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    Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 12:45:03 -0400
    From: InformIT User Groups <usergroups at informit.com>
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 Subject: Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter
      To: Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu













 
June 2008





Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter




Thank you for reading the Pearson Education User Group Program quarterly
newsletter for official group members. Please pass this along to your colleagues
and share our news and offers. 

News & Announcements

Follow us on Twitter!

Join Cisco Press and InformIT on Twitter. Keep track of the latest news and
releases, and network with our editors, authors and readers.

Cisco Subnet: The Independent Voice of Cisco Customers 

Check out Cisco Press author Steve McQuerry as he blogs on Network World's Cisco
Subnet during June. Cisco Subnet is the independent voice of Cisco customers for
Cisco news, blogs, discussion groups, security alerts, giveaways, and more. 
While you are there, enter to win Cisco Press books each month and rate your
favorite! 

LiveLessons: Video Instruction from Technology Experts

LiveLessons offers personal video instruction from the world’s leading
technology experts on a variety of subject areas. DVD-ROM hands-on personal
video instructions are comprised of full-motion video, audio and screencasts.
Watch trailer here.  


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Search Books for Free on InformIT

 InformIT.com now features the Safari Books Online search widget for every
Pearson book available in Safari. The widget allows you to go beyond the book
description and locate relevant content from within the book by conducting
full-text searches. Pearson is the first publisher to offer such an extensive
search tool with Safari technology. Look for the Search icon above the book
cover when you visit the InformIT Store.



New Podcasts on InformIT


Software Development & Security

Geekonomics: The Real Cost of Insecure Software - Part 1 of 3 (audio) 

Geekonomics: The Real Cost of Insecure Software author David Rice and Ben Rothke
discuss how current market incentives might be changed to protect you and your
identity.
Geekonomics: The Real Cost of Insecure Software - Part 2 of 3 (audio) 

Rice and Rothke discuss the “cement” metaphor as it pertains to software
security.
Geekonomics: The Real Cost of Insecure Software - Part 3 of 3 (audio)  

Part 3 concludes with a discussion on accountability for vulnerable software. 


User Groups of the Month


ChicagoRuby.org is a group of Ruby and Ruby on Rails enthusiasts that meets on
the third Saturday of every month in the Chicago area. Every ChicagoRuby.org
meeting features something at every level of expertise. ChicagoRuby.org is also
the creator of WindyCityRails, a one-day Ruby on Rails conference featuring some
of the most accomplished developers in the Rails community. Learn more at
ChicagoRuby.org and WindyCityRails.org.

Network Users Group Alaska is comprised of and focused toward computer network
technicians, administrators, and professionals with the goal of offering
support, continuing education, and training. NUGA meets monthly and organizes
community service projects as a way of providing hands-on-training for members
to do things they might not ordinarily get the chance to work on in the course
of their regular jobs or training. Learn more at www.nuga.org.





In the Store




Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion

By Hal Abelson, Ken Ledeen, Harry Lewis

        



CCNP Quick Reference

By Denise Donohue, Brent Stewart, Jay Swan





Deploying Cisco Wide Area Application Services

By Zach Sells, Joel Christner





Dojo: Using the Dojo JavaScript Library to Build Ajax Applications

By James E. Harmon

 



Essential PowerShell

By Holger Schwichtenberg

 




Global IPv6 Strategies: From Business Analysis to Operational Planning

By Patrick Grossetete, Ciprian P. Popoviciu, Fred Wettling

 



Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 1 (CIPT1) (Authorized
Self-Study Guide)

By Dennis Hartmann

 




Is It Safe? Protecting Your Computer, Your Business, and Yourself Online

By Michael Miller

 



Microsoft Expression Blend Unleashed

By Brennon Williams

 



Refactoring HTML: Improving the Design of Existing Web Applications

By Elliotte Rusty Harold

 




Sams Teach Yourself Visual C# 2008 in 24 Hours

By James Foxall

 




The Official Ubuntu Book, 3rd Edition

By Benjamin Mako Hill, Corey Burger, Jonathan Jesse, Jono Bacon

 



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Events


Tech•Ed 2008

June 3-13, 2008 / Orlando, Florida

Stop by booth #1574 to get the latest information on Microsoft technologies. Be
sure to check out Party with the Pros, an event for IT Professionals and fellow
IT Pro User Group leaders June 9 at Glo Lounge. Also, participate in open
discussions on developer and IT topics of mutual interest to attendees at one of
forty Birds of a Feather sessions throughout Tech•Ed 2008. 

Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference

June 10-13, 2008 / Nashville, Tennessee

Come and join the conversation. Meet New Riders Web design authors live and in
person at the Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference. >

Cisco Live

June 22-26, 2008 / Orlando, Florida

Join Cisco Press at the annual Cisco IT and communications conference. A full
conference pass provides access to Cisco Networkers, the IT Insights Program,
and the Cisco Developer Services Program. Learn why The Power of Collaboration
will transform how we innovate and bring next-generation ideas to
market&#151while enabling greater cost efficiencies in times of economic growth
or downturn.

Author Appearances

Book Signing

June 17 / Waltham, MA

Meet authors Scott Jamison, Steve Resnick, Richard Crane, Chris Bowen and Rob
Walters at the Microsoft Technology Center (890 Winter Street). Enjoy free
cocktails, finger foods, and book and software giveaways from 4-7 p.m.! 

June 25 / Mountain View, California

Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty and Happiness After the Digital Explosion
author Harry Lewis will speak to Google employees at Google's headquarters.







User Group Offers

www.informit.com/usergroupwelcome 
 
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Ubuntu Book! This edition includes two bonus CDs. The Edubuntu add-on CD allows
anyone to install Edubuntu—the version of Ubuntu for schools and
educators—onto their existing Ubuntu installation. The Server CD contains a
full version of Ubuntu Server Edition allowing installation of file & print,
mail and other server options.

Post a User Group Banner

Pearson User Group banners are available to raise awareness of the program and
member benefits. Download any of our banners for posting on your group's site. 


Write and Post Book Reviews

Encourage members to write reviews of Pearson books! Post comments on favorite
websites like Amazon.com, BN.com and Bookpool.com or even in your group's
newsletter. Also, be sure to submit the review to usergroup at informit.com and
include your user group name and topic in the subject line, followed by Book
Review. For example: Southern California Cisco Users
Group–Networking–Book Review Posting. 



 
 
 

Exclusive User Group Contest 

The Pearson Education User Group Program offers a monthly contest to user group
members only.  Each month a different prize pack on a specific technology topic
will be available! Simply complete the registration form to enter; one entry per
person please (duplicates are discarded).  Bookmark
www.informit.com/usergroupwelcome and come back each month for your chance to win!  

Download Flyers and PDFs 

Visit the User Group site often for new printable resources to use and
distribute to members at your next meeting.  Check out customizable user group
signs, discount flyers, 2008 must have products and more!   

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usergroups at informit.com.

Help Us Help You!

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