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*** Apress August 2010 Newsletter ***
This month we have a solid lineup of titles that will take you to
the cutting edge of web development and design. Foundation Flash
CS5 offers both a complete tutorial for those new to Flash and a
quick way to get up-to-speed with the latest features offered in
CS5. If .NET is your platform of choice, Beginning Silverlight 4
in C# introduces you to the new Silverlight release—follow it up
with the second edition of Silverlight Recipes, and you’ll be on
the fast track to developing rich, interactive web sites and
applications. We also have the perfect guide for developers
looking to transfer their iPhone skills to the big screen.
Beginning iPad Development for iPhone Developers moves through
the iPad SDK with the same clarity and humor that made the
bestselling Beginning iPhone 3 Development a success.
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Take your iPhone dev skills to the big screen
Beginning iPad Development for iPhone Developers
by Jack Nutting, Dave Wooldridge, David Mark
eBook Now Available, Print Now Available
http://apress.com/book/view/1430230215
Authors Jack Nutting, Dave Wooldridge, and Dave Mark come
together to form an all-star team that will help you leverage
your iPhone skills as you enter the world of iPad development.
Using the same proven approach that made Beginning iPhone 3
Development a bestseller, this is the go-to guide for creating
iPad applications.
***
Create rich, interactive web site and applications
Silverlight Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, Second Edition
by Jit Ghosh, Rob Cameron
eBook Now Available, Print Now Available
http://apress.com/book/view/1430230339
Beginning Silverlight 4 in C#
by Robert Lair
eBook Now Available, Print Now Available
http://apress.com/book/view/1430229888
***
Latest Books
* Beginning Digital Image Processing: Using Free Tools for
Photographers
* Enterprise Mac Managed Preferences
* Beginning iPad Development for iPhone Developers: Mastering
the iPad SDK
* Silverlight Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, Second
Edition
* Beginning Google Blogger
Forthcoming Books
* BlackBerry Curve Made Simple: For the BlackBerry Curve 8500
Series
* Spring Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, Second Edition
* Beginning Java EE 6 with GlassFish 3, Second Edition
* Beginning Microsoft Word 2010
* BlackBerry Storm 2 Made Simple: For BlackBerry Storm &
Storm 2
Best-sellers
1. Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform, Fifth Edition
2. iPhone and iPad Apps for Absolute Beginners
3. Pro Android 2
4. Pro ASP.NET MVC 2 Framework, Second Edition
5. SharePoint 2010 User’s Guide: Learning Microsoft’s Business
Collaboration Platform
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Conference News and Notes:
OSCON July 19th-23rd
Over 3,000 developers and members of the Open Source community
gathered in Portland, Oregon from July 19th-23rd for the twelfth
annual O’Reilly OSCON Open Source Convention. Apress was a proud
exhibitor and OSCON Passport Program participant. This year OSCON
offered hundreds of sessions, tutorials, activities, and events
covering open source languages and platforms such as Python, Java
, Ruby, Perl, Hadoop, PHP and JavaScript. Arduino and Android
dominated the myriads of conversations, and other buzz-worthy
topics included building scalable cloud applications, open source
alternatives to the social networking heavyweights like Facebook,
and using NoSQL databases. If you missed OSCON this year, you can
catch the keynotes and highlights on YouTube and event photos
available on Flickr.
***
Get up-to-speed with the latest features offered in CS5
Foundation Flash CS5 For Designers
by Tiago Dias, Tom Green.
eBook Now Available, Print Now Available
http://apress.com/book/view/1430229942
***
Apress User Group Spotlight
Project Phoenix
Arnie Rowland, SQL Server expert, Microsoft MVP and President of
Oregon SQL - Developers Professional Association, started a
contest last month appropriately named ‘Project Phoenix’ in the
hopes of helping unemployed or underemployed developers rise from
the ashes of their disrupted careers. The contest’s aim is to
give developers a chance to sharpen their skills by inviting
qualified participants to propose a software project for a
non-profit agency, school, or church. The idea is to help improve
one’s skills while giving back to their local community. ‘Project
Phoenix’ has been so well received by the Microsoft community and
sponsors that Arnie has been able to award a package of software,
tools, training, and books each week for the rest of the year to
any eligible developer that takes on a non-profit project.
Project Criteria:
* Client is a USA IRS 503(c)3 non-profit, school, or church,
OR a Canadian CRA registered charity
* Uses any combination of .NET 4.0, Windows Server 2008, SQL
Server 2008, or Windows Phone 7
* Solves a problem or satisfies a need for the client
Prizes include:
* Microsoft: MDSN Ultimate subscription
* Pluralsight: three (3) month Standard subscription to
On-Demand!™ .NET Training Library
* Apress: three (3) books of the winner's choice
* And much more
For contest details and more on Project Phoenix, check out
Arnie’s website.
Developers can submit proposals here.
Non-profits can submit projects here.
***
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.
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