DCLUG members -
Here is some information about a new O'Reilly service - Safari. This is a
way to have an Internet account you can log into from anywhere and use to
read from a personal collection of books. Books are added for a month at a
time (thus you cannot read or sample from > 10 books /month) and are
available from O'Reilly _AND_ other publishers. The books
are searchable, either singly or over the whole system, the example source
code is downloadable (in my experience), and in general it is a good deal.
I have a few books checked out in mine about things I'm learning about or
using and Safari can be more convenenient than the physical book.

O'Reilly blurb follows.....

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You can now access over 1000 of the top technical reference books from
leading publishers including O'Reilly, Addison-Wesley and Microsoft Press
online using your web browser. The O'Reilly Network Safari Bookshelf advanced
search capabilities help you find the answers and code samples you need fast.

User group members are invited to sign up for a free 14-day trial. Submit
your user comment/tip (2-3 sentences) to safari_talk@oreilly.com by April
30th to be eligible for prizes.

Each week a user group member and their group will be selected to receive a
free O'Reilly gift (T-shirts, bookbags, and other surprises).

Participate by April 30th and your user group will have an opportunity to be
selected for an onsite speaker visit with Tim O'Reilly.


**Please use this special UG URL to sign up for the 14-day trial**
http://www.oreilly.com/safari/ug

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John Holland