[mdlug] President's Mailbag - O'Reilly News
Raymond McLaughlin
driveray at ameritech.net
Fri Feb 22 21:34:38 EST 2008
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O'Reilly News for User Group Members
February 22, 2008
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*** Augmented Reality (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
ISBN10: 1934356034
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9781934356036>
*** C# 3.0 Pocket Reference, Second Edition
ISBN10: 0596519222
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596519223>
*** CRAFT: Volume 06
ISBN10: 0596518196
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596518196>
*** Enterprise Application Development with Flex
ISBN10: 0596514409
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514402>
*** Groovy Recipes (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
ISBN10: 0978739299
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780978739294>
*** Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, Second Edition (No Starch)
ISBN10: 1593271441
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593271441>
*** iPhone Open Application Development: Rough Cuts Version
ISBN10: 0596519516
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596519513>
*** The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Zoo! (No Starch)
ISBN10: 1593271700
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9781593271701>
*** LINQ Pocket Reference
ISBN10: 0596519249
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596519247>
*** Rails for PHP Developers (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
ISBN10: 1934356042
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9781934356043>
*** ScreenOS Cookbook
ISBN10: 0596510039
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596510039>
*** Sound Mixing Tips and Tricks (PC Publishing)
ISBN10: 1906005044
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9781906005047>
*** Subject To Change: Creating Great Products & Services for an
Uncertain World
ISBN10: 0596516835
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596516833>
*** Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition
ISBN10: 0596514123
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514129>
*** Take Control of Your iPhone (TidBITS)
ISBN10: 1933671343
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9781933671345>
*** The Ultimate CSS Reference (Hard Cover) (SitePoint)
ISBN10: 0980285852
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780980285857>
*** Up and Running with Joomla
ISBN10: 0596515847
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596515843>
*** Wicked Cool PHP (No Starch)
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<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9781593271732>
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Upcoming Events
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***O'Reilly Sponsors Code4lib Conference 2008, Portland, OR--Feb 25-28
The Code4lib Conference is an outgrowth of a highly successful Access
Hackfest, wrapped into a conference format. The attendees are the folks
who implement, program, administer, and manage the systems and software
libraries use. Gold sponsorship by TOC Division.
<http://code4lib.org/conference>
***E.A. Vander Veer on WDEV Radio Live--Feb 26
E.A. Vander Veer (author of the new Facebook: The Missing Manual) will
be live on WDEV-AM & FM Radio at 8:05am Central Time on February 26th,
2008. She will be speaking for 20 minutes on various topics regarding
Facebook, security, and applications. Be sure to tune in!
<http://www.wdevradio.com/index-home.asp>
***E.A. Vander Veer on WHAM Rochester New York--Feb 26
E.A. Vander Veer (author of the new Facebook: The Missing Manual) will
be live on WHAM Rochester NY for the Chet & Beth morning show at 8:30am
Central Time on February 26th, 2008. She will be speaking for 10 minutes
on various topics regarding Facebook, security, and applications. Be
sure to tune in!
<http://www.wham1180.com/main.html>
***PHP Conference, London, UK--Feb 29
The PHP Conference represents a great opportunity for delegates with a
potential audience that includes web-developers, programmers,
open-source enthusiasts, and business-people. As well as being able to
hear about some of the most interesting current topics within PHP from
people at the forefront of the technology, delegates will also have the
opportunity to network with the other attendees. O'Reilly will be there,
so come and browse our latest books and benefit from a 35% discount on
the day.
<http://www.phpconference.co.uk/>
***E.A. Vander Veer on the Jan Michkelson Show--Feb 29
E.A. Vander Veer (author of the new Facebook: The Missing Manual) will
be live on the Jan Mickelson Show for WHO-AM in Des Moines at 9:05am
Central Time on February 29th, 2008. She will be speaking for 30 minutes
on various topics regarding Facebook, security, and applications. Be
sure to tune in!
<http://www.whoradio.com/main.html>
***Barcamp, Manchester, UK--Mar 1
It's been in the works for a while now, but it finally got announced:
BarCamp is coming to Manchester! And O'Reilly will be there with all
kinds of goodies. Do come and have a chat.
<http://barcamp.org/BarCampManchesterUk>
***Sean Duggan Presents "Creative Collage with Adobe Photoshop",
Monteray, CA--Mar 1-2, 2008
This weekend workshop will focus on using Adobe Photoshop CS2 to explore
the art of the photographic composite. Explorations will range from
simple collages and blended overlays to combining two exposures of the
same scene to control contrast, to the creation of surreal,
photo-realistic flights of fancy. Topics include: masking and knockout
techniques; layers and layer groups; simple collages based on image
overlays, blend modes and opacity; advanced blending options; precision
collage control with layer masks; image transformation tools including
Free Transform and Warp; Using Smart Objects to preserve flexibility of
transformed elements; creating a photo-realistic collage from different
source photos; multi-exposure composites to control contrast; matching
color and lighting between images.
<http://www.montereyadultschool.com/seanduggan.html>
***O'Reilly at SD West, Santa Clara, CA--Mar 3-7
Stop by the O'Reilly booth (# 407) to check out our books and say hello.
<http://www.sdexpo.com/>
***O'Reilly Beautiful Code Authors at SD West 2008,
Santa Clara, CA--Mar 3
Meet Beautiful Code Authors Elliotte Rusty Harold, Author/Adjunct
Professor, Polytechnic University; Michael Feathers, Senior
Trainer/Mentor/Consultant, Object Mentor; Alberto Savoia, CTO, Agitar
Software; Christopher Seiwald, CEO, Perforce. What makes code beautiful?
Is it all in the eye of the beholder or is there an aesthetic of code we
can all agree on? How important is it for code to be beautiful? What
trade-offs can or should be made in the name of beauty? Come hear
several authors of the best-selling O'Reilly book Beautiful Code discuss
these and other questions.
<http://www.sdexpo.com/>
***O'Reilly WCF Authors at SD West 2008, Santa Clara, CA--Mar 3-7
Meet Learning WCF Author, Michele Bustamante, Chief Architect, IDesign,
Inc. and Programming WCF Services Author, Juval Lowy, President,
IDesign, Inc.
<https://www.cmpevents.com/SDw8/a.asp?option=Chttps://www.cmpevents.com/SDw8/a.asp?option=C>
***E.A. Vander Veer on the Kathryn Zox Show--Mar 3
E.A. Vander Veer (author of the new Facebook: The Missing Manual) will
be live on the Kathryn Zox Show with WMET-AM Washington at 11:30am
Central Time on March 3rd, 2008. She will be speaking for 30 minutes on
various topics regarding Facebook, security, and applications. Be sure
to tune in!
<http://wmet1160.com/>
***Emerging Technology Conference (ETech), San Diego, CA--Mar 4-6
The O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference (ETech) centers on future
technologies that truly matter. From robotics, health care, and space
travel to gaming, finance, and art, ETech explores promising
technologies new to the innovation horizon, and investigates those that
have been on the horizon too long.
<http://en.oreilly.com/et2008/public/content/home>
***Jesse Liberty at MIX08, Las Vegas, NV--Mar 5-7
Author Jesse Liberty (Programming .NET 3.5 and Learning ASP.NET with
AJAX) will be talking about Microsoft Silverlight.
<http://visitmix.com/2008/default.aspx>
***O'Reilly Authors Host Book Readings at SXSW, Austin, TX--Mar 7-11
O'Reilly authors Steve Souders (High Performance Web Sites), Todd
Wilkens (Subject to Change), Michael Yuan (Nokia Smartphone Hacks) and
Thomas Myer (Lead Generation on the Web) are participating in "Book
Readings at the South by Bookstore" during SXSW 2008.
<http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/readings/>
***O'Reilly at SXSW Interactive, Austin, TX--Mar 9-11
The SXSW Interactive Festival brings together the world's most creative
web developers, designers, bloggers, wireless innovators, and new media
entrepreneurs. While you're there, stop by the O'Reilly booth to say hi,
and pick up some great new books.
<http://sxsw.com/>
***QCon London 2008, London, UK--Mar 10-14
QCon London 2008 is an Enterprise Software Development Conference,
providing a venue for learning, networking, and tracking innovation in
Java, .Net, Ruby, SOA, Languages of tomorrow, Banking Architectures,
Agile, Scrum and Software Architecture and Design. Come and meet some of
our authors at our booth. Book now and quote promo code:
oreilly_qconlondon2008 and get a discount.
<http://qcon.infoq.com/london/conference/>
***Derrick Story at Windsor Senior Computer User's Group,
Rohnert Park, CA--Mar 10
Author Derrick Story (The Digital Photography Companion, iPhoto 8: The
Missing Manual, and Digital Photography Hacks) presents "Digital
Photography Tips, Tricks, and Stunts."
<http://www.sonic.net/donna/windsor.html>
***O'Reilly at SPE (Society for Photographic Education),
Denver, CO--Mar 14-15
The Society for Photographic Education is the longest-lived and largest
association devoted to photography and related media as it applies to
education, practice, and scholarship. While you're at the 45th National
Conference, stop by the O'Reilly booth to say hi, and check out our
great new books.
<http://www.spenational.org/conference/conf2008/index.html>
***O'Reilly at PyCon, Chicago, IL--Mar 14-15
Look for O'Reilly authors Noah Gift, Van Lindberg, and Brian
Fitzpatrick. Stop by the O'Reilly booth to say hi and pick up some great
new books.
<http://us.pycon.org/2008/about/>
***Sean Duggan Presents a Week-long Seminar: Creative Photoshop
Enhancements for Photographers, Delray Beach, FL--Mar 17-21
Sean Duggan's (The Creative Digital Darkroom) week-long seminar at the
Palm Beach Photographic Centre combines presentation, artistic
discovery, making photographs and exploring the creative possibilities
for image transformation in the digital darkroom. Prerequisites include
Imaging Overview or equivalent experience.
<http://www.workshop.org/pages/sean_duggan_creative_darkroom.html>
***E.A. Vander Veer on Computer Outlook Radio--Mar 17
E.A. Vander Veer (author of the new Facebook: The Missing Manual) will
be live on Computer Outlook Radio at 7pm Central Time on March 3rd,
2008. She will be speaking for an hour on various topics regarding
Facebook. Be sure to tune in!
<http://www.computeroutlook.com/>
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Conference News
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***Web 2.0 Expo New York, NY--September 16-19
The Call for Participation is now open. Web 2.0 Expo is for the builders
of the next generation web: designers, developers, entrepreneurs,
marketers, business strategists, and venture capitalists. O'Reilly and
CMP are seeking the best and brightest in the Web 2.0 universe to show
the world how the next Internet Revolution is being designed and
delivered.
<http://www.web2expo.com/ny>
To submit a proposal to speak at Web 2.0 Expo, go to:
<http://en.oreilly.com/webexny2008/public/cfp/18>
***O'Reilly GSP West Conference--San Diego, CA--March 3-4
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.
<http://conferences.oreilly.com/gspwest/>
Use code "gspw08usrg" when you register, and receive 15% off
the registration price.
To register for the conference, go to:
<http://en.oreilly.com/gspwest2008/public/content/register>
***Registration for ETech Open, San Diego, CA--March 3-6
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.
<http://conferences.oreilly.com/etech/>
Use code "et08usrg" when you register and receive 15% off
the registration price.
To register for the conference, go to:
<http://en.oreilly.com/et2008/public/content/register>
***2008 MySQL Conference & Expo Registration is Open,
Santa Clara, CA--April 14-17
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 registration price. Early registration discount deadline
ends February 26.
To register for the conference, go to:
<https://en.oreilly.com/mysql2008/public/register>
****Web Expo SF Registration is Open, San Francisco, CA--Apr 22-25
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 tradeshow.
Use code "websf08ug" when you register and receive $100 off any
conference package or a free expo hall pass. Early registration discount
deadline ends March 20.
To register for the conference, go to:
<https://en.oreilly.com/webexsf2008/public/register>
***Where 2.0 2008 is Open, Burlingame, CA--May 12-14, 2008
At the O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference, we expose the tools pushing the
boundaries of the location frontier, track the emergence of new business
models and services, and spend time examining new sources of data and
the platforms for collecting them.
Use code "whr08usrg" when you register, and receive 15% off
the registration price. Early registration discount deadline
ends March 23.
To register for the conference, go to:
<https://en.oreilly.com/where2008/public/register>
****Registration for RailsConf 2008 is Open, Portland, OR--
May 29-June 1, 2008
Co-produced by Ruby Central and O'Reilly Media, RailsConf is "the" event
for the growing Rails Community--the largest official gathering
dedicatedto everything Rails. If you're passionate about Rails and what
it helps you achieve--or if you're curious about how Rails can help you
create web applications better and faster--this conference is the place
to be.
Use code "rc08usrg" when you register, and receive 15% off
the registration price.
To register for the conference, go to:
<https://en.oreilly.com/rails2008/public/register>
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O'Reilly School of Technology
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***O'Reilly School of Technology Courses: UG Members Receive
a 30% Discount
O'Reilly School of Technology has opened its virtual doors with
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member, you save on all the courses in the following University of
Illinois Certificate Series:
-PHP/SQL Programming--New!
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To redeem, use Promotion Code "ORALL1" good for a 30% discount,
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Register online:
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News From O'Reilly & Beyond
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UG News
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***Toronto Asterisk Users' Group at IT360.ca
The Toronto Asterisk Users' Group has been working closely with
IT360.ca conference organizers in Toronto and have put together an
excellent Asterisk track. Speakers this year include "Asterisk: The
Future of Telephony" authors Jim Van Meggelen, Leif Madsen, and Jared
Smith.
<http://www.it360.ca/>
***New York Times Spotlights Myths of Innovation
"Epiphany has little to do with either creativity or innovation.
Instead, innovation is a slow process of accretion, building small
insight upon interesting fact upon tried-and-true process" writes Janet
Rae-Dupree in her Sunday New York Times column featuring Scott Berkun's
"The Myths of Innovation."
<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/business/03unbox.html?_r=1&ex=1202706000&en=70b7758cdbdbd746&ei=5070&emc=eta1&oref=slogin>
***How to Prevent Windows Vista's 'Green Ribbon of Death'
Here's an excerpt from "Windows Vista Annoyances" at Computerworld.
<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=89&articleId=9063060&intsrc=hm_topic>
***Installfest for Schools, Four Locations in the SF Bay Area, March 1
Signup and join an installfest in San Francisco, Berkeley, San Mateo, or
Novato, CA and help the local schools at this open source community event.
<http://untangle.com/installfest>
***Leo Leporte's Interview with O'Reilly author Mikkel Aaland
<http://techguylabs.com/radio/ShowNotes/Show430#toc3>
***Exploring Online Technical Information
Editor Andy Oram posted several blogs exploring online technical
information and its relation to professional computer books:
-Educating computer users: the need for community/author collaboration
<http://praxagora.com/andyo/professional/community_author_collaboration.html>
-Two tools we need to improve online information
<http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/01/two_tools_we_ne.html>
-Developing an improved online environment for educating computer users
<http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/02/developing_an_i.html>
***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.
<http://www.qoop.com/photobooks/photofront/pub_store.php?pub_name=oreilly>
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Articles
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***A Look Back at 10 Years of OSI
It's been 10 years since the Open Source Initiative was launched, and
what a 10 years it has been. Open Source has gone from an obscure and
radical concept to a vibrant sector of the software landscape. For the
10th Anniversary, our faithful newshound Federico Biancuzzi talked to
some of the early pioneers of the OSI (such as Bruce Perens and Eric
Raymond) about where it came from and how it is relevant today.
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/onlamp/2008/02/12/a-look-back-at-10-years-of-osi.html>
***Aperture 2.0 with Joe Schorr
Aperture 2.0 is faster, easier to use, and produces better images, says
Joe Schorr, Apple Senior Product Manager. In this interview with Derrick
Story, Joe explains how Aperture 2.0 meets those lofty claims. This chat
covers a lot of new ground.
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/digitalmedia/2008/02/12/aperture-2-with-joe-schorr.html>
***Using Xenn for High Availability Clusters
Virtualization is one approach that you can take to implementing
clusters. But you still have to arrange to handle failures in a
high-availability environment. Here's one solution, using Xen.
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/onlamp/2008/02/05/using-xen-for-high-availabilty-clusters.html>
***Developing RESTful Web Services in Perl
REST has become a widely used alternative to protocols such as SOAP,
providing a simpler way to tell your server what you want to do without
all that messy WSDL stuff. In this article, you'll see how to create a
RESTful web service, using Perl.
<http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2008/02/19/developing-restful-web-services-in-perl.html>
***Music Technology at NAMM 2008
Part 1: America's biggest musical instrument show debuted more high-tech
wonders than ever this year. O'Reilly Digital Media prowled NAMM's five
massive, noisy halls to bring back these high-tech hits.
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/digitalmedia/2008/01/24/2008-namm-report.html>
Part 2: We're back from NAMM 2008 with even more intriguing new gadgets
and gear. Once again, the throbbing halls of America's biggest musical
instrument trade show introduced a torrent of high-tech goodness. From a
$99 Steinway to a truly killer guitar, from audible notation to singing
keys, here's what you'll be playing this year.
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/digitalmedia/2008/01/31/2008-namm-report-part-2.html>
***Katrin Eismann's Digital Darkroom Magic
Katrin Eismann, coauthor of The Creative Digital Darkroom, sat down with
Derrick Story at PhotoPlus Expo in New York for a chat about how the
darkroom has evolved from chemical-based to digital, and how that
evolution has influenced her approach to image making. Katrin touches on
many interesting topics, including her explanation on 3-step sharpening.
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/digitalmedia/2008/01/29/katrin-eismanns-digital-darkroom-magic.html>
For more articles, go to:
<http://www.oreillynet.com/>
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Blogs
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***Community Pricing for Books
<http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/02/community_pricing_for_books.html>
***Ruby Turns 15 and Other Important Stuff
<http://www.oreillynet.com/fyi/blog/2008/02/ruby_turns_15_and_other_import.html>
***10 Things Every Parent Should Know About Facebook
<http://www.oreillynet.com/fyi/blog/2008/02/10_things_every_parent_should.html>
***Mac FFOSS (Freeware/Free & Open Source Software)
<http://blogs.oreilly.com/digitalmedia/2008/02/mac-ffoss-freewarefree-open-so-3.html>
***Where Did the Courier & Helvetica Fonts Go?
<http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/blog/2008/02/where_did_the_courier_and_helv_1.html>
***O'Reilly Books and the Cuban Internet
<http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/01/folks_are_often.html>
***Learning Flex From Scratch: Meet the Authors, Meet Flex
<http://www.insideria.com/2008/02/lffs1-meet-the-authors-meet-fl.html>
***Sonar for your Home
<http://blogs.oreilly.com/digitalmedia/2008/02/sonar-for-your-home.html>
For more blogs, go to:
<http://www.oreillynet.com/blogs/>
Until next time--
Marsee Henon
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