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David Pogue's PDF Update to iPhone: The Missing Manual Is Here!

By Sara Peyton
July 24, 2008
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David Pogue's PDF Update to iPhone: The Missing Manual Is Here!
David Pogue is back with a bigger, better, up-to-the-nanosecond new edition--a witty, complete guide to both the iPhone 3G and the original iPhones with the iPhone 2.0 software. iPhone: The Missing Manual, Second Edition is the first and best book about every Apple improvement to its own second edition--the iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0. The PDF is available now. 

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New Contest: Demystify Adobe CS3 with Deke's Help

By Mary Rotman
July 23, 2008
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New Contest: Demystify Adobe CS3 with Deke's Help
In need of a book to help you demystify the Adobe CS3 suite? You may have seen Deke's podcasts floating around the O'Reilly Media group on facebook, or for free download on iTunes, or on digitalmedia.oreilly.com/dekepod. This week's podcast comes with a contest, and the winners get to choose their favorite One-on-One book. 

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See What You Can Do With Make Magazine

By Mary Rotman
July 21, 2008
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See What You Can Do With Make Magazine
From living-room baja buggies to taffy machines and cosmic night-lights, this issue of Make Magazine has something for everyone. There's a solar power system that can be used to supplement home or workshop electricity for those of you who are environmentally conscious, and a great way to irritate your boss with "Upload: Make Noise!"--the desktop computer-turned-musical instrument. 

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Syuzi Pakhchyan Talks to Future Tense

By Sara Peyton
July 17, 2008
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Syuzi Pakhchyan Talks to Future Tense
Feeling lonely? Syuzi Pakhchyan, the author of Fashioning Technology, talks to Future Tense about making e-puppets to keep you company. Each one has its own personality quirk. 

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"Smart" Crafting and Fashioning Technology

By Mary Rotman
July 16, 2008
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What will our homes and clothes look like 5 years from now? 10 years? 50 years? If one of our new books from Craft--Fashioning Technology--is any indication, it will involve a healthy dose of "smart" crafting--a term coined by author Syuzi Pakhchyan--to describe crafting with "smart" materials that react and change in response to their environment. 

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O'Reilly Adds Fuel to the Ebook Revolution

By Sara Peyton
July 15, 2008
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O'Reilly Adds Fuel to the Ebook Revolution
Thirty popular O'Reilly titles now come bundled in three ebook formats (EPUB, PDF, and Kindle-compatible Mobipocket). The new program gives you instant access to all three file formats for one affordable price. And you now have the option of buying an ebook directly from O'Reilly to read on a Kindle as well as most current ebook software and devices, including Adobe Digital Editions, Blackberries, and Sony Readers.  

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Pre-order and Save on David Pogue's iPhone: The Missing Manual, Second Edition

By Sara Peyton
July 11, 2008
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Pre-order and Save on David Pogue's iPhone: The Missing Manual, Second Edition
David Pogue returns with a thoroughly updated edition of iPhone: The Missing Manual. Pre-order the print book/electronic bundle now and save 70% on the book. Electronic includes EPUB, PDF, and Kindle-compatible Mobipocket formats.

Whether you're taking the plunge on July 11 or are thinking about upgrading, this is the book to read! 

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Karthik Ramachandra Talks about Erlang, Thoughtworks and the Tech Scene in India.

By Sara Peyton
July 10, 2008
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Karthik Ramachandra Talks about Erlang, Thoughtworks and the Tech Scene in India.
ThoughtWorks programmer Karthik Ramachandra talks to Craig Smith, an editor for O'ReillyGMT, about his work and the tech scene in Bangalore, India.  

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Keep Your Work Flowing Faster

By Mary Rotman
July 9, 2008
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Keep Your Work Flowing Faster
Have you ever found yourself struggling to remember a web address even though you access it all the time? Or maybe you're one of those people whose time is too valuable to type in the web address or look up the bookmarked file. Enter, Fluid. 

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Metadata Forensics Is Pure Baloney Says Deke

By Sara Peyton
July 9, 2008
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Metadata Forensics Is Pure Baloney Says Deke
In his new dekePod episode--Metadata Forensicss--Deke McClelland explains why, in his opinion, metadata forensics is pure baloney. Learn how to cook your own EXIF in dekePod, too. 

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Deke McClelland Answers Proust's Questions

By Sara Peyton
July 7, 2008
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Deke McClelland Answers Proust's Questions
During his long career, Deke McClelland has pioneered new ways to reach his audience. With the release of his new music video "101 Photoshop Tips in Five Minutes," the Photoshop expert, trainer, and author answers Proust's questions, reflecting on his loves, an extravagance, and a favorite writer.  

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Toxic Dojo Sex

By Kathryn Barrett
July 1, 2008
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Toxic Dojo Sex
"Need Press? Repeat: 'Green,' 'Sex,' 'Cancer,' 'Secret,' 'Fat'" Joanne Kaufman's story in yesterday's New York Times reveals some of the tricks PR people use to get their stories noticed, including the strategic placement of certain words in their press release headlines—which immediately gave me the idea for the title of my latest press release... 

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Fashioning Technology: LEDs Are The New Sequins!

By Sara Peyton
June 27, 2008
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Fashioning Technology: LEDs Are The New Sequins!
If Judy Jetson had a home-economics textbook, Fashioning Technology might be it. This new DIY (Do-It-Yourself) guide from O'Reilly and the creators of Craft magazine takes traditional crafting into the future. 

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Give our authors Safari access? What next?

By Kathryn Barrett
June 25, 2008
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Give our authors Safari access? What next?
An anonymous geek recently mused on the fact that O’Reilly authors were no longer being given free Safari accounts... 

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