From timc+perl at divide.net Fri Apr 1 21:51:29 2005 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Fri Apr 1 21:51:35 2005 Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] Perl Mongers Mailing List changed quite a while ago In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <424E32E1.4060109@divide.net> John wrote: >I just tried to drop an email to the PPPM, but it was rejected >saying that there was no address that matched the one that I sent to. The >email address that I tried was pikes-peak-pm-list@happyfunball.pm.org. > > Did the email address for PPPM change? > > I probably didn't send out an announcement, so I apologize. Use pikes-peak-pm@mail.pm.org now. <>< Tim From timc+perl at divide.net Fri Apr 1 21:52:11 2005 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Fri Apr 1 21:52:23 2005 Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] [Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, March 31] Message-ID: <424E330B.1090303@divide.net> ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Firefox Hacks -iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual -Python Cookbook, 2E -Silence on the Wire -Windows Server Cookbook -Degunking Your PC -Java in a Nutshell, 5th Edition -Access 2003 Personal Trainer -SharePoint User's Guide -Apache Security -MAKE Subscriptions Available ---------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events ---------------------------------------------------------------- -MAKE Editor Phillip Torrone on Science Friday--April 1 -Greg Kroah-Hartman, ("Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Ed"), PDXLUG, Portland, OR--April 14 -Greg Kroah-Hartman at Powell's Tech Books--April 16 -Bonnie Biafore ("QuickBooks: The Missing Manual" & "Online Investing Hacks"), Kansas City Investor Fair--April 29-30 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Conference News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Register for the 2005 MySQL Users Conference, Santa Clara, CA--April 18-21 -Where 2.0 Conference -OSCON Is Coming ---------------------------------------------------------------- News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Tax Time: A Year-End Checklist of Accounting Tasks -Opting in to Privacy Problems -SafariU Revolutionizes the Textbook -Automating Windows (DNS) with Perl -make for Nonprogrammers -Closed Source PHP -Movies Made Easy in iPhoto 5 -Exploring the Mac OS X Firewall -Owen Linzmeyer ("Apple Confidential 2.0") on MacRadio -Five More Annoying PC Annoyances -Microsoft, Blogging, and Transparency -Miguel de Icaza Explains How to "Get" Mono -Flexible Event Delivery with Executors -Java Component Development: A Conceptual Framework -HDTV on Your Mac -Resurrect Your Old PC for Music--with Linux -Ajax: New for 2005 ================================================ Book News ================================================ Did you know you can request a free book to review for your group? Ask your group leader for more information. For book review writing tips and suggestions, go to: http://ug.oreilly.com/bookreviews.html Don't forget, you can receive 20% off any O'Reilly, No Starch, Paraglyph, Pragmatic Bookshelf, SitePoint, or Syngress book you purchase directly from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering online or by phone 800-998-9938. http://www.oreilly.com/ ***Free ground shipping is available for online orders of at least $29.95 that go to a single U.S. address. This offer applies to U.S. delivery addresses in the 50 states and Puerto Rico. For more details, go to: http://www.oreilly.com/news/freeshipping_0703.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- New Releases ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Firefox Hacks Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009283 This highly focused book offers all the valuable tips and tools you need to maximize the effectiveness of this hot web browser. It's all covered, including how to customize its deployment, appearance, features, and functionality. You'll even learn how to install, use, and alter extensions and plug-ins. Aimed at clever people who may or may not be savvy with basic programming tasks, this convenient resource describes 100 techniques for 100 strategies that effectively exploit Firefox. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/ Sample Hack 69, "Make New Tags and Widgets with XBL," is available online (along with five others): http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/firefoxhks/chapter/index.html ***iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596100345 Updated to cover Apple's newest release, "iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual" comes fully loaded--and in full color--so you can exercise all the power, flexibility, and creativity of the stunning new iPhoto 5. This witty and authoritative guide starts out with a crash course on digital photography and then explores every aspect of iPhoto 5, from camera-meets-Mac basics to sharing your digital photography with the world. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/iphoto5tmm/ ***Python Cookbook, 2E Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007973 Like its predecessor, the new edition offers a collection of solutions to problems that Python programmers face every day. Updated for Python 2.4, it now includes over 200 recipes that range from simple tasks, such as working with dictionaries and list comprehensions, to complex tasks, such as monitoring a network and building a templating system. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythoncook2/ ***Silence on the Wire Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN: 1593270461 Author Michal Zalewski is respected in the hacking and security communities for his intelligence, curiosity and creativity, and this book is truly unlike anything else. "Silence on the Wire" is no humdrum white paper or how-to manual for protecting one's network. Rather, this narrative explores a variety of unique, uncommon and often elegant security challenges that defy classification and eschew the traditional attacker-victim model. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593270461/index.html ***Windows Server Cookbook Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596006330 Written for all levels of users, this practical reference guide offers hundreds of useful tasks for managing Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. The concise, on-the-job solutions to common problems are certain to save you many hours of time searching through Microsoft documentation. Each recipe also includes a detailed discussion that explains how and why it works. Topics discussed include files, event logs, security, DHCP, DNS, backup/restore, and more. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/windowsvrckbk/ Chapter 6, "Processes," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/windowsvrckbk/chapter/index.html ***Degunking Your PC Publisher: Paraglyph Press ISBN: 1933097035 Do your programs seem sluggish or refuse to run properly? Are you tripping over a viper's nest of cords and cables at every turn? Do you have printer drivers installed that date back to the Eisenhower administration? Is it impossible to vacuum under your desk? Still using dial up? If so you have PC gunk! "Degunking Your PC" will show you the way to get out of the rat's maze of cables and old plug-and-play devices and onto the road of perfect PC organization. Joli Ballew, the author of the bestselling "Degunking Windows" will show you simple, fast and effective ways to manage your PC hardware. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1933097035/index.html ***Java in a Nutshell, 5th Edition Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007736 "Java in a Nutshell, 5th Edition" covers all the extensive changes in Java 5.0. This classic remake has undergone a complete editorial makeover in order to more closely meet the needs of the modern Java programmer. Included among the improvements are more discussion on tools and frameworks and new code examples to illustrate the working of APIs. And, as in previous editions, the fifth edition is chock-full of poignant tips, techniques, examples, and practical advice. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/javanut5/ ***Access 2003 Personal Trainer Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009372 Written in a non-technical and engaging style, this book lets people of any technical level learn exactly what they need to know at their own pace. The book starts with Access fundamentals and then moves up to tables, fields, queries, forms, reports, and advanced topics, like linking information from an external source. Included are detailed diagrams, dozens of task-oriented lessons, and a fully interactive training simulation CD. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/accesspt/ ***SharePoint User's Guide Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009089 This straightforward guide shows SharePoint users how to create and use web sites for sharing and collaboration. Learn to use the document and picture libraries for adding and editing content, add discussion boards and surveys, receive alerts when documents and information have been added or changed, and enhance security. Designed to help you find answers quickly, the book shows how to make the most of SharePoint for productivity and collaboration. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sharepoint/ Chapter 1, "Working with Sites and Workspaces," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sharepoint/chapter/index.html ***Apache Security Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007248 This all-purpose guide for locking down Apache arms readers with all the information they need to securely deploy applications. Administrators and programmers alike will benefit from a concise introduction to the theory of securing Apache, plus a wealth of practical advice and real-life examples. Topics covered include installation, server sharing, logging and monitoring, web applications, PHP and SSL/TLS, and more. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/apachesc/ Chapter 2, "Installation and Configuration," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/apachesc/chapter/index.html ***MAKE Subscriptions Available The annual subscription price for four issues is $34.95. When you subscribe with this link, you'll get a free issue--the first one plus four more for $34.95. So subscribe for yourself or friends with this great offer for charter subscribers: five volumes for the cost of four. Subscribe at: https://www.pubservice.com/MK/Subnew.aspx?PC=MK&PK=M5ZUGLA The MAKE blog is available at: http://www.makezine.com/blog/ ================================================ Upcoming Events ================================================ ***For more events, please see: http://events.oreilly.com/ ***MAKE Editor Phillip Torrone on Science Friday--April 1 Philip will be talking about DIY technology on NPR's "Science Friday" with Ira Flatow. Visit the Science Friday site and look for your local NPR station and broadcast times. Feel free to call in and ask questions from 2 to 4 p.m. Eastern at 1-800-989-8255. http://www.sciencefriday.com/ ***Greg Kroah-Hartman, ("Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Ed"), PDXLUG, Portland, OR--April 14 Join O'Reilly author Greg for a Linux chat at 7pm. Fireside Coffee Lodge 1223 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97202 http://www.pdxlug.org/ ***Greg Kroah-Hartman at Powell's Tech Books--April 16 Greg will also be at Powell's Technical Books beginning at 1:00pm April 16. Powell's Technical Books 33 NW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97209 http://www.powells.com/calendar.html#489 ***Bonnie Biafore ("QuickBooks: The Missing Manual" & "Online Investing Hacks"), Kansas City Investor Fair--April 29-30 Bonnie is a featured speaker at the NAIC Kansas City Investor Fair. She'll be signing books there on both days, so be sure to stop by and say hello. Doubletree Hotel, Overland Park, KS http://www.better-investing.org/chapter/kansas/events/4875 ================================================ Conference News ================================================ ***Register for the 2005 MySQL Users Conference, Santa Clara, CA--April 18-21 The MySQL Users Conference, co-presented by O'Reilly Media and MySQL AB, brings together experts, users, and industry leaders with unique MySQL insights, offering attendees a detailed look into new features in MySQL 5.0, sessions and workshops designed to teach best practices, and exposure to new open source technologies. For more information, go to: http://www.mysqluc.com/ Use code DSUG when you register, and receive 20% off the registration price. To register for the conference, go to: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/mysqluc2005/create/ord_mysql05 ***Where 2.0 Conference Join us at the first O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference June 29-30 in San Francisco. Explore the emerging consumer and enterprise ecosystems around location-aware technologies--like GPS, RFID, WLAN, cellular networks, and networked sensors--that enable an ever-growing array of capabilities from local search and mapping to enterprise integration and commercial applications. Registration opens in April. http://conferences.oreillynet.com/where/ To receive up-to-date conference news and information, sign up for the conference newsletter on oreilly.com. ***OSCON Is Coming Join us at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in beautiful Portland from August 1-5. OSCON 2005 will be at the Oregon Convention Center, where we'll have tutorials, sessions, parties, BOFs, and a huge exhibit hall. The Call for Proposals is closed, but registration and hotel information will be available soon. http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2005/ To get the latest details as soon as we have them, sign up for the OSCON newsletter on oreilly.com. ================================================ News From O'Reilly & Beyond ================================================ --------------------- General News --------------------- ***Tax Time: A Year-End Checklist of Accounting Tasks Whether you handle your company's accounting yourself or hand off the major accounting tasks to an accountant, Bonnie Biafore provides a checklist of eight accounting tasks you'll want to complete shortly after the end of your fiscal year. Bonnie is the author of "QuickBooks 2005: The Missing Manual." http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/03/28/quickbooks.html ***Opting in to Privacy Problems Brian McWilliams looks at yet another way internet users may be putting their privacy at risk. With list brokers now cutting deals with e-commerce sites and internet marketing firms for data that includes home addresses, phone numbers, and corresponding IP addresses, you may be opting in for more than you bargained for when you shop online. Brian is the author of "Spam Kings." http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/03/17/optin.html ***SafariU Revolutionizes the Textbook With SafariU, educators and trainers can create and publish their own textbooks, selecting exactly the book chapters, sections, or articles they want from a wealth of information resources. SafariU costs nothing to use and offers students more focused course content at less cost. Visit SafariU to view a video demo and sign up for access: http://safariu.oreilly.com --------------------- Open Source --------------------- ***Automating Windows (DNS) with Perl Perl is a fantastic tool for system administrators--even on Windows. Though the shiny GUI is astonishingly useless (or at least too mouse-friendly) for all but the simplest changes, there's plenty to automate under the shell. Thomas Herchenroeder explains how he wrapped dnscmd with Perl to make changes easily. http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2005/03/24/perl_dns.html ***make for Nonprogrammers If you're a typical FreeBSD user, you may never have compiled C source code on your own. Yet if you've ever issued a make command, it's compiled code for you. How does it do that? What does it do, anyway? And what else can it do? Dru Lavigne answers all of these questions. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/03/24/FreeBSD_Basics.html ***Closed Source PHP A look at the many different options PHP Developers have for protecting their source code from prying eyes when creating commercial PHP Applications. http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=238739 --------------------- Mac --------------------- ***Movies Made Easy in iPhoto 5 One of the best features in the current crop of consumer digital still cameras is their ability to capture high-quality video. iPhoto 5 is in step with this evolution and provides a great environment for taking those snippets and creating real movies. Derrick Story shows you how. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/22/iphoto_movies.html ***Exploring the Mac OS X Firewall Like so many tools built in to Mac OS X, the firewall just works. But what's really going on inside it? Peter Hickman explains why the firewall works so well, and then takes you inside and shows you how to fiddle with things. In the end, he returns you safely to the default settings. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/15/firewall.html ***Owen Linzmeyer ("Apple Confidential 2.0") on MacRadio Listen to No Starch's author Owen on the Mac Night Owl Radio on the March 24 show. http://www.macradio.com/thursday/nightowl/index.php --------------------- Windows/.NET --------------------- ***Five More Annoying PC Annoyances After his first "PC Annoyances" was released, Steve Bass was surprised by the barrage of email he received with yet more annoyances to fix. That led to the just-released second edition of "PC Annoyances," where he added 150 more fixes to irritating PC quirks. And if that's not enough, he offers five more here. http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/03/28/pcannoyances.html ***Microsoft, Blogging, and Transparency Author James Avery recently wrote about his experiences publishing his latest book and how Microsoft bloggers helped him immensely. To James, the benefits of increased transparency through the use of blogs cannot be understated. James is the author of "Visual Studio Hacks." http://dotavery.com/blog/archive/2005/03/28/2767.aspx ***Miguel de Icaza Explains How to "Get" Mono It's perhaps the most controversial project in the open source world, but this mostly stems from misunderstanding: Mono, the open source development platform based upon Microsoft's .NET framework. Immediate reactions from many dubious Linux developers have ranged from confusion over its connection with .NET to wondering what the benefits of developing under it are. Throughout the course of its four years of intense development, sponsored by Novell, Mono founder Miguel de Icaza has had to frequently clarify the .NET issue and sell the community on it. In this new interview, Howard Wen asks Miguel to explain himself one more time. http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/03/21/interviewmiguel.html --------------------- Java --------------------- ***Flexible Event Delivery with Executors Event-handling is critical to any GUI application, and many developers know the hazards of making a method call to unknown or poorly behaved code from the event-dispatch thread. J2SE 5.0's concurrency utilities offer more fine-grained control over how code executes. Andrew Thompson applies that to offer better ways to handle events. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/03/23/executors.html ***Java Component Development: A Conceptual Framework In general terms, a component is one or more classes with an external API that satisfy some requirement. But how do you build components that are really practical--that handle configuration changes or third-party integration well? Palash Ghosh has some ideas about the concepts behind components. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/03/23/components.html --------------------- Digital Media --------------------- ***HDTV on Your Mac Even though the Mac is a little late to the HDTV party, you can roll your own setup for not too much time or money. Erica Sadun shows you how. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/29/hdtv.html ***Resurrect Your Old PC for Music--with Linux Dig that clunker out of the closet! This step-by-step guide explains how to upgrade even a 486-based PC to an efficient, Linux-powered music machine. Total cost? About ten cents for a blank CD. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/03/23/linuxmusic.html --------------------- Web --------------------- ***Ajax: New for 2005 Ajax is a term coined for an approach that utilizes the Document Object Model, JavaScript, and XMLHTTPRequest to allow web developers to create applications that don't require constant page-refreshes to be used. http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=238333 ================================================ >From Your Peers =============================================== Don't forget to check out the O'Reilly UG wiki to see what user groups across the globe are up to: http://wiki.oreillynet.com/usergroups/index.cgi Until next time-- Marsee From glim at mycybernet.net Sun Apr 10 08:54:00 2005 From: glim at mycybernet.net (Gerard Lim) Date: Sun Apr 10 09:13:05 2005 Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] Reminder: Yet Another Perl Conference in Toronto, June 27 - 29 Message-ID: Yet Another YAPC::NA 2005 Conference Reminder --------------------------------------------- YAPC::NA 2005 is Yet Another Perl Conference, North America, this year to be held in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Mon - Wed 27 - 29 June 2005. Important Dates/Deadlines ------------------------- April 18 -- deadline for paper submissions May 12 -- last day of guaranteed accommodations YAPC::NA is a grassroots, all-volunteer conference. The speaker quality is high, the participants lively, and there are many extra social activities scheduled. We expect a bit over 400 people this year, and registration is proceeding faster this year than in the past. The registration cost is USD$85. Information on registration: http://yapc.org/America/register-2005.shtml http://yapc.org/America/registration-announcement-2005.txt Direct link to registration: http://donate.perlfoundation.org/index.pl?node=registrant%20info&conference_id=423 Want to be a speaker? Deadline for proposal submission is April 18, just over 1 week from now. Go to: http://yapc.org/America/cfp-2005.shtml Need accommodations in Toronto? Go to: http://yapc.org/America/accommodations-2005.shtml If you book before May 13 you will be guaranteed a hotel space. After that getting accommodations will become progressively more difficult. Prices we have arranged are in two different price ranges: approximately US$50 for a dorm room, US$72 for a decent hotel room. All accommodations are very nearby the conference venue. This message comes from the YAPC::NA 2005 organizers in Toronto.pm, http://to.pm.org/, on behalf of The Perl Foundation, http://www.perlfoundation.org/ We look forward to seeing you in Toronto! If you have any questions please contact na-help@yapc.org From timc+perl at divide.net Sun Apr 10 12:05:02 2005 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Sun Apr 10 12:05:15 2005 Subject: [Fwd: [Pikes-peak-pm] Reminder: Yet Another Perl Conference in Toronto, June 27 - 29] Message-ID: <425978DE.5020204@divide.net> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] Reminder: Yet Another Perl Conference in Toronto, June 27 - 29 Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 11:54 -0400 From: Gerard Lim Reply-To: na-help@yapc.org To: pikes-peak-pm@pm.org Yet Another YAPC::NA 2005 Conference Reminder --------------------------------------------- YAPC::NA 2005 is Yet Another Perl Conference, North America, this year to be held in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Mon - Wed 27 - 29 June 2005. Important Dates/Deadlines ------------------------- April 18 -- deadline for paper submissions May 12 -- last day of guaranteed accommodations YAPC::NA is a grassroots, all-volunteer conference. The speaker quality is high, the participants lively, and there are many extra social activities scheduled. We expect a bit over 400 people this year, and registration is proceeding faster this year than in the past. The registration cost is USD$85. Information on registration: http://yapc.org/America/register-2005.shtml http://yapc.org/America/registration-announcement-2005.txt Direct link to registration: http://donate.perlfoundation.org/index.pl?node=registrant%20info&conference_id=423 Want to be a speaker? Deadline for proposal submission is April 18, just over 1 week from now. Go to: http://yapc.org/America/cfp-2005.shtml Need accommodations in Toronto? Go to: http://yapc.org/America/accommodations-2005.shtml If you book before May 13 you will be guaranteed a hotel space. After that getting accommodations will become progressively more difficult. Prices we have arranged are in two different price ranges: approximately US$50 for a dorm room, US$72 for a decent hotel room. All accommodations are very nearby the conference venue. This message comes from the YAPC::NA 2005 organizers in Toronto.pm, http://to.pm.org/, on behalf of The Perl Foundation, http://www.perlfoundation.org/ We look forward to seeing you in Toronto! If you have any questions please contact na-help@yapc.org _______________________________________________ Pikes-peak-pm mailing list Pikes-peak-pm@pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/pikes-peak-pm From timc+perl at divide.net Thu Apr 14 21:10:59 2005 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Thu Apr 14 21:11:13 2005 Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] [Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, April 14] Message-ID: <425F3ED3.6050202@divide.net> ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, 3rd Edition -The Linux Enterprise Cluster -Snort Cookbook -Learning the bash Shell, 3rd Edition -Mastering FreeBSD and OpenBSD Security -Linux Desktop Hacks -PC Annoyances, 2nd Edition -Visual Studio Hacks -Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual -Sockets, Shellcode, Code and Porting -MAKE Subscriptions Available ---------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Tim O'Reilly at AIWS, Los Angeles, CA--April 18-20 -Bonnie Biafore, ("Online Investing Hacks," "QuickBooks: The Missing Manual"), Kansas City Investor Fair, Overland Park, KS--April 29-30 -Tim O'Reilly, Location Technology and Business Intelligence Conference, Philadelphia, PA--May 2-4 -Scott Berkun, ("The Art of Project Management") at BayCHI, Palo Alto, CA--May 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Conference News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Last chance--Register for the 2005 MySQL Users Conference, Santa Clara, CA--April 18-21 -MySQL Sessions in iCal ---------------------------------------------------------------- News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -O'Reilly Launches CodeZoo -Ready to Build Your First Flash Project? -RoboGames 2005 -The Bacula Philosophy -Anatomy of an Attack: The Five Ps -Learning Lab: Save on Open Source Programming Certificate -17 Things You Might Not Know You Could Do with iWork -Protect Your Source Code: Obfuscation 101 -Create Podcasts Using Your PC -C# Generics: Collection Interfaces -Building .NET Add-Ins for Windows Media Center Edition -Form Your Own Design Pattern Study Group -Managing Component Dependencies Using ClassLoaders -Inside FL Studio--Euro Techno???s Secret Weapon, Part 1 -The File Manager Is Dead. Long Live the Lifeblog -See Your Web Site on a Mac -Search Engine Marketing -Blogging Primer ---------------------------------------------------------------- >From Your Peers ---------------------------------------------------------------- -LinuxFest Northwest 2005, Bellingham, WA--April 30 ================================================ Book News ================================================ Did you know you can request a free book to review for your group? Ask your group leader for more information. For book review writing tips and suggestions, go to: http://ug.oreilly.com/bookreviews.html Don't forget, you can receive 20% off any O'Reilly, No Starch, Paraglyph, Pragmatic Bookshelf, SitePoint, or Syngress book you purchase directly from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering online or by phone 800-998-9938. http://www.oreilly.com/ ***Free ground shipping is available for online orders of at least $29.95 that go to a single U.S. address. This offer applies to U.S. delivery addresses in the 50 states and Puerto Rico. For more details, go to: http://www.oreilly.com/news/freeshipping_0703.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- New Releases ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, 3rd Edition Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596008775 O'Reilly has again fully updated its bestselling Missing Manual to reflect the most recent versions of iPod and iTunes. These changes include all the new iPod models (including iPod Photo and iPod Shuffle), Airport Express, and the latest version of iTunes (4.7). Features an astonishing collection of useful tips, tricks, and shortcuts for prospective iPod owners, as well as experienced iPodders. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ipodtmm3/ Chapter 2, "The iPod Sync Connection," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ipodtmm3/chapter/index.html ***The Linux Enterprise Cluster Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN: 1593270364 "The Linux Enterprise Cluster" is a practical guide for building and installing an enterprise-class cluster for mission critical applications using commodity hardware and open source software. Includes information on how to build a high-availability server pair using the Heartbeat package, how to use the Linux Virtual Server load balancing software, how to configure a reliable printing system, and how to build a job scheduling system with no single point of failure. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593270364/ ***Snort Cookbook Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007914 Snort, the defacto standard of intrusion detection tools, can save countless headaches; the new "Snort Cookbook" will save countless hours of trial and error. Each "recipe" offers a clear description of a gnarly problem, a concise but complete solution, and practical examples. But this ultimate Snort sourcebook offers more than just immediate cut-and-paste answers; it also showcases the best tips and tricks to leverage the full power of Snort--and still have a life. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/snortckbk/ Chapter 7, "Miscellaneous Other Uses," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/snortckbk/chapter/index.html ***Learning the bash Shell, 3rd Edition Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009658 If you are new to shell programming, this book provides an excellent introduction, covering everything from the most basic to the most advanced features. And if you've been writing shell scripts for years, it offers a great way to find out what the new shell offers. This refreshed edition is full of practical examples of shell commands and programs guaranteed to make everyday use of Linux that much easier. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bash3/ Chapter 4, "Basic Shell Programming," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bash3/chapter/index.html ***Mastering FreeBSD and OpenBSD Security Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596006268 Using an application-specific approach, this book provides sound technical information on FreeBSD and OpenBSD security in conjunction with real-world examples to help you configure and deploy a secure system. The authors walk you through the installation of a hardened operating system, the installation and configuration of critical services, and ongoing maintenance of your FreeBSD and OpenBSD systems. Even administrators in other environments--like Linux and Solaris--can find useful paradigms to emulate here. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mfreeopenbsd/ Chapter 1, "The Big Picture," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mfreeopenbsd/chapter/index.html ***Linux Desktop Hacks Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009119 With hacks that any user can follow, "Linux Desktop Hacks" demonstrates how easy it is to modify Linux to suit your needs. The book is packed with tips on customizing and improving the interface, boosting performance, administering your desktop, and generally making the most out of what X, KDE, Gnome, and the console have to offer. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxdeskhks/ Sample Hack 97, "Use an iPod with Linux," is available online (along with four others): http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxdeskhks/chapter/index.html ***PC Annoyances, 2nd Edition Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596008821 Ideal for PC users of all levels, this revised version of the bestselling book covers the gamut of common PC gripes, including those related to Windows, hardware, email, Microsoft Office, and the Internet. It offers 50 additional pages of updated information guaranteed to get your system purring again. Plus, you get access to more than 100 utilities that will help you squash bugs, enhance your email, untangle a system snarl, and much more. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pcannoy2/ Chapter 1, "Email Annoyances," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pcannoy2/chapter/index.html ***Visual Studio Hacks Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596008473 Offering valuable tips, tools, and tricks, this hands-on guide is designed for developers who want to go far beyond the obvious features of Visual Studio. You can read this book from cover to cover or, because each hack stands its own, you can browse and jump to sections that interest you most. Topics covered include code editor hacks, all manners of customization, and even external tools such as PowerToys. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/visualstudiohks/ Sample Hack 44, "Speed Up Visual Studio," is available online (along with four others): http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/visualstudiohks/chapter/index.html ***Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596004532 Whether you're a hobbyist or a professional photographer, this comprehensive guide will help you become a more efficient, sophisticated digital camera user by understanding all of Photoshop Elements 3's capabilities. Offering page after page of valuable insight, "Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual" tackles such tasks as fixing image flaws, organizing photos for display, and creating dynamic slide shows and photo emails, with each feature explained in easy-to-understand language. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/photoeletmm/ Chapter 4, "The Quick Fix," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/photoeletmm/chapter/index.html ***Sockets, Shellcode, Code, and Porting Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 1597490059 In this groundbreaking book, bestselling author James C. Foster provides cutting-edge detail on how the fundamental building blocks of software and operating systems are exploited by malicious hackers. He provides working code and scripts in C/C++, Java, Perl, and NASL to detect and defend against attacks. The book is divided into five main categories representing the major skill sets required by security professionals and software developers: Coding, Sockets, Shellcode, Porting Applications, and Coding Security Tools. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1597490059/ ***MAKE Subscriptions Available The annual subscription price for four issues is $34.95. When you subscribe with this link, you'll get a free issue--the first one plus four more for $34.95. So subscribe for yourself or friends with this great offer for charter subscribers: five volumes for the cost of four. Subscribe at: https://www.pubservice.com/MK/Subnew.aspx?PC=MK&PK=M5ZUGLA The MAKE blog is available at: http://www.makezine.com/blog/ ================================================ Upcoming Events ================================================ ***For more events, please see: http://events.oreilly.com/ ***Tim O'Reilly at AIWS, Los Angeles, CA--April 18-20 Tim presents a keynote address, "Open Source Changes All The Rules of Business," at the Gartner Application Integration and Web Services Summit 2005. http://www.gartner.com/2_events/conferences/apn14.jsp ***Bonnie Biafore, ("Online Investing Hacks," "QuickBooks: The Missing Manual"), Kansas City Investor Fair,Overland Park, KS--April 29-30 Bonnie is a featured speaker at the NAIC Kansas City Investor Fair. She'll be signing books there on both days, so be sure to stop by and say hello. http://www.better-investing.org/chapter/kansas/events/4875 ***Tim O'Reilly, Location Technology and Business Intelligence Conference, Philadelphia, PA--May 2-4 Tim presents a keynote address on the "Business Model Design Patterns for the Internet Era" at this conference on how to more efficiently analyze location-based information. http://www.locationintelligence.net/ ***Scott Berkun, ("The Art of Project Management") at BayCHI, Palo Alto, CA--May 10 Scott presents "What To Do When Things Go Wrong: Saving Design Train Wrecks" at the May meeting of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of ACM SIGCHI, beginning at 7:30 p.m. http://www.baychi.org/calendar/20050510/#1 ================================================ Conference News ================================================ ***Last chance--Register for the 2005 MySQL Users Conference, Santa Clara, CA--April 18-21 The MySQL Users Conference, co-presented by O'Reilly Media and MySQL AB, brings together experts, users, and industry leaders with unique MySQL insights, offering attendees a detailed look into new features in MySQL 5.0, sessions and workshops designed to teach best practices, and exposure to new open source technologies. For more information, go to: http://www.mysqluc.com/ Use code DSUG when you register, and receive 20% off the registration price. To register for the conference, go to: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/mysqluc2005/create/ord_mysql05 ***MySQL Sessions in iCal Now you can subscribe to the MySQL Users Conference information via iCal. http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/35/ical.html To receive up-to-date conference news and information, sign up for the conference newsletter at oreilly.com. ================================================ News From O'Reilly & Beyond ================================================ --------------------- General News --------------------- ***O'Reilly Launches CodeZoo CodeZoo exists to help you find high-quality, freely available, reusable components, getting you past the repetitive parts of coding, and onto the rest of your projects. The CodeZoo community, through component ratings, tips, download tracking, and more, makes it easy to sort out the good code from the rest. http://www.codezoo.net/ Read Marc Hedlund's blog for the inside scoop: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6803 ***Ready to Build Your First Flash Project? Claudia Snell, manager of the Worcester Macromedia User Group, has some helpful resources and first projects to get you going. Go to article number 5 in Macromedia's "The Edge Newsletter": http://www.macromedia.com/newsletters/edge/april2005/ ***RoboGames 2005 Matchbox-size autonomous sumo bots, 350-pound combat robots, improvised LEGO Mindstorms mix-ins, complex firefighters, daring ribbon climbers, and more all converged--with their human counterparts--on San Francisco recently for the 2005 RoboGames. Quinn Norton reports on what went on, and what robotics enthusiasts learned from rubbing elbows with each other for a weekend. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/03/31/robogames.html --------------------- Open Source --------------------- ***The Bacula Philosophy Bacula is a mature client-server backup solution that runs on several platforms and flexibly meets many needs. It's also a good model for open source development. Nathan Valentine (member of the Lexington Professional Linux User's Group) recently interviewed lead developer Kern Sibbald on the design, implementation, and future plans of the product. http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2005/04/07/bacula.html ***Anatomy of an Attack: The Five Ps The five Ps--Probe, Penetrate, Persist, Propagate, and Paralyze--represent a model of how a security attack progresses. In this excerpt, Kerry Cox and Christopher Gerg discuss an attack's progression through these five steps, whether the attack is sourced from a person or an automated worm or script. Kerry and Christopher are the authors of "Managing Security with Snort & IDS Tools." http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/security/excerpt/SnortandIDSTools_chap1/index.html ***Learning Lab: Save on Open Source Programming Certificate Acquire the skills necessary for a complete understanding of programming using open source operating systems and earn a Certificate from the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education. This five-course series covers CGI programming with Perl, SQL database programming, PHP programming, object-oriented programming with Java, and basic Linux/Unix system administration. Enroll in all five courses by April 20th and save 40%. http://www.oreilly.com/redirector.csp?link=UAOSP&type=news --------------------- Mac --------------------- ***17 Things You Might Not Know You Could Do with iWork If you've installed iWork on your hard drive but haven't had a chance to really dig into it yet, maybe this article will inspire you to do so. Giles Turnbull takes you on a romp through this production suite showing you lots of fun and useful things to do with it. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/04/12/iwork.html ***Protect Your Source Code: Obfuscation 101 You can protect your applications from attack by applying obfuscation techniques to convolute your source code. Matthew Russell shows you how. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/04/08/code.html --------------------- Windows/.NET --------------------- ***Create Podcasts Using Your PC Want to create a podcast? It's simpler than you think. Jake Ludington shows you how to do it using tools virtually everyone has or can easily acquire on a tiny budget. http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/04/05/create_podcasts_with_pc.html ***C# Generics: Collection Interfaces The .NET framework provides two sets of standard interfaces for enumerating and comparing collections: the traditional (non-type-safe) and the new generic type-safe collections. In this excerpt from "Programming C#, 4th Edition," Jesse Liberty focuses on the key type-safe collection interfaces, reviewing each collection interface and providing code examples that demonstrate how to implement each one. http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/excerpt/progcsharp4_ch09-04/index.html ***Building .NET Add-Ins for Windows Media Center Edition Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is an exciting platform for enjoying all of your media from the comfort of your sofa. However, in many cases you might wish to extend Media Center to perform functionality that it does not have "out of the box." Microsoft has created a software development kit that lets you write your own software that runs in Media Center. In this article, Michael Earls shows you how to write your first .NET add-in for Media Center Edition of Windows XP. http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/04/05/mce_part2.html --------------------- Java --------------------- ***Form Your Own Design Pattern Study Group Like most complex subjects, design patterns are best learned over a period of time, not in a few sittings. Eric Freeman and Elisabeth Freeman, coauthors of "Head First Design Patterns," suggest one way to ease the learning curve (and have some fun along the way): form a study group, using their book. If you're ready to get your engineering team together, the Freemans get you started in this article with a plan to follow and chapter-by-chapter questions to help generate discussion. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/04/06/designpatterns.html ***Managing Component Dependencies Using ClassLoaders Use of the Class-Path entry within a JAR file's manifest can help you manage external dependencies--to a point. Once you start using multiple JARs that need incompatible versions of external JARs, problems quickly ensue. As Don Schwarz shows, you can get out of this problem by using your own class loader to manage the dependencies. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/04/13/dependencies.html --------------------- Digital Media --------------------- ***Inside FL Studio--Euro Techno???s Secret Weapon, Part 1 The software formerly known as Fruityloops delivers exceptional music-making power for an amazingly low price. This tutorial explores some of its little-known but cool features while also bringing newcomers up to speed. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/04/06/fl_studio.html ***The File Manager Is Dead. Long Live the Lifeblog Christian Lindholm wants us to change the way we think about electronic media, especially the way we store and archive it all. As part of his work for Nokia, he's championing the Lifeblog era. Find out how it can revolutionize the way you think about digital media. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/04/06/lifeblog.html --------------------- Web --------------------- ***See Your Web Site on a Mac Blane explores a tool that allows you to see what any web site will look like on a Mac in Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer. http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=251481 ***Search Engine Marketing Get an in-depth understanding of how search engines work, how they view your web site, index your content and prioritize what to crawl. http://www.sitepoint.com/article/search-engine-marketing-kit ***Blogging Primer Blogs: you read 'em, you love 'em, you want one of your own! Now's your chance to splash into the blogosphere, thanks to this handy primer. His tutorial has the essential ingredients you'll need to establish and run your own successful blog! http://www.sitepoint.com/article/bloggers-primer ================================================ >From Your Peers =============================================== ***LinuxFest Northwest 2005, Bellingham, WA--April 30 LinuxFest Northwest is the biggest LinuxFest in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada. You'll find from Google, IBM, Helix, SuSE/Novell, LPI, to homemade Linux clusters, from amateur to professional. Presented by the largest international consortium of LUGs ever on the campus of the Bellingham Tech College. For presentation schedule and exhibits, go to: See http://www.linuxnorthwest.org Don't forget to check out the O'Reilly UG wiki to see what user groups across the globe are up to: http://wiki.oreillynet.com/usergroups/index.cgi Until next time-- Marsee Henon ================================================================ O'Reilly 1005 Gravenstein Highway North Sebastopol, CA 95472 http://ug.oreilly.com/ http://www.oreilly.com/ http://conferences.oreilly.com/ ================================================================