From timc+perl at divide.net Mon Dec 2 16:44:59 2002 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:18:17 2004 Subject: Perl lunch this Thursday Message-ID: <00c001c29a54$72be4e00$7223e5d8@mailordr> Mark your calendars now. WHAT: monthly Pikes Peak Perl Mongers lunch WHERE: TBD WHEN: Thursday, 12/5, at 11:30 WHY: food and geekly conversation Any suggestions for where to meet? Downtown, maybe? <>< Tim From jtevans at kilnar.com Mon Dec 2 21:47:07 2002 From: jtevans at kilnar.com (John Evans) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:18:17 2004 Subject: Perl lunch this Thursday In-Reply-To: <00c001c29a54$72be4e00$7223e5d8@mailordr> Message-ID: On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, Tim Chambers wrote: > Mark your calendars now. > > WHAT: monthly Pikes Peak Perl Mongers lunch > WHERE: TBD > WHEN: Thursday, 12/5, at 11:30 > WHY: food and geekly conversation > > Any suggestions for where to meet? Downtown, maybe? > That time again already? Wow. I'm up for pretty much anywhere. Downtown works for me. I don't know many places down there that are affordable, so I'll let someone else name a place. -- John Evans http://jtevans.kilnar.com/ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS d- s++:- a- C+++>++++ ULSB++++$ P+++$ L++++$ E--- W++ N+ o? K? w O- M V PS+ !PE Y+ PGP t(--) 5-- X++(+++) R+++ tv+ b+++(++++) DI+++ D++>+++ G+ e h--- r+++ y+++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ From timc+perl at divide.net Thu Dec 5 00:44:28 2002 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:18:17 2004 Subject: Perl lunch SOON (Thu 12/5) References: Message-ID: <003601c29c29$c34e3570$b928e5d8@cephas> WHAT: monthly Pikes Peak Perl Mongers lunch WHERE: the Thai restaurant at Academy & Galley WHEN: Thursday, 12/5, at 11:30 WHY: food and geekly conversation I'm getting a little sloppy, but I don't think I have much to lose since I got only one reply. I don't know the name or address, but it's the Thai restaurant in the shopping plaza on the northeast corner of Academy & Galley -- next to Office Depot across Galley from Citadel Crossing. I've eaten there, and it's delicious. John, I hope this works for you since you were the only one to reply. It's not downtown, but it's close. Call me if you have questions. I may not be online in the morning. Hope to see many Perl Mongers there. <>< Tim 651-0116 (cell) From jtevans at kilnar.com Thu Dec 5 11:30:36 2002 From: jtevans at kilnar.com (John Evans) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:18:17 2004 Subject: Perl lunch SOON (Thu 12/5) In-Reply-To: <003601c29c29$c34e3570$b928e5d8@cephas> Message-ID: On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Tim Chambers wrote: > I'm getting a little sloppy, but I don't think I have much to lose since I > got only one reply. I don't know the name or address, but it's the Thai > restaurant in the shopping plaza on the northeast corner of Academy & > Galley -- next to Office Depot across Galley from Citadel Crossing. I've > eaten there, and it's delicious. > I've never been there, but I know the area, so I can find it from your directions. If my Yahoo search for Thai food and the MapQuest map are accurate, then the place you are talking about is Thai Garden. I'll be getting there about 11:30 and this location works great for me. I have to run by the UPS office that is just down the road on Galley to pick up a package. -- John Evans http://jtevans.kilnar.com/ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS d- s++:- a- C+++>++++ ULSB++++$ P+++$ L++++$ E--- W++ N+ o? K? w O- M V PS+ !PE Y+ PGP t(--) 5-- X++(+++) R+++ tv+ b+++(++++) DI+++ D++>+++ G+ e h--- r+++ y+++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ From timc+perl at divide.net Sat Dec 7 07:12:51 2002 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:18:17 2004 Subject: Fw: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, December 6 Message-ID: <001301c29df2$5b0536b0$f723e5d8@cephas> O'Reilly User Group Program Newsletter December 6, 2002 Spread The Word To Your Members... 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Check out the 2003 O'Reilly Anniversary Calendar-- jam-packed with pictures, tales, geek history, O'Reilly lore, pithy quotes, and more--at: http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/oreilly/ (Sorry, no User Group discounts available at ThinkGeek) --------------------- Open Source --------------------- ***How Perl Powers Christmas We've had some fantastic Perl Success Stories in the past, but this one tops them all: How Perl is used in the distribution of millions of Christmas presents every year http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2002/12/18/hohoho.html --------------------- Bioinformatics --------------------- ***An Interview with Jim Kent In this O'Reilly interview, Jim Kent talks about the future of genomics, modeling biological processes, and open source bioinformatics. Jim will accept the annual Bioinformatics.Org Award in a plenary session at O'Reilly's upcoming Bioinformatics Technology Conference. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/12/10/kent.html O'Reilly Bioinformatics Technology Conference This conference takes place at the Westin Horton Plaza in San Diego on February 3-6, 2003. http://conferences.oreilly.com/biocon/ --------------------- .NET --------------------- *** Transparent Database Access with ADO.NET The dream of transparent data access is to not have to care about where the data is coming from; you have more important things to worry about, like providing a nice user interface and getting the business logic right on time. Ideally, it should not matter whether the data is coming from SQL Server, Oracle, Outlook, or anywhere else useful data may be stored. This article by Nick Harrison explains how to achieve this nirvana in .NET. http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2002/12/16/transadonet.html ***Multiple ResultSets in ADO.NET Most Web Forms applications need to load multiple pieces of data. Many times we end up querying the database again and again for different data, and this reduces scalability and adds more stress to the backend database. This article by Srinivasa Sivakumar explains how to use multiple ResultSets in SQL Server and Oracle. http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2002/12/16/multiresultsets_1202.html --------------------- Mozilla --------------------- ***Remote Application Development with Mozilla This article will give you a firm grasp of the potential uses for and limitations of remote XUL. Learn how to start using remote XUL to enhance your web sites and applications, from Myk Melez and O'Reilly author Brian King, coauthor of "Creating Applications with Mozilla." http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mozilla/2002/12/17/app_dev.html Creating Applications with Mozilla Order Number: 0529 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mozilla/ --------------------- XML --------------------- ***What is RSS? In Mark Pilgrim's inaugural Dive Into XML column, he reviews the history and technical details of the varieties of RSS on the Web. He also describes a method for parsing most active RSS feeds. http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/12/18/dive-into-xml.html --------------------- Mac --------------------- ***VPN on Mac OS X Virtual Private Networking is an excellent way to reduce the costs of multiple site and remote access networks, while simultaneously increasing the overall security of your network. Here's a detailed look at enabling VPN on Mac OS X. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/12/20/vpn.html ***Learning the Terminal in Jaguar, Part 1 O'Reilly Mac OS X command line guru Chris Stone is back with another series to help you get comfy with Jaguar's Terminal app. He begins by showing you what's where, and what to do with it once you're there. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/12/06/terminal_osx.html ***Homemade Dot Mac: Home Web Radio If the idea of having your own radio webcast intrigues you, then this article shows you how to create private playlists you can stream 24/7 to almost any web-enabled device, inside or outside the home. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/12/13/homemade_dotmac.html =============================================== >From Your Peers =============================================== ***Interview with Tim O'Reilly-India Macromedia User Group Here is an interview with Tim by Kiruba Shankar of the India Macromedia User Group http://www.kiruba.com/tim.html Have a wonderful holiday! Marsee From timc+perl at divide.net Mon Dec 30 15:37:29 2002 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:18:17 2004 Subject: Perl lunch this Thursday Message-ID: Fellow Perl Mongers, If you're working this week, it's probably slow anyway, so what better time to meet some new people? And if you have this week off from work, what better excuse for getting out of the house? Mark your calendars now for this event. WHAT: monthly Pikes Peak Perl Mongers lunch WHERE: TBD WHEN: Thursday, 1/2, at 11:30 WHY: food and geekly conversation Any suggestions for where to meet? <>< Tim From pppm at bluepolka.net Mon Dec 30 15:50:57 2002 From: pppm at bluepolka.net (Ed Loehr) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:18:18 2004 Subject: Perl lunch this Thursday In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <200212301450.57330.pppm@bluepolka.net> On Monday 30 December 2002 14:37, Tim Chambers wrote: > WHAT: monthly Pikes Peak Perl Mongers lunch > WHERE: TBD > WHEN: Thursday, 1/2, at 11:30 > WHY: food and geekly conversation > > Any suggestions for where to meet? Chipotles @ 7818 N. Academy, on west side of Academy near Briargate Blvd and the Chapel Hills mall. Tasty Mexican burritos. Ed From kscott-list at pcisys.net Mon Dec 30 19:03:00 2002 From: kscott-list at pcisys.net (Ken Scott) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:18:18 2004 Subject: Perl lunch this Thursday In-Reply-To: <200212301450.57330.pppm@bluepolka.net> Message-ID: <9B9FBB46-1C5B-11D7-A90A-003065751FF0@pcisys.net> Chipotle works for me too. Yummy yummy. On Monday, December 30, 2002, at 02:50 PM, Ed Loehr wrote: > On Monday 30 December 2002 14:37, Tim Chambers wrote: >> WHAT: monthly Pikes Peak Perl Mongers lunch >> WHERE: TBD >> WHEN: Thursday, 1/2, at 11:30 >> WHY: food and geekly conversation >> >> Any suggestions for where to meet? > > Chipotles @ 7818 N. Academy, on west side of Academy near Briargate > Blvd and the Chapel Hills mall. Tasty Mexican burritos. > > Ed > > -- <>< Ken Scott ken@optikos.net http://hobbes.optikos.net/~ken This is the day that the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it -- Psalm 118:24 From jtevans at kilnar.com Tue Dec 31 17:14:16 2002 From: jtevans at kilnar.com (John Evans) Date: Thu Aug 5 00:18:18 2004 Subject: Perl lunch this Thursday In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Tim Chambers wrote: > Mark your calendars now for this event. > > WHAT: monthly Pikes Peak Perl Mongers lunch > WHERE: TBD > WHEN: Thursday, 1/2, at 11:30 > WHY: food and geekly conversation > > Any suggestions for where to meet? > I'll be there, and Chipotles sounds good to me. -- John Evans http://jtevans.kilnar.com/ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS d- s++:- a- C+++>++++ ULSB++++$ P+++$ L++++$ E--- W++ N+ o? K? w O- M V PS+ !PE Y+ PGP t(--) 5-- X++(+++) R+++ tv+ b+++(++++) DI+++ D++>+++ G+ e h--- r+++ y+++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------