferdink talks about what's new in Office 2008 for  
> Macintosh. If you're still using Office 2004, you'll find some  
> great reasons to upgrade. Jim also fills you in on some cool  
> features that Office for Windows can't match, and why you may not  
> need to invest in iWork.
>
>
> Ruport: Business Reporting for Ruby
> No one likes developing reporting tools for an application. But  
> without them, many applications are only half-done. Luckily, Ruby  
> has a great reporting infrastructure available to build on, and in  
> this article, you'll learn how to use it.
>
> The iPhone SDK: APIs Apple Didn't Want You to Know About
> The iPhone has been a hot item ever since it came out, but running  
> non-Apple supplied software on it isn't easy. But the secrets to  
> building a successful toolchain to create iPhone applications can  
> be found right here.
>
> Step by Step: Using Samba to join a Windows Domain
> Samba has made getting Linux and Windows systems talking to each  
> other much easier than it once was. But there are still some tasks  
> that are more than a little finicky. One of them is definitely  
> joining a Samba client to a domain-based Windows network. Luckily,  
> now you'll have a step by step guide to doing just that.
>
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> Until next time—
> Marsee Henon
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