From corliss at alaskapm.org Fri Aug 22 10:54:47 2003 From: corliss at alaskapm.org (corliss@alaskapm.org) Date: Wed Aug 4 23:56:51 2004 Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, August 21 (fwd) Message-ID: ===================================================== O'Reilly UG Program News for User Group Leaders only August 21, 2003 ===================================================== -Book review requests and other Information -Put Up an O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference Banner, Get a Free Book -Updated O'Reilly UG Program banners -Promote Your Group ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book News ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Review books are available Copies of our books are available for your members to review--send me an email and please include the book order number on your request. Let me know if you need your book by a certain date. Allow at least four weeks for shipping. ***Please send copies of your book reviews Email me a copy of your newsletters or book review. For tips and suggestions on writing book reviews, go to: http://ug.oreilly.com/bookreviews.html ***Discount information Don't forget to remind your members about our 20% discount on O'Reilly books and conferences. Just use code DSUG. ***Group purchases with better discounts are available Please let me know if you are interested and I can put you in touch with our sales department. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Conference News ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Put Up an O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference Banner, Get a Free Book We are looking for user groups to display our conference banners on their web sites. If you send me the link to your user group site with our O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference banner, I will send you the O'Reilly book of your choice. 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Please include a URL or email address for more information. ================================================ O'Reilly News for User Group Members August 21, 2003 ================================================ Please share the information your members would be interested in.... ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Amazon Hacks -TiVo Hacks -CVS Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Derrick Story ("Digital Video Pocket Guide" & "iPhoto 2:The Missing Manual,") North Bay Multimedia Association, Novato, CA--August 28 -Correction***Jesse Liberty ("Programming C#" & "Programming ASP.NET"), Cape Cod .NET User Group, Hyannis, MA--August 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Conferences ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Great T-Shirt Exchange ---------------------------------------------------------------- Safari ---------------------------------------------------------------- -"Go On Safari" Tip of the Week Winner--Garrett Goebel, Kansas City Perl Mongers ---------------------------------------------------------------- News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Dispelling the Myth of Wireless Security -Rob Flickenger on SeattleWireless TV -Trademarks by Cory Doctorow -Guido van Rossum Speaks -PHP Security, Part 1 -FreeBSD Access Control Lists -Making Media from Scratch, Part 1 -Service-Oriented Architecture Explained -Low Bandwidth SOAP -Integrating QuickTime with Cocoa ---------------------------------------------------------------- News From Your Peers ---------------------------------------------------------------- -SUCON '03 - Swiss Unix Conference 2003, Zurich, Switzerland-- September 5 ================================================ Book News ================================================ Did you know you can request a free book to review for your group? Ask your group leader for more information. For writing book review tips and suggestions, go to: http://ug.oreilly.com/bookreviews.html Don't forget, you can receive 20% off any O'Reilly book your purchase directly from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering online or by phone. http://www.oreilly.com/ ***Free ground shipping is available for online orders of at least $29.95 that go to a single U.S. address. This offer applies to U.S. delivery addresses in the 50 states and Puerto Rico. For more details, go to: http://www.oreilly.com/news/freeshipping_0703.html ***Amazon Hacks Order Number: 5423 "Amazon Hacks" is a collection of real-world tips, tricks, and full-scale solutions to practical uses of Amazon.com and the Amazon Web Services API. The book offers a variety of interesting ways for power users to get the most out of Amazon and its community, for Associates to hone their recommendations for better linking and more referral fees, for researchers to mine the enormous amount of information in Amazon's data store, and for developers to integrate Amazon Web Services into their applications and services. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/amazonhks/?CMP=NLC-ZL2148071462 A collection of sample hacks is available online: http://hacks.oreilly.com/pub/ht/24 ***TiVo Hacks Order Number: 5539 "TiVo Hacks" covers tips for changing the order of recorded programs, activating the 30-second skip to blaze through commercials, and more, by using magical remote-control codes. Then, once you take the lid off your TiVo, you will learn how to gain even more fun and functionality. You can upgrade the hard drive for more hours of recording. Log in to the serial port for command-line access to programming data, log files, closed-captioning data, display graphics on the TiVo screen, and even play MP3s. While TiVo gives viewers personalized control of their TVs, TiVo Hacks gives users personalized control of TiVo. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/tivohks/?CMP=NLC-U9N383213924 A collection of sample hacks is available online:: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/tivohks/chapter/index.html ****CVS Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition Order Number: 5679 Much more than a quick list of commands and options, "CVS Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition," is packed with a surprising amount of detail--including an overview of background concepts, thorough descriptions on how to use and administer a CVS repository, and discussions of CVS-related files and how to manage them--all in a convenient reference format. It's an absolute must for developers who need an on-the-job guide for quick answers to CVS dilemmas. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/cvspr2/?CMP=NLC-CM0248058677 A Sample Excerpt, "Administrator Commands," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/cvspr2/chapter/index.html ================================================ Upcoming Events ================================================ ***For more events, please see: http://events.oreilly.com/ ***Derrick Story ("Digital Video Pocket Guide," "iPhoto 2:The Missing Manual,") North Bay Multimedia Association, Novato, CA--August 28 Author Derrick Story will be speaking about "The Blurred Line Between Digital Photography and Video." The cost is free to NBMA members; $10 for non-members, $5 for students with valid ID. http://www.nbma.com/events/art_8-03.html Thursday, August 28, 2003 Networking at 6:30 PM; Program from 7-9:00 PM Marin Community Foundation Hangar #5 5 Hamilton Landing Novato, CA For directions to this meeting go to: http://www.nbma.com/events/art_8-03.html#directions_mcf ***Correction***Jesse Liberty ("Programming C#" & "Programming ASP.NET"), Cape Cod .NET User Group, Cape Cod, MA--August 23 Author Jesse Liberty presents an all-day "crash course" on ASP.NET for the Cape Cod .NET User Group. If interested, please go to following website for pre-registration instructions and location information. You must be registered ahead of time for this event. http://www.ccdevgroup.net/ ================================================ Conference News ================================================ ***Great T-Shirt Exchange Is your closet overflowing with unworn tradeshow schwag? Then scour your drawers and bring all those tees that haven't seen the light of day to the Great T-Shirt Exchange at our Mac OS X Conference. We'll have a special table at the conference where you can put your unused(!) Mac t-shirt--or any other branded tee--and swap it for any other tee that catches your eye. http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/25/events.html The Second Annual O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference User Group members who register before September 12, 2003 get a double discount. Use code DSUG when you register, and receive 20% off the "Early Bird" price. To register, go to: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/macosx2003/create/ord_mac03 O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference October 27-30, 2003 Westin Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA http://conferences.oreilly.com/macosxcon/ ================================================ Safari News ================================================ ***"Go On Safari" Tip of the Week Winner--Garrett Goebel, Kansas City Perl Mongers "The user interface of the service is fairly flexible and intuitive. My favorite is the 'hide' tab that clears off most of the visible screen space to let you get down to some serious reading. I also have found to my surprise, that I may actually read some texts faster on monitor than in hand. And while I must admit there is still something to pulling a text down off the shelf and flipping through the pages, it is certainly nice when I don't have to lug ten pounds of paper back and forth from the office when I'm reading up on a particular subject or technology." You can also participate in this introductory program just for user group members. To "Go on Safari," any UG member who signs up for our Safari 14-day free trial can send comments on their experiences, or tips and tricks for how they used Safari (it only needs to be 2 sentences long, but it may be longer) to safari_talk@oreilly.com. (Please include your UG name in the email.) Every week someone will be chosen from the tips or comments submitted to receive fun stuff from O'Reilly (T-shirts, book bags, or other surprises). If a member of your user group is selected, your group receives free gifts, too. Whatever the individual member receives, your UG will get one, too, to give away at your next meeting, or use however you see fit. Recipients--and their comments--will be announced in the User Group Newsletter. **Please use this special UG URL to sign up for the 14-day trial** http://www.oreilly.com/safari/ug For more information on Safari: http://safari.oreilly.com/ ================================================ News From O'Reilly & Beyond ================================================ --------------------- General News --------------------- ***Dispelling the Myth of Wireless Security Rob Flickenger shows how to find out just how "secure" your standard wireless network really is in this excerpt from his soon-to-release "Wireless Hacks." http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/excerpt/wirlsshacks_chap1/index.html?CMP=NLC-UI6243101723 Wireless Hacks Order Number: 5598 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wirelesshks/ ***And Don't Miss Rob Flickenger on SeattleWireless TV The August installment of Seattle Wireless TV, which features an interview with Rob Flickenger, as well as a discussion on a cool remote-controlled helicopter with a wireless video feed, and reviews of some of the latest wireless gear. http://tv.seattlewireless.net/ ***Trademarks Cory Doctorow, who works with the EFF, wrote this article on the heels of a rash of trademark incidents that he's encountered. His point of view in this opinion piece is that trademark and copyright are supposed to promote expression. He doesn't write about any specific details of particular cases; rather, he restates an overview of these issues that serves as his guiding light. http://www.openp2p.com/pub/a/p2p/2003/08/14/trademarks.html?CMP=NLC-201PL0259145 --------------------- Open Source --------------------- ***Guido van Rossum Speaks Guido van Rossum, creator of the Python programming language, recently announced that he'll be leaving PythonLabs to work for a California startup. In this interview, Guido talks about the move, recent developments, and Python in general. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2003/08/14/gvr_interview.html?CMP=NLC-WR2218661818 ***PHP Security, Part 1 If you have users, you'll undoubtedly have bad guys trying to break things. As a PHP developer, it's your responsibility to make sure your code is secure. John Coggeshall demonstrates one common PHP error that can leave you vulnerable, and he explains how to think like a bad guy to prevent these mistakes in the first place. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2003/07/31/php_foundations.html ***FreeBSD Access Control Lists The Unix permissions model has worked for decades due to its flexible simplicity. It's not the only approach, though. FreeBSD 5.0 supports Access Control Lists, which allow for more flexible permissions. Daniel Harris explains what ACLs can make easier. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/08/14/freebsd_acls.html --------------------- Java --------------------- *** Making Media from Scratch, Part 1 QuickTime is a media creation API. It supports far more than just editing and playing movies -- you can create them, one frame at a time. Chris Adamson demonstrates how to make moves from scratch with QuickTime for Java. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2003/08/13/qtj_reintro.html?CMP=NLC-3RH891419319 --------------------- .NET --------------------- ***Service-Oriented Architecture Explained SOA (service-oriented architecture) has become a buzzword of late. Although the concepts behind SOA have been around for over a decade now, SOA has gained extreme popularity of late due to web services. Before we dive in and talk about what SOA is and what are the essentials behind SOA, it is a useful first step to look back at the evolution of SOA. To do that, we have to simply look at the challenges developers have faced over the past few decades and observe the solutions that have been proposed to solve their problems. http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2003/08/18/soa_explained.html --------------------- XML --------------------- ***Low Bandwidth SOAP Using web services on low resource J2ME devices is possible through Enhydra.org's KSOAP classes. This article shows you how to create lightweight web service clients and servers. http://webservices.xml.com/pub/a/ws/2003/08/19/ksoap.html --------------------- Mac --------------------- ***Integrating QuickTime with Cocoa After providing a brief QuickTime overview, Doug Welton shows you how to integrate digital media with Cocoa, then finishes up with an example of building a QuickTime Movie Player that you can include in your own applications. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/08/15/quicktime_cocoa.html?CMP=NLC-YU0540798564 ================================================ News From Your Peers ================================================' ***SUCON '03 - Swiss Unix Conference 2003, Zurich, Switzerland--September 5 The Swiss Unix Conference is taking place for the first time. It is about education intended for open-minded individuals interested in the Unix environment. The conference brings together developers, system administrators, and others interested in the Unix operating system and Unix related topics. http://www.sucon.ch/ SUCON '03 September 5, 2003 Kongresshaus Zurich, Switzerland For Program details go to: http://www.sucon.ch/sucon/03/grid.html Until next time-- Marsee ================================================= Mailing list info: If at any time you wish to (un|re)subscribe to the list send the request to majordomo@hfb.pm.org. All requests should be in the body, and look like such subscribe anchorage-pm-list unsubscribe anchorage-pm-list