October Newsletter.
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*** Apress October 2010 Newsletter ***
When you’re exploring the .NET universe, it pays to have an
expert leading the way. Author Matthew MacDonald’s knowledge
spans across the entire .NET framework, and in Pro Silverlight 4
in C# he provides readers with an invaluable reference on what’s
new, written by a developer for developers. While Silverlight and
Flash currently dominate rich user experiences on the web, HTML5
is creating space for applications and games to be created
directly within HTML. There is a lot of new ground to cover—
including the Canvas and Audio tags and several new APIs—all of
which are explained through game development in The Essential
Guide to HTML5 by Jeanine Meyer. Not a web developer? Well, if
you’re an owner of an iPhone 4 or iPod touch then you’ll want to
check out our two new to the Max books, which will help you get
the most out of your Apple gadget, from connecting to your TV to
low-cost overseas calls with VoIP.
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Create rich user experiences for the web
Pro Silverlight 4 in C#
by Matthew MacDonald
eBook Now Available, Print Available 10/29
http://apress.com/book/view/1430229799
Author Matthew MacDonald’s expert advice guides you through
creating rich media applications using Silverlight in the
environment you’re most productive in—no matter what the target
platform.
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Get the most out of Apple’s gadgets
Taking Your iPhone 4 to the Max
by Steve Sande, Erica Sadun
eBook Now Available, Print Now Available
http://apress.com/book/view/1430232552
Taking Your iPod touch to the Max
by Erica Sadun, Michael Grothaus
eBook Available 10/15, Print Available 10/29
http://apress.com/book/view/1430232587
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Latest Books
* Multimobile Development: Building Applications for the
iPhone and Android Platforms
* Silverlight 4 Business Intelligence Software
* Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Fifth Edition
* Foundation Expression Blend 4 with Silverlight
* Pro Smartphone Cross-Platform Development
Forthcoming Books
* DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document
Object Model
* Beginning Windows Phone 7 Development
* Taking Your iPod touch to the Max
* PHP Solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy, Second Edition
* Pro Drupal 7 Development, Third Edition
Best-sellers
1. Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform, Fifth Edition
2. iPhone and iPad Apps for Absolute Beginners
3. The Game Maker's Companion
4. Pro ASP.NET MVC 2 Framework, Second Edition
5. SharePoint 2010 User’s Guide: Learning Microsoft’s Business
Collaboration Platform
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Conference News and Notes:
360|iDev November 7-10
360|iDev, the premier iPhone developer conference in the world,
is back and bringing the best and brightest in the developer
community together again for four days of incredible sessions,
panels, networking opportunities, and receptions. The conference
takes place in Austin, TX from November 7 – 10. Speakers include
Apress authors such as Dan Burcaw, Danton Chin, Mike Lee, Noel
Llopis, Saul Mora, Joe Pezzillo, Michael Schneider, and David
Wiskus. 360|iDev is pleased to offer all Apress readers 20% off
the price of registration. Simply use the code “ApressRocks” when
registering here.
HTML5 Live November 9
Flash and the CityApress will be exhibiting at HTML5 Live, a
one-day conference geared towards enterprise web application
developers and architects, which debuts in New York City on
November 9. HTML5 Live’s exciting program covers Development
Tools, Architecture, Communication, and Mobile and Web
Applications. Apress newsletter readers receive $20 off the price
of registration. Simply use the code “apress” before October 15th
when registering here.
PASS Summit 2010 November 8th-12th
PASS Summit 2010 in Seattle, WA is the world's largest,
most-focused, and most intensive conference for Microsoft SQL
Server and BI professionals. Organized by and for SQL Server and
BI users, PASS delivers the highest number of technical sessions,
the largest number of attendees, the best networking, and the
highest-rated sessions and speakers of any SQL Server event in
the world. If you’re attending PASS stop by booth #502 for a look
at Apress’ top SQL Server titles such as Expert SQL Server 2008
Development by Adam Machanic.
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Games and apps for the web—no plugins required!
The Essential Guide to HTML5
by Jeanine Meyer.
eBook Available 10/17, Print Available 10/22
http://apress.com/book/view/1430233834
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Apress User Group Spotlight
Los Angeles Adobe User Group (LAdobe)
LAdobe was founded in May 2006 and has been an Apress member
since 2008. They hold monthly meetings all over Southern
California. The meetings cover the entire Adobe applications
gamut from Flash and Dreamweaver to Photoshop and Illustrator.
LAdobe also hosts design competitions such as Photoshop Idol to
find the next great design superstar and free annual events like
MiniMAX. This year’s event will take place on October 27 in Santa
Monica, and all of their meetings, drawings, competitions, and
events are free and open to the public!
The Oklahoma Ruby Users Group (OK.rb)
The Oklahoma Ruby Users Group was founded by Grant Schofield and
James Edward Gray II. The group hosts monthly gathering for
Rubyists in Oklahoma City with presentations on Ruby, Rails, and
other related topics. OK.rb also hacks together and recently
started a group project developing a library to wrap S3. They
meet at the OKC Coworking Collaborative (okcCoCo) every second
Thursday of the month.
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Apress User Group Program
Apress is committed to supporting the tech community. With over
1,700 registered User Groups on apress.com, there are meetings
happening every week all over the world. Why not find a user
group near you? If you run a User Group, sign up your User Group
to take advantage of our exclusive Apress User Group benefits.
For more information about the Apress User Group Program, please
visit our User Group pages.
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