Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, June 19
Marsee Henon
marsee at oreilly.com
Mon Jul 9 22:26:10 MDT 2007
Hi Jason
I can continue to send the text version if you would
like to use that one to pass along. I know the HTML version
doesn't forward very well.
marsee
On Jun 19, 2007, at 12:39 PM, Jason Hall wrote:
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> Hi there—
>
> [image: viguy] Hope your summer is off to a great start. I know
> mine is.
>
> I had great fun at my first Tech*Ed in Orlando, FL. Thanks to
> everyone who
> stopped by to say hi. I would also like to thank all the hard
> working INETA
> <http://www.ineta.org/>leaders for putting on another successful
> User Group
> Leader Summit. I look forward to visiting more. Here's a
> photo<http://www.oreillynet.com/fyi/blog/2007/06/
> on_the_road_in_orlando_fl_for_1.html>of
> the Florida UG leaders.
>
> INETA with the Help of Culminis <http://culminis.org/>organized all
> the
> Birds of a Feather sessions at Tech*Ed this year.
>
> Thanks to everyone who attened Ignite Boston last month. The event
> was a
> blast and we hope to plan more. Here's a
> list<http://www.oreillynet.com/ignite/blog//2007/05/
> ignite_boston_agenda_1.html>of
> speakers and some Flickr
> photos <http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/igniteboston/>.
>
> Do you have a Code Camp or other special event coming up? Don't
> forget to
> ask me for books and catalogs for your attendees. Just send me the
> list of
> books, the shipping location, and give me enough time to get them
> there.
>
> Travel alert:
>
> If you are going to be in Portland, OR for OSCON or Ubuntu Live the
> week of
> July 22 let me know (if I already asked you, no need to tell me
> again.) It
> would be great to find a time to meet you.
>
> Lastly, if you would prefer to receive this email in text instead
> of HTML,
> drop me a line.
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> Thanks for your help!
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> —Marsee
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>
> *Joe Schorr on iPhoto to
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> podcast,
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> the inside
> tricks for working with both iPhoto and Aperture libraries.
> ------------------------------
>
> Mac
>
> [image: IrishSetter]*WWDC Keynote: Oh Boy, Just What I Always Wanted
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> printed, as well as let users select a printer to which to print.
>
> *Implementing and Understanding
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>
> Java
>
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> refactoring-with-hibernate.html>
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> written.
> Since then, it has...evolved. In this article, we will show readers
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> existing
> applications or processes.
>
> *Using the Lucene Query Parser Without
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>
> Web
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> *<http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/05/23/google-shuts-down-
> arbitrage-and-mfa-publishers/>
> An overview of Google's new policies on arbirtrage and made-for-
> Adsense
> sites.
>
> *Breaking out of the Box with
> CSS*<http://www.sitepoint.com/article/breaking-out-of-the-box/>
> Paul explains how to test your web apps to ensure they can handle
> heavy user
> demand.
> Until next time—
> Marsee Henon
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