Issue 21—October 2009

Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter
 

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Ask an Expert: Going Paperless
K.J. McCorry, author of Organize Your Work Day In No Time, revives our interest in the long-promised paperless office by talking about how much all that "cheap paper" really costs.

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User Groups of the Month

Virginia: AgileCville is a local forum to share ideas, network and promote all things Agile in Charlottesville, VA. Learn more at www.agilecville.org.

 
Italy: ItalyCUG helps members network with other Cisco professionals throughout the city of Rome. Meetings offer technical demonstrations and opportunities for professional improvement. Learn more at www.italycug.org.


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Building Service-Aware Networks: The Next-Generation WAN/MAN
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Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Unleashed
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Unleashed
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Programming in Objective-C 2.0 LiveLessons (Video Training)
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Refactoring: Ruby Edition
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Authors and Events: October

October 4–6—Aloha on Rails

October 4–9—JAOO 2009

October 17—Central Pennsylvania Open Source Conference

October 17–18—VTM: iPhone Developer’s Conference

Looking Ahead:

LISA '09November 1–6—LISA '09
For more than 20 years, the Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA) has been the must-attend system administration conference. It offers an unparalleled opportunity to meet and mingle with the leaders of the system administration industry. Register online by October 12 and save up to $300!

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