[nr-pm] Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, March 11

[R. Burbach]

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From: Marsee Henon <marsee at oreilly.com>
To: burbach at gwl.de
Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, March 11
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:01:00 -0800 (PST)

> O'Reilly User Group Program
> Newsletter
> March 11, 2003
>
>
> Please share this information with your members...
>
>
> Highlights This Week:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Book News
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -Python in a Nutshell
> -Google Hacks
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Upcoming Events
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -Darryl Leon and Scott Markel ("Sequence Analysis in a Nutshell") at San 
> Diego Technical Books April 5
> -O'Reilly will be exhibiting T FOSE April 8-10, Washington, DC
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Conference --------------------------------------------------------------- 
>
>
> -
> -Free Amazon Workshop at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference
> -O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference Early Bird Savings Ends This
> Week
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Safari ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -User Group Members can "Go On Safari"
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> News
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -Happy Google Hacks Week
> -Welcome to Web Services
> -Hot Spots Start to Get Real
> -Web Services Security, Part 1
> -Using Hierarchical Data Sets with Aspire and Tomcat
> -Special Offer For .NET Users
> -Mac OS X Innovators Contest
> -FileMaker Pro Design Tips
> -The Subtleties of Mac OS X
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Announcements From Your Peers
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -San Gabriel Valley Linux Users Group, March 13 speakers both named Todd
>
> ================================================
> Book News
> ================================================
> Review books are available--email me for a copy.
>
> ***Please include the book order number on your requests.
>
> Let me know if you need your books by a certain date.
> Allow at least four weeks for shipping. Send or email me copies of your 
> newsletters and book reviews.
>
> Don't forget, your members get 20% off any O'Reilly book they purchase
> directly from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering.
> http://www.oreilly.com/
>
> ***Group purchases with better discounts are available***
> Please let me know if you are interested.
>
> Press releases are available on our press page:
> http://press.oreilly.com/
>
> ***Python in a Nutshell
> Order Number: 1886
> "Python in a Nutshell," in the tradition of O'Reilly's "In a Nutshell"
> series, 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.
>
> Chapter 4, "The Python Language," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonian/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***Google Hacks
> Order Number: 4478
> The more you know about Google, the better you are at pulling data off
> the web. This concise book shows power users how to mine the enormous
> amount of information that Google has access to. You'll learn clever
> and powerful methods for using the advanced search interface and the
> new Google API, including how to build and modify scripts that can
> become custom business applications based on Google.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/googlehks/
>
> Sample hacks are available here:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/googlehks/chapter/index.html
>
> (This book is hot! We are currently back ordered on it. If you are 
> waiting for a copy, it might take a little longer.)
>
> ===============================================
> Upcoming Events
> ===============================================
> ***Darryl Leon and Scott Markel ("Sequence Analysis in a Nutshell") at
> San Diego Technical Books April 5
> Darryl Leon and Scott Markel, authors of "Sequence Analysis in a
> Nutshell, " will be at San Diego Tech Books on Saturday, April 5 at 12
> noon. They'll be signing copies of their book and talking shop about
> bioinformatics, and SD Tech Books will be giving away a few O'Reilly
> books and t-shirts to lucky people in attendance.
>
> Order Number: 494X
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/seqanalyian/
>
>
> ***O'Reilly will be exhibiting at FOSE April 8-10.
> FOSE is the largest information technology exposition serving the
> government marketplace.  http://fose.com/
>
> For a free pass to attend FOSE go to:
> http://ww2.expocard.com/shows/fos031/att/?source=E3ICMK
>
> We also have some paper passes available. If you would like some,
> please let me know.
>
> ================================================ Conference News
> ================================================ ***Free Amazon Workshop 
> at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference Amazon.com employees and 
> third party developers share case studies and
> demonstrations during this free full-day workshop that examines the
> Amazon platform in depth, with a specific focus on Web Services APIs.
> Space is limited. Register no later than April 7, 2003 by sending an
> email to Linda Holder at lholder at oreilly.com. Please include the
> following information: name, title, company, mailing address, phone
> number, and email address.
>
>
> ***O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference Early Bird Savings Ends This
> Week!  User Group members who register before March 14, 2003, get a
> double discount. Use code DSUG when you register, and you'll get 20%
> off the "Early Bird" price.
>
> To register, go to:
> http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/22/register.html
>
> For more info on the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference:
> http://conferences.oreilly.com/etcon/
>
> ================================================
> Safari News
> ================================================
> ***User Group Members can "Go On Safari"
> If you're not yet familiar with the O'Reilly Network Safari Bookshelf,
> it's worth a look. With Safari, you can access over 1,000 technical
> books from the top technical book publishers--O'Reilly (of course),
> Pearson, and Microsoft Press. There is an extremely cool search
> capability that allows you to search through all 1,000+ books for the
> answer you need--or even code samples--in minutes.
>
> We have an introductory program just for user group members. To "Go on
> Safari," any of your members who sign up for our Safari 14-day free
> trial 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 at oreilly.com.
>
> 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
> ---------------------
> ***Happy Google Hacks Week
> Did you know you can get more than 10 results at a time with Google
> News search? Do you know what Clich-Go-Round and Moogle are? Learn how
> to make Google perform for you at ResearchBuzz, Tara Calishain's web
> site. Tara is a coauthor of "Google Hacks."
> http://www.buzztoolbox.com/google/
>
> Google Hacks
> Order Number: 4478
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/googlehks/
>
>
> ***Welcome to Web Services
> WebServices.XML.com is a new sister site to XML.com, which will cover
> topics related to web services and Internet-wide computing. Managing
> Editor Edd Dumbill provides an introduction to the new site, and
> guidelines for potential authors.  http://webservices.xml.com
>
>
> Check out these other new changes from O'Reilly--
>
> Hacks - Industrial-Strength Tips and Tricks
> This book series web site includes:
> A List of Titles, Gotta Hack?, and a Suggestion Box.
> http://hacks.oreilly.com
>
> Developer Weblogs
> A brand new home for O'Reilly's Bloggers.
> http://weblogs.oreilly.com
>
> ---------------------
> Wireless
> ---------------------
> ***Hot Spots Start to Get Real
> More and more public locations are cutting the Internet cord and going
> wireless. Glenn Fleishman provides you with an update of who's hot, and
> who's not.
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2003/03/06/hot_spots.html
>
> ---------------------
> Web Services
> ---------------------
> ***Web Services Security, Part 1
> The first in a four part series discussing major issues related to
> securing web services and covering the emerging XML-based security
> standards from the W3C and OASIS.
> http://webservices.xml.com/pub/a/ws/2003/03/04/security.html
>
> ---------------------
> Java
> ---------------------
> ***Using Hierarchical Data Sets with Aspire and Tomcat
> While much of the database world is relational, a great deal of data is
> hierarchical--think web pages, XML, and Java classes. Aspire lets you
> retrieve and manipulate hierarchical data sets.
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2003/03/05/hds.html
>
> ---------------------
> .NET
> ---------------------
> ***Special Offer For .NET Users
> Have you heard about the O'Reilly "In a Nutshell" books that integrate
> with Visual Studio .NET? They're a marriage between the quality
> reference material you've come to expect from O'Reilly and the
> convenience of the powerful, built-in help that comes with Visual
> Studio .NET.
>
> We think these help-integrated versions of our "In a Nutshell" books
> are so beneficial that we want every developer to try the Visual Studio
> .NET edition of "VB.NET Core Classes in a Nutshell" for free. It is
> fully functional and there is no time limit for its use.
> http://www.oreilly.com/vsaddin/
>
> ---------------------
> Mac
> ------------------
> ***Mac OS X Innovators Contest
> Have you created a Mac OS X application, plug-in, or some other type of
> innovative software that you believe is top in its class? Then enter it
> in the Mac OS X Innovators contest. First prize is an ADC Premier
> membership (includes WWDC pass, hardware credits, and tons of other
> benefits) plus a full pass to the O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference plus a
> one year subscription to the premium online book service, Safari--
> these awards total nearly $5,000 for the first place winner.
> Additionally, the winning entry will be featured in O'Reilly
> publications, promoted through its various channels, and featured at
> the upcoming Emerging Technology Conference. Deadline for entires is
> March 28.  Find out how to enter here:
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/mac/developer/
>
>
> ***FileMaker Pro Design Tips
> When designing a FileMaker database for clients, co-workers, or
> friends, a clean, attractive user interface is important. Alan Graham
> shares some favorite tips gleaned from years of experience.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/03/07/filemaker.html
>
>
> ***The Subtleties of Mac OS X
> Here's a rundown of some favorite, lesser-known Mac OS X features, from
> developer tools to network services to Unix text-editing tools, by
> Jason McIntosh, coauthor of "Mac OS X in a Nutshell."
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/03/04/macosxian.html
>
> Mac OS X in a Nutshell
> Order Number: 3706
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macosxian/
>
> ================================================
> Announcements From Your Peers
> ================================================
> ***Southern California--Two presentations from people named Todd...at
> the San Gabriel Valley Linux Users Group
> Todd Cranston-Cuebas will talk about "How to Get Hired in the Tech
> Industry" and Todd Lyons will talk about email encryption. At the end
> of the meeting there will be a "Keysigning Party" where people can
> physically verify that they are who they claim to be--if you want to
> participate in the keysigning, read the preliminary instructions at:
> http://osnut.homelinux.net/sgvlug/sgvlug-keysigning.html
>
> San Gabriel Valley Linux Users Group
> March 13, 2003
> 7:00-9pm
> Room 101, Guggenheim Building
> Caltech Campus
> Pasadena, California
> For more information and directions see:
> www.sgvlug.org
>
>
> Until next time--
>
> Marsee
>
>
>
>
>



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