Vendor Offers

O'Reilly at TechEd

2008-05-30T13:55:00Z

Going to Orlando for Microsoft TechEd Developer Week? Please come on by the O'Reilly booth, #1414, in the exhibit hall to say hello. On hand will be John Osborn, Senior Editor; Laurel Ruma, Associate Editor; Kathryn Barrett, Publicist, and me--Marsee.

In addition to meeting you and saying hello (we always like to put a face with the name), we'd love to hear what you think about our books and other offerings. Are we covering the technologies you need to get your job done, and are we doing it in a timely manner and at the right level of detail? What else could we be doing that you'd find useful?

We're constantly asking ourselves what we can do better, but there's nothing like hearing it from the people we write for. If you've wanted to write for us, come share your ideas.

Here's what we have going on during the show:

- Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/OReillyatTechEd and find out what we’re up to--you might win a free book.

- Learn how to write tech books and online sites at the “Getting Your Ideas Published Online and in Print” Birds-of-a-Feather session, moderated by O’Reilly author Brad Jones and editor Laurel Ruma (BOF856 June 4 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM)

- Do you have an O’Reilly t-shirt at home? Be one of the first 50 people wearing one to our booth and receive a copy of the LINQ Pocket Reference. And be part of our T-Shirt Photo Collage

O’Reilly is also sponsoring some of the awesome events that will be going on--so come on by and support the community!

- Party with Palermo <http://teched2008.partywithpalermo.com/>

- INETA <http://www.ineta.org/default.aspx>

- Developers Birds-of-a-Feather sessions <http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2008/developer/community/teched.mspx>

See you soon,

Marsee Henon

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Embedded Systems Offer

2008-05-29T13:36:00Z

Some of you may have seen Mike Kohli's very interesting embedded systems in a small form factor box at various DevGroup meetings. Mike's worked up some interesting offers listed in the flyer below. Contact him directly (info at the bottom) for more information.

Jim Holmes

Set Your Imagination On Fire
SPARK Your Imagination is a joint offering between ICOP Technology and Microsoft Windows Embedded. Combining the eBox-2300SX and 4300 from ICOP, a full version of Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 and Visual Studio 2005 Professional, a software offering previously available only to professionals, SPARK Your Imagination allows you to take advantage of one of the most comprehensive sets of powerful embedded hardware, development tools, technologies and resources. Start building your vision today.

PRESS RELEASE

$195
The eBox-2300SX Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 JumpStart Kit includes the following. · eBox-2300SX, an embedded system built with a 300Mhz Vortex86SX processor, 128MB DDR2 RAM, VGA, 10/100 Ethernet, two Serial ports, 3 USB 2.0 host, PS/2 keyboard, mouse, 24-bits GPIO and 256MB IDE bootable flash storage. · Full version of Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 Platform Builder. · Full version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional. · Step-by-step guide to build Windows Embedded CE 6.0 image using Platform Builder tool, setup the development environment and develop Visual Studio 2005 application. · Board-Support-Package, SDK and pre-built Windows Embedded CE 6.0 image. · RJ-45 Crossover Ethernet & Null Serial modem cable, use to link eBox-2300SX to Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Platform Builder development station for image transfer and debug.

Built with the Vortex86SX System-on-Chip, with all common computer I/O peripherals packaged in a 4.5" x 4.5" x 1.4" package, integrated 24-bits GPIO and low-power characteristic, the eBox-2300SX is an ideal hardware platform for industrial automation, home-building automation, security access control, RFID, robotics and broad range of embedded application.

$295
The eBox-4300 Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 JumpStart Kit includes the following. · eBox-4300, an embedded system built with a 500Mhz Via processor, 512MB DDR2 RAM, VGA, integrated Audio, 10/100 Ethernet, two Serial ports, 3 USB 2.0 host, PS/2 keyboard, mouse and 256MB IDE bootable flash storage · Full version of Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 Platform Builder. · Full version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional. · Step-by-step guide to build Windows Embedded CE 6.0 image using Platform Builder tool, setup the development environment and develop Visual Studio 2005 application. · Board-Support-Package, SDK and pre-built Windows Embedded CE 6.0 image. · RJ-45 Crossover Ethernet & Null Serial modem cable, use to link eBox-4300 to Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Platform Builder development station for image transfer and debug. Built with a 500 MHz processor, 512MB RAM, integrated USB 2.0 host, Ethernet, Audio, and Video with support for broad range of display resolution, the eBox-4300 is suitable for embedded application requiring a fast processor with multimedia support.

For more information about the eBox-2300SX or eBox-4300 and the Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 JumpStart kit, or how to place an order, please contact Mike Kohli at Kohltek LLC. Mike KohliKohltek LLCmkohli@kohltek.com937-278-5443

JetBrains Offer for dotTrace 3.1

2008-05-19T12:38:00Z

JetBrains has just released dotTrace 3.1, our .NET profiling tool which now supports Visual Studio 2008, and thought your User Group members would be interested to know about our new Personal License offer.

For a limited time, developers can purchase a dotTrace Personal License for only $199.

http://www.jetbrains.com/profiler/buy/buy.html#personal

If any of your User Group members are interested in test-driving dotTrace 3.1, please have them contact me (brittDOTkingATjetbrainsDOTcom) and I'll set them up with a 30-day extended evaluation license of the tool.

O'Reilly Webcast: Even Faster Web Sites

2008-04-21T00:07:00Z

You are invited to a free webcast:
Even Faster Web Sites

DATE

Thursday,
April 24

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Even Faster Web Sites

PRESENTER

Steve Souders

Under his tenure as the Chief Performance Yahoo!, Steve released YSlow and wrote High Performance Web Sites (at one point the #1 selling computer book on Amazon). Now at Google, Steve is working on a new set of best practices for making web sites even faster. In this webcast Steve explains the Performance Golden Rule, reviews his performance best practices, and uses YSlow to analyze the top web sites in the world.Introducing Steve will be Andy Oram, author, blogger, and senior editor for O'Reilly Media.Attendance is limited, so register now. We'll send you a reminder before the webcast. And please feel free to share this invitation with others.Date: Thursday, April 24 at 10am PDT (17:00 GMT)
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About Steve Souders

Steve works at Google on web performance and open source initiatives. His book High Performance Web Sites explains his best practices for performance along with the research and real-world results behind them. Steve is the creator of YSlow, the performance analysis extension to Firebug. He is also co-chair of Velocity 2008, the first web performance conference sponsored by O'Reilly. He frequently speaks at such conferences as OSCON, Rich Web Experience, Web 2.0 Expo, and The Ajax Experience.Steve previously worked at Yahoo! as the Chief Performance Yahoo!, where he blogged about web performance on Yahoo! Developer Network. He was named a Yahoo! Superstar. Steve worked on many of the platforms and products within the company, including running the development team for My Yahoo!. Prior to Yahoo! Steve worked at several small to mid-sized startups including two companies he co-founded, Helix Systems and CoolSync. He also worked at General Magic, WhoWhere?, and Lycos.In the early 80's Steve caught the Artificial Intelligence bug and worked at a few companies doing research on Machine Learning, including several publications and conference appearances. He received a BS in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia and a MS in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University.Steve's interests are varied. He sits on the board of Freehand Systems and Fremont Hills Country Club. He teaches Sunday School at First Lutheran Church in Palo Alto. He's played basketball with several NBA and WNBA players. He was a member of the Universal Studios Internet Task Force. He participated in setting a Guinness world record. He rebuilt a 90-year-old carriage house. He has a wonderful wife and three daughters.O'Reilly Media, Inc. 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 (707) 827-7000

O'Reilly Webinar: LINQ Queries with LINQPad

2008-02-16T19:22:00Z

You are invited to a webinar:
Writing LINQ Queries with LINQPad

DATE

Wednesday,
February 20

TIME

2:00pm PST
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WEBINAR

Writing LINQ Queries
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PRESENTERS

Joseph Albahari
John Osborn

In this webinar, Joseph Albahari, author of C# 3.0 in a Nutshell, the LINQ Pocket Reference, and the upcoming C# 3.0 Pocket Reference, provides an introduction and brief tutorial to LINQPad, the querying tool that's sweeping the .NET world. This is a must-attend webinar for anyone working in C# 3.0 and .NET Framework 3.5. RSVP Now and we'll send you a reminder!Date: Feb. 20, 2008, 2:00pm PST (5:00pm EST)
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About LINQPad

Tired of querying in antiquated SQL?Well, you don't have to! LINQPad lets you interactively query SQL databases in a modern query language: LINQ. Say goodbye to SQL Management Studio!LINQPad supports everything in C# 3.0 and .NET Framework 3.5:

LINQ to SQL
LINQ to Objects
LINQ to XML

LINQPad is also a great way to learn LINQ: it comes preloaded with 200 examples from the recently released C# 3.0 in a Nutshell. There's no better way to experience the coolness of LINQ and functional programming.And LINQPad is more than just a querying tool: it's a code snippet IDE. Instantly execute any C# 3.0 or VB 9 expression or statement block!Best of all, LINQPad is free and needs no installation: just download and run. The executable less than 2 MB and is self-updating.

Joseph Albahari is a core C# design architect at Egton Medical Information Systems, the largest primary healthcare software supplier in the UK. He has been developing large-scale enterprise applications on .NET and other platforms for more than 15 years, working in medical, telecommunication and education industries. Joseph specializes in writing custom components and controls, and has designed application component frameworks for three companies.John Osborn is a senior editor with O'Reilly Media, Inc., responsible for Windows and .NET developer books, PDFs and other content. When he's not at his desk in Cambridge, MA you're likely to find him on his bike, in a kayak, or cross-country skiing.

What people are saying about LINQPad:
Chris Sells says he loves what the Albahari brothers (Joseph & Ben) have done with their new book C# 3.0 in a Nutshell, and it's not just their prose he praises but a nifty tool for learning LINQ that they call LINQPad: "I have learned a bunch of stuff about LINQ I didn't know, they built a tool (LINQPad) that lets you experiment with LINQ interactively in a way that the designers of LINQ themselves don't support and the tool has all kinds of wonderful features that LINQ, SQL and Regular Expression programmers alike will want to use regularly long after they've read the book." Blogger Richard Bushnell agrees:
"I've been trying to learn LINQ. Chris Sells recommended C# 3.0 in a Nutshell, which has turned out to be really good. The name of the book doesn't really do the LINQ part of it any justice - it could have been called C# 3.0 and LINQ, as the LINQ section is so good. If you want to learn LINQ in depth, with an easy to follow explanation, C# 3.0 in a Nutshell is a great option. Along with the book, the author created a small application called LINQPad. It's absolutely fantastic for learning LINQ with. And best of all, it's free."O'Reilly Media, Inc. 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 (707) 827-7000