From Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu Mon Dec 11 12:05:08 2006 From: Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu (Michael Paoli) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:05:08 -0800 Subject: [buug] Macworld Expo - priority code(s) for free Exhibit pass Message-ID: <1165867508.457db9f4d80b1@webmail.rawbw.com> Free "Exhibits Only" pass can still be obtained for Macworld Expo - with suitable priority code, e.g.: PC0337 These are relatively findable - looks like at least some of them are good for free Exhibits Only registration including through on-site registration. Macworld Conference & Expo Moscone Convention Center San Francisco, CA Jan. 8-12, 2006 Conference Jan. 9-12, 2006 Expo references: http://www.macworldexpo.com/ http://www.google.com/ http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=macworld+free+%22priority+code%22+2006&btnG=Google+Search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=macworld+free+%22priority+code%22+2007&btnG=Google+Search http://ls.berkeley.edu/mail/magnet/2006/0306.html From Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu Sun Dec 17 16:44:03 2006 From: Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu (Michael Paoli) Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 16:44:03 -0800 Subject: [buug] Re: I think I see some books in BUUG's future ... In-Reply-To: <1163745496.455d58d8abcf3@webmail.rawbw.com> References: <1163745496.455d58d8abcf3@webmail.rawbw.com> Message-ID: <1166402643.4585e45388a40@webmail.rawbw.com> Box from Prentice Hall / Pearson Education was delivered 2006-12-14, containing the following book/ISBN items: o Media Flyer ("Compliments of Pearson Education, review copies not for resale, ...") ISBN-13 9780131347779 o Practical PHP and MySQL ISBN-13 9780132239974 [1] o Live Linux CDs ISBN-13 9780132432740 [2] I'll bring them to the next BUUG meeting (2007-12-21). references: 1. http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0132239973,00.html 2. http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0132432749,00.html http://www.buug.org/ Quoting Michael Paoli: > I think I see some books in BUUG's future ... > > based upon some quite recent e-mail correspondence, and some > earlier communications: > http://www.weak.org/pipermail/buug/2006-July/002848.html > http://www.weak.org/pipermail/buug/2006-July/002849.html > http://www.weak.org/pipermail/buug/2006-July/002851.html > http://www.weak.org/pipermail/buug/2006-July/002852.html From Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu Sat Dec 23 03:16:46 2006 From: Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu (Michael Paoli) Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:16:46 -0800 Subject: [buug] Fwd: User Group Newsletter from Addison-Wesley/Prentice Hall/SAMS Publishing--- BOOKS & COUPONS Message-ID: <1166872606.458d101e7ec4f@webmail.rawbw.com> ----- Forwarded message from "Fox, Heather" ----- Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:29:48 -0500 From: "Fox, Heather" Reply-To: "Fox, Heather" Subject: User Group Newsletter from Addison-Wesley/Prentice Hall/SAMS Publishing--- BOOKS & COUPONS To: "Fox, Heather" Hello Esteemed User Group Leaders! NEW BOOKS FOR YOUR GROUP! (Please read on to learn of new titles shipped in December, 2006 for the benefit of your User Group) REMINDER: Be sure your members are receiving 35% off list price by purchasing directly from the publisher sites! The 35% coupon is also valid for our new Short Cuts! (i.e. our newest Short Cut title, "Mongrel: Serving, Deploying, and Extending Your Ruby Applications" (Digital Short Cut). Read a review of the Mongrel Short Cut on Slashdot.org: http://books.slashdot.org/books/06/12/18/1555243.shtml Please share our new Short Cut sampler with your members by forwarding this link (includes sample content on Ajax, BusyBox, Embedded Linux): http://www.informit.com/content/downloads/pdfs/ShortCut_Sampler.pdf To redeem the coupon: Select the book(s) of your choice and enter COUPON CODE: "USERGROUP" (must be ALL CAPS!) at Checkout Step #3 (Payment Method). PLEASE NOTE-- You can request a PDF coupon flyer w/ this info to distribute to your members!] Sites to redeem the coupon: www.awprofessional.com , www.prenhallprofessional.com or www.samspublishing.com , www.informit.com/shortcuts NEWSFLASH: LATEST BOOK SHIPMENT FOR YOUR User Group! Includes the following titles from the brand new NEGUS LIVE LINUX SERIES: Your Practical, Hands-On Guides to Getting Real Results with Free Software: --- Live Linux(r) CDs: Building and Customizing Bootables, authored by Christopher Negus; www.prenhallprofessional.com/livelinux --- Practical PHP and MySQL: Building Eight Dynamic Web Applications, authored by Jono Bacon; www.prenhallprofessional.com/livelinux NEXT UP! ....... Early next month (January 2007) you will receive a review copy for this new book: Red Hat Fedora Core 6 Unleashed, authored by Paul Hudson/Andrew Hudson; http://www.samspublishing.com/title/0672329298 BONUS BOOKS!! Your User Group can receive a bonus complimentary book for any of the below titles! Please send your picks directly to me at: heather.fox at pearsoned.com --- New SECOND EDITION for "The Design of Sites: Patterns for Creating Winning Web Sites", authored by Doug van Duyne, James Landay, and Jason Hong; www.prenhallprofessional.com/title/0131345559 --- BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting, authored by Peh, Hannemann, Hague; www.awprofessional.com/title/0321442598 --- Integrating and Extending BIRT, authored by Weathersby, French, Bondur, Tatchell, Chatalbasheva; www.awprofessional.com/title/0321443853 Please encourage your LUG members to support their favorite books by submitting reviews directly to Heather Fox at: heather.fox at pearsoned.com, or submit to Amazon.com, BN.com, Slashdot.org, or other favorite news and resource sites. We are glad to be working with your User Group! Happy Holidays! Heather Fox Heather L. 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