SoftPro has an interesting line-up of speakers over the next month so I thought I'd share it.
e. ----- Forwarded message from Softpro Books <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- *>Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 13:06:54 -0400 *>From: "Softpro Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *>Subject: Special Events and Offers at Softpro Books *> *>We have another great lineup of authors speaking at *>Softpro over the next 6 weeks: *> *>Tonight! - Noel Rappin, author of "Jython Essentials" *> *>5/8 - David Weinberger, author of "Small Pieces Loosely Joined" *> *>5/9 - James Turner, author of "MySQL and JSP Web Applications" *> *>5/22 - Simson Garfinkle, author of "Building Cocoa Applications" *> *>5/29 - Merrit Maxim on Wireless Security *> *>6/5 - Bill Zoellick, author of "CyberRegs: A Business *> Guide to Web Property, Privacy, and Patents" *> *>TBD - Ed Yourdon, author of "Byte Wars: The Impact of *> September 11 on Information Technology" *> *>James Turner's presentation will be in our Marlborough store; *>all others will be in Burlington. *>=============================================================== *>Special offers section: *> *>May is Microsoft Press month at Softpro Books. *>All Microsoft Press titles are 20% off! *> *>Free books from O'Reilly & Associates: *>Get a free book for every five purchased through the end of *>the year. See the details and fine print below. *> *>Free T-Shirts from Manning: *>Buy any two Manning titles and we'll give you a T-Shirt! *>While supplies last. *>=============================================================== *>Noel Rappin on Jython *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *>Softpro Books in Burlington, Mass. *>Wednesday, April 24 -- 6:30 PM *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *>Noel Rappin is co-author of "Jython Essentials," a new title *>from O'Reilly & Associates. Jython is an implementation of the *>Python programming language written in Java, allowing Python *>programs to integrate seamlessly with any Java code. The secret *>to Jython's popularity lies in the combination of Java's *>libraries and tools with Python's rapid development *>capabilities. Jython Essentials provides a solid introduction *>to the language, numerous examples of Jython/Java interaction, *>and valuable reference material on modules and libraries of *>use to Jython programmers. *> *>=============================================================== *>David Weinberger on (pick one) "What's the Web For?," *>"Why We Love the Web," "The Web as an Idea," and/or *>"The New Metaphysics of the Web." *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *>Softpro Books in Burlington, Mass. *>Wednesday, May 8 -- 6:30 PM *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *>David is a regular contributor to NPR's "All Things Considered" *>as well as a highly entertaining and thought-provoking speaker, *>We are very excited to have him at Softpro, and guarantee that *>the audience will have a thoroughly enjoyable evening. *> *>There are almost 500 million people on the Internet according *>to a recent Nielsen study. We're not there because we care *>about dot coms or because we want a better shopping experience. *>So why are we there? *> *>David Weinberger, author of the new Perseus title, *>"Small Pieces Loosely Joined," argues that the Web is a new, *>public world that has sent an electric charge through our *>culture because it refutes our most basic real world *>assumptions ... assumptions that turn out to be deeply *>alienating. *> *>In a wide-ranging discussion, Dr. Weinberger will address the *>Web's effect on such building-block concepts of the real world *>as self, group, time, space, knowledge and morality. *> *>=============================================================== *>James Turner on the 30 Minute JSP Install *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *>Softpro Books in Marlborough, Mass. <---Note Location!!!!! *>Thursday, May 9 -- 6:30 PM *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *>Setting up a development environment can be an intimidating *>experience, especially when the environment revolves around *>Java Server Pages. But it doesn't have to be. It is perfectly *>feasible to set up a working JSP application server, complete *>with a working database, in thirty minutes or less. *> *>Putting his money where his mouth is, James Turner, the author *>of "MySQL and JSP Web Applications," a recent release from Sams, *>will attempt to install an Apache Tomcat installation complete *>with the MySQL database and the Ant build tool in under one *>half hour. *> *>In addition to providing a complete walkthrough of the *>installation process, James will also show some basic examples *>of how JSP and MySQL can work together to develop intelligent, *>reliable CRM web sites, and how Tomcat and MySQL fit into the *>larger universe of open source and commercial products, *>including J2EE and EJB implementations. *> *>=============================================================== *>Simson Garfinkle on Building Cocoa Applications on MacOS X *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *>Softpro Books in Burlington, Mass. *>Wednesday, May 22 -- 6:30 PM *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *>MacOS X is the new operating system from Apple. Based on UNIX, *>MacOS X now ships as the "default" operating system for all *>new Macintosh computers. *> *>Cocoa is the object-oriented application development *>environment that is now the preferred environment for creating *>OSX applications. *> *>In this 45-minute talk, Simson Garfinkel, co-author of the *>upcoming O'Reilly book "Building Cocoa Applications," will *>discuss the history and future of the MacOS X operating system, *>and will show how you too can use MacOS X to build graphical *>applications faster than you ever thought possible. *> *>=============================================================== *>Merrit Maxim on Wireless Security *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *>Softpro Books in Burlington, Mass. *>Wednesday, May 29 -- 6:30 PM *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *> *>=============================================================== *>Bill Zoellick on CyberRegs: A Business Guide to Web Property, *>Privacy, and Patents *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *>Softpro Books in Burlington, Mass. *>Wednesday, June 5 -- 6:30 PM *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *> *>=============================================================== *>Ed Yourdon on "Byte Wars: The Impact of September 11 on *>Information Technology" *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *>Softpro Books in Burlington, Mass. *>Date TBD *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *> *>=============================================================== *>Special Team O'Reilly Buy-5-Get-1-Free Offer *>--------------------------------------------------------------- *>Come by Softpro Books and ask for a Team O'Reilly card. Every *>time you purchase a book published by O'Reilly & Associates *>from Softpro, we will stamp your card. When you have collected *>5 stamps, redeem your card at Softpro for a free O'Reilly book! *> *>The fine print: *>-O'Reilly Pocket References are not included in this program. *>-Your free book is limited to any O'Reilly title in the store *> with a suggested retail price of under $50. *>-All purchases and redemptions must be completed by 31DEC02. *>-There is no limit to the number of free books you can earn. *>-Special offer applies to in-store purchases, only. *> *>=============================================================== *>Administrative notes: *>1. Feel free to pass this email on to others who might be *> interested. *>2. If you do not wish to receive email messages from Softpro, *> please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we will remove *> your email address from our database. 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