---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marsee Henon Date: Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:15 AM Subject: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--November To: alandd@consultpros.com If you cannot read the information below, click here . Forward this annoucement to a friend [image: O'Reilly.com][image: User Group Newsletter] Nov 2009 Issue: - Welcome <#124fdc8dfbc18547_1> - O'Reilly Answers -- Clever Hacks. Creative Ideas. Innovative Solutions.<#124fdc8dfbc18547_2> - Great Java on Video <#124fdc8dfbc18547_3> - Online Conferences in December -- Where 2.0. Velocity, and Gov 2.0<#124fdc8dfbc18547_4> - Safari Books Online's Coder Challenge and Safari Open House<#124fdc8dfbc18547_5> - Reviewers Needed and Book Discount Code <#124fdc8dfbc18547_6> - The O'Reilly School of Technolgy Referral Program <#124fdc8dfbc18547_7> - UG leaders only -- Put Up a Banner, Get a Free Book<#124fdc8dfbc18547_8> - Upcoming Events <#124fdc8dfbc18547_events> New Releases: *The Art of SEO * By Eric Enge, Stephan M. Spencer, Rand Fishkin, Jessie Stricchiola *Beautiful Testing * By Tim Riley, Adam Goucher *C# 4.0 in a Nutshell: Rough Cuts Version, Fourth Edition * *Confessions of a Public Speaker * By Scott Berkun *Debug It! * By Paul Butcher *Friends with Benefits * By Darren Barefoot, Julie Szabo *From Camera to Computer * By George Barr *Getting Started with Google Wave * By Andrés Ferraté * Grails * By Dave Klein *Great Java * By Brett McLaughlin *Head First iPhone Development * By Dan Pilone, Tracey Pilone *Hello, Android, Second Edition * By Ed Burnette *iPhone Game Development * By Paul Zirkle, Joe Hogue *iPod: The Missing Manual, Eighth Edition * By J.D. Biersdorfer, David Pogue * Log4J * By J. Steven Perry *Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 20 * By Mark Frauenfelder *Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac: The Missing Manual * By Barbara Brundage *Premiere Elements 8: The Missing Manual * By Chris Grover *QuickBooks 2010: The Missing Manual * By Bonnie Biafore *The Sustainable Network * By Sarah Sorensen *VMware Cookbook * By Ryan Troy, Matthew Helmke *Windows 7 Annoyances: Rough Cuts Version * Welcome Hi there, The holidays are moving in quickly and soon 2009 will be over. Is your group celebrating with a holiday party? Make sure we send books for your raffle. One book that should be on every group's list or library is Scott Berkun's lastest book Confessions of a Public Speakerthat just released this month. This book is funny as well as practical. One UG leader told me he read it to his wife. Now how's that for an endorsement? Last month I visited the Atlanta area to attend a gathering of user group leaders of all kinds. We had a great turn out and spent the day discussing topics such as community, membership, meeting structure, sponsorship, and more. Please check out the notes on the group wikiwhen you have a chance. User group leaders are invited to join the West Coast Community Leadership Summit coming up January 9 at DeVry University in Daly City. Registration is open. Thanks to Michael Van Riperfor getting the ball rolling. The evening activity will be an Ignite at Google in San Francisco. Read on for more details. Please pass along any part of this newsletter to your group via email or your website and include the discount codes. We offer both a text and an HTML version. Thanks, --Marsee Henon ------------------------------ O'Reilly Answers -- Clever Hacks. Creative Ideas. Innovative Solutions. We're launching the beta of O'Reilly Answers, and I'm inviting you to be part of it. In brief, O'Reilly Answers is a community site for sharing knowledge, asking questions, and providing answers that brings together our customers, authors, editors, conference speakers, and Foo (Friends of O'Reilly). O'Reilly is at the center of an amazing exchange of knowledge sharing and idea generation, and we want you to join us in changing the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators. What's Hot in O'Reilly Answers: - Should I dump my iPhone for an Android? - What are the best iPhone or Android Apps for System Administrators? - How to calibrate the iPhone Accelerometer for optimal use - How to support older version of the iPhone SDK - When can I try MS Project 2010? ------------------------------ Great Java on Video If you're learning something new, doesn't it make sense to learn how to do it *well*? Great learning from O'Reilly helps you do just that: from start to finish, we teach you tried and true methods for every topic we cover, from Java programming to HTML coding, and more. And, rather than just sitting and watching, you learn by *doing*, in real time. It's as if you're sitting next to a good friend (and programming expert) as he shares what he knows and you follow along, step-by-step. It's simply a great way to learn. Throughout the course, you'll progressively learn to code and compile programs, work extensively with text, and declare, convert, and cast between data types. You'll also read files, get user input, and build arrays, including multi-dimensional arrays. Finally, you'll move into objects, modeling your data and behavior into core Java structures. Great Java: Level 1will teach you the fundamentals of Java, from the basics of compilation through methods, objects, and the key concepts of good programming. By the time you're through these lessons, you'll be programming, and programming well. ------------------------------ Online Conferences in December -- Where 2.0. Velocity, and Gov 2.0 *Where 2.0 Online Conference * An Emphasis on iPhone Sensors December 3, 9:00 am - 12:45 pm Pacific time 25% discount code for User Group members: whrfall09usrg By creating a widespread platform that allows for third-party development and geolocation, iPhones define the state of the art for location enabled sensors. Presentations exploring these new opportunities include: - The Sensors in Your iPhone: Alasdair Allan, University of Exeter and Babilim Light Industries - Augmented Reality: Andreas Alfare, Mobilizy - Location Sensors: Ian Peters-Campbell, Loopt - Working with Audio Input: Martin Roth, RJDJ - Computer Vision and the iPhone Camera: Jeffrey Powers, Occipital *Velocity Online Conference * Fast by Default December 8, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Pacific time 25% discount code for User Group members: velfall09usrg The Velocity Online Conference dives into some of the most important developments in web performance and operations, including: - Performance Impact: How Web Speed Affects Online Business KPIs: Hooman Beheshti - Faster Load Times Through Deferred JavaScript Evaluation: Charles Jolley - Load Balancing & Reverse Proxies with Varnish & More: Artur Bergman - CouchDB from 10,000 Ft: J Chris Anderson - Operations Roundtable: Jesse Robbins, Artur Bergman, Adam Jacob, John Allspaw *Gov 2.0 Online Conference * Facing Challenges and Winning: Five Gov 2.0 Examples December 10, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Pacific time Free! When citizens interact with their government, powerful things can happen. Web 2.0 is the industry which has shown that transparency, participation, collaboration add up to increased efficiency. Gov 2.0 harnesses this for the public good, as we'll explore in these sessions: - City of Santa Cruz Budget Crisis: A Blueprint Using Social Media: Peter Koht, City of Santa Cruz - txts 4 africa: Merrick Schaefer, UNICEF - Utah Department of Public Safety Media Portal: Jeff Nigbur, State of Utah, Department of Public Safety - Digital Diplomacy: Understanding Islam through Virtual Worlds: Rita King, Dancing Ink Productions ------------------------------ Safari Books Online's Coder Challenge and Safari Open House It's time for the next Safari Books Online's Coder Challenge. Tell us about your achievement on or before November 30, 2009 . We're looking for super techie professionals who stand out in our industry -- those who are using technology in creative ways or are helping our community in novel ways. Tell us about a project that demonstrates your super techie achievement using the submission form. If you're selected as one of the winners, you will receive a 3-month subscription to Safari Books Online and an invitation to join Tim O'Reilly, CEO and founder of O'Reilly Media, Inc., at a special event early next year in California. Winners are selected by a panel of judges; however, community votes and comments are encouraged. *Try the new version of Safari Books Online during our Open House -- no charge, no strings attached!* O'Reilly Media founder Tim O'Reilly is enthusiastic about the benefits of this new release: "Safari Books Online 6.0 is a complete, bottom-to-top revamping of the original service. The new UI is slicker and faster, with the kind of drag-and-drop goodness that people expect from a modern web application. In addition, we've added some long-requested features that take advantage of the online medium in ways that aren't possible with standalone ebooks." 10 Days Free -- test drive Safari Books Online free for 10 days or 200 page views. Get your free trial now . For a very limited time, try a Safari Library account on us -- no strings attached! Register during our Open House and test drive Safari Books Online for up to 10 days or 200 page views.* *Limited time offer ends November 24, 2009. Not available in all countries. Available to new subscribers only. Rough Cuts and Downloads not available during trial. ------------------------------ Reviewers Needed and Book Discount Code We're always looking for book reviewers, especially on our new releases. Titles we're excited about include Confessions of a Public Speaker, The Sustainable Network, The Art of SEO, and Getting Started with Google Wave. If you'd like to write a review of any of these books for Amazon, Slashdot, your favorite book community site such as GoodReads or Shelfari, or your blog, please send an email to your user group leader with the book title and where you'll review it. Get 35% off from O'Reilly, No Starch, Paraglyph, PC Publishing, Pragmatic Bookshelf, Rocky Nook, SitePoint, or YoungJin books and ebooks you purchase directly from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering online or by phone 800-998-9938. ------------------------------ The O'Reilly School of Technolgy Referral Program The O'Reilly School of Technology (OST) just started a new referral program. For every new student you refer to OST, earn $100 cash or credit towards OST courses. How does it work? 1. Just register for free so we can create a referral account for you. 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OST's full-price tuitions are already lower than comparable continuing education or community college courses. However, as an O'Reilly User Group member, you save an additional 30% on all the courses in the following University of Illinois Certificate Series: - Database Administration Certificate - Java Programming - PHP/SQL Programming - Linux/Unix System Administration - Web Programming - Open Source Programming - .NET Programming - Client-Side Web Programming featuring AJAX To redeem, use Promotion Code "ORALL1" good for a 30% discount, in Step #2 of the enrollment process. Each course comes with a free O'Reilly book and a 7-day money-back guarantee. ------------------------------ UG leaders only -- Put Up a Banner, Get a Free Book We're looking for user groups to display our discount banners on their web sites. If you send me a link to your group's site with one or more banners posted, I'll send you the O'Reilly book(s) of your choice. Choose from the following list: - O'Reilly Answers - The Art Of Community - O'Reilly School of Technology Banners - Customizable O'Reilly Book Widgets - 35% off User Group Discount Banner ------------------------------ Upcoming Events [image: Kirk Haines] *Webcast: Tokyo Cabinet in One Hour * *When*: Nov 17, 2009 Tokyo Cabinet is a fast, synchronous key/value database library with support for several major languages, including Ruby. We will look at both its benefits and its problems, and work through several examples that demonstrate its capabilities, ease of use from Ruby, and performance potential. At the end of the talk there will be a question and answer session. *O'Reilly at PDC2009 Professional Developer's Conference * *When*: Nov 17-19, 2009 *Where*: Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles, CA Stop by the O'Reilly booth (Booth #112) and say hi. We'll be giving books away during the event. Meet your favorite O'Reilly authors on Tuesday, November 18 from 6-8pm, during the Expo Reception. [image: Scott Berkun] *Scott Berkun at Web 2.0 Expo New York * *When*: Nov 18, 2009 *Where*: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center New York Author Scott Berkun (*Confessions of a Public Speaker*) will be speaking about his new book. More Upcoming Events >> [image: Spreading the knowledge of innovators.][image: O'Reilly.com] You are receiving this email because you are a User Group contact with O'Reilly Media. If you would like to stop receiving this newsletter please email marsee@oreilly.com <+marsee@oreilly.com> with your request. O'Reilly Media, Inc. 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 (707) 827-7000 http://oreilly.com/| http://ug.oreilly.com/ Forward this announcement: http://post.oreilly.com/f2f/9z1zquim9mf9a15vu8g1g1fqvvb7ufefjph32bs5p8g