[Charlotte.PM] Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, December 11
William McKee
william at knowmad.com
Mon Dec 11 17:57:16 PST 2006
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> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:09:39 -0800
> Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, December 11
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> --Marsee
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> O'Reilly UG Program News--Just for User Group Leaders
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> -3Ds Max 8 Accelerated
> -Access 2007: The Missing Manual
> -Agile Web Development with Rails, Second Edition
> -Ajax on Rails
> -Backup & Recovery
> -Building the Perfect PC, Second Edition
> -Capistrano and the Rails Application Lifecycle (PDF)
> -CD and DVD Forensics
> -Cisco IOS Cookbook, Second Edition
> -Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference, Third Edition
> -Everyday Scripting with Ruby
> -Excel 2007: The Missing Manual
> -Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
> -Java and XML, Third Edition
> -Linux Kernel in a Nutshell
> -Make Projects: Small Form Factor PCs (PDF)
> -MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 08
> -MCSA on Windows Server 2003 Core Exams in a Nutshell (PDF)
> -Mongrel (PDF)
> -PowerPoint 2007: The Missing Manual
> -Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# with NUnit, Second Edition
> -Prototype and Scriptaculous: Taking the Pain out of
> JavaScript (PDF)
> -Prototype Quick Reference (PDF)
> -Releasing CSS (PDF)
> -RFID+ Study Guide and Practice Exams
> -Secure Your Network for Free
> -SQL Hacks
> -SQL Server 2005 Reporting Essentials
> -Stealing the Network: How to Own a Shadow
> -Web Scripting Little Black Book
> -Windows Vista: The Missing Manual
> -Word 2007: The Missing Manual
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> -Stephen Johnson conducts Fine Art Printing Workshop,
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> -Peter Morville at Bibliotek 2.0, Olso, Norway--January 25
> -Peter Krogh ("The DAM Book"), ASMP/It's Your Business Event Series
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> ***3Ds Max 8 Accelerated
> Publisher: Young Jin
> ISBN: 8931433719
> 3ds Max remains the world's most popular animation software. The
> hands-on, practical exercises presented in this book will allow new users
> to quickly master the basics and move on to creating their own creative
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> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/8931433719/>
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> ***Access 2007: The Missing Manual
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596527608
> "Access 2007: The Missing Manual" was written from the ground up for this
> redesigned application. You will learn how to design complete databases,
> maintain them, search for valuable nuggets of information, and build
> attractive forms for quick-and-easy data entry.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527600/>
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> ***Agile Web Development with Rails, Second Edition
> Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
> ISBN: 0977616630
> With this book, you'll learn how to use Rails Active Record to connect
> business objects and database tables. No more painful object-relational
> mapping. Just create your business objects and let Rails do the rest.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0977616630/>
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> ***Ajax on Rails
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596527446
> This book teaches you how to use both Ajax and Rails to quickly build
> high-performance, scalable applications without being overwhelmed with
> thousands of lines of JavaScript code. More than just recipes, you'll
> also get a thorough, low-level understanding of what's happening under
> the hood.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527440/>
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> ***Backup & Recovery
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596102461
> Packed with practical, freely-available backup and recovery solutions
> for Unix, Linux, Windows and Mac OS X systems--as well as various
> databases--this new guide is a complete overhaul of "Unix Backup &
> Recovery" by the same author, now revised and expanded with over 75% new
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> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596102463/>
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> ***Building the Perfect PC, Second Edition
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> Regardless of your technical experience, "Building the Perfect PC" will
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> Intel's Core 2 Duo and AMD's Athlon X2 CPUs.
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> ***Capistrano and the Rails Application Lifecycle (PDF)
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596529627
> This Short Cut shows you how to use Capistrano to automate the
> deployment of your Rails applications. It shows you realistic deployment
> scenarios, including some with complex server farms and includes a
> quick reference to Capistrano.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/railsapp/>
>
>
> ***CD and DVD Forensics
> Publisher: Syngress
> ISBN: 1597491284
> The growth in the past decade of CD and DVD recording has changed
> computer forensics. Security professionals cannot ignore CDs and DVDs
> collected as evidence in an investigation and cannot assume that the
> same techniques for other media will work adequately. This book presents
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> relates to computer forensics and processing of evidence. Includes trial
> version of market leading software, CD/DVD Inspector.
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> ***Cisco IOS Cookbook, Second Edition
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> ISBN: 0596527225
> Thoroughly revised and expanded, "Cisco IOS Cookbook, 2nd Edition" adds
> sections on MPLS, Security, IPv6, and IP Mobility and presents solutions
> to the most common configuration problems.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527228/>
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>
> ***Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference, Third Edition
> Publisher: O'Reilly
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> Here is the comprehensive reference for designers of Rich Internet
> Applications who need to operate in all modern browsers, including
> Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2, Safari, and Opera. You can instantly see
> browser support for the latest standards-based technologies.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527402/>
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> ***Everyday Scripting with Ruby
> Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
> ISBN: 0977616614
> In this book you'll learn the Ruby scripting language and the overall
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> knowledge can be applied to solve common testing problems. The second
> part of the book shows finished scripts, ready to use and deploy for
> testing as well as other common rote tasks.
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> ***Excel 2007: The Missing Manual
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596527594
> Like its siblings in the Missing Manual series, this book crackles with
> a fine sense of humor and refreshing objectivity about its subject,
> guiding readers through the new Excel with clear explanations,
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> ***Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
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> ***Java and XML, Third Edition
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> This new edition shows you how to cut through all the hype about XML and
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> The result is a new approach to managing information that touches
> everything from configuration files to web sites.
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> ***Linux Kernel in a Nutshell
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> "Linux Kernel in a Nutshell" covers the entire range of kernel tasks,
> starting with downloading the source and making sure that the kernel is
> in sync with the versions of the tools you need. In addition to
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> ***Make Projects: Small Form Factor PCs (PDF)
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> versatile wireless access points, digital audio jukeboxes, portable
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> ***MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 08
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> ***MCSA on Windows Server 2003 Core Exams in a Nutshell (PDF)
> Publisher: O'Reilly
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> For Windows administrators preparing for Microsoft Certified Systems
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> ***Mongrel (PDF)
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> This shortcut teaches you how to use Mongrel, the new high-performance
> web application container for Rails. It starts with basic setup and
> installation, but goes well beyond the basics, showing you how to set up
> Mongrel clusters, how to use Mongrel behind Apache and other web
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>
> ***PowerPoint 2007: The Missing Manual
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596527381
> This new book, written specifically for this version of the software,
> not only offers the basics of how to create, save, set up, run, and
> print a basic bullets-and-background slideshow, but takes you into the
> world of multimedia, animation, and interactivity. You'll learn how to
> add pictures, sound, video, animated effects, and controls (buttons and
> links) to their slides, along with ways to pull text, spreadsheets, and
> animations created in other programs.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527389/>
>
>
> ***Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# with NUnit, Second Edition
> Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
> ISBN: 0977616673
> All over the world, software teams are using unit testing both to verify
> their code and as a way of helping them design better code. This book is
> unique in the way it covers two aspects: showing developers both how to
> test and helping them determine what to test.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0977616673/>
>
>
> ***Prototype and Scriptaculous: Taking the Pain out of JavaScript (PDF)
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596529198
> This Short Cut demonstrates how to use Prototype for a wide range of
> tasks, including event handling, DOM processing, string and form
> process, and Ajax communications. It explores Scriptaculous' visual
> effects library, from pulsate to squish to fold and beyond. Need
> interface components? You'll find form autocompletion as well as drag
> and drop support.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/javascriptproto/>
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>
> ***Prototype Quick Reference (PDF)
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596510187
> This short cut provides a complete quick reference to the Prototype
> JavaScript framework. Prototype is an open-source library that is
> particularly useful to developers of dynamic Ajax applications, and to
> other web developers who need to work with DOM elements.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/prototypeqr/>
>
>
> ***Releasing CSS (PDF)
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 059652935X
> This Short Cut attempts to answer these questions to allow web designers
> a smoother transition to IE7 and, hopefully, an escape from Browser
> Hell.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/unleashingcss/>
>
>
> ***RFID+ Study Guide and Practice Exams
> Publisher: Syngress
> ISBN: 1597491349
> With the rising popularity of RFID technology, there is an increasing
> need for RFID professionals. To help meet this need, CompTIA has just
> introduced the RFID+ certification. The primary purpose of this book is
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> on the exam objectives, it goes beyond just being an exam cram.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1597491349/index.html>
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>
> ***Secure Your Network for Free
> Publisher: Syngress
> ISBN: 1597491233
> A wide variety of quality security products are out there and available
> for use absolutely free of charge. All one needs is a little know how,
> some helpful examples like the ones in this book, and a desire to have a
> secure network.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1597491233/>
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> ***SQL Hacks
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> ISBN: 0596527993
> SQL Hacks offers 100 hacks--unique tips and tools--that bring you the
> knowledge of experts who apply what they know in the real world to help
> you take full advantage of the expressive power of SQL.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sqlhks/>
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> ***SQL Server 2005 Reporting Essentials
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596529414
> This book shows you how to use Report Builder, a tool that lets
> information workers build ad hoc reports, and how to use Report
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> manage, and run those reports.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sqlserverreporting/>
>
>
> ***Stealing the Network: How to Own a Shadow
> Publisher: Syngress
> ISBN: 1597490814
> The best-selling Stealing the Network series reaches its climactic
> conclusion as law enforcement and organized crime form a high-tech web
> in an attempt to bring down the shadowy hacker-villain known as Knuth in
> the most technically sophisticated Stealing book yet.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1597490814/>
>
>
> ***Web Scripting Little Black Book
> Publisher: Paraglyph Press
> ISBN: 1933097191
> This book will help administrators take full advantage of the most
> popular scripting languages and extensions, covering topics such as
> automating web pages and managing content, database setups and
> automation, essential e-commerce scripts, user support topics, securing
> scripts, FTP access and much more.
> <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1933097191/>
>
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> ***Windows Vista: The Missing Manual
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596528272
> "Windows Vista: The Missing Manual" offers complete and comprehensive
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> users, and those who know their way around a network, this jargon-free
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> ***Word 2007: The Missing Manual
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 059652739X
> "Word 2007: The Missing Manual" not only explains basics like how to
> create documents, enter and edit text, format, print, and fax, but also
> learn how to create sophisticated page layouts, insert forms and tables,
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> ***Peter Morville at Bibliotek 2.0, Olso, Norway--January 25
> Peter Morville ("Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, Third
> Ed." and "Ambient Findability") presents "Ambient Findability: Libraries
> and the Internet of Things" as the keynote speaker.
> <http://www.hio.no/content/view/full/52381>
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> ***Peter Krogh ("The DAM Book"), ASMP/It's Your Business Event Series
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> General News
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> ***The Open Source gift guide
> Make Magazine has put together their picks of interesting open source
> hardware projects, open source software, services, and things that have
> the Maker-spirit of open source.
> <http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/11/the_open_source_1.html>
>
>
> ***Digital Media Holiday Gift Guide
> Want to give a book or two to the digital lifestyler on your holiday
> list, but don't know where to start? Here's a handy guide for you (or a
> broad hint or two to your loved ones). For iPodders and dedicated
> digital photographers--these seven books from O'Reilly Media answer
> questions, explore new techniques, demystify digital gear, and inspire
> creativity.
> <http://press.oreilly.com/pub/pr/1654>
>
>
> ***MAKE holiday gift guide
> Great gift ideas for the incorrigible makers and inquisitive tinkerers
> on your list.
> <http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/12/make_holiday_gi.html>
>
>
> ***New Course Featuring AJAX--O'Reilly/University of Illinois
> Certificate Series
> O'Reilly Learning is proud to announce their new Client-Side Web
> Programming Certificate Series. These courses provide a complete
> understanding of front-end web development, from HTML and CSS, to
> JavaScript DOM and AJAX.
> <http://oreillylearning.com/courses/clientsidecert.php3>
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> And don't forget, user group members receive a special 30% discount!
> To redeem, use Promotion Code "ORALL1," good for a 30% discount,
> in Step #3 of the enrollment process. Each course comes with a free
> O'Reilly book and a 7-day money-back guarantee. Register online:
> <https://oreillylearning.com/enroll/>
>
> Other O'Reilly Learning Courses include:
> -Linux/Unix System Administration
> -Web Programming
> -Open Source Programming
> -.NET Programming
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>
> ***Makers Bill of Rights PDF
> Now you can print your own Bill of Rights poster anytime you want.
> <http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/12/the_makers_bill.html>
>
>
> ***O'Reilly Labs Image Search
> O'Reilly Labs has just rolled out Image Search, a crafty interface that
> allows you to search all the images in O'Reilly books. See what you get
> for Bill Gates or Steve Jobs.
> <http://labs.oreilly.com/image/>
>
> ---------------------
> Open Source
> ---------------------
> ***The 2006 Perl Advent Calendar is Looking for Submissions
> Do you have some Perl to contribute to the Perl Advent Calendar this
> year? It's not too late to submit your entry. Along with the fame of
> being listed on the site, winning contributors receive an O'Reilly book.
> Checkout the new location at http://advent.pm.org. For submission
> details, go to:
> <http://perladvent.pm.org/FAQ-submit.html>
>
>
> ***When Linux Runs Out of Memory
> Memory is a precious commodity in computers. Generally the more you
> have, the better. Yet your application has to run alongside other
> applications, and each wants its own area of memory. What happens when
> there's not enough to go around? Mulyadi Santosa explores the memory
> management principles in the Linux kernel to explain how the Out of
> Memory killer works--and how to avoid it.
> <http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2006/11/30/linux-out-of-memory.html>
>
> ---------------------
> Digital Media
> ---------------------
> ***6 Essential iPod Tips & Tricks
> If you're planning to give or get a new iPod this holiday season, don't
> miss J.D. Biersdorfer's Six Fresh Tips from "iPod: The Missing Manual."
> <http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/digitalmedia/2006/11/30/six-tips-from-ipod-missing-manual.html?page=1>
>
>
> ***Tethered Shooting in Aperture
> Sending captured images directly to your Mac provides some useful
> options in studio and time-lapse photography. In this tutorial, Micah
> Walter shows you how to incorporate Automator into your tethered
> workflow to help you shoot and process as efficiently as possible.
> <http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2006/12/05/tethered-shooting-in-aperture.html>
>
> ---------------------
> Mac
> ---------------------
> ***O'Reilly's Events at Macworld
> Come on by (#2112, South Hall) and say hi and listen to our authors.
> We'll have speakers all week long. For a rundown of all our activities
> go to our special Macworld event page:
> <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2006/12/11/macworld.html>
>
>
> ***Building Interactive iPod Experiences
> The interactive multimedia presentation is one of the least-trumpeted
> features of the iPod. In this article, Erica Sadun introduces the basics
> of interactive iPod design by showing how to use the iPod Notes feature
> to create presentations that include text, links, images, music, and
> videos.
> <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2006/11/28/building-interactive-ipod-experiences.html>
>
> ---------------------
> Windows/.NET
> ---------------------
> ***Everything You Need to Know About Windows Vista
> Preston Gralla gives you the bottom line on what Vista does better than
> XP, where it needs improvement--and how to perform the upgrade,
> step-by-step.
> <http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127629/article.html>
>
>
> ***ASP.NET Graphs; Raise The bar
> If you use static images to present graphs and charts online, now's the
> time to make your efforts more dynamic. In this results-focused
> tutorial, Pat explains how easy .NET makes t he dynamic generation and
> display of bar charts online.
> <http://www.sitepoint.com/article/asp-net-graphs-raise-the-bar>
>
> ---------------------
> Java
> ---------------------
> ***I18N Messages and Logging
> Sick of internationalizing by making your own code take responsibility
> for finding and using ResourceBundles? The i18nlog project offers an
> annotations-based way to simplify your internationalization tasks and
> even allow you to internationalize your logging. John Mazzitelli
> explains why this is a good idea.
> <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2006/12/06/i18n-messages-and-logging.html>
>
>
> ***Java Generics and Collections: Evolution, Not Revolution, Part 1
> In this excerpt from "Java Generics and Collections," authors Maurice
> Naftalin and Philip Wadler show how to make the switch to Java 5.0
> generics, not by expecting you to flip a switch across your whole code
> base, but by having you gradually work generics into your code while
> maintaining compatibility.
> <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/excerpt/javagenerics_chap05/index.html>
>
> Part 2:
> <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/excerpt/javagenerics_chap05/index1.html>
>
> ---------------------
> Podcasts
> ---------------------
> ***Web 2.0 Summit Conversations
> Audio and video Podcasts from some of the internet industry's leading
> thinkers and innovators on the future of Web 2.0.
> <http://www.web2summit.com/pub/w/49/conversations.html>
>
>
> ***Distributing the Future: Latest Show: Finding Your Voice
> We have three pieces this week that hover around the theme of finding
> your voice. Google CEO Eric Schmidt talks to John Battelle about the
> corporate voice that Google has taken on. Moshe Cohen is a clown who
> performs using his voice but no words. In many of his missions,
> including Clowns Without Borders USA, he cheers people up but also
> leaves them with a deeper lesson. I've also remixed a piece by David
> Battino from the Digital Media Insider that looks at how much computer
> voices have improved. This is the last episode for 2006. (DTF
> 11-27-2006: 25 minutes, 55 seconds)
> <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2006/11/27/distributing-the-future.html>
>
> ---------------------
> Web
> ---------------------
> ***Information Architecture 3.0
> At a recent gathering of CIOs, Peter Morville was introduced, not as an
> information architect, interaction designer, or librarian, but as a
> futurist and so he's decided to make a prediction.
> <http://semanticstudios.com/publications/semantics/000149.php>
>
>
> ***Avoiding the 5 Most Common SEO Mistakes
> Are your SEO efforts hampered by any of the 5 most common SEO mistakes?
> They're not difficult to rectify...once you know what they are.
> Johnathon explains them clearly, and shows you how to correct them, in
> this hands-on tutorial.
> <http://www.sitepoint.com/article/most-common-seo-mistakes>
>
>
> ***Usability for Developers
> Old school vs. New School web usability testing.
> <http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/11/29/usability-for-developers/>
>
>
>
>
> Until next time--
>
> Marsee Henon
>
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