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----- Forwarded message from Marsee Henon <marsee@oreilly.com> ----- From: Marsee Henon <marsee@oreilly.com> To: waltman@pobox.com Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, August 26 Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:59:32 -0700 ================================================================ O'Reilly News for User Group Members August 26, 2008 ================================================================ --------------------------------------------------------------- New Releases--Books, Short Cuts, and Rough Cuts ---------------------------------------------------------------- Get 35% off from O'Reilly, No Starch, Paraglyph, PC Publishing, Pragmatic Bookshelf, Rocky Nook, SitePoint, or YoungJin books you purchase directly from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering online or by phone 800-998-9938. <http://www.oreilly.com/store/> Free ground shipping on orders of $29.95 or more. 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New York on the following topics: Creating a Simple 2D Game Using XNA Game Studio to Run on a PC, Xbox 360 or Microsoft Zune and Interfacing External Hardware Using Managed Code. <http://vslive.com/2008/newyork/default.aspx> Harold Davis Hosts a Weekend Workshop on Night Photography Sep 12-14, 2008 Point Reyes, CA Author Harold Davis (Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers) will be hosting a weekend workshop on night photography in Point Reyes, CA. Keep checking the Point Reyes Field Seminars website for registration information. <http://www.digitalfieldguide.com/workshops.php> John Smart at the Java Emerging Technologies Conference 2008 Sep 17, 2008 AUT Conference Centre Auckland, New Zealand John Smart (Java Power Tools) will be talking about easyb at the Java Emerging Technologies Conference 2008 discussing the basic principles of Behavior Driven Development, and look at how it builds on and differs from "traditional" Test-Driven Development. It then moves on to look at easyb, a very cool DSL-based behavior driven development framework for Java that uses Groovy to let you pretty much write tests that document themselves. <http://jet.javacom.co.nz/index.php/Main_Page> Lesa Snider King at MinistryCOM Sep 19-20, 2008 Oklahoma City, OK Lesa Snider King talks about "Graphic Secrets for Creative Pros" at the National Church Communications Conference. In this Photoshop power hour, you'll glean time saving tips for creating super tough selections. Learn fast and non-destructive ways to create today's most popular photo effects, including silhouettes, partial color, duotones, gorgeous grayscales, creative vector photo frames, filtered edges, selective blur effects, vignettes and more. 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Adobe Bridge CS3, Photoshop Lightroom and iView Media Pro will also be discussed in these explorations. http://digitalstop.com/workshops/#36> Lesa Snider King at the PowerPoint Live User Conference Sep 21, 2008 San Diego, CA Lesa Snider King teaches "Graphic Secrets for Presenters"--learn how to turn the images you have into the imagery you need. <http://www.betterppt.com/powerpoint_live/schedule.htm Nitesh Dhanjani at Florida Government Technology Conference Sep 24-24, 2008 Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL Author Nitesh Dhanjani ("Network Security Tools") presents "Security Implications of Emerging Technologies: Social Networking, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing" <http://www.floridagtc.com/conferenceProgram08.cfm> Robert Stackowiak Leads Session at Oracle OpenWorld Sep 25, 2008 Marriott Salon 09 San Francisco, CA Robert Stackowiak (Oracle Essentials and Oracle Application Server 10g Essentials) will be leading a session entitled "Session Title: Oracle Business Intelligence Strategy for the Data Warehouse-Enabled Enterprise" at Oracle OpenWorld. This session is for the Enterprise Performance Management/Business Intelligence Track. <http://www.oracle.com/openworld/2008/index.html> John Smart at the Victorian Java User Group Sep 25, 2008 Sun, McKillop/Dunlop Room, Level 7, 476 St. Kilda Road Melbourne, VIC, Australia Fresh from the Java Emerging Technologies Conference 2008 (JET 2008), John Smart (Java Power Tools) will be giving a talk on Behavior Driven Development (BDD) in Java with easyb, a new and very hip behavior driven development framework for Java. This talk will go through the basic principles of Behavior Driven Development, and look at how it builds on and differs from "traditional" Test-Driven Development. It then moves on to look at easyb, a very cool DSL-based behavior driven development framework for Java that uses Groovy to let you pretty much write tests that document themselves. <https://victorianjug.dev.java.net/2008/September/September.html> Lesa Snider King and Derrick Story at the Macintosh Computer Expo Sep 27, 2008 Santa Rosa, CA Join Lesa Snider King and Derrick Story for the return of MCE, NCMUG's annual fundraising event. Lesa covers "How to Shoot Like a Pro" and "The Skinny on Photoshop Elements 6" and Derrick will be teaching "Ten Things You Need to Know About iPhoto" and "Aperture or Lightroom...Which One Is Best for Me?" 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The interview will run for the month of September. <http://safaribooksonline.com/media/audio/OREILLY-TIM.wma> O'Reilly is hosting another fun, free Ignite Boston event The fourth Ignite Boston will be on Thursday, September 11, from 6 to 10pm at the Hooley House, one block from Faneuil Hall in Boston, MA. <http://ignite.oreilly.com/2008/08/the-fourth-ignite-boston-will.html> Other Ignite events coming up include Ignite Denver on September 10 and Igite NYC on September 15. For more information, complete schedule, or to start your own community run Ignite, go to: <http://ignite.oreilly.com/> David Pogue's Hot iPhone Tips David Pogue returns with a thoroughly updated edition of "iPhone: The Missing Manual." And here David reveals his best, up-to-the-nanosecond iPhone tricks. "The beauty of the new iPhone 3G is that you don't need one," explains David. "Almost all of the juicy stuff actually comes with the iPhone 2.0 software and the online App Store, both of which run perfectly well on the old iPhone as well." <http://fyi.oreilly.com/2008/08/david-pogues-iphone-3g-tips.html> Vincent Versace on Photography and Creativity Vincent Versace, noted photographer, author, and photography instructor, sits down with Derrick Story to discuss the some of the larger philosophical questions that inform the photographic creative process during this video interview from Photoshop World Orlando. <http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2008/08/13/vincent-versace-psw.html> Forbes Puts the Spotlight on Dale Dougherty and Tim O'Reilly "If the do-it-yourself trend is a revolution, then Dale Dougherty and Tim O'Reilly are its Tom Paines," writes reporter Elizabeth Corcoran in a recent Forbes.com story, Making Future Headlines. <http://fyi.oreilly.com/2008/08/forbes-puts-the-spotlight-on-d.html> Announcing the Adobe AIR Cookbook Cook-off (US Only) Think you can solve common Adobe AIR related coding problems? Then you qualify for the Adobe AIR Cookbook Cook-off contest sponsored by O'Reilly Media to celebrate the upcoming publication of the Adobe AIR Cookbook <http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596522506/>. During this contest, we invite you to submit your best solutions to common AIR coding challenges for a chance to win some great prizes. For details on how to enter the contest, go to: <http://www.adobe.com/devnet/logged_in/mkoch_aircookoff.html> What developers should know about IP Author Van Lindberg is both software engineer and practicing attorney. His new book, "Intellectual Property and Open Source" tackles the slippery subject of intellectual property. 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