[Kc] Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, January 25
David Nicol
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Tue Jan 29 09:09:41 PST 2008
ask me if you would like to review a book and I will put in the
request for your copy.
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From: Marsee Henon <marsee at oreilly.com>
Date: Jan 25, 2008 3:31 PM
Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, January 25
To: kcpm-moderate at davidnicol.com
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Hi there—
Just out this week is our new web site InsideRIA.com, an online
community developed by O'Reilly and sponsored by Adobe Systems
Incorporated. Our goal is to create an invaluable resource for
information on the ever-changing state of design and development of
rich Internet applications (RIAs).
Live from Macworld, Lorene Romero of the North Coast Mac Users Group
wants cutting and pasting on an iPhone in this "Missing Features"
video post.
Here are more "Missing Features" videos including David Pogue and
Derrick Story.
Headed to SDWest? Make sure you stop by the O'Reilly booth and say
hi. Free Expo passes are available for the upcoming Southwest
Developer Conference & Expo (West). Register at http://www.sdexpo.com
with the priority code 8WEXH81 by February 27 to get a free expo pass
good for admission to the expo floor, all keynote presentations, the
opening floor party, the Developer Bowl, and more.
Are you attending PyCon in Chicago in March? I'm going to be at the
O'Reilly booth in the expo hall. Let me know if you're going to be
around. Registration just opened http://us.pycon.org/2008/about/.
Marsee
P.S. If you haven't already, check out the O'Reilly bookstore on Amazon.
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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
January 25, 2008
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O'Reilly News for User Group Members
January 25, 2008
New Releases: Books, Short Cuts, and Rough Cuts
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Did you know you can request a free book or PDF to review for your
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For book review writing tips and suggestions, go to:
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New Releases: Books, Short Cuts, and Rough Cuts: Ajax: The Definitive Guide
The Art & Science of JavaScript (SitePoint)
Augmented Reality @ Home (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
The Book of Wireless (No Starch)
Building a Web 2.0 Portal with ASP.NET 3.5
Facebook: The Missing Manual
iPhoto '08: The Missing Manual
Learning ActionScript 3.0
Programming C# 3.0, Fifth Edition
The Ruby Programming Language
Visualizing Data
Wikipedia: The Missing Manual
MAKE Magazine Subscriptions The annual subscription price for four
issues is $34.95. When you subscribe with this link, you'll get a free
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Upcoming Events For more events, please see: events.oreilly.com
Money:Tech
Feb 6-7, 2008
Waldorf Astoria
New York City, New York
The inaugural O'Reilly Money:Tech conference will raise the level of
conversation around technology advances in the investment industry,
bringing together innovators with established players to increase
adoption and awareness and push the technology forward.
Dru Lavigne and Allison Randal Speak at Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE)
Feb 8-10, 2008
Westin Los Angeles Airport
Los Angeles, CA
Authors Dru Lavigne (BSD Hacks) and Allison Randal (Perl 6 & Parrot
Essentials) will be speaking at the Southern California Linux Expo
from February 8-10, 2008. Located in Los Angeles, the conference draws
many qualified speakers and exhibitors, and Dru & Alison will be
speaking as part of the Women in Open Source Track.
Tools of Change for Publishing Conference (TOC)
Feb 11-13, 2008
New York City, New York
The Tools of Change for Publishing (TOC) Conference explores how
technology is influencing the future of publishing, sparking
creativity and inspiring conversation for leading change in the
industry.
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Conference News OSCON 2008 Call for Participation
July 21-25, 2008 in Portland, Oregon
O'Reilly Media is seeking proposals from people in tune with the
heartbeat of open source.
Ubuntu Live 2008 Call for Participation
July 21-22, 2008 in Portland, Oregon
This is your opportunity to present your experiences of working with
Ubuntu to a knowledgeable audience that is keen to learn more and
participate.
O'Reilly GSP West Conference
March 3-4, 2008 in San Diego, CA
This two-day conference presents a behind-the-scenes look at the
business and technology of social networking platforms. With MySpace,
Facebook, and Flickr attracting millions of visitors each day, the
implications for business, marketing, and software developers are
enormous.
Use code "gspw08usrg" when you register, and receive 15% off the
early registration price. Click here to register for the conference.
Register for O'Reilly Money:Tech Conference
February 6-7, 2008 in New York, NY
Your key to hacking Wall Street, giving you new data, new tools, and
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registration price. Click here to register for the conference.
Web Expo SF Registration is Open
April 22-25, 2008 in San Francisco, CA
A companion event to the Web 2.0 Summit, Web 2.0 Expo is an expanded,
inclusive gathering for the technology and business communities
through a combined conference and trade show.
Use code "websf08ug" when you register, and receive 15% off the early
registration price. Click here to register for the conference.
Registration for ETech is now open
March 3-6, 2008 in San Diego, CA
Body hacking. DIY spectrum. Crowd visualization. Sensor games. ETech
2008 will explore the tech that's influencing how we're seen as
individuals and what affects our perception of the world around us.
Use code "et08usrg" when you register, and receive 15% off the early
registration price. Click here to register for the conference.
Registration for TOC is now open
February 11-13, 2008 in New York, NY
Technology is transforming publishing. Are you ready for the future?
This conference is a must attend event for anyone interested in
shaping the future of the business of books.
Use code "toc08usrg" when you register, and receive 15% off the early
registration price. Click here to register for the conference.
MySQL Conference and Expo
April 14-17, 2008 in Santa Clara, CA
The largest gathering of MySQL developers, users, and DBAs worldwide,
the event reflects MySQL's wide-ranging appeal and capabilities. The
open atmosphere of the MySQL Conference & Expo helps IT professionals
and community members to create the best database applications, tools,
and software through expert instruction, hands-on tutorials, readily
available MySQL developers, and guru business advice.
Use code "mys08usrg" when you register, and receive 15% off the early
registration price. Click here to register for the conference.
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O'Reilly School of Technology
O'Reilly School of Technology Courses: UG Members Receive a 30% Discount
O'Reilly School of Technology has opened its virtual doors with
educational offerings and certification for IT students looking to
further their careers or to launch one. As an O'Reilly User Group
member, you save on all the courses in the following University of
Illinois Certificate Series:
Linux/Unix System Administration
Web Programming
Open Source Programming
.NET Programming
Client-Side Web Programming featuring AJAX To redeem, use Promotion
Code "ORALL1" good for a 30% discount, in Step #2 of the enrollment
process. Each course comes with a free O'Reilly book and a 7-day
money-back guarantee. Register online.
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News from O'Reilly & Beyond
UG News
Call For Makers: Maker Faire Bay Area 2008--Entry deadline is March 12, 2008
Make Magazine is now accepting entries for the Maker Faire Bay Area,
May 3 and 4 at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds. Entries are due March
12, 2008. Space is limited, please submit your entry early! Maker
Faire tryouts are February 17 at the Exploratorium in San Francisco
noonâ€" 4pm. Accepted entries will be notified by March 19. Entry
form, tryout details, and more can be found online.
PyCon registration opening soon--Looking for Python-related projects
for Expo Hall
For those projects working with or using Python, registration for
PyCon is open. There was a record turnout for tutorial and talk
proposals--this looks to be the best PyCon yet.
If your project uses Python, now would be a great time to get
involved. This year's PyCon will feature a two-day Expo Hall with free
booths for non-profits and open source projects. Get in on the fun. If
your group would like to participate in the Expo Hall, email
pycon-sponsors at python.org for more information.
Greg Wilson at Amazon
Amazon features a Video of "Beautiful Code" Editor Greg Wilson giving
a presentation at Amazon.
O'Reilly and Safari Books Online are JOLT Award Finalists
Safari Books Online and O'Reilly Radar are two of the six finalists
in Web Sites/Developer Networks category. Finalists in General Books
category include, "The Myths of Innovation" and "Beautiful Code" (both
in Safari Books Online) category and "Head First SQL" is finalist in
technical books category.
New Rough Cuts Community Features in Safari Books Online
Safari recently upgraded our interactive publishing service, Rough
Cuts manuscripts-in-progress, to include online community features
such as comment viewing and posting. Available to Safari Library
subscribers, Rough Cuts enables you to stay at the forefront of
technology innovation and the ability to engage with peers and
world-renown authors. Check out Rough Cuts today and start getting
ahead.
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favorite O'Reilly animals. ________________________________
Articles
How to Tell Your Perl Story (at OSCON)
Have you done something stunningly cool or staggeringly useful with
Perl in the past year? Conference season will be here soon; it's time
to consider giving a talk to your local monger group, a regional
conference, or even OSCON. Perl track committee member brian d foy
gives several guidelines to help you decide what to talk about and how
to present it.
Creating Games in Ruby
Nearly every developer fosters a secret desire to create cool video
games, but for most of us, the barriers to entry (knowing how to
create performant graphics code) has kept us out of the game. But
there are several toolkits for Ruby that can get you on your way
without a Ph.D.
Part 1: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/ruby/2007/12/04/creating-games-in-ruby.html
Part 2: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/ruby/2007/12/18/creating-games-in-ruby-part-2.html
Administering MySQL Using Flex
Adobe's Flex offers a rich client-side user experience, but how do
you use it to create practical applications. In this article, you'll
see how to hook Flex up to a PHP backend to do some simple MySQL
administration.
Joe Schorr on Leopard & Apeture
Derrick Story interviews Senior Product Manager Joe Schorr, on some
of the most enticing and useful features for Aperture photographers.
Less is More: Steve Jobs' Macworld 2008 Keynote Address
Steve Jobs opened the Macworld surprise envelope at the 2008 keynote
address and out slid a sleek notebook computer: the Macbook Air.
Daniel Steinberg was on hand for the unveiling and files this report
about all the new hardware, iPhone updates, and more.
LILO and GRUB: Boot Loaders Made Simple
LILO and Grub are the most popular Linux bootloaders. Usually, your
Linux distribution chooses and configures one or the other for you,
but this article provides a handy comparison of the two, and offers
some troubleshooting and configuration tips if you ever want to do it
by hand.
The Art & Science of JavaScript
In this tutorial, we'll look at a technique for using CSS and
JavaScript to build a first-person-perspective maze, in homage to
old-school adventure games like Dungeon Master and Doom.
For more articles, go to: http://www.oreillynet.com/
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Blogs
A Year in O'Reilly Books (2007) from Tim O'Reilly
HF JavaScript: Learn Outside the Book
Scott Kelby--Katrin's New Book is a Winner, and I Know Eight People
I'm Sending a Copy to This Week
Freaking Multitudes of .htaccess great balls of fire
Windows Mobile Weekly Roundup
TMTOWTDI -> The Right Way to Do It
PhoneValet & iPhone: Instant Landline Voice Mail
Thoughts on Firefox 3.0
What Do You Want to Read from Head First Authors?
Presents for Under Your Tree (for next year)
For more blogs, go to: http://www.oreillynet.com/blogs/ Until next time—
Marsee Henon
O'Reilly Media, Inc. 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472
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