[vox] [fwd] Apress December 2010 Newsletter

Bill Kendrick nbs at sonic.net
Wed Dec 8 10:08:15 PST 2010


Another book publisher newsletter, this time from Apress.
Trimmed out some MS-tech-related conferences.  Enjoy!

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Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:43:16 -0800
From: "Apress" <newsletters at apress.com>
Subject: Apress December 2010 Newsletter
To: root at lugod.org

   Apress                                                                     
   December Newsletter                                                        
                                                                              
   2010 is coming to a close and the holidays are in full swing. Apress has   
   some development and design gems that are sure to take your skills to the  
   next level as you head into the new year. Whether youa**re creating a      
   mobile application for fun, for profit, or both, Windows Phone 7 is        
   shaking up the smartphone application landscape! Beginning Windows Phone 7 
   Development by Henry Lee and Eugene Chuvyrov serves as your companion as   
   you create dazzling, stylish applications that can handle, manage, and     
   share music, videos, and photos on this brand-new and exciting platform.   
   Moreover, Windows Phone 7 has huge gaming potential. With Windows Phone 7  
   Game Development, by Adam Dawes, .NET developers will have everything that 
   they need to maximize their creativity and produce fun, sophisticated      
   games with XNA and Silverlight technologies.                               
                                                                              
   If youa**re trying to get your website up and running for the holiday      
   buying season, make dynamic web design easy with the second edition of     
   David Powersa** bestselling book, PHP Solutions. Thoroughly updated with   
   the latest techniques and best practices, PHP Solutions starts at ground   
   level, showing you how to set up PHP then moves into solutions, which most 
   PHP web designers and developers are likely to meet in 2011.               
                                                                              
   The definitive guide to the latest PHP techniques,                         
   innovations, and best practices                                            
                                                                              
   PHP Solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy,       Pro Silverlight 4 in C# 
   Second Edition                                                             
   by David Powers                                                            
   eBook Now Available, Print Now Available                                   
   Learn More A>>                                                             
                                                                              
   In PHP Solutions, Second Edition by David Powers, you start at ground      
   level learning you how to set up PHP, how to write scripts, and how you    
   can include them in your web pages. This edition has been thoroughly       
   updated with the latest techniques and best practices to provide cleaner,  
   more efficient code that can be easily deployed on multiple sites.         
                                                                              
   Develop cutting-edge apps and games for Windows                            
   Phone 7                                                                    
                                                                              
   Beginning Windows Phone 7 Development                                      
   by Henry Lee, Eugene Chuvyrov                                              
   eBook Now Available, Print Available 12/15           Windows Phone 7 Books 
   Learn More A>>                                                             
                                                                              
   Windows Phone 7 Game Development                                           
   by Adam Dawes                                                              
   eBook Available 12/19, Print Available 12/27                               
   Learn More A>>                                                             
                                                                              
   Latest Books             Forthcoming Books        Best-sellers             
                                                                              
     * The Definitive Guide   * Introducing Visual    1. Pro C# 2010 and the  
       to SQLite, Second        C# 2010                  .NET 4 Platform,     
       Edition                * Beginning Arduino        Fifth Edition        
     * Python Algorithms:     * Winning Design! LEGO  2. iPhone and iPad Apps 
       Mastering Basic          MINDSTORMS NXT           for Absolute         
       Algorithms in the        Design Patterns for      Beginners            
       Python Language          Fun and Competition   3. Taking Your iPad to  
     * Pro Internet           * Droids Made Simple:      the Max              
       Explorer 8 & 9           For the Droid, Droid  4. Pro ASP.NET MVC 2    
       Development:             X, Droid 2, and          Framework, Second    
       Developing Powerful      Droid 2 Global           Edition              
       Applications for The   * DOM Scripting: Web    5. Pro Silverlight 4 in 
       Next Generation of       Design with              C#                   
       IE                       JavaScript and the                            
     * PHP Solutions:           Document Object                               
       Dynamic Web Design       Model, Second                                 
       Made Easy, Second        Edition                                       
       Edition                                                                
     * Pro ASP.NET 4 in VB                                                    
       2010, Third Edition                                                    
                                                                              

   Apress User Group Spotlight                                                
                                                                              
   Great Lakes Area .NET User Group (GANG)                                    
                                                                              
   The Great Lakes Area .NET User Group was founded in November 2001 by John  
   Hopkins, Darrell Hawley, and Martin Shoemaker to provide educational and   
   networking resources for local .NET developers in response to the lack of  
   an organized .NET community in Michigan.                                   
                                                                              
   GANG was the first technology focused user group formed in Michigan and    
   was one of the first user groups to join INETA. GANG has been an active    
   Apress User Group Program member since 2004 and meets monthly at the       
   Microsoft Southfield office. The groupa**s meetings includes presentations 
   that covers a wide range of topics, from details of the framework to the   
   soft skills involved in managing projects. GANG is a volunteer-driven,     
   developer-focused organization, which welcomes all developers from the Ann 
   Arbor area. Check out their calendar for details on upcoming meetings.     
                                                                              
   New York Oracle User Group (NYOUG)                                         
                                                                              
   The New York Oracle User Group is gearing up for the 2010 NYC Metro Area   
   Oracle Metro Day event taking place on December 8, 2010 in NYC at the New  
   Yorker Hotel. Apress is proud to be exhibiting at this one day conference  
   along with Oracle, IBM Systems, EMC, SENA Systems, Texas Memory Systems,   
   and TUSC.                                                                  
                                                                              
   This yeara**s keynote will be given by Andy Mendelsohn, Oracle Senior VP,  
   and will cover the benefits of upgrading to Oracle Database 11g. Attendees 
   will learn how to reduce IT costs and increase the quality of service for  
   all their enterprise. Click here to view the agenda and click here to      
   register for the event. Act now because Friday, December 3 is the last day 
   to register for this exciting event!                                       
                                                                              
   Apress User Group Program                                                  
                                                                              
   Apress is committed to supporting the tech community. With over 1,700      
   registered User Groups on apress.com, there are meetings happening every   
   week all over the world. Why not find a user group near you? If you run a  
   User Group, sign up your User Group to take advantage of our exclusive     
   Apress User Group benefits.                                                
                                                                              
   For more information about the Apress User Group Program, please visit our 
   User Group pages.                                                          
                                                                              
                            Apress on Twitter                                 
                                                                              
                            We tweet about what we're up to, what our authors 
                            are up to, and about anything else that takes our 
                            fancy. We even offer exclusive deals to our       
                            followers, so what are you waiting for? Come find 
   Follow Apress on Twitter us at @apress.                                    
                                                                              
                            Want to know whata**s hot off the presses? We     
                            also have a new secondary account that'll keep    
                            you informed of our books as they publish,        
                            backing up our regular 'New Titles' RSS feed.     
                            Follow @ApressBooks for these updates.            
   Apress, 233 Spring St, New York, NY, 10013                                                            

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