Hello all, I am pleased to announce that iLUG Cal has become a member of the O'Reilly User Group Program. We get quite a number of benefits as a result of this membership - they are briefly outlined below.
********************************************************************** O'Reilly offers free review copies of certain books. If anyone wants to review any new book of O'Reilly, please let me know - I will be arrange for the book to be delivered to you. All members are entitled to a discount of 20% on O'Reilly books (ordered online or by phone) and in all O'Reilly events.Please mail me personally for details. In addition, O'Reilly regularly donate books and other promotional items for raffles or auctions to help the group raise money, or for meeting door prizes. Some of O'Reilly authors are able to speak at user group meetings - we can let them know if we want anyone to speak. I will be also getting the O'Reilly newsletter, containing links to articles, tips, and book news from the O'Reilly web sites. This can be (optional) posted online at our website or posted in the list (Please decide and let me know). I will also be getting 10 copies of the O'Reilly catalog on a quaterly basis - so please let me know if you want any. ************************************************************************ List of books whose review copies are available at this moment are ======================================================================= ***Sequence Analysis in a Nutshell Order Number: 494X "Sequence Analysis in a Nutshell" pulls together all of the vital information about the most commonly used databases, analytical tools, and tables used in sequence analysis. The book contains details and examples on using GenBank, EMBL, and SWISS-PROT, as well as the GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ Feature Table Definitions. This book draws together essential information for bioinformaticians in industry, academia, and undergraduate programs. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/seqanalyian/ Chapter 7, "BLAST," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/seqanalyian/chapter/index.html ***Mac OS X in a Nutshell Order Number: 3706 "Mac OS X in a Nutshell" offers a thorough treatment of Mac OS X version 10.2, from its BSD Unix foundation to new Aqua interface. The book's "Unix Command Reference" is the most complete coverage of Mac OS X Unix commands you can find anywhere. Serious users who want more from their system will find everything they need to know systematically documented in this book. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macosxian/ Chapter 14, "Web Publishing with a DAMP System," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macosxian/chapter/index.html ***Unix CD Bookshelf, Version 3.0 Order Number: 3927 "Unix CD Bookshelf, Version 3.0" packs a stack of essential Unix books into one comprehensive, immensely convenient, and portable package: "Unix Power Tools, 3rd Edition;" "Learning the Unix Operating System, 5th Edition;" "Learning the vi Editor, 6th Edition;" "Mac OS X for Unix Geeks;" "Learning the Korn Shell, 2nd Edition;" "sed & awk, 2nd Edition;" and "Unix in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition." The CD has a master index, a powerful search engine, and all the text is extensively hyperlinked, so you'll find what you're looking for quickly. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/unixcdbs3/ ***JDBC Pocket Reference Order Number: 4575 This pocket reference offers quick look-ups for all methods of the standard JDBC classes. These include concise reviews of the procedures for common JDBC tasks such as connecting to a database, executing stored procedures, and executing DDL. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jdbcpr/ An excerpt, "User-Defined Data Types," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jdbcpr/chapter/index.html ================================================================== -with regards- Sayamindu -- Sayamindu Dasgupta [ http://www.peacefulaction.org/sayamindu/ ] ========================================= Speak out on social and cultural issues at PeacefulAction.Org http://www.peacefulaction.org ***************************************** No plants or animals were killed in the process of sending this e mail. But a lot of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
