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.
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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New Releases: Books, Short Cuts, and Rough Cuts:
Ajax: The Definitive GuideThe 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
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Upcoming Events
For more events, please see: events.oreilly.com| Money:Tech |
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Waldorf Astoria New York City, New York 
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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.
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| Dru Lavigne and Allison Randal Speak at Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) |
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Westin Los Angeles Airport Los Angeles, CA 
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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.
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| Tools of Change for Publishing Conference (TOC) |
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New York City, New York
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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 ParticipationJuly 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 ParticipationJuly 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 ConferenceMarch 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 ConferenceFebruary 6-7, 2008 in New York, NY
Your key to hacking Wall Street, giving you new data, new tools, and new approaches to money and investing.
Use code "mt08usgr" when you register, and receive 15% off the early registration price. Click here to register for the conference.
Web Expo SF Registration is OpenApril 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 openMarch 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 openFebruary 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 ExpoApril 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.
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
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 noon– 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@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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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/
Blogs
A Year in O'Reilly Books (2007) from Tim O'ReillyHF 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
