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Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:08:31 -0800
Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, November 14
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O'Reilly News for User Group Members
November 14, 2003
Book News
-Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition
-Head First EJB
Upcoming Events
-Steve Bass (PC Annoyances), APCUG User Group Reception--November 16
-Tim O'Reilly, COMDEX, Las Vegas, NV--November 16-20, 2003
-ApacheCon, Las Vegas, NV--November 16-19, 2003
-David McFarland (Dreamweaver MX: The Missing Manual and Dreamweaver 4:
The Missing Manual), 2003 Macromedia MAX, Salt Lake City, UT--Nov 18-21
Conferences
-Registration Is Open for ETech 2004--San Diego, CA
News
-Are How To Books Archaic?
-Open Source at COMDEX Contest Winners
-GBA Programming with DevKit Advance
-Certification in Linux/Unix System Administration
-Head First EJB Author Interview
-Inside Class Loaders
-Windows Server 2003: Still Room for Improvement
-Shooting the Windows Messenger Service
-Using the eBay SDK
-Panther Internet Sharing
-Rendezvous Picture Transfer with Panther
Book News
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***Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition
Order Number: 6276
Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition expands on the basic
photography techniques introduced in the bestselling first edition to help
you take the kind of pictures you've always dreamed of--and now in full
color! This book explains each of the camera's components, shows you what
they do, and then helps you choose the right settings. When you ask, How
can I get that picture?, simply pull this small guide out of your camera
bag, backpack, or back pocket and find the answer quickly.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/digphotopg2/
***Head First EJB
Order Number: 5717
Learn not just what Enterprise JavaBeans technology is; learn why it is,
and what it is and isn't good for. This book gives you tricks and tips for
EJB development, and for passing the latest, very challenging Sun
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Upcoming Events
***For more events, please see:
http://events.oreilly.com/
***Steve Bass (PC Annoyances), APCUG User Group Reception,
Las Vegas, NV--November 16
The Association of Personal Computer User Groups is hosting a UG
exhibition and reception from 3:00-5:30 p.m. Drop by the O'Reilly table
and say hi to me (Marsee Henon) and author Steve Bass, who will be
signing copies of his new book, PC Annoyances. (O'Reilly is giving away
a free copy of PC Annoyances to APCUG Attendees--check your welcome
goodie bag!)
Stardust Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, NV.
http://www.apcug.org/events/comdex/fall2003/index.shtm
***O'Reilly at COMDEX, Las Vegas, NV--November 16-20, 2003
Tim O'Reilly will be moderating the Power Panel Open Source:
The Open Source Paradigm Shift Thursday November 20, 9am.
Panelists include Brian Behlendorf, Apache Co-founder, CTO of Collab.Net
Marten Mickos (CEO MySQL), Allan Vermuelen (CTO Amazon.com)
Jason Matusow (Shared Source Program Manager, Microsoft),
and Stormy Peters (Open Source Program Manager, Hewlett-Packard).
Room N109 at the Las Vegas Convention
