[vox] [fwd] Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, February 4
Bill Kendrick
nbs at sonic.net
Wed Feb 11 10:01:56 PST 2009
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Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:22:38 -0800
From: "Marsee Henon"
Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, February 4
To: root at lugod.org
O'Reilly.comUG Program Newsletter
Hi there-
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an Appropriate Performance Testing Tool," "Applying Lean to Software
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Beautiful Architecture, iPhone SDK Application Development, Real World
Haskell, RESTful .NET, and Data-Driven Services with Silverlight 2. Let me
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Marsee
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In this issue:
* O'Reilly UG Program News-Just for User Group Leaders
* New Releases
* Upcoming Events
* Conferences and Special Events News
* School of Technology
* News from O'Reilly & Beyond
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O'Reilly UG Program News-Just for User Group Leaders
February 4, 2009
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O'Reilly News for User Group Members
February 4, 2009
New Releases: Books, Short Cuts, and Rough Cuts
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New Releases: Books, Short Cuts, and Rough Cuts:
* Active Directory Cookbook, Third Edition
* Advanced Software Testing - Vol. 2 (Rocky Nook)
* Art of Drum Layering (PC Publishing)
* Beautiful Architecture
* Build a Better Photograph (Rocky Nook)
* CJKV Information Processing, Second Edition
* CMMI (Rocky Nook)
* Creating a Web Site: The Missing Manual, Second Edition
* Data-Driven Services with Silverlight 2
* David Pogue's Digital Photography: The Missing Manual
* Designing Web Interfaces
* DJing and live performance with Ableton Live (PC Publishing)
* Enterprise Development with Flex: Rough Cuts Version
* FileMaker Pro 10: The Missing Manual
* grep Pocket Reference
* Head First Algebra
* Head First PHP & MySQL
* Head First Rails
* Head First Web Design
* Hello, Android (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
* High Performance Python: Rough Cuts Version
* iPhone SDK Application Development
* Learn to Program, Second Edition (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
* Learning JavaScript, Second Edition
* Make Magazine: The Fourth Year (Hard Cover)
* Photographic Multishot Techniques (Rocky Nook)
* Photoshop CS4 Channels & Masks One-on-One
* Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual
* Pragmatic Version Control Using Git (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
* Programming Interactivity: A Guide for Processing, Arduino, and
OpenFrameworks: Rough Cuts Version
* Simply SQL (SitePoint)
* Sound Equalization Tips and Tricks (PC Publishing)
* SQL and Relational Theory
* The Art of Application Performance Testing
* The Art of Lean Software Development
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* The Principles of Successful Freelancing (Site Point)
* Using Drupal
* Version Control with Git: Rough Cuts Version
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Upcoming Events
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Gordon Meyer presents Mac Home Automation in Chicago
Feb 4, 2009
Apple Store, 679 N. Michigan Avenue, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL
Gordon Meyer (Smart Home Hacks) will present about Mac-based home
automation at the Chicago Apple Users Group.
Lesa Snider King at CapMac in Austin
Feb 10, 2009
Sherlock's Baker Street Pub
Austin, TX craftzine.com
Lesa Snider King (Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual)
presents "Tips and Tricks from Photoshop CS4" to Capital
Macintosh.
Derrick Story at NCMUG
Feb 17, 2009
Rohnert Park, CA
Author Derrick Story (The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers, The
Digital Photography Companion, and iPhoto 8: The Missing Manual) presents
"Photoshop made Easy" at the North Coast Mac Users Group.
Dux Raymond Sy presents "7 Ways to Leverage SharePoint for Project
Management Success" at PMI-WDC
Feb 19, 2009
Skyline 6, Suite 800
Falls Church, VA
Dux Raymond Sy (SharePoint for Project Management) will present "7 Ways to
Leverage SharePoint for Project Management Success" at the Skyline PMI
Luncheon. Acquire the practical knowledge of how SharePoint can address
common project management challenges such as Inefficient communication
among stakeholders, poor document management practices, and undefined
project collaboration standards that can compromise project success.
George Reese on Cloud Computing at the UWM Center for Technology
Innovation
Feb 20, 2009
UWM Lubar School of Business, Lubar Hall, Room N146
Milwaukee, WI
George Reese (Web Architecture and Programming in the Cloud: Rough Cuts
Version) presents a full day seminar on cloud computing at the University
of Wisconsin Milwaukee's Center for Technology Innovation. Topics covered
include an overview of cloud computing technologies, what you need to know
when moving into the cloud, security issues, and business continuity
issues.
Dux Raymond Sy presents "5 Ways to Enhance SharePoint Site Usability"
Feb 21-21, 2009
Microsoft Office: 1290 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Ave) between W 51st
and W 52nd Streets, 6th Flo
New York, NY, USA
Author Dux Raymond Sy (SharePoint for Project Management) will impart
proven techniques on how to improve SharePoint usability to increase user
adoption in leveraging SharePoint for collaboration.
Marco Casario presents at FITC Amsterdam
Feb 22-24, 2009
Felix Meritis, European Centre for Arts and Sciences
Amsterdam
Author Marco Casario (Adobe AIR 1.5 Cookbook) will present craftzine.com
"Local Persistent Data with AIR and ActionScript 3." Learn
how to leverage your file system's access features of the
AIR APIs and how to apply advanced tecniques to store data
locally.
Nancy Duarte at VizThink '09
Feb 22-25, 2009
Farimont Hotel
San Jose, CA
Join Nancy Duarte (slide:ology) at VizThink '09--a conference that brings
together a broad cross section of the visual thinking community. They're
bringing content from each of the visual arts disciplines together to
create a unique mix of content. Nancy will be a facilitator, leading and
participating in discussions and activities.
Paco Hope at FutureTest 2009
Feb 24-25, 2009
Roosevelt Hotel
New York, New York
Author Paco Hope (Web Security Testing Cookbook) presents "The Cyber
Tester: Blending Human and Machine". The message of this talk is that
compelling and competitive testers in today's world are human/machine
hybrids who seamlessly leverage tools as never before.
Dave Cross presents an "Introduction to Perl" in the London
Feb 25, 2009
Imperial Hotel, Russell Square
London, UK
Dave Cross (co-author of Perl Template Toolkit) presents a one-day
beginners course in Perl.
Jonathan Zdziarski presents "iPhone Forensics" at the Gartner
Mobile Summit 2009
Feb 25, 2009
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Chicago, IL
Jonathan Zdziarski (iPhone Forensics and iPhone SDK Application
Development) presents "iPhone Forensics: How a Thief can Bypass
Security to Steal Personal Information and Corporate Secrets."
This workshop will demonstrate some of the techniques used to gartner
bypass the security of the iPhone to access the raw disk image,
and explains what information can be gleaned from the device.
Enterprises will learn the risks involved in deploying the iPhone
into the work place and learn how to design applications that
protect employee data from being exposed to malicious parties
through theft or espionage.
Jonathan Zdziarski Panel Discussion at Gartner Mobile Summit 2009
Feb 25, 2009
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Chicago, IL
Jonathan Zdziarski (iPhone SDK Application Development and iPhone
Forensics) presents a panel discussion "Wireless meets the Internet."
Gartner Analysts will explore the impact of high performance internet
devices on the handheld markets for platforms, OS, development and
applications. Where does the cool factor hit the brick wall when
enterprise-class systems are at stake? How will the players respond? This
panel will include guest speakers from the developer community, vendor
community, and analyst community.
Bill Scott on Rosenfeld Future Practices Webinar
Feb 26, 2009
Author Bill Scott (Designing Web Interfaces: Principles and Patterns for
Rich Interaction) will be presenting on "Bringing Design to Life: The Mojo
Every Designer Should Know About Interface Engineering."
Dave Cross presents "Advanced Perl Techniques" in London
Feb 26, 2009
Imperial Hotel, Russell Square
London, UK
Dave Cross (co-author of Perl Template Toolkit</strong) presents a one-day
advanced course in Perl.
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Conference News
Emerging Technology Conference Emerging Technology Conference 2009
March 9-12, 2009 in San Jose, CA
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OSCON 2009 OSCON 2009
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News from O'Reilly & Beyond
UG News
craftzine.com Live Webcast - Advanced Twitter for Business, Feb 6 at 10am
Pacific
Advanced Twitter for Business: Conversation, Community, and Profit--140
Characters at a Time If you're ready to go beyond dabbling with Twitter,
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Work On Stuff That Matters: Video Interview with Tim O'Reilly
Over the past few months Josh Ross has been interviewing various people
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David Pogue's "Top Ten Tips of All Time" for Digital Photography
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* Everything You Wanted to Know about Drupal but were Afraid to Ask
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Story
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Garr Reynolds
* Barack, Inc.: Winning Business Lessons of the Obama Campaign
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