[Firenze-pm] Fwd: O'Reilly UG News - Issue 08-06
Stefano Rodighiero
stefano.rodighiero at gmail.com
Fri Jul 28 03:53:59 PDT 2006
Newsletter O'Reilly di Agosto
ciao,
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From: Josette Garcia <Josette at oreilly.co.uk>
Date: Jul 28, 2006 12:24 PM
Subject: O'Reilly UG News - Issue 08-06
To: Josette Garcia <Josette at oreilly.co.uk>
O'Reilly UK User Group Programme
NEWSLETTER
Issue 08-06
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Our aim is to have both formats available at the same time, but that
might take us a little longer.
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HIGHLIGHTS
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NEWS FROM O'REILLY AND BEYOND
-What Is a Wiki? (and How to Use One for Your Projects)
-The Long View of Identity
-Nat Torkington Previews OSCON 2006
-Rethinking Community Documentation
-The Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop Iceland Adventure
-Secrets of the Arpeggiator
-Parallels Desktop for the Mac
-Wireless Security on the Road Without a VPN
-How To Recover from Registry Corruption
-Inside Vista's New Diagnostic Tools
-What's New in Eclipse 3.2 Java Development Tools?
-Making the Most of JDBC with WebRowSet
-MAKE Podcast: Weekend Projects--Make a Workbench
-Building Tricorders
BOOK NEWS
- Books for review
- Coming soon
CONFERENCE NEWS
YOUR BOOK REVIEWS
YOUR NEWS
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NEWS FROM O'REILLY AND BEYOND
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General News
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***What Is a Wiki? (and How to Use One for Your Projects)
Wikis are becoming known as the tool of choice for large,
multiple-participant projects because jumping in and revising the
pages of a wiki is easy for anyone to do. This article covers how to
effectively use a wiki to keep notes and share ideas among a group of
people, and how to organize that wiki to avoid lost thoughts, and
encourage serendipity. Matt Webb and Tom Stafford co-authored this
article using a wiki, as they did to write their book, "Mind Hacks."
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2006/07/07/what-is-a-wiki.html>
***The Long View of Identity
Who are you online? Your digital identity is a complex bundle of
information--not just what you say about yourself, but what other
people say about you and how trustworthy they are. O'Reilly editor
Andy Oram recently attended the Identity Mashup conference at Harvard
Law's Berkman Center and reports on one of the most vital issues of
privacy and usability on the Internet.
<http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2006/06/29/the-long-view-of-identity.html>
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Open Source
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***Nat Torkington Previews OSCON 2006
This year's Open Source conference runs July 24-28 in Portland,
Oregon. Nat Torkington talks about what you can expect at this year's
show. He explains that each technology has a great set of talks, but
the strength of OSCON is that so many different topics are covered in
one conference. It allows you to stretch and learn things from and
share ideas with people solving similar problems using different
tools. (5 minute, 47 seconds)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2006/07/07/oscon-podcast-preview.html>
***Rethinking Community Documentation
Good documentation makes good software great. Poor documentation makes
great software less useful. What is good documentation though, and how
can communities produce it effectively? Andy Oram explores how free
and open source software projects can share knowledge with users and
how publishers and editors fit into the future of documentation.
<http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2006/07/06/rethinking-community-documentation.html>
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Digital Media
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***The Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop Iceland Adventure
>From Derrick Story: The team of Adventure photographers arrive in
Iceland on July 28. This is an Adventure both in the sense of location
photography and RAW workflow. Each shooter will be using Adobe
Lightroom on a laptop in the field to process and output the images.
Here's a quick overview of who is going, where they will be, and the
reports from Iceland that will be coming your way.
<http://www.oreillynet.com/digitalmedia/blog/2006/07/the_adobe_lightroomphotoshop_i.html>
***Secrets of the Arpeggiator
Arpeggiators are some of the handiest gadgets in computer music. With
an absolute minimum of dexterity, you can create driving rhythms and
superhuman tapestries of notes. Jim Aikin explains how arpeggiators
work, what features to look for, and how to use them to revitalize
your music.
<http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2006/06/29/secrets-of-the-arpeggiator.html>
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Mac
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***Parallels Desktop for the Mac
The short version of this discussion about Parallels can be summed up
in a single word: amazing. Nothing is perfect, of course, and there is
room for improvement as Parallels moves this product beyond version
1.0. However, if you have an Intel-based Mac and need or want to run
Microsoft Windows, some version of Linux, or some other supported
operating system, read on. Todd Ogasawara reports.
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2006/06/27/parallels-desktop-for-mac.html>
***Wireless Security on the Road Without a VPN
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a secure way to connect to web
sites and email while using wireless networks. Unfortunately, not
everyone has access to a VPN, so what do you do? In this article
you'll learn how to secure your online activities without a VPN.
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2006/06/20/wireless-security.html>
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Windows/.NET
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***How To Recover from Registry Corruption
What do you do if your system crashes and you've got a corrupt
registry? Mitch Tulloch comes to your rescue with advice on how to
recover and restore your registry.
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/windows/2006/06/27/recovering-from-registry-corruption.html>
***Inside Vista's New Diagnostic Tools
Vista comes with a great suite of diagnostic tools for helping your PC
run better and avoid crashes. Here's the rundown on what they are and
how to use them.
<http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2006/06/20/inside-vistas-new-diagnostic-tools.html>
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Java
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***What's New in Eclipse 3.2 Java Development Tools?
The popular Eclipse IDE's latest release, version 3.2, is the
cornerstone of an ambitious release of ten Eclipse-branded projects on
the same day. But what's in it for you? Ed Burnette takes a look at
the new features in Eclipse's Java Development Tools and shows you how
they'll make your development much easier.
<http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2006/06/28/whats-new-in-eclipse-3-2-java-development-tools.html>
***Making the Most of JDBC with WebRowSet
Database to XML and back again. If everyone's doing some or all of
this, then shouldn't we write it once, get it right, and standardize?
JDBC 3.0's WebRowSet offers a profound increase in power over the old
ResultSet. Sharad Acharya shows you what's possible.
<http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2006/06/21/making-most-of-jdbc-with-webrowset.html>
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Podcasts
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***MAKE Podcast: Weekend Projects--Make a Workbench
Every week, Bre Pettis will be bringing you a project that you can
make over the weekend. For this first podcast, can learn how to make
a workbench for your garage, studio, or get your priorities straight
and put it in your livingroom!
<http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/07/make_podcast_weekend_projects.html>
***Building Tricorders
We're featuring four sessions from the first day of the Where 2.0
conference. Josh Peterson tells you to live your life as if you're on
vacation; Mike Liebhold looks at a future in which the invisible
annotations on the world around you becomes visible; Schuler Erle
demos Gutenkarte, which reveals geographic information in the books
you read; and Lauren Gelman cautions us about the privacy issues in
exposing our data. (DTF 06-26-2006: 26 minutes, 15 seconds)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2006/06/26/distributing-the-future.html>
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BOOK NEWS
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Copies of our books are available for your members to review -- send
me an email with the delivery address together with the book you would
like to review. When the review is published, please send me a copy or
the url. I would also appreciate if you could send a copy to
www.amazon.co.uk <http://www.amazon.co.uk>
Latest books available for review -
Ajax Design Patterns <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ajaxdp/>
This handy reference reveals how Ajax patterns can vastly improve your
web development projects. It does so by investigating how others have
successfully dealt with conflicting design principles, and then
relaying that information directly to you. Includes sections on
foundational technology patterns, programming patterns, functionality
and usability patterns, and diagnosis/testing of Ajax applications.
Digital Photography: The Missing Manual
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/digphototmm>
Digital Photography: The Missing Manual helps you to take beautiful
digital pictures and share the results with friends and family. Spiked
with advice and humor, trademarks of the Missing Manual series, this
book shows you how to master your digital camera and take memorable
photos, then edit and share them. Ideal for those just getting
started, this book is also perfect for those wanting to increase the
digital photography skills they already have. (Note: This book is
Windows-only. For Mac fans, iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/iphototmm/> has a whole section on
digital photography.)
>From Java to Ruby <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0976694093>
f you're trying to adopt Ruby in your organization and need some help,
this is the book for you. Based on a decision tree (a concept familiar
to managers and executives) Java to Ruby stays above the low-level
technical debate to examine the real benefits and risks to adoption.
Java to Ruby is packed with interviews of Ruby customers and
developers, so you can see what types of projects are likely to
succeed, and which ones are likely to fail. Ruby and Rails may be the
answer, but first, you need to be sure you're asking the right
question. By addressing risk and fitness of purpose, Java to Ruby
makes sure you're asking the right questions first. Because technology
adoption is only the beginning, Java to Ruby walks you through the
whole lifecycle of prototype, ramp up, and production and deployment.
Interface Oriented Design <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0976694050>
Interface Oriented Design explores how to develop robust, reliable
software as a collection of interfaces that interact with each other.
You'll learn what polymorphism and encapsulation really mean, and how
to use these ideas more effectively. See how to create better
interfaces using agile development techniques, and learn the subtle
differences between implementing an interface and inheriting an
implementation. Take a fresh, modern view of Design By Contract and
class responsibilities. Understand the basis of a service-oriented
architecture, including stateful versus stateless interfaces,
procedural versus document models, and synchronous versus asynchronous
invocations.
Learn about the most useful patterns, including Proxy, Facade,
Adapter, and Factory, as well categories of interfaces including
service providers, information holders, and external world interfaces.
No Fluff, Just Stuff Anthology <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0977616665>
The No Fluff, Just Stuff Symposium Series is a traveling conference
series for software developers visiting 27 cities a year. No Fluff has
put on over 75 symposia throughout the U.S. and Canada, with more than
12,000 attendees so far. Its success has been a result of focusing on
high quality technical presentations, great speakers, and no marketing
hype. Now this world-class material is available to you in print for
the first time.
Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# with NUnit, Second Edition
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/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.
New in the second edition:
Updated for NUnit 2.4 (.NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005)
More assert methods
New String and Collection assertion support
Better support for multiple-platform development
Higher-level setup and teardown fixtures
Whole new chapter on extending NUnit
and more!
Python in a Nutshell <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonian/index.html>
In the tradition of O'Reilly's "In a Nutshell" series, Python in a
Nutshell offers Python programmers one place to look when they need
help remembering or deciphering the syntax of this open source
language and its many modules. This comprehensive reference guide
makes it easy to look up all the most frequently needed
information--not just about the Python language itself, but also the
most frequently used parts of the standard library and the most
important third-party extensions.
Ruby Cookbook <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/rubyckbk/index.html>
>From data structures and algorithms, to integration with cutting-edge
technologies, the Ruby Cookbook has something for every programmer.
When you need to solve a problem, don't reinvent the wheel: look it up
in the Cookbook.
SUSE Linux <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/suselinux/index.html>
Whether you use SUSE Linux from Novell, or the free openSUSE
distribution, this book has something for every level of user. The
modular, lab-based approach not only shows you how--but also explains
why--and gives you the answers you need to get up and running with
SUSE Linux.
The Internet: The Missing Manual
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/internettmm/index.html>
The Internet is synonymous with change--that's one of its charms, and
one of its headaches. You think you know the Internet, but are you
really up to speed on internet telephony, movie and TV downloading,
multiplayer games, online banking and dating, and photosharing? This
utterly current book covers getting online, searching/finding
information, downloading and sharing movies, music, and photos, and
the latest ways to keep in touch.
Unicode Explained <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/unicode>
Possessing everything you need to grasp Unicode, this comprehensive
reference takes you on a detailed guide through the complex character
world. Learn how to identify and classify characters, utilize their
properties, and process data in a robust manner. Other topics include
collation and sorting, line breaking rules and Unicode encodings.
Perfect for both beginning and seasoned programmers.
****Coming Soon
* Agile Retrospectives
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0977616649>
* CSS: The Missing Manual <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/csstmm>
* Google Hacks, Third Edition
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/googlehks3>
* JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fifth Edition
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jscript5>
* LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, Second Edition
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lpicertnut2>
* Mastering Regular Expressions, Third Edition
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/regex3>
* Photoshop Workflow Setups
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/photoworkflow>
* PHP Cookbook, Second Edition
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/phpckbk2>
* Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# with NUnit, Second
Edition <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0977616673>
* Programming Python, Third Edition
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/python3>
* The Relational Database Dictionary
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/relationaldb>
* Stephen Johnson on Digital Photography
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/stephenjohnson>
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Conference News
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send you the O'Reilly book of your choice. Also your group will be
entered in a draw where the winner will get 10 O'Reilly books of their
choice, and the runner up a free subscription to Make Magazine. The
draw will be made at the end of the conference.
EuroOSCON Banners:
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***EuroOSCON Registration is Open
The preliminary schedule for the 2nd annual EuroOSCON, O'Reilly's
European Open Source Convention, 18-21 September in Brussels, is now
available. Featured speakers include Jeff Waugh, Damian Conway, Greg
Stein, Rasmus Lerdorf, Marten Mickos, Tim O'Reilly, and many others.
<http://conferences.oreilly.com/eurooscon/>
A 15% User Group discount is available, you may combine this discount
with the Early Registration Pricing during the Early Registration
period (until 7 August, 2006 ) to save even more! For further
information, please email Josette at oreilly.co.uk for more information.
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YOUR EVENTS
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***YAPC::Europe 2006 in Birmingham <http://www.yapceurope.org/conferences.html>
The next YAPC::Europe will be staged in Birmingham from Wednesday 30th
August to Friday 1st September 2006.
More information is available on their website: <http://www.birmingham2006.com/>
***Open Source Summer Camps II
<http://www.mediaplaza.nl/mp.php/mediaplaza/agenda/agenda.php?id=107>
On July 18/19 and August 16/17 there will be free (as in beer) event
about Open Source and Free (as in speech) Software in MediaPlaza in
Utrecht, the Netherlands. The event is organized by the NLUUG (the
organization of professional UNIX users in the Netherlands), the NLLGG
(nationwide Dutch LUG) and OSOSS (government organization to spread
the use of Open Source and open standards in the Netherlands). For
more information you can visit <http://www.mediaplaza.nl/> or contact
Armijn Hemel (NLUUG board member) at armijn at uulug.nl
<mailto:armijn at uulug.nl>.
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O'REILLY WILL BE THERE!
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*** RailsConf 2006 <http://europe.railsconf.org/>
Ruby Central and Skills Matter are pleased to announce The First
European RailsConf 2006.RailsConf will be held at the TUC Congress
Centre in Central London on September 14 & 15.
***Flash on the Beach <http://www.flashonthebeach.com/>
Flash on the Beach conference is the first major Flash conference in
the UK for over 6 years! Over 40 of the world's most talented Flash
designers, developers and artists presenting on 3 tracks over 3 full
days with mixer get togethers each morning and evening for essential
networking opportunities. Flash on the Beach has brought together the
most creative, technical, inspirational awe-inspiring, educational and
entertaining industry leading speakers in the rich media industry.
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YOUR BOOK REVIEWS
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***UKUUG
All the UKUUG reviews are now online, there are too many to list them,
but please have a look on <http://www.ukuug.org/books/reviews/>
*** ActionScript.it reviewed -
Learning PHP & MySQL - <http://www.actionscript.it/showContent.cfm?id=763>
Building Scalable Web Sites -
<http://www.actionscript.it/showContent.cfm?id=762>
*** AUG Armenia reviewed -
Flash 8: Projects for Learning Animation and Interactivity -
<http://users.freenet.am/~flasher/flashbook.html>
Flash 8 Cookbook - <http://users.freenet.am/~flasher/flashbook.html>
Flash 8: The Missing Manual - <http://users.freenet.am/~flasher/flashbook.html>
*** SNUG reviewed -
Pragmatic Project information - <http://snug.se/forums/129/ShowPost.aspx>
That's all for now
Josette
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