[CLUE-Adm] Re: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, December 20

[Jeffery Cann]

Hi Denise,

Could you send a copy of the Python & XML book to the Colorado Linux Users 
and Enthusiasts (CLUE) LUG?  Our February 2002 meeting features a 
presentation on XML and this would be an excellent book to give away.

O'Reilly should have the current mailing address, but just in case:

Colorado Linux Users and Enthusiasts (CLUE)
C/O CLUE President
2950 South Newark Place
Aurora, Colorado 80014-3038

Additionally, we have started a 'Book Reviews' section on our website:  
http://clue.denver.co.us/reviews/

We have asked our members to write book reviews (voluntarily) in exchange for 
all of the great books we receive from publishers like O'Reilly (90% of our 
books given away are published by O'Reilly).  And we hope you'll appreciate 
any formal feedback on your publications.  As members write book reviews for 
O'Reilly books, I will send you an email with the URL.

Sincere thanks for your support of Linux and Linux User Groups.

Sincerely,
Jeffery Cann -- CLUE President
president at clue.denver.co.us

> Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, December 20
> Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 14:30:08 -0800 (PST)
> From: Denise Olliffe <deniseo at oreilly.com>
> To: lynnd at ihs.com
>
>
> O'Reilly User Group Program
> NEWSLETTER
> December 20, 2001
>
>
> I'd like to wish you all a joyous holiday--and warm wishes for a
> bountiful new year. This will be the last newsletter of 2001, as I will
> be out of the office Dec 21 - Jan 1. I look forward to working with all
> of you in 2002.
>
>
> HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:
> BOOK NEWS:
>  - Learning Wireless Java
>  - Python & XML
>  - The Web Design CD Bookshelf
> NEWS:
>  - oreilly.com Wins Web Business Award
>  - Pulling Stock Quotes into Microsoft Excel
>  - ActionScript for JavaScript Programmers
>  - Learning the Mac OS X Terminal: Part 1
>  - Bioinformatics Meets Mac OS X
>  - Learning Oracle PL/SQL? Here's What to Expect
>  - Distributed Systems Topologies: Part 1
> CONFERENCES:
>  - Call for Papers--O'Reilly Open Source Convention, 2002
>
>
> ================================================
> BOOK NEWS
> ================================================
>
> REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE, email me for a copy.
>
> OK, I'm a little behind on sending out the review copies--I know. I
> promise to get caught up after the holiday.
>
> LEARNING WIRELESS JAVA
> Order Number: 2432
> "Learning Wireless Java" is for Java developers who want to create
> applications for the Micro Edition audience using the Connected,
> Limited Device Configuration and the Mobile Information Device Profile
> (MIDP). These APIs specifically for devices such as mobile phones and
> pagers, allowing programmers to create MIDlet applications.  This book
> offers a solid introduction to J2ME and MIDP, including the
> javax.microedition classes, as well as classes surrounding the features
> of the various platforms that the J2ME supports
> http://oreilly.com/catalog/wirelessjava/
> Sample Chapter 5: MIDP GUI Programming
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wirelessjava/chapter/ch05.html
>
> PYTHON & XML
> Order Number: 1282
> Python is an ideal language for manipulating XML, and this new volume
> gives you a solid foundation for using these two languages together.
> Complete with practical examples that highlight common application
> tasks, the book starts with the basics then quickly progresses to
> complex topics, like transforming XML with XSLT and querying XML with
> XPath.  It also explores more advanced subjects, such as SOAP and
> distributed web services.  http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonxml/
> Coauthor Article: Using Python and XML with Microsoft .NET My Services
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2001/12/03/myservices.html
>
> THE WEB DESIGN CD BOOKSHELF
> Order Number: 2718
> Six best selling O'Reilly Animal Guides are now available on CD-ROM,
> easily accessible and searchable with your favorite web browser:
> --"HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide 4th Edition"
> --"ActionScript: The Definitive Guide"
> --"Information Architecture for the World Wide Web"
> --"Designing Web Audio: RealAudio, MP3, Flash, and Beatnik"
> --"Web Design In a Nutshell, 2nd Edition"
> --AND "Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide"
> As a bonus, you also get the new paperback version of "Web Design in a
> Nutshell, 2nd Edition" when you purchase the CD Bookshelf.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webcdbk/
>
>
> Reminder:
> Your UG discount is 20% when you buy direct from O'Reilly.  Use the
> DSUG discount code when ordering at http://www.oreilly.com/ or when
> calling 800-998-9938.
>
> For a list of what's coming up, go to:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/new.html
>
> To search our entire booklist, go to:
> http://www.oreilly.com/cgi-bin/productindex
>
>
> ================================================
> NEWS FROM O'REILLY & BEYOND
> ================================================
>
> Spread the word to your members....
>
> GENERAL INTEREST
> ----------------
>
> OREILLY.COM WINS WEB BUSINESS AWARD
> CIO.com honors O'Reilly & Associates as one of 50 companies thriving on
> the Web, despite the dot-com debacle. Creating an online community can
> be good for business, says CIO.com--if you know what you're doing.
> http://www.cio.com/archive/120101/people.html
>
> PULLING STOCK QUOTES INTO MICROSOFT EXCEL
> You can keep a spreadsheet up to date by pulling stock quotes from the
> Web, explains Steve Roman, author of O'Reilly's "Learning Excel Macros"
> and the upcoming "Access Database Design & Programming, 3rd Edition."
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2001/12/10/excelstocks.html
>
> JAVASCRIPT
> ----------------
>
> ACTIONSCRIPT FOR JAVASCRIPT PROGRAMMERS
> Take advantage of your JavaScript knowledge within Flash's scripting
> environment by knowing the two languages' similarities and differences.
> To learn more, check out O'Reilly's "ActionScript: The Definitive
> Guide."
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2001/12/07/action.html
>
> MAC
> ----------------
>
> LEARNING THE MAC OS X TERMINAL, PART 1
> The Terminal application in Mac OS X provides powerful new benefits to
> traditional Mac users, and Chris Stone shows you how to get comfortable
> with the Terminal. To learn more, don't miss David Pogue's "Mac OS X:
> The Missing Manual."
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/12/14/terminal_one.html
>
> BIOINFORMATICS MEETS MAC OS X
> Many of the important bioinformatics applications that previously
> existed only for Unix platforms are now being ported to the Macintosh,
> thanks to Mac OS X and its Unix underpinnings. To learn about the
> latest technologies in bioinformatics, don't miss the upcoming O'Reilly
> Bioinformatics Technology Conference.
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/12/14/macbio.html
>
> ORACLE
> ----------------
>
> LEARNING ORACLE PL/SQL? HERE'S WHAT TO EXPECT
> Here's an inside look at what will surprise, confuse, delight, and
> amaze you in Oracle PL/SQL, as revealed by Bill Pribyl, coauthor of
> O'Reilly's "Learning Oracle PL/SQL."
> http://oracle.oreilly.com/news/plsql_1201.html
>
> PEER-TO-PEER
> ----------------
>
> DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS TOPOLOGIES: PART 1
> Nelson Minar describes the essential frameworks for distributed
> networks used today and tells how Gnutella's network differs from
> Napster's or SETI at Home's. For more on building distributed, Web-based
> applications, check out O'Reilly's "Programming Web Services with
> SOAP." http://www.openp2p.com/pub/a/p2p/2001/12/14/topologies_one.html
>
>
> ===============================================
> CALL FOR PAPERS
> ===============================================
>
> O'REILLY OPEN SOURCE CONVENTION
> July 22-26, 2002, at the Sheraton San Diego, San Diego, CA.
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
> Deadline for submission of proposals: March 1, 2002
>
> This unrivaled convention is offering you the chance to have a say in what
> topics are offered and discussed--so be sure to send in your proposal
> for consideration. We're especially seeking presentations that invoke
> open source's innovative, do-more-with-less origins, and address the
> challenges of today's economic turbulence. What technologies will thrive
> and help us to thrive in the future? Creating and reinvesting in community
> is at the core of open source philosophy--what open source initiatives
> continue to strengthen these values? Help us discover the answers.
> http://conferences.oreilly.com/
>
>
> Be well, and celebrate safely.
>
> --Denise
>
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