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O'Reilly.comUG Program Newsletter

Hi there—

viguy Sorry I'm late with this newsletter, but as usual around here, we've got lots of new announcements, books, and activities going on.

First off, we've got a new and improved home page and search at oreilly.com along with news.oreilly.com. This is the first of many updates so stay tuned.

Our next big news is soon we'll offer select O'Reilly books on Kindle and as DRM-free digital bundles. Read the whole story on our Tools of Change blog.

Third, we've got not one but two iPhone resources to offer our readers--Inside iPhone, a meeting place for developers and power users, and iPhone Hacks, advanced access to hacks, tips, and tricks to make your iPhone experience even better.

And Fourth, don't miss our newest video from DekePod--101 Photoshop Tips in 5 Minutes--I just dare you to watch it three times in a row to see if you can write down all the tips.

And if you're using twitter, please follow O'Reilly Media, Tim O'Reilly, or me. But Tim is probably a bit more exciting.

Going to OSCON? We've got special Twitter contests going on at our booth in the expo hall. Follow OReillyatOSCON for more info and we'll follow you back.

New books we're hoping to get Amazon and Slashdot reviewers for include "Essential SQLAlchemy," "Dojo: The Definitive Guide," "Fashioning Technology," and "Your Brain: The Missing Manual." Send me an email if your interested and I'll get the book right out.

And don't forget we're willing to send books to giveaway at your meetings anytime. Although we love reviews, we don't expect them for every book we send. You can also request books for special events or your group library.

Marsee


In this issue:


O'Reilly UG Program News—Just for User Group Leaders
June 26, 2008


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O'Reilly News for User Group Members
June 26, 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 group? Ask your group leader for more information.

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Upcoming Events

For more events, please see: events.oreilly.com


Adventure in Technology
Jun 28, 2008
Trinity Arts Centre
Bristol, UK
John Honniball, whose articles are published in Make, is one of the many contributors at Adventure in Technology. He will be demonstrating parts of his large collection of historic computers.

Judith Bishop on C# 3.0 Design Patterns at TOOLS Europe
Jul 3, 2008
ETH Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
If you are near Zurich, Switzerland, on 3 July, drop in to the TOOLS Europe Conference and hear author Judith Bishop (C# 3.0 Design Patterns) explain the advantages of programming design patterns in C# 3.0. Judith will be joined by Nigel Horspool from University of Victoria, Canada.

Open Tech
O'Reilly at Open Tech 2008
Jul 5, 2008
ULU, Malet Street
London, UK
Open Tech 2008, from UKUUG and friends, is an informal one-day conference about technology, society and low-carbon living, featuring Open Source ways of working and technologies that anyone can have a go at. Totalling 60 talks across 3 sessions covering 9 hours, there's plenty in the programme for everyone including Rembrandt, Pr0n and Robot Monkeys, and all that's just in one session!

Harold Davis at the Marin Photography Club
Jul 8, 2008
Author Harold Davis (Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers) discusses the ins and outs of night photography, and shows his work.

Rick Copeland Speaks on SQLAlchemy
Jul 10, 2008
The Atlanta Python Meetup Group
Atlanta, GA
Author Rick Copeland (Essential SQLAlchemy) will be giving a talk about SQLAlchemy and will be available for book signing afterwards.

O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON)
Jul 21-25, 2008
Portland, OR
OSCON is the bazaar of open source technologies, welcoming new voices and projects alongside the platforms, languages, and apps that started it all. Where the open source community gathers to get inspired, acquire knowledge and gain momentum, OSCON has become a place for enterprise developers and managers to see the jewels of open source on display.

Colin Moock's ActionScript 3.0: From The Ground Up Tour
Jul 23, 2008
Atahotel Executive
Milan, Italy
Join internationally renowned ActionScript expert Colin Moock (Essential ActionScript 3.0) for an intensive full day of free ActionScript 3.0 training. Don't miss this rare opportunity to learn how to program from one of the world's top ActionScript instructors. Open yourself to a world of new possibilities through Moock's unique methodology for demystifying intimidating concepts and code.

Dux Raymond Sy Presents a One-Day Seminar on SharePoint
Jul 24, 2008
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Reston, VA
During this one-day seminar, SharePoint expert Dux Raymond Sy (SharePoint for Project Management) will detail the benefits SharePoint can deliver to your organization through a combination of lecture, presentations and demonstrations.


Harold Davis at Book Passage
Jul 27, 2008
1 Ferry Building, #42
San Francisco, CA
Author Harold Davis (Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers) presents images of the Golden Gate, reads from his book, answers questions, and signs copies of the book.

Harold Davis Hosts a Photography Night at the East Bay Mac Users Group
Aug 14, 2008
Author Harold Davis (Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers) presents From Photography to Photoshop. He will use his Ringing Cedars covers as a case study for a new digital art form at the Expression College for Digital Arts in Emeryville.

Conference News

O'Reilly Open Source Convention 2008 Registration for the O'Reilly Open Source Convention 2008 is Open
July 21-25, 2008 in Portland, OR
Join over 2,500 open source developers, hackers, experts, IT managers, and users at OSCON 2008. This year's convention will include 40 tutorials that go deep into open source technology and over 400 sessions focusing on Administration, Business, Databases, Emerging Topics, Java, Linux, Mobile, People, Perl, PHP, Programming, Python, Ruby, Security, Web Applications, and much more.
Use code "os08usrg" when you register, and receive 15% off the registration price. Click here to register for the conference.

RailsConf Europe 2008 Register for RailsConf Europe 2008
September 2-4, 2008 in Berlin, Germany
The European developer community showed itself to be deeply interested in Rails at RailsConf Europe 2007, and the co-presenters of that event, Ruby Central and O'Reilly Media, are coming back to do it again. RailsConf Europe 2008, happening September 2-4 2008 in Berlin, will feature presentations, keynotes, and tutorials by experts from the full spectrum of Rails techniques and practices. Seasoned Rails practitioners and newcomers alike will find a program honed to their particular interests and needs.
Use code "re08usrg" when you register, and receive 15% off the registration price. Click here to register for the conference.

O'Reilly School of Technology

OST 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:

(This discount is not combinable with other offers.)

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. (This discount may not be combinable with other offers.)

News from O'Reilly & Beyond

Derrick Story and Lesa Snider King to Speak at Mac Computer Expo this year in Santa Rosa, CA on September 27
For more information check out their blog.

The e-Book Test: Do Electronic Versions Deter Piracy?
Read David Pogue's latest take on e-books. (Free login required.)

Facebook No Longer The Second Largest Social Network From TechCrunch
From TechCrunch "It was sort of inevitable given Facebook’s monster growth over the last few years, but April 2008 was the milestone: Facebook officially caught up to MySpace in terms of unique monthly worldwide visitors, according to data released by Comscore."

Expo Hall pass for PDN PhotoPlus 2008, New York, NY--October 23-25
Registration is open for the PDN PhotoPlus 2008 Register with Promo Code ELBV1 to receive free admission to the expo floor.

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FOSSCoach, July 23-25 in Portland, OR
FOSSCoach is a series of events designed to teach the essential skills required to participate in collaborative, free and open online projects like Firefox and Wikipedia. Vist the FOSSCoach site to register

Event Living Services is Looking to Help User Groups
They recommend UG sponsorships to their clients as a way to keep in touch with new technology and support developers who work in their industry. Please contact Julie Anderson if your group is interested in working with them.

DIY O'Reilly Gear
Create Your Own Calendar, Shirt, Notebook, Poster...In just three easy steps you can create one of a kind calendars, greeting cards, keychains, luggage tags, magnets, mousepads, mugs, notebooks, postcards, posters, shirts, hoodies, and stickers adorned with your favorite O'Reilly animals.

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A Gallery of Illustrations from Your Brain: The Missing Manual
View images from Your Brain: The Missing Manual. You can read more about the images by clicking on them to see excerpts from the book.

Top 10 Reasons to Switch from Microsoft Office to Google Apps
Author Nancy Conner offers 10 reasons why you should consider making the leap from Microsoft Office to Google Apps.

Gordon Mohr Takes Us Inside the Internet Archives
Gordon Mohr is the Chief Technologist for Web Projects at the Internet Archive. In this interview, he gives us a peek behind the scenes at what's involved in recording the continually updating web, as well as the legal implications and how Web 2.0 is making their job both easier and harder.

Steve Jobs on the Future of the iPhone
Apple CEO Steve Jobs stood in front of a sold out crowd at Apple's WWDC and told them that Apple is about to release phones that are better than the ones in their pocket and will cost half of what theirs cost. The developers responded with sustained enthusiastic applause. That reaction makes perfect sense. Jobs' keynote wasn't about products--it was about a promising future, especially for developers in the audience.

Getting Started with the Google App Engine
Continuing the trend started with Amazon's Elastic Cloud (EC2), Google plans to make their vast resources available to developers who wish to deploy massively scalable applications on the Google Infrastructure. In this tutorial, you'll get a look into the APIs and database capabilities that Google is providing, and how to leverage them in a sample application.

Building the Green Data Center
Bill Coleman, founder and CEO of the Cassatt Corporation, and one of the founders of BEA, has made it his mission to make data centers more energy-efficient. We caught up with him right before the O'Reilly Velocity conference where he is scheduled to speak to get some pointers on making data centers planet-friendly.

Blogs

Make a Presentation Like Al Gore Al Gore
Author Bob Thompson bypasses the DEA and shows Phil Torrone how to make Iodine
Head First Physics coming soon--here's an exclusive taste of Chapter 4
Dojo Goodness, Part 9 (gfx foo with fx)
NASA's Mars24 Sunclock (Keeping Track of Phoenix)
Freelance coder Gregory Brown gives you the latest on Prawn, a PDF writing library for Ruby
code_swarm: Animated Visualization of the Development of some High Profile Open Source Projects
Catching up, Fighting distractions, Polyglotting
Head First Ajax Sneak Preview
How Hackerteen Helps... By a White-Hat Hacker
Cooking with Flex
Are you up-to-date?
What Should iPhone Applications Cost?
Thinking in Wikis

For more news and blogs, go to: http://news.oreilly.com/

Until next time—
Marsee Henon

Spreading the knowledge of innovators.O'Reilly.com