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Forward this annoucement to a friend<http://post.oreilly.com/f2f/9z1z6frsellghr5ou69mjucvfrv3qhq04qkc9hi47i8> [image: O'Reilly.com]<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1ztjq2q8fismso3hnpjllnpe6p1e7jpc6ni4pi94g>[image: User Group Newsletter] Jul 2011 Issue New Releases: <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zvqsusklafv7cqs197tgdh8ovktdie16pgcj4ie0> *The Book of Ruby<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z53q48mg38ta9k8tf8i27dhlmbp3p4moa0gk84to> * By Huw Collingbourne<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z6dgmng1631adoesoc65munda8lhifhb620og120> <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zhcktjehj0v82o930caemj488fpsv9nnsit8foqo> *Build Mobile Websites and Apps for Smart Devices<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z6hrt980dp2s4b40oj0lkb3kl81tbb9mgliu1g00> * By Earle Castledine<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zuobalc4iv4qlvsenj8i29qobv5vm21l4es8idt0>, Myles Eftos<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zp1s37mmtqgisoasa8hhut4rienhtso031n9qfng>, Max Wheeler<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zfv1j6tveiuvuu94rpo7eul0o8ikpehmh695f078> <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zv60fghu8e7cqvgb0htl8j0sjokdbp40lh7dga6g> *Building and Testing with Gradle<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zieo4l9ak83sccv4ng9g7ru0dni8tvn216h54pp8> * By Tim Berglund<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zr9latpg854st2n599s00h8nf1u3lr3b73e50g3o>, Matthew McCullough<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zr8ibbvlescdig18k44u3gbqsa2fs8pndft0fld0> <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z685drnvlu3bpr0c00fj0n055v8jj4a0obt7eh98> *Building Web Apps for Google TV<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z6hmmmknig80appkqi8b0f32mrv688f52m7tug58> * By Andres Ferrate<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zg0fin52is5325352nd8kmqr3kpqraoct5lro9to>, Amanda Surya<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zamhfphi8gs9ndqoffnn6nbkm900fe1f20hfkkj8>, Daniels Lee<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zi68rh6o1kk3a4rs2b4t14t8h4db3nuqj1067tbo>, Maile Ohye<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z2vadocfrqfbej0u0vej14gk78u63e4o57tlk6sg>, Paul Carff<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zv7dltcr2vcbno6fc6i316k5v5fp36p12unpn570>, Shawn Shen<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z37fsp49unhsqg07f9l9q1sssf4v0h8qd6l4v3i8>, Steven Hines<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zhcht4ljmhv7prhp8vj3icsfosn2gipe7s61sid0> <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zokqp2j016eb40d3ea54ig68saga4gg5sniq10go> *Continuous Testing<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zf3dlpplabrdueae6dh9tnh9b7phvubv2p0j9asg> * By Rod Coffin<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zr8t0alpjmgreobh6eqqgrdegu3i4gi90244f200>, Ben Rady<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z08f5fpr5bp1cd2docec8c2msmp2mlns6f9pujjg> <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z9s86tflr9rp2qvokbj8eheniln4olecdfhcgpcg> *Designed for Use<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1za1c4q9pmgg66hjmhlor4sk989jubpshdu7s1eg0> * By Lukas Mathis<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zk7itpubsafs8sv8itr7htpfq8t0325ks7rn9klg> <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zl7u46hoc9sk6gfrm64fltcdb72hqbsc0j73vne8> *Developing BlackBerry Tablet Applications with Flex 4.5<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zki8bgd2g97ndv0rlmte9i8qglnc131rqdkc044o> * By Rich Tretola<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zhrsd03g2fivu4l1fid67himcdjv30aqb1k4ec8g> <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zi8anf6ctfka3p6ompf6enjnf5m9j49gqbasovt0> *Developing Microsoft SharePoint Applications Using Windows Azure<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zpbgaukhbgqb8bsfvt4h3avtuds7uokhcg08qs20> * By Steve Fox<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z61skmv1hm1scelt762u2808uc7nph6v99o0lo10> <http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zk8joafk292pa1jpcqqajrohff7irl9fhgjtt6a8> *Dreamweaver CS5.5: The Missing Manual<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zais8hg9b5pv192hdg1h4ar5275gdkfb11f602a0> * By David Sawyer McFarland<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z757rkom2ildd3h3fsnqr1psjt12h1o9qhlbp2d0> More New Releases >><http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zchh882irj7u45j75hetu1k50mqo3r886d62neq8> Hi there, Ignite Great Lakes<http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z8a66pm7jhor7o5iuue298lk7gsbkvdpbv4bqg3o>, the first-ever regional Ignite event, is coming to the Fillmore Detroit in Detroit, MI on July 30. 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