[JaxPM] [ADMIN/NON-PERL]Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, February 8

[Bill -OSX- Jones]

On the jacksonville-pm-list; Jax.PM'er Bill -OSX- Jones <sneex at mac.com> wrote -

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> O'Reilly User Group Program
> NEWSLETTER
> February 8, 2002
>
> We've got lots of new books coming in! This week's issue is a long one;
> we're catching up in Denise's absence. Next week we should go back to
> our usual length.
>
> HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:
>
> NEWS:
> -First Annual Google Programming Contest (with a grand prize of 
> $10,000)
> -AppleScript Primer for Mac OS X
> -Frank Willison Award
> -Miguel on Mono; an interview with Miguel de Icaza
> -Web Services Journal Readers Choice Awards
>
> BOOK NEWS:
> -Sax2
> -Practical PostgreSQL
> -Access Database Design & Programming, 3rd Edition
> -HTML Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition
> -C# Essentials, 2nd Edition
> -IP Routing offers
> -Learning Red Hat Linux, 2nd Edition
> -Solaris 8 Administrator's Guide
> -Programming with Qt, 2nd Edition
> -Running Weblogs with Slash
>
>
> ================================================
> NEWS FROM O'REILLY & BEYOND
> ================================================
>
> Spread the word to your members....
>
> -------------------------------
> GENERAL INTEREST
> -------------------------------
> GOOGLE PROGRAMMING CONTEST
> Google announces their first annual Google programming
> contest (with a grand prize of $10,000).
> Check it out at:  http://www.google.com/programming-contest/
>
> ---------------
> MAC
> ---------------
> APPLESCRIPT PRIMER FOR MAC OS X
> Curious about AppleScript for Mac OS X but don't know where to start?
> Here's an Online introduction to how AppleScript works with AppleScript
> Studio, Unix Shell, Terminal App, and Web services, by Bruce Perry,
> author of O'Reilly's AppleScript in a Nutshell:
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2002/02/01/applescript_macosx.html
>
> ---------------------
> OPEN SOURCE
> ---------------------
> MIGUEL ON MONO; an interview with Miguel de Icaza on the .NET
> DevCenter:
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2002/02/04/mono.html
>
> FRANK WILLISON AWARD
> This year's Frank Willison Award for Contributions to the Python
> Community was presented to Andrew Kuchling at the Tenth International
> Python Conference. Guido van Rossum, one of the award's judges, said
> that "besides being a prolific programmer who has contributed to many
> corners of the Python implementation, Andrew has done numerous writing
> projects related to Python." For more details about this award see the
> Press Release: http://press.oreilly.com/willison_award.html
>
> Tenth International Python Conference
> http://www.python10.org/
>
> --------------------
> WEB SERVICES
> --------------------
> Web Services Journal is accepting votes for their Readers Choice
> Awards. Categories include best app, best framework, best middleware,
> and yes, best book (a few ORA books have been nominated, including
> Programming.Web Services with Soap, Programming. Web Services with
> XML-RPC, and Peer-to-Peer).
> http://www.sys-con.com/webservices/readerschoice/index.cfm
>
> (These are still available for review, let me know if you want to check
> them out.)
>
> ================================================
> BOOK NEWS
> ================================================
>
> REVIEW COPIES ARE AVAILABLE, email me for a copy.
>
> If you have a deadline please let me know in your subject line.
>
> Feel free to re-use or forward the press release, in any way you see
> fit. Don't forget, your members get 20% off any O'Reilly book they
> purchase direct from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering.
>
> SAX2
> All the information you need to use SAX2 (Simple API for XML), the
> dominant API for efficient XML processing with Java.  Order Number 2378
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sax2/ The authors Top Ten SAX2 Tips:
> http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2001/12/05/sax2.html Chapter 3 Producing SAX2
> Events:  http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sax2/chapter/ch03.html Press
> Release:  http://press.oreilly.com/sax2.html
>
> PRACTICAL POSTGRESQL
> Order Number: 8466
> Arguably the most capable of all the open source databases, PostgreSQL
> is an object-relational database management system that--until
> now-lacked comprehensive, easy-to-use documentation. Practical
> PostgreSQL is a fast-paced guide that shows you how to get PostgreSQL
> installed, configured, and running.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ppostgresql/
> Chapter 2, Installing PostgresSQL is available at:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ppostgresql/chapter/ch02.pdf Press
> release:  http://press.oreilly.com/ppostgresql.html
>
> ACCESS DATABASE DESIGN & PROGRAMMING, 3RD EDITION
> Order Number: 2734
> The book one critic called "A must-have for the serious Access
> developer." http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/accessdata3/ Chapter 4
> Database Design Principles is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/accessdata3/chapter/ch04.html
> Press Release:  http://press.oreilly.com/accessdata3.html
>
> HTML POCKET REFERENCE, 2ND EDITION
> Order Number: 2963
> The second edition of this handy pocket reference to every HTML tag in
> the current HTML specification (4.01).
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/htmlpr2/
>
> C# ESSENTIALS, 2ND EDITION
> Order Number: 3153
> Concise but thorough, this second edition of C# Essentials introduces
> the Microsoft C# programming language.
> http://oreilly.com/catalog/csharpess2/
> Chapter 1, Introduction, is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/csharpess2/chapter/ch01.html Press
> release:  http://press.oreilly.com/csharpess2.html
>
> IP ROUTING
> Order Number: 2750
> This concise guide offers the basic concepts of IP routing, helping you
> master not only the fundamentals of all the major routing protocols,
> but also the underlying principles on which they are based.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/iprouting/
> Chapter 4, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), is
> available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/iprouting/chapter/ch04.html
> Press Release:  http://press.oreilly.com/iprouting.html
>
> LEARNING RED HAT LINUX, 2ND EDITION
> Order Number: 0715
> An excellent introduction to one of the most popular distributions of
> Linux in the U.S. Because the book is written specifically for the
> enclosed CDs, the reader needs nothing else to get started with his or
> her new Linux system.  http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/redhat2/ Chapter
> 13, Advanced Shell Usage and Shell Scripts is  available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/redhat2/chapter/ch13.html
> Press Release:  http://press.oreilly.com/redhat2.html
>
> SOLARIS 8 ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE
> Order Number: 0731
> Written for experienced network administrators who want an objective
> guide to networking with Solaris, the book covers installation on the
> Intel and Sparc platforms, and instructs you how to setup Solaris as a
> file server,  application server, and database server.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/solaris8/
>
> Programming with Qt, 2nd Edition
> Order Number: 0642
> Completely updated for Qt Version 3.0, Programming Qt guides you
> through the steps of writing your first Qt application.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/prowqt2/
> An article by the author, Design Patterns in Qt, is available online:
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2002/01/10/designqt.html
>
> RUNNING WEBLOGS WITH SLASH
> Order Number: 1002
> Slash is the open-source software system that drives the hugely popular
> Slashdot web site and many others. Slash implements the kind of web
> site that has come to be called a "weblog": a moderated list, in
> reverse-chronological order, of timely items, with links to further
> discussion on-site, or to further information off-site. Anyone who
> wants to get a weblog site up and running will want to read Running
> Weblogs with Slash.  http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/runblogslash/
> Chapter 4, Editing and Updating Stories, is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/runblogslash/chapter/ch04.html
>
> ================================================
> ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM YOUR PEERS
> ================================================
>
> ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION:
>
> RMOUG Training Days 2002 Denver, Colorado February 20-21, 2002
> This year's conference will continue the tradition of training
> excellence. Join us for two days of expanded training session,
> networking with Oracle professionals, and viewing the largest Oracle
> exhibit in the Rocky Mountain region.  For more information go to our
> web site at www.rmoug.org
>
> If your group has an event you'd like me to post, let me know.
>
>
> --Marsee
>
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