[Hampshire] Fwd: O'Reilly User Group Newsletter - Issue 04.0…

Here is the latest newsletter from O'Reilly.

It includes links to reviews from other groups. And before anyone asks I don't
yet have any more books yet for us to review.

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Please find below our latest Newsletter - You will find the PDF on
<http://oreillymedia.co.uk:2474/GlobalLibrary/Global%20Documents%5CUK%5CIssue%2004-09.pdf>

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User Groups Newsletter
Issue 04-09
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In this issue:

. Tutorials
. New Releases
. Your reviews
. Upcoming Events
. O'Reilly Conferences News
. School of Technology
. News from O'Reilly & Beyond

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Tutorials
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O'Reilly and the UKUUG have organized a series of tutorials to benefit all
user Groups members and more. These one-day London-based tutorials are taught
by the most knowledgeable speakers in their field, among them, you will find
- Dave Cross, Jesse Vincent, Jim Reid etc.

Schedule:
***Request Tracker (RT) training <http://www.ukuug.org/events/rt/>
11 August 2009
***Advanced DNS training <http://www.ukuug.org/events/dnstutorial09/>
13th October 2009
***Perl Tutorials <http://www.ukuug.org/events/perl09/>
Introduction to Perl - 24th November 2009
Intermediate Perl - 25th November 2009
Advanced Perl Techniques - 26th November 2009


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New Releases
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Don't forget to use your user group promo code, when buying O'Reilly,
Pragmatic Bookshelf, Rocky Nook or YoungJin books directly from
www.oreilly.com using the UK shopping cart.

Did you know you can request a free book or PDF to review for your group? Ask
your group leader for more information.

Book review - writing tips and suggestions
<http://ug.oreilly.com/bookreviews.html>

New Releases:

Android Application Development
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596521479/

The Art of Concurrency
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596521530/

Automating System Administration with Perl, Second Edition
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596006396/

Beautiful Security
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527488/

The Geek Atlas
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596523206/

Google SketchUp: The Missing Manual
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596521462/

Head First Networking
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596521554/

iWork '09: The Missing Manual
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596157586/

Java Message Service, Second Edition
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596522049/

Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 18
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596157692/

Mastering the Nikon D700 (Rocky Nook)
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9781933952239/

The Passionate Programmer (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9781934356340/

Regular Expressions Cookbook
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596520687/

The Twitter Book
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596802813/

Using Google App Engine
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596800697/

Version Control with Git
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596520120/

Web 2.0 Architectures
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514433/



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Your Reviews
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Head First Rails    
<http://www.itpug.org/oreilly/index.it.html>

Bash Cookbook    
<http://www.itpug.org/oreilly/index.it.html>

Building Embedded Linux Systems    
<http://plug.fi/bookreviews/building_embedded_linux_systems.html>

Visualizing Data    
<http://jug.mk/blogs/mite/entry/visualizing_data_exploring_and_explaining>

Pragmatic Version Control Using Git    
<http://compsoc.dur.ac.uk/reviews/pragmatic-version-control-using-git/>

Learning WCF    http://www.gl-net.org.uk/Books.aspx
Apache 2 Pocket Reference    http://compsoc.dur.ac.uk/reviews/apache-2-pocket-
reference/

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Upcoming Events
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Flashcamp, Birmingham, 16th June
<http://flashcamp.co.uk/>
Flash Camp Birmingham is a completely free event organised by the Midlands
Flash Platform User Group. Over an afternoon and evening, experts in Flash,
Flex and AIR will share their knowledge through presentations and talks. Come
and meet the some of the Adobe team, Community Leaders and network with fellow
developers and designers. Whether you're just getting started with the Flash
Platform, or consider yourself a pro, there's something for you!

Erlang Factory, London, 22-26 June
<http://www.erlang-factory.com/conference/London2009>
Following the success of the Erlang eXchange last year, the Erlang Factory
offers unrivalled Erlang-focused talks, training and networking in Central
London. Aimed at Erlang Architects, Programmers, Project managers, Software
and Platform Innovators, existing Erlang users as well as Erlang newbies and
anyone interested in Erlang, concurrent and sequential programming, the
Erlang Factory promises to be an event not to be missed!

EuroPython, Birmingham, 28 June - 4th July
<http://www.europython.eu/>
Come and listen to:     *  Bruce Eckel - prolific computer programming author 
and communicator,
    * Cory Doctorow - science fiction novelist, blogger and technology 
activist,
    * Professor Sir Tony Hoare - renowned computer scientist,
    * Jim Hugunin - originator of Jython and IronPython.
and many more.

OpenTech, London, 4th July
<http://www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2009/>
Back for 2009, OpenTech promises a day of thoughtful talks and conversations
with friends. One of the strands we'd like to see running through the day is
"working on stuff that matters", whatever you work on.


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Conferences and Special Events
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User Group Discount Information for our upcoming conferences:


OSCON 2009
July 20-24, 2009
San Jose, CA
<http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon>

The 2009 O'Reilly Open Source Convention Moves to San Jose, CA--Registration
Now Open, So Make Your Plans

Use code "os09usrg" when you register, and receive 20% off the registration
price. Early registration ends on June 2.

To register for the conference, go to:
<https://en.oreilly.com/oscon2009/public/register?CMP=EMC-
conf_os09_int&ATT=UG2>

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O'Reilly Velocity Conference
June 22-24, 2009
The Fairmont San Jose, San Jose, CA
<http://conferences.oreilly.com/velocity>

Attending Velocity makes you competitive immediately because it is rooted in
practical application, sending you back to work with a deeper understanding of
how the technology and applications you deploy can accelerate performance and
deliver a better front end experience.

Use code "vel09usrg" when you register, and receive 20% off the registration
price. Early registration ends on May 3.

To register for the conference, go to:
<https://en.oreilly.com/velocity2009/public/register>

For a complete list of conferences, go to: <http://conferences.oreilly.com/>



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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

By enrolling in the O'Reilly School of Technology, you can stay competitive in
Information Technology without the high cost or huge time commitment. Our
courses work around YOUR schedule, not the other way around. And within
months, not only will you have the University of Illinois Certificate to
display on your resume, you'll also have a portfolio of projects that are
sure to impress in your interviews!

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:


-New--Database Administration Certificate
-Java Programming
-PHP/SQL Programming
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Register online: <http://www.oreillyschool.com/?CMP=BAC-ostug>

(This discount is not combinable with other offers.)

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News From O'Reilly & Beyond
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Interview of Michael "Monty" Widenius, founder of MySQL and much more.
<http://www.oreillygmt.co.uk/2009/06/interview_michael_monty_widenius.html>

Why $9.99 Won't Always Be an eBook Pricing Ceiling
<http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2009/05/why-999-wont-always-be-an-
eboo.html?utm_content=Newsletter+-+May+27th+&utm_campaign=UG+Mailings&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email>
Have you stumbled across any of those Kindle owners who get angry anytime they
see an ebook price over $9.99? How about publishers who insist on maintaining
their print list price for the e-version? Btw, for the record, at O'Reilly we
typically fall somewhere in between; our "digital list price" is generally
less than the print list price and, of course, Amazon is free to discount to
an even lower price. As a consumer, when I see a Kindle price over $9.99 I'm
highly likely to skip it.

More Geo-Games: Ship Simulator on Google Earth
<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1znilbrpfmuf4qbmf771oes4854apsicgod5a168o>
At Google I/O 2008 the Google Earth API was released. It brought Google
Earth's 3D capabilities to the web (with the help of browser extensions).
Since that release they've started supporting Macs. One really nice part of
the Google Earth API is the ability to create games in the 3D world.


Ruby Learning Interview:
Author DavidGriffiths, "Head First Rails"
<http://rubylearning.com/blog/2009/05/20/interview-author-david-
griffiths/?utm_content=Newsletter+-+May+27th+&utm_campaign=UG+Mailings&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email>


Scribd Store a Welcome Addition to Ebook Market (and 650 O'Reilly Titles
Included)
<http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/05/scribd-store-a-welcome-
additio.html?utm_content=Newsletter+-+May+27th+&utm_campaign=UG+Mailings&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email>
The document-sharing site Scribd has launched a new "Scribd Store" selling
view and download access to documents and books. As part of the launch, there
are now more than 650 O'Reilly ebooks now available for preview and sale in
the Scribd store, and all include DRM-free PDF downloads with purchase.
(Scribd will soon be adding EPUB as a format, and we'll make that available
as soon as possible.)

Being a Suggested User Leads to Thousands of Twitter Followers
<http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/05/twitter-suggested-users-
list.html?utm_content=Newsletter+-+May+27th+&utm_campaign=UG+Mailings&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email>
Ever since Twitter started suggesting accounts to new users, it was clear that
those on the suggested users list were gaining thousands of followers. Setting
aside the fact that number of followers is a poor gauge of influence (see our
Twitter report for details), I wanted to know how many followers a suggested
account gains by appearing on the list.

Announcing InsideRIA Conference
<http://www.insideria.com/2009/05/insideria-the-
conference.html?utm_content=Newsletter+-+May+27th+&utm_campaign=UG+Mailings&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email>
Yep, you heard correctly in association with the 360Conferences guys,
InsideRIA is having its first conference August 23-24, 2009 in San Jose, CA at
the eBay facilities. This 2-day event will get into the nitty gritty of
developing for the Rich Internet Application (RIA) space. Sunday will be
hands-on workshops to get you familiar with a few of the RIA platforms. Monday
will be a full day of sessions with 3 distinct tracks: Development,
Design/User Experience and
Business Development. All 3 tracks will be aimed at the RIA platform in
general.

Josette Garcia
PR/Marketing Manager
O'Reilly UK Ltd

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