[JaxPM] [NON-PERL]: Newsletter #4 from O'Reilly UG Program

[JONES, WILLIAM C]

On the jacksonville-pm-list; Jax.PM'er "JONES, WILLIAM C" <wcjones at exchange.fccj.org> wrote -

FYI -
(Especially see http://lwn.net/2001/0712/ )

Sx  :]


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> From: 	Denise Olliffe
> Sent: 	Thursday, July 26, 2001 2:24 PM
> To: 	bill at fccj.org
> Subject: 	Newsletter #4 from O'Reilly UG Program
> 
> O'Reilly User Group Program 
> NEWSLETTER	
> Volume 1, #4
> 
> HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK...
> Books:
>  - Programming C#
>  - Learning Perl, 3rd Edition
>  - Essential SNMP
> News:
>  - Coverage of the O'Reilly Open Source Convention 
>  - Top 10 New Features in Oracle9i
>  - Rockin' in the Free Software World
>  - Top 10 ColdFusion Programming Tips 
>  - Embracing the Web: Part 3
> 
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> NEWS from O'Reilly & Beyond
> ****************************
> I would be grateful if you would alert your group to the news they'd
> find valuable.
> 
> GENERAL INTEREST:
> -----------------
> What is Meerkat, anyway?
> Meerkat: an Open Wire Service
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/rss/2000/03/17/about_meerkat.html
> 
> 
> APPLE/MAC:
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> For a look at installing PHP on OS X, see:
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/07/20/php_macosx.html
> 
> Macworld New York report:
> Jobs' keynote steady, but no sizzle
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/07/19/macworldny_keynote.html
> 
> The Mac Devcenter is your source for news
> http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/
> 
> 
> JAVA:
> -----
> Two Lesser-Known Java API's
> O'Reilly author Ian Darwin discusses regular expressions and JavaServer
> Pages. For a comprehensive collection of Java programming problems,
> solutions, and practical examples, check out Ian's recently released
> Java Cookbook. http://java.oreilly.com/news/javacook_0701.html
> 
> 
> OPEN SOURCE:
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> O'Reilly Open Source Convention News Coverage:
> 
> TODAY, see the Webcast of the Mundie vs. Tiemann debate, from the
> O'Reilly Open Source Convention:  
> Edited version--available late Thursday at:
> http://www.oreillynet.com/oscon2001/ 
> Complete Dr. Dobb's technetcast--available Thursday afternoon at:
> http://technetcast.ddj.com/tnc_catalog.html?item_id=1267
> 
> Get the latest news, interviews and audio/video coverage at the
> O'Reilly Network's conference site, including Craig Mundie's keynote
> about Microsoft's Shared Source strategy:  
> http://www.oreillynet.com/oscon2001/
> 
> Dan Gillmor on the Future of Open Source
> In this Mercury News article, Dan Gillmor is both optimistic and
> concerned for the Open Source Movement:
> http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/opinion/dgillmor/dg072501.htm
> 
> HP Opens Cooltown Source Code
> CNET reports that Hewlett-Packard will release the source code for its
> Cooltown computing project under the GPL. The Cooltown project attempts
> to make computing services ubiquitous by attaching Web pages to
> everyone and everything. HP made the announcement at this week's
> O'Reilly Open Source Convention.
> http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6627735.html
> 
> Other open source news:
> 
> Do you rock?
> Dave Phillips has written a guide to free software available for
> guitarists who use Linux (and vice versa). The article includes
> notation formats for file exchange, instrument tuners, effects
> processors, and a few cool surprises: Rockin' in the Free Software
> World http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/linux/2001/07/20/linux_guitar.html
> 
> Also see: A Response to the .NET Challenge
> http://lwn.net/2001/0712/
> 
> 
> ORACLE:
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> Top 10 New Features in Oracle 9i
> http://oracle.oreilly.com/news/oracleessential_0701.html
> 
> 
> MICROSOFT/.NET:
> ---------------
> A Response to the .NET Challenge:
> The open source community's response to Microsoft's .NET platform is
> summarized in this Linux Weekly News editorial:
> http://lwn.net/2001/0712/
> 
> Embracing the Web: Part 3
> The final installment of a three-part series examining the concepts
> behind Microsoft's .NET platform:
> http://dotnet.oreilly.com/news/netframework3_0701.html
> 
> 
> WEB:
> ----
> Top 10 ColdFusion Programming Tips
> http://web.oreilly.com/news/coldfusion_0701.html
> 
> 
> WIRELESS:
> ---------
> Monitor your home remotely (although, my dog would probably object) by
> using your mobile phone:  
> Home Monitor on a Cell Phone
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2001/07/23/monitor.html
> 
> 
> *************************************************
> BOOKS hot off the press--REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE
> *************************************************
> 
> Please email me to request review copies. 
> Press announcement available for your use, please ask for a copy.
> For UPCOMING titles, go to: 
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/new.html
> 
> Programming C#
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progcsharp/
> Sample Chapter:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progcsharp/chapter/ch18.html
> 
> Learning Perl, 3rd Edition
> http://oreilly.com/catalog/lperl3/
> Sample Chapter:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lperl3/chapter/ch04.html
> 
> Essential SNMP
> http://oreilly.com/catalog/esnmp/
> Sample Chapter:
> http://oreilly.com/catalog/esnmp/chapter/ch02.html
> 
> BOOK REVIEWS:
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> Thanks to all UGs that review our books, and post reviews online or in
> monthly newsletters--we appreciate it. Here are a few online:
> 
> Java Metroplex Users Group reviews "Java Security, 2nd Edition":
> http://www.javamug.org/reviews/ora/javasec.html
> 
> CedarLUG reviews "Learning Python":
> http://www.cedarlug.org/
> other O'Reilly titles also reviewed by CedarLUG at this site
> 
> 
> ******************************
> ANNOUNCEMENTS from your peers
> ******************************
> If your UG has an announcement that you'd like my help communicating to
> other groups, let me know. I'm happy to include the info in an upcoming
> newsletter. Please include complete contact info for your group.
> 
> 
> ****************
> Throw me a bone
> ****************
> 
> This month, I'm searching for user groups with the following interests
> to join the O'Reilly UG Program:
> 
>  - Wireless
>  - .NET
>  - ColdFusion
>  - XP
>  - C# or C++
>  - Bioinformatics (Perl or Python groups may find this of interest)
> 
> If you happen to know of a group, please pass on contact info. Who
> knows, maybe there's a goodie in it for you.
> 
> 
> 
> Until next week,
> Denise
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