[ubuntu-us-ut] Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, November 16

Mon Nov 19 05:44:09 GMT 2007

latest from O'Reilly.  I'll get some new orders in for review-books as
soon as anyone that has recieved a previous order can send me a link
to a review.  I'd hate to keep asking and never actually have any
reviews to give them back.

Christer

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From: Marsee Henon <marsee at oreilly.com>
Date: Nov 16, 2007 11:41 AM
Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, November 16
To: christer.edwards at ubuntu.com

Hi there,

I'd like to share Tim O'Reilly's post about his recent trip to
Beijing "China Foo Camp: On the Outside, Looking In."
<http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/11/china_foo_camp.html>
Tim writes about his experiences in China, the smog,
and the differences between the tech cultures in Shanghai and Beijing.

As we start to think about the end of the year, I should point out
the incredible list of books we have coming out in December. It seems to
be an O'Reilly tradition to get as many books out as possible by the
holidays. Take a look at the list of upcoming titles and you'll see
what I mean. <http://www.oreilly.com/store/upcoming.html>

If any of these look like they might be just right for your group,
don't heistate to send me a list. The earlier we start the better.
As usual all Amazon, Slashdot, and oreilly.com reviews are appreciated.

--Marsee

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***NoVa Code Camp, Reston, VA--November 17
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***What's New in Ubuntu 7.10? (a.k.a. Gutsy Gibbon)
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***Bre Pettis From MAKE Magazine on WIRED Science
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***Yahoo's Web Performance Guru: 14 Tenets for Speeding Up Sites
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***Google Calling: Inside Android, the gPhone SDK
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<http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2007/11/12/google-calling-inside-the-gphone-sdk.html>

***The Mojo of Dojo
Few use raw JavaScript anymore if they can possibly avoid it, in the
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<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/onlamp/2007/11/01/the-mojo-of-dojo.html>

***Rick Sammon's Travel Tips for Photographers
Seasoned travel photographer Rick Sammon sits down with Derrick Story in
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***My paperless office
<http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2007/11/my_paperless_office.html>

***Is Apple Losing To Microsoft On Python Integration?
<http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2007/11/is_apple_losing_to_microsoft_o.html>

***If Social Networking Sites *Really* Wanted to Interoperate
<http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2007/11/if_social_networking_sites_rea.html>

***Flash Killers ---Java FX, Silverlight, Groovy and Xoetrope
<http://www.oreillynet.com/onjava/blog/2007/11/flash_killers_java_fx_silverli.html>

***Skinny Languages and Fat Tools
<http://beautifulcode.oreillynet.com/2007/10/skinny_languages_and_fat_tools.php>

***OpenSocial: It's the data, stupid
<http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/11/opensocial_social_mashups.html>

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Until next time--

Marsee Henon

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