-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter -- June 2009 Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 15:33:08 -0400 From: InformIT User Groups <[email protected]> Reply-To: InformIT User Groups <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>
Issue 17 -- June 2009 Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter Thank you for reading the Pearson Education User Group Program monthly newsletter for official group members. Please pass this along to your colleagues and share our news and offers. == QuickLinks == Monthly User Group Contest: http://www.informit.com/usergroupwelcome InformIT Product Review Team: http://www.informit.com/productreviewteam InformIT Store: http://www.informit.com/store OnPodcast Network: http://www.informit.com/podcasts/index.aspx Twitter and Facebook: http://www.informit.com/socialconnect User Group Offers _________________________________________________________________ == News & Announcements == T-shirt Giveaway: Answer Question & Email to Win! Act fast -- the first 5 people to email [email protected] with "Tshirt" in the subject line and the correct answer to the following question win a free Pearson User Group t-shirt! Which one of the following is not a channel on the InformIT OnPodcast Network? (a) OnOpenSource (b) OnNetworking (c) OnProgramming (d) OnBizTech Hint: Look for the OnPodcasts graphic on www.informit.com/usergroupwelcome. LiveLessons Video Sneak Peek—Getting Started in Objective C: Your First Program While the rest of the world waits until July 2009 for the world's first Objective-C video training course, you can get started today with never before released sneak-peek "beta" from the video training edition of Stephen Kochan's bestselling book, Programming in Objective-C 2.0, Second Edition. Watch Now: Programming in Objective-C 2.0 LiveLessons (Video Training), by Stephen Kochan. Coming July 2009. http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1351984 Strategies for Staying Afloat as a Technology Consultant in a Difficult Economic Climate Read an excerpt from Aaron Erickson's new book, The Nomadic Developer, and learn specific strategies for keeping your position as a technology consultant, even when times are bad. Excerpt: Surviving and Thriving in the World of Technology Consulting http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1345877 _________________________________________________________________ == Featured Rough Cut == Get Behind the Scenes to stay Ahead of the Curve http://www.informit.com/roughcuts Start Developing Powerful Mobile Applications with Android Today Everything You Need, From Design to Deployment JavaFX Developer's Guide Suggested Retail Price: $49.99 Online, PDF, and Print Book Bundle $67.48 Online and PDF Access $34.99 Print Book Pre-Order $34.99 http://my.safaribooksonline.com/9780321648983?portal=informit You don't have to be a Safari subscriber to buy Rough Cuts and save. _________________________________________________________________ == Authors and Events: June == June 2-5 -- JavaOne Conference Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java technology! Stop by Pearson Booth #333 to see the newest products and meet some of our team members. http://java.sun.com/javaone Special Offer: Visit www.informit.com/learnjava for a FREE JavaOne eBook featuring chapters from titles authored by honorees featured on the Java Rockstar Wall of Fame including Josh Bloch, David Geary, and Brian Goetz. June 13 -- Southeast LinuxFest Learn, make new friends, network with business partners, and most importantly, have fun at this community event. http://www.southeastlinuxfest.org June 22-24 -- SharePoint Technology Conference Participate in full or half-day workshops and more than 60 breakout classes. http://www.sptechcon.com June 27-July 7 -- Cisco Live! Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cisco Networkers at the year's premiere education and training event for IT, networking and communications professionals. http://www.cisco-live.com Have a User Group event in your area? Let us know! E-mail details to [email protected] for consideration in next month's newsletter. Please include "User Group Event" in the subject line. _________________________________________________________________ == In the Store == CCNA 640-802 Cert Flash Cards Online By Stephen Kalman http://www.informit.com/title/1587202212 Cisco TelePresence Fundamentals By Tim Szigeti http://www.informit.com/title/1587055937 CompTIA Network+ N10-004 Exam Prep By Mike Harwood http://www.informit.com/title/0789737957 Developing Hybrid Applications for the iPhone By Lee S. Barney http://www.informit.com/title/0321604164 Elements of Programming By Alexander Stepanov, Paul McJones http://www.informit.com/title/032163537X JavaFX: Developing Rich Internet Applications By Jim Clarke, Jim Connors, Eric J. Bruno http://www.informit.com/title/013701287X Joomla! 1.5: A User's Guide, 2nd Edition By Barrie North http://www.informit.com/title/0137012314 Silverlight 2 Development (Video Training) By Dan Wahlin http://www.informit.com/title/0672330830 Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome By Jerri Ledford, Yvette Davis http://www.informit.com/title/0789739739 Be sure you're logged in when shopping and have entered your membership code to receive your 35% discount! _________________________________________________________________ == New from the OnPodcast Network == Exploratory Testing with James Whittaker (video) from the OnSoftware channel http://www.informit.com/podcasts/episode.aspx?e=a778d7b9-7834-4ed3-b2f1-964a0b8fe609 Author James Whittaker provides an overview of Exploratory Testing. Learn ways to explore your application with intent, strategy, and tactics that find bugs and validate functionality. http://www.informit.com/podcasts/episode.aspx?e=a778d7b9-7834-4ed3-b2f1-964a0b8fe609 For more information or to subscribe to this channel, visit www.informit.com/onsoftware. _________________________________________________________________ == User Groups of the Month == Massachusetts: F# User Group of New England provides a community environment to learn about the joy of functional programming in general, and F# in particular. For more information, visit http://fsug.org. Maryland: Cisco Mid-Atlantic User's Group (C-MUG) is a special interest group that evolved from Cisco University presentations by the Virginia and Maryland Cisco sales teams at Chesapeake NetCraftsMen User Group meetings. Learn more at http://www.netcraftsmen.net/cmug/. _________________________________________________________________ == User Group Offers == www.informit.com/usergroupwelcome Free Book Offer from Safari Books Online By signing up for a Safari Books Online trial during the month of June 2009, you are eligible to receive a free book from InformIT! To make your selection, go to www.informit.com/safarifreebook. Enter your information and select one of 10 books that InformIT has made available for this offer. But hurry, to qualify for this offer you must choose by June 30, 2009. All free books will be shipped in the first week of July. Did You Miss Tech Ed 2009? We're extending our show benefits to you! Now through June 30th, enjoy FREE access to _Essential Silverlight 3_ and _Dynamics CRM Integration Unleashed_ before they publish via our Rough Cuts service through Safari Books Online. Visit www.informit.com/usergroupwelcome and click on each chapter link to get started! 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