[Wellington-pm] [Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, August 25]
Grant McLean
grant at mclean.net.nz
Wed Aug 27 15:09:34 PDT 2008
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> From: Marsee Henon
> Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, August 25
> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:38:54 -0700
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> August 25, 2008
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> Jesse Liberty Presents a Webcast: Creating Skinnable Custom Controls in
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> Aug 27, 2008
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> Rick Sammon Presents at Photoshop World 2008
> Sep 3-6, 2008
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> Join Rick Sammon (Face to Face) at Photoshop World 2008 as he gives
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> Lesa Snider King at Photoshop World
> Sep 4-6, 2008
> Las Vegas, NV
> Lesa Snider King teaches two classes: "Express Photo Effects" (free on
> the expo show floor) and "Graphic Secrets for Creative Pros: Photoshop
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> John Papa at VSLive! New York
> Sep 7-10, 2008
> NY Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
> New York City, New York
> John Papa (Data Services with Silverlight) is speaking at VSLive! New
> York on the following topics: Building Effective Data Bound Applications
> with WPF and Silverlight and ASP.NET Data Binding.
> <http://vslive.com/2008/newyork/default.aspx>
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> Brian Peek at VSLive! New York
> Sep 7-10, 2008
> NY Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
> New York City, New York
> Brian Peek (Coding4Fun: 10 .NET Programming Projects for Wiimote,
> YouTube, World of Warcraft, and More) will be speaking at VSLive! New
> York on the following topics: Creating a Simple 2D Game Using XNA Game
> Studio to Run on a PC, Xbox 360 or Microsoft Zune and Interfacing
> External Hardware Using Managed Code.
> <http://vslive.com/2008/newyork/default.aspx>
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> Harold Davis Hosts a Weekend Workshop on Night Photography
> Sep 12-14, 2008
> Point Reyes, CA
> Author Harold Davis (Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital
> Photographers) will be hosting a weekend workshop on night photography
> in Point Reyes, CA. Keep checking the Point Reyes Field Seminars website
> for registration information.
> <http://www.digitalfieldguide.com/workshops.php>
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> John Smart at the Java Emerging Technologies Conference 2008
> Sep 17, 2008
> AUT Conference Centre
> Auckland, New Zealand
> John Smart (Java Power Tools) will be talking about easyb at the Java
> Emerging Technologies Conference 2008 discussing the basic principles of
> Behavior Driven Development, and look at how it builds on and differs
> from "traditional" Test-Driven Development. It then moves on to look at
> easyb, a very cool DSL-based behavior driven development framework for
> Java that uses Groovy to let you pretty much write tests that document
> themselves.
> <http://jet.javacom.co.nz/index.php/Main_Page>
>
> Lesa Snider King at MinistryCOM
> Sep 19-20, 2008
> Oklahoma City, OK
> Lesa Snider King talks about "Graphic Secrets for Creative Pros" at the
> National Church Communications Conference. In this Photoshop power hour,
> you'll glean time saving tips for creating super tough selections. Learn
> fast and non-destructive ways to create today's most popular photo
> effects, including silhouettes, partial color, duotones, gorgeous
> grayscales, creative vector photo frames, filtered edges, selective blur
> effects, vignettes and more. You'll also discover how to retouch people
> like a pro!
> <http://ministrycom.org/mc08-graphic-secrets-for-creative-pros/>
>
> Sean Duggan Presents a Weekend Seminar: "Creative Camera Raw Workflow"
> Sep 20-21, 2008
> Berkeley, CA
> Sean Duggan's (The Creative Digital Darkroom) weekend seminar will be a
> combination of exploring a clear workflow for digital asset management
> (DAM) and an in-depth exploration of Adobe Camera Raw 4.2 in Photoshop
> CS3. Adobe Bridge CS3, Photoshop Lightroom and iView Media Pro will also
> be discussed in these explorations.
> http://digitalstop.com/workshops/#36>
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> Lesa Snider King at the PowerPoint Live User Conference
> Sep 21, 2008
> San Diego, CA
> Lesa Snider King teaches "Graphic Secrets for Presenters"--learn how to
> turn the images you have into the imagery you need.
> <http://www.betterppt.com/powerpoint_live/schedule.htm
>
> Nitesh Dhanjani at Florida Government Technology Conference
> Sep 24-24, 2008
> Leon County Civic Center
> Tallahassee, FL
> Author Nitesh Dhanjani ("Network Security Tools") presents "Security
> Implications of Emerging Technologies: Social Networking,
> Virtualization, and Cloud Computing"
> <http://www.floridagtc.com/conferenceProgram08.cfm>
>
> Robert Stackowiak Leads Session at Oracle OpenWorld
> Sep 25, 2008
> Marriott Salon 09
> San Francisco, CA
> Robert Stackowiak (Oracle Essentials and Oracle Application Server 10g
> Essentials) will be leading a session entitled "Session Title: Oracle
> Business Intelligence Strategy for the Data Warehouse-Enabled
> Enterprise" at Oracle OpenWorld. This session is for the Enterprise
> Performance Management/Business Intelligence Track.
> <http://www.oracle.com/openworld/2008/index.html>
>
> John Smart at the Victorian Java User Group
> Sep 25, 2008
> Sun, McKillop/Dunlop Room, Level 7, 476 St. Kilda Road
> Melbourne, VIC, Australia
> Fresh from the Java Emerging Technologies Conference 2008 (JET 2008),
> John Smart (Java Power Tools) will be giving a talk on Behavior Driven
> Development (BDD) in Java with easyb, a new and very hip behavior driven
> development framework for Java. This talk will go through the basic
> principles of Behavior Driven Development, and look at how it builds on
> and differs from "traditional" Test-Driven Development. It then moves on
> to look at easyb, a very cool DSL-based behavior driven development
> framework for Java that uses Groovy to let you pretty much write tests
> that document themselves.
> <https://victorianjug.dev.java.net/2008/September/September.html>
>
> Lesa Snider King and Derrick Story at the Macintosh Computer Expo
> Sep 27, 2008
> Santa Rosa, CA
> Join Lesa Snider King and Derrick Story for the return of MCE, NCMUG's
> annual fundraising event. Lesa covers "How to Shoot Like a Pro" and "The
> Skinny on Photoshop Elements 6" and Derrick will be teaching "Ten Things
> You Need to Know About iPhoto" and "Aperture or Lightroom...Which One Is
> Best for Me?" Stop by the O'Reilly booth to meet the authors and
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> Learn How to Obtain iPhone Forensic Data--September 16-17, 2008
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> David Pogue's Hot iPhone Tips
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> Vincent Versace on Photography and Creativity
> Vincent Versace, noted photographer, author, and photography instructor,
> sits down with Derrick Story to discuss the some of the larger
> philosophical questions that inform the photographic creative process
> during this video interview from Photoshop World Orlando.
> <http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2008/08/13/vincent-versace-psw.html>
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> What developers should know about IP
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> <http://fyi.oreilly.com/2008/08/what-developers-need-to-know-a-1.html>
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> How to Write Your Own Facebook Applications
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> Blogs
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> Interview with David Heinemeier Hansson: Rails Culture, Scaling
> Basecamp, and Building Successful Companies
> <http://news.oreilly.com/2008/08/interview-with-david-heinemeie.html>
>
> Derrick Story in Beijing for the Olympics
> <http://blogs.oreilly.com/digitalmedia/2008/08/a-week-of-images-from-beijing.html>
>
> Head First Ajax Sample chapter: Manipulating the DOM
> <http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfajax/hfaj_ch7_sample.pdf>
>
> Head First Statistics Sample Chapter: Calculating Probabilities
> <http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfstats/>
>
> The Road to Programming is Sometimes Paved with Web Pages
> <http://www.oreillynet.com/headfirst/blog/2008/07/the_road_to_programming_is_som.html#more>
>
> Why We're Failing in Math and Science
> <http://radar.oreilly.com/2008/08/why-were-failing-in-math-and-science.html>
>
> Why Corporates Hate Perl
> <http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2008/08/why_corporates_hate_perl.html>
>
> The Mind of Damian Conway: Science, Computer Science, the Future of Perl 6, and Advice for Today's Aspiring Programmers
> <http://fyi.oreilly.com/2008/08/the-mind-of-damian-conway-scie.html>
>
> Audio: Lawrence Lessig on Congressional Reform and Internet
> for Everyone
> <http://news.oreilly.com/2008/08/lessig-changecongressorg-and-i.html>
>
> Doug Marschke Talks about his new book titled "JUNOS Enterprise Routing: A
> Practical Guide to JUNOS Software and Enterprise Certification."
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihKWw7q4VlU>
>
> Mac vs PC: Does it matter anymore?
> <http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2008/08/mac-vs-pc-does-it-matter-anymo.html>
>
> For more blogs, go to:
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> Until next time--
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> Marsee Henon
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