From timc+perl at divide.net Thu Mar 3 21:37:14 2005 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Thu Mar 3 21:37:19 2005 Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] [Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, March 3] Message-ID: <4227F40A.8080501@divide.net> ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Jakarta Struts Cookbook -Apple I Replica Creation -Programming Flash Communication Server -The Linux Enterprise Cluster -Programming C#, 4th Edition -Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion -PC Hardware Buyer's Guide -Game Coding Complete, Second Ed. -Office 2004 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual -Linux in a Windows World ---------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Bonnie Biafore ("Online Investing Hacks") San Francisco Investors' Forum, San Ramon, CA--March 5 -O'Reilly at PhotoShop World, Las Vegas, NV--March 9 -Steve Bass ("PC Annoyances") on the Radio with ComputerAmerica March 7, April 4, May 2, and June 6 -Steve Bass ("PC Annoyances") on "AirTalk with Larry Mantle," KPCC (89.3FM), Pasadena, CA--March 15 -Greg Kroah-Hartman, ("Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Ed."), Powell's Technical Bookstore, Portland, OR--April 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Conference News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Register for the 2005 O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, San Diego, CA--March 14-17 -Register for the 2005 MySQL Users Conference, Santa Clara, CA--April 18-21 ---------------------------------------------------------------- News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -How Paris Got Hacked? -SafariU Revolutionizes the Textbook -Remixing Culture: An Interview with Lawrence Lessig -O'Reilly Learning Lab: $200 Instant Rebate -MAKE Subscriptions Available -Trouble in the Kernel, VMware, and PostgreSQL -Building the PostgreSQL BuildFarm -Display Your Favorite Album Artwork in iTunes -Build an iTunes Remote Control -Mac Books in Newsweek -Understanding Administrative Templates -Data Binding in ASP.NET 2.0 -A Look at Commons Chain: The New Java Framework -Aspect-Oriented Annotations -Rid Yourself of Digital Media Annoyances -Build a Simple MP3 Player for Your Site -Actions for Photoshop Elements 3 -Yahoo! Web Services -Not the Usual Suspects: Recruiting Usability Test Participants -Logs, Browsers and Statistics: The Decline of Internet Explorer 5 ================================================ 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Jakarta Struts Cookbook Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 059600771X "Jakarta Struts Cookbook" is an amazing collection of code solutions to common--and uncommon--problems encountered when building web applications with the Struts Framework. With solutions to real-world problems, this look-up reference is perfect for independent developers, large development teams, and everyone in between who wishes to use the Struts Framework to its fullest potential. Plus, it is completely up-to-date with the latest versions of Framework, so readers can be sure the information is viable. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jakartastrutsckbk/index.html Chapter 14, "Tiles and Other Presentation Approaches," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jakartastrutsckbk/chapter/index.html ***Apple I Replica Creation Back to the Garage Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 193183640X Computers like the Apple I are incredibly simple machines. Even if you have no experience with electronics, this book will teach you how to build your own replica of the Apple I, show you how to program it yourself, and introduce you to exciting ways to expand your Apple I to control lights, motors, and more. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/193183640X/index.html ***Programming Flash Communication Server Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596005040 "Programming Flash Communication Server" not only explains how to use the pre-built FCS components to construct a simple application, it also explains the architecture so that developers can program custom components to make even more advanced applications. In addition, the book explains how to truly optimize performance and talks about considerations for networked applications as well as the media issues pertaining to FCS. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progflashcs/index.html Chapter 1, "Introducing the Flash Communication Server," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progflashcs/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/index.html ***Programming C#, 4th Edition Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596006993 Aimed at experienced programmers and web developers, this fourth edition of the top-selling C# book focuses on the features and programming patterns that are new to C# and fundamental to the programming of web services and applications on Microsoft's .NET platform. This edition has also been updated to reflect the C# ISO standard as well as changes in Microsoft's implementation of the language. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progcsharp4/index.html Chapter 12, "Delegates and Events," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progcsharp4/chapter/index.html ***Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf ISBN: 0974514063 Half of all project teams in the U.S. don't use any version control at all, and many others experience problems. Version control is the lifeblood of software projects, but it doesn't have to be complicated or time consuming. This recipe-based book covers the theory behind version control and shows how it can help developers become more efficient, work better as a team, and keep on top of software complexity. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0974514063/index.html ***PC Hardware Buyer's Guide Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009380 This handy guide is the ideal shopping companion for people who wish to build their own desktop computer. Loaded with valuable information, the "PC Hardware Buyer's Guide" helps you choose which parts are best for you by linking compatibility and performance with your own particular profile. This book features a component overview, valuable rules of thumb, and a quick-lookup reference chart with recommended brands and models. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pccbg/index.html ***Game Coding Complete, Second Ed. Publisher: Paraglyph Press ISBN: 1932111913 "Game Coding Complete, Second Ed." is the essential hands-on guide to developing commercial quality games written by master game programmer Mike McShaffry. This must-have second edition has been expanded from the bestselling first edition to include the absolute latest in exciting new techniques in game interface design programming, game audio development, game scripting, 3D programming, and game engine technology. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1932111913/index.html ***Office 2004 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596008201 Whether you're an Office beginner eager to understand the applications in the suite or a longtime Office user looking for power-user techniques and detailed coverage of what's new in Office 2004, this book delivers everything you need to master all four Office 2004 programs for Mac--Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage. According to Microsoft, the average Office user taps into less than 15 percent of the suite's features. Get 100 percent out of Office 2004 by getting the Missing Manual. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/officemactmm/index.html ***Linux in a Windows World Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007582 An invaluable companion for any system administrator interested in integrating Linux into their Windows environment, this book takes an in-depth look at exactly how Linux can be brought into an organization that's currently based on Microsoft Windows systems. Featuring a litany of insider tips and techniques, "Linux in a Windows World" dispenses all the practical advice you need to migrate to this revolutionary open source software. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxwinworld/index.html Chapter 7, "Using NT Domains for Linux Authentication," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxwinworld/chapter/index.html ================================================ Upcoming Events ================================================ ***For more events, please see: http://events.oreilly.com/ ***Bonnie Biafore ("Online Investing Hacks"), San Francisco Investors' Forum, San Ramon, CA--March 5 Bonnie will be teaching a workshop at this event. SBC Center, San Ramon, CA http://www.better-investing.org/chapter/sanfran/ ***O'Reilly at PhotoShop World, Las Vegas, NV--March 9 Come by and say hi and check out our latest Digital Media books at our booth (#220). Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, NV. http://www.photoshopworld.com/ ***Steve Bass ("PC Annoyances") on the Radio with ComputerAmerica March 7, April 4, May 2, and June 6 He will be on the radio from 7:00-8:00pm (PST) Call in during the show! The number is 866-606-8255. To listen to the show live, go to: http://www.computeramerica.com/listen.htm To chat while Steve's on the air, go to: http://www.computeramerica.com/interact.htm Check for a local station here on "Business Talk Radio": http://snipurl.com/computeramerica3 ***Steve Bass ("PC Annoyances") on "AirTalk with Larry Mantle," KPCC (89.3FM), Pasadena, CA--March 15 Click "Listen Live" to hear the show 11:00am through 12:00pm (PST): http://www.kpcc.org ***Greg Kroah-Hartman, ("Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Ed"), Powell's Technical Bookstore, Portland, OR--April 16 Come on by and listen to Greg talk about his new book. Saturday, April 16th at 1:00pm Powell's Technical Books 33 NW Park Avenue Portland, OR 97209 USA http://www.powells.com/technicalbooks ================================================ Conference News ================================================ ***2005 O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, San Diego, CA--March 14-17 This year's conference theme is "Remix," which infuses ETech's roll-up-your-sleeves tutorials, to-the-point plenary presentations, and real world focused breakout sessions. Come to ETech and discover how applications and hardware are being deconstructed and recombined in unexpected ways. Learn how users and customers are influencing new interfaces, devices, business models, and services. For all the scoop on tutorials, featured speakers, and conference events, check out: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/etech/ User group members 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/et2005/create/ord_et05 ***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/ User Group members who register before Febuary 28, 2005 get a double discount. Use code DSUG when you register, and receive 20% off the early registration price. To register for the conference, go to: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/mysqluc2005/create/ord_mysql05 ================================================ News From O'Reilly & Beyond ================================================ --------------------- General News --------------------- ***How Paris Got Hacked? Like many online service providers, T-Mobile requires users to answer a "secret question" if they forget their passwords. For Paris Hilton's account, the secret question was "What is your favorite pet's name?" By correctly providing the well-known answer, any internet user could change Hilton's password and freely access her account. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/01/01/paris.html ***SafariU Revolutionizes the Textbook With SafariU, you can you create and publish your own textbook, selecting exactly the book chapters, sections, or articles you need from the impressive Safari database. SafariU costs you nothing to use and offers your students more focused course content at less cost. Sign up now, get a jump on your summer and fall course prep, and your first custom textbook could be ready to print before spring break. Visit SafariU to view a video demo and sign up for access. http://academic.oreilly.com/safariu-more.csp ***Remixing Culture: An Interview with Lawrence Lessig What do you get when you mix P2P, inexpensive digital input devices, open source software, easy editing tools, and reasonably affordable bandwidth? Potentially, you get what Lawrence Lessig calls remix culture, which he explains in this extensive interview. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/policy/2005/02/24/lessig.html The concept of remixing culture is also the topic of his keynote at O'Reilly's upcoming Emerging Technology Conference, March 14-17 in San Diego. http://conferences.oreillynet.com/etech/ ***O'Reilly Learning Lab: $200 Instant Rebate Learning programming languages and development techniques has never been easier. Using your web browser and Useractive's Learning Sandbox technology, the Learning Lab gives you hands-on, online training in a creative environment. This month, receive a $200 instant rebate (and a Certificate from the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education upon course completion) when you enroll in any Certificate Series. http://www.oreilly.com/redirector.csp?link=UACert&type=news ***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/ --------------------- Open Source --------------------- ***Trouble in the Kernel, VMware, and PostgreSQL Noel Davis looks at problems in the Linux kernel, VMware, PostgreSQL, Squid, MySQL, mailman, Apple OSX HFS+, movemail with GNU Emacs or XEmancs, KStars, typespeed, awstats, and synaesthesia. http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2005/02/28/security_alerts.html ***Building the PostgreSQL BuildFarm Managing a cross-platform open source project is difficult; how do you test on all the platforms you support? Leverage the time and resources of your users! Andrew Dunstan took a tip from the Samba team and recently set up a build farm for the PostgreSQL project to report build successes and failures from interested users. Here's how he did it. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/02/24/pg_buildfarm.html --------------------- Mac --------------------- ***Display Your Favorite Album Artwork in iTunes Love your iPod but miss the album art? In iTunes 4, you can associate an album's artwork with a song so it can be displayed while you play the song. Wei-Meng Lee shows you how to use two free programs, Clutter and art4iTunes.com, to simplify the task. For more tricks and tips on using your iPod photo, check out Wei-Meng's latest eDoc, All About Your iPod Photo. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/02/22/albumart.html ***Build an iTunes Remote Control AirPort Express is great for streaming music from your Mac, except when you have to change tracks from another room. There are commercial solutions available, but here's a great evening project using your web-enabled cell phone and the power of Mac OS X. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/01/itunes_remote.html ***Mac Books in Newsweek No Starch's "The Cult of Mac" and O'Reilly's "Revolution in the Valley" were mentioned in Newsweek's Quick Read, February 21 Issue. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6934650/site/newsweek/ "The Cult of Mac" http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1886411832/index.html "Revolution in the Valley" http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/revolution/ --------------------- Windows/.NET --------------------- ***Understanding Administrative Templates Administrative templates are a key management component of Group Policy on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. Mitch Tulloch, author of "Windows Server Hacks," shows you how they work and how to use them. http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/03/01/Admin_templates..html ***Data Binding in ASP.NET 2.0 Not only has Microsoft made radical changes in how data binding is done between ASP.NET 1.x and 2.0, but it has also created significant differences between how it is done in Windows Forms and ASP.NET in 2.0. This keeps life interesting (Jesse Liberty says, gnashing his teeth). In this new column, he dives into data binding in the new Web Forms. http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/02/22/liberty.html --------------------- Java --------------------- ***A Look at Commons Chain: The New Java Framework In part one of a two-part series, Bill Siggelkow covers the basics of Chain, a promising new framework from the Jakarta Commons subproject that lets you integrate Chain into the Struts build process. In part two, Bill will cover how Chain is being applied to Struts and other projects. Bill is the author of O'Reilly's "Jakarta Struts Cookbook." http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/03/02/commonchains.html ***Aspect-Oriented Annotations Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) and attributes are two leading-edge programming concepts, each with typical applications. By combining them, using attributes to indicate where AOP code should execute, you can effectively declare new Java syntax. Bill Burke introduces this new technique. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/08/25/aoa.html --------------------- Digital Media --------------------- ***Rid Yourself of Digital Media Annoyances Sometimes those little quirks in your favorite digital media toys can take all the fun out of playing. Preston Gralla offers a baker's dozen fixes to MP3, iTunes, and QuickTime annoyances, so you can get back to the fun. Preston is the author of "Internet Annoyances." http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/02/22/internetannoy.html ***Build a Simple MP3 Player for Your Site You don???t have to monkey with Flash, redundant windows, or unpredictable plugins to deliver smart-looking audio playback for your visitors. With this sneaky bit of JavaScript, you can generate pop-up music players on the fly. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/02/23/mp3_embed.html ***Actions for Photoshop Elements 3 Want to automate a complicated artistic effect, like making a photo look like a watercolor, or adding a 3-D frame? Photoshop Elements 3 makes these tasks easy with actions. Barbara Brundage, author of "Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual," shows you how to write, install, and troubleshoot actions in Elements 3, for the Mac or Windows. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/02/23/PSelement3.html --------------------- Web --------------------- ***Yahoo! Web Services Paul Bausch takes a look at the new Yahoo! Web Services interface and shows how to tap into the API with a sample application. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/02/28/yahoo.html ***Not the Usual Suspects: Recruiting Usability Test Participants Isn't usability testing a simple matter of getting pals or colleagues to look over a site in exchange for free pizza? No, it's not... Liz explains how easy it is to gather suitable, site-relevant test participants using a number of possible sampling techniques. http://www.sitepoint.com/article/usability-test-participants ***Logs, Browsers and Statistics: The Decline of Internet Explorer 5 Individual site logs on browser usage lie, contends Alex Walker. He says a larger sample size is necessary for data and decision making. http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=226319 ================================================ >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 timc+perl at divide.net Thu Mar 17 20:36:42 2005 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Thu Mar 17 20:36:51 2005 Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] [Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, March 17] Message-ID: <423A5ADA.6080906@divide.net> ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Aggressive Network Self-Defense -IPv6 Network Administration -Windows XP Hacks, 2nd Edition -QuickBooks 2005: The Missing Manual -Outlook 2003 Personal Trainer -Intrusion Prevention and Active Response -Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition -Word 2003 Personal Trainer -Learning Windows Server 2003 -Cyber Spying -MAKE Magazine ---------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Tom Stafford and Matt Webb ("Mind Hacks"), Foyles Bookshop, London, UK--March 23 -Bonnie Biafore ("QuickBooks: The Missing Manual" & "Online Investing Hacks"), EduFest, Denver, CO--March 26 -Bonnie Biafore, the AAII Denver Chapter Meeting, Denver, CO--April 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Conference News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Register for the 2005 MySQL Users Conference, Santa Clara, CA--April 18-21 -Where 2.0 Conference Debut ---------------------------------------------------------------- News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -From the Labs: ETech 2005 -The SafariU Revolution: An Interview with Professor Kent Sandoe -No Starch Titles Included in MIT Review Article -O'Reilly Learning Lab: $200 Instant Rebate -MAKE Subscriptions Available -Secure Batch Email with UUCP and SSH -Subversion UI Shootout -Building Connected Embedded Systems -Closed Source PHP -Getting Things Done with Your Mac -Exploring the Mac OS X Firewall -Inside StYNCies -Receive Podcasts Using Your PC -Enhanced Text Input in Windows Forms 2.0 -Go Wireless -Building Modular Applications with Seppia -Reducing Upgrade Risk with Aspect Oriented Programming -High Tech Hybrid: The Casio EX-P505 Digital Camera -Doc Wiley: Master of the 30-Hour Album -Customizing GMail with Grease Monkey -Why Consistency is Critical ---------------------------------------------------------------- >From Your Peers ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Powered by Detroit Flash/ColdFusion Conference, Detroit, MI--April 9-10 ================================================ 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Aggressive Network Self-Defense ISBN: 1931836205 Publisher: Syngress The name says it all. This is the first book to analyze the technical, legal, and financial ramifications of revolutionary and controversial network strike-back and active defense techniques. The authors reveal tightly guarded secrets to expose your online attackers and provide valuable information for finding and prosecuting criminal hackers. Learn how to identify, target, and nullify your adversaries through expert techniques and real-life examples. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1931836205/ ***IPv6 Network Administration Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009348 This essential guide explains what works, what doesn't, and most of all, what's practical about IPv6. A must-have for network administrators looking to fix their network's scalability and management problems, this book also covers other IPv6 benefits, such as routing, integrated auto-configuration, quality-of-services, enhanced mobility, and end-to-end security. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ipv6na/ Chapter 5, "Installation and Configuration," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ipv6na/chapter/index.html ***Windows XP Hacks, 2nd Edition Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009186 "Windows XP Hacks, 2nd Edition" is an ideal all-in-one resource for XP beginners as well as experienced power users. Now completely revised and updated to cover Service Pack 2 (SP2), the second edition of this bestseller breaks down the new SP2 features, including IE pop-up blocker, Windows Firewall, and the new wireless client. You'll also find timesaving hacks for security, file distribution, digital media, web browsing, and more. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/winxphks2/ Hack 36, "Surf Anonymously Without a Trace," is available online along with 9 others hacks: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/winxphks2/chapter/index.html ***QuickBooks 2005: The Missing Manual Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009011 "QuickBooks 2005: The Missing Manual" is a comprehensive guide that examines everything the QuickBooks Pro Windows edition has to offer, from invoices and inventory to assets and accounts payable. By covering details in a friendly and lighthearted way, the book explains when and why a feature is useful and then offers indispensable, relevant advice. Each page provides insightful tips and tricks to help readers become more efficient, sophisticated users no matter what the extent of their existing knowledge. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/quickbookstmm/ ***Outlook 2003 Personal Trainer Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009356 This fully illustrated book takes a modular approach to learning, allowing you to start with the fundamentals and then work your way up to advanced topics--at your own pace. Designed to address both beginners and experts, this handy reference is written in a non-technical style that you're bound to find engaging and informative. The companion CD tutorial guides you through each lesson interactively. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/outlookpt/ Chapter 8, "Advanced E-Mail Features," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/outlookpt/chapter/index.html ***Intrusion Prevention and Active Response Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 193226647X This is the first book-length work that specifically concentrates on the concept, implementation, and implications of intrusion prevention and active response. The authors establish a common understanding of the terminology and then compare the many approaches to intrusion prevention. In short, this book serves as a reference for next-generation IDS technology that provides active response and intrusion prevention functions both at the network and host levels. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/193226647X/ ***Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009402 With its convenient, quick-reference format, this book is the perfect on-the-job reference that delivers need-to-know information at the flip of a page. This third edition has been refreshed to cover Python 2.4 and also includes an easy-lookup index to help developers find answers fast. The "Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition" serves as the perfect companion to "Learning Python" and "Programming Python." http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonpr3/index.html ***Word 2003 Personal Trainer Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009364 As the most complete and engaging tutorial available for Word, this invaluable guide details all of the latest advancements to Word 2003, featuring sections on templates, WordArt, charts, and drawings, plus advanced topics like how to perform mail merges and create web pages. To best guide learning, this Personal Trainer includes detailed diagrams, dozens of task-oriented lessons, and a fully interactive training simulation CD--everything you need to become a Word pro. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wordpt/index.html Chapter 8, "Performing a Mail Merge," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wordpt/chapter/index.html ***Learning Windows Server 2003 Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596006241 "Windows Server 2003" is the right server for a world dominated by enterprise networks and web-based server applications, but getting this server up and running is a formidable task. Our no-fluff guide gives you exactly what you need for installing, configuring, securing, and managing Server 2003, and offers hands-on advice for planning, implementing, and growing Windows networks without trying to teach you how to be a system administrator. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lwinsvr2003/index.html Chapter 10, "Windows Terminal Services," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lwinsvr2003/chapter/index.html ***Cyber Spying Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 1931836418 Have you ever wondered about that friend your spouse emails, or who they spend hours chatting online with? Are you curious about what your children are doing online, who they meet, and what they talk about? Do you worry about them finding drugs and other illegal items online, and wonder what they look at? This book shows you how to monitor and analyze your family's online behavior. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1931836418/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/ ***Tom Stafford and Matt Webb ("Mind Hacks"), Foyles Bookshop, London, UK--March 23 Spend a mind boggling evening with "Mind Hacks" authors Tom Stafford and Matt Webb, who will demonstrate happiness, and optical tricks to see how the brain responds. In the process, you'll learn a little bit more about how this fearsomely complex organ works. No previous neuroscience experience necessary! Please bring a pen--and your brain--if you'd like to play along. The fun begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are 4 pounds (redeemable on the purchase of any O'Reilly title that evening), and can be booked by calling 0870 4202777, visiting Foyle's site, or dropping by the shop. 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London, UK http://www.foyles.co.uk/foyles/events.asp ***Bonnie Biafore ("QuickBooks: The Missing Manual" & "Online Investing Hacks"), EduFest, Denver, CO--March 26 Bonnie is a featured speaker at the NAIC Rocky Mountain Chapter EduFest. http://www.better-investing.org/chapter/denver/events/7571 ***Bonnie Biafore, AAII Denver Chapter Meeting, Denver, CO--April 4 Bonnie discusses online investing with members of the Denver Chapter of the American Association of Individual Investors. http://www.aaii.com/loclchap/aaiichap/denver/ ================================================ 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 Debut 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. ================================================ News From O'Reilly & Beyond ================================================ --------------------- General News --------------------- ***From the Labs: ETech 2005 On the opening day of O'Reilly's Emerging Technology Conference, attendees got a preview of projects that may or may not ever be released as full scale products from Microsoft, Yahoo!, and Google. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/03/16/etech_2.html For more ETech coverage: http://www.oreillynet.com/et2005/ ***The SafariU Revolution: An Interview with Professor Kent Sandoe Professor Kent Sandoe of the Information Systems Department of Chico State University wanted to produce a textbook on information security for his Systems Management course this semester, but at the last minute, those plans fell through. He turned to SafariU, O???Reilly???s new web-based platform for creating, publishing, and sharing textbooks. Read about his experience in this interview. http://www.oreilly.com/news/safariusandoe.html Visit SafariU for a video demo http://academic.oreilly.com/safariu-more.csp ***No Starch Titles Included in MIT Review Article "Hack License," by Simson Garfinkel ("Database Nation"), includes No Starch's "Hacking: The Art of Exploitation" and "Hacking the XBox." http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/03/issue/review_hack.asp ***O'Reilly Learning Lab: $200 Instant Rebate Learning programming languages and development techniques has never been easier. Using your web browser and Useractive's Learning Sandbox technology, the Learning Lab gives you hands-on, online training in a creative environment. This month, receive a $200 instant rebate (and a Certificate from the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education upon course completion) when you enroll in any Certificate Series. http://www.oreilly.com/redirector.csp?link=UACert&type=news --------------------- Open Source --------------------- ***Secure Batch Email with UUCP and SSH Not everyone has reliable, always-on Internet access. For some, reliability has to come through software, not hardware. Fortunately, protocols designed to work around slow and unreliable networks still work. Christophe Prevotaux demonstrates how to set up FreeBSD, Postfix, and SSH to send and receive email via UUCP. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/03/10/uucpmail.html ***Subversion UI Shootout As Subversion continues to take over from CVS, more advanced interfaces have started to appear. How do they compare to each other? How do they compare to the svn CLI tool? Jeremy Jones puts svn, RapidSVN, and TortoiseSVN though their paces and draws out UI principles along the way. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/03/10/svn_uis.html ***Building Connected Embedded Systems Embedded systems aren't all Linux; microcontrollers still dominate the scene. Erstwhile hardware hackers, rejoice! The tools for programming microcontrollers work just fine under Linux. George Belotsky starts a series on embedded development by demonstrating what you have to do to make Hello World run. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/03/10/microcontrollers.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 --------------------- ***Getting Things Done with Your Mac Even the most savvy Mac user can have problems staying organized. A number of tips for using a Mac to help organize your life are available from 43 Folders and other sources. This article takes a look at them with the help of Merlin Mann himself. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/08/productivity.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 ***Inside StYNCies Stickies is one of the handiest little apps out there. It's been bundled with Apple's operating systems for ages, but Apple hasn't yet taken advantage of the new possibilities for it. 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In this new column by Jesse Liberty, he discusses the advanced WinForms Text Input control. http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/03/14/liberty.html ***Go Wireless Here's an excerpt from "Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks, 2nd Edition," that shows you how to set up a simple wireless network, connect that network to the Internet, connect your wireless devices to other people's wireless networks, and prevent others from sneaking onto your network. All without wires, and the most amazing thing is that it actually works. http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/excerpt/winxpannoy2_ch07_05/index.html --------------------- Java --------------------- ***Building Modular Applications with Seppia Isn't object-oriented programming supposed to be about code reuse? The Seppia framework encourages reuse by allowing you to combine functionality collected in multiple .jar files, stitching the behavior together with JavaScript. Lorenzo Puccetti has an introduction to this interesting framework. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/03/16/seppia.html ***Reducing Upgrade Risk with Aspect Oriented Programming Upgrading code in the field is usually frowned upon, if not prohibited outright, because of the risk and expense of pushing code changes through a release cycle. But could you just insert the tiny bit of code you need with AOP? Stephen B. Morris looks at how careful design and separation of responsibilities can make this less risky. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/03/16/aop-mgmt.html --------------------- Digital Media --------------------- ***High Tech Hybrid: the Casio EX-P505 Digital Camera The Casio EX-P505 is a smart-looking, 5-megapixel camera that fits in the palm of your hand. It captures full-frame, full-motion digital movies with ease, and it's packed with creative features sure to stir the imagination of fun-loving photographers. Derrick Story helps you decide if this is a high-tech toy or a real photographic tool. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/03/09/casio_p505.html ***Doc Wiley: Master of the 30-Hour Album Pro Tools wiz Doc Wiley combines studio psychology and cutting-edge technology to coax the best performances out of artists ranging from U2 to Whitney Houston. Here are some of his favorite approaches. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/03/16/doc.html --------------------- Web --------------------- ***Customizing Gmail with Grease Monkey Learn about using Firefox Extensions to customize Gmail, or any other web site you visit, thanks to the power of the Document Object Model and JavaScript. http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=239170 ***Why Consistency is Critical Consistency is the cornerstone of a positive user experience. But consistency means more than simply putting your nav at the top left, your search on the right. Gerry explores consistency, explaining what it is, why it's important, and the areas where consistency counts. http://www.sitepoint.com/article/why-consistency-is-critical ================================================ >From Your Peers =============================================== ***Powered by Detroit Flash/ColdFusion Conference, Detroit, MI-- April 9-10 The conference will feature expert speakers on Flash, ColdFusion, Flex, Dreamweaver, and more, with emphasis on development of Rich Internet Applications. Participants will engage in two days of cutting-edge seminars, talks, and discussions on the latest web development tools and techniques, while also enjoying the company of like-minded professionals. The event features Macromedia's Greg Rewis and Ben Forta as keynote speakers, and other top experts, including Kevin Hoyt, Michael Dinowitz, Hal Helms, Simon Horwith, Jeffry Houser, Charlie Arthart, Shlomy Gantz and Alexandru Costin. http://poweredbydetroit.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 From glim at mycybernet.net Sat Mar 19 11:42:00 2005 From: glim at mycybernet.net (glim@mycybernet.net) Date: Sat Mar 19 12:09:20 2005 Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] Yet Another Perl Conference, North America, 2005 Registration now open Message-ID: ----------> Yet Another Perl Conference, North America, 2005 Registration now open. Conference dates: Monday - Wednesday 27 - 29 June 2005 Location: 89 Chestnut Street http://89chestnut.com/ University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada Info at: http://yapc.org/America Direct registration: http://donate.perlfoundation.org/index.pl?node=registrant%20info&conference_id=423 Full registration fee $85 (USD) Book now for great deals on accommodations and ensure a space for yourself. Speaking slots are still open. If you would like to present at YAPC::NA 2005, see: http://yapc.org/America/cfp-2005.shtml Details of this announcement: http://yapc.org/America/registration-announcement-2005.txt <---------- More Details ============ Registration for YAPC::NA (Yet Another Perl Conference, North America) 2005 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is now open. The conference registration price is USD$85. This price includes admission to all aspects of the conference, respectable amounts of catering, several activities and a few conference goodies. The YAPC North America 2005 conference features... * Fantastic speakers + most are the core creators of the technology on which they present + many are professional IT authors, trainers and conference speakers * An excellent learning opportunity * A chance to meet Perl professionals from all over North America and the world + YAPC attendees tend to be very involved in Perl and so are another great way to learn more about what the language has to offer beyond just what the speakers have to say * Extra-curricular / after hours activities * A great location in downtown Toronto All this, and the price is more than an order of magnitude cheaper than what commercial conferences can offer. This is because YAPC is a 100% volunteer effort, both from its organizers and its speakers. Quality is *not* sacrificed to achieve this stunning level of affordability. YAPC provides the best value-for-dollar in IT conferences. And it's a ton of fun, too. The dates of the conference are Monday - Wednesday 27-29 June 2005. The location is 89 Chestnut Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Note that a different date block was previously announced; we moved the conference date to accommodate venue availability.) http://89chestnut.com/ -- a facility within the University of Toronto If you are at all interested in attending the conference... Book now! Book now! Book now! We have room for about 400 attendees and we hope to sell out well in advance of the late June conference date. However, the critical matter is that of hotels. The YAPC::NA 2005 organizers have made group arrangements with several facilities around the city to provide _excellent_ quality accommodations in _very_ convenient locations at _terrific_ prices for the _full_ capacity of conference attendees (around 400 people). (Finding, booking and paying accommodations is the responsibility of the attendees, but we will provide you with a list of the hotels and university dorms to try first based on our group arrangement with them when you register for the conference. Also, see the web site at http://yapc.org/America/accommodations-2005.shtml. More details will be up shortly. The dorm option will be approx. C$55/night, the hotel options will be more like C$90/night, and for slightly different prices there will be options for putting more than 1 person in a room. Exact details and how to book will be emailed directly to people who have registered for the conference as soon as they become available.) *The catch is -- book now!!* The group reservations will expire in early May, at which point in time the group rates will mostly still apply, but the rooms will be given out on an "availability basis". Which means that someone else outside of the YAPC group can book the rooms as well. Make no mistake -- the rooms *will* be sold. Toronto is a very active conference city in the summer and there will be _no_ guarantee of vacancies either at the facilities we made arrangements with or anywhere else in the city if you leave it to within 6 weeks of the conference date. So, if you want to save yourself the likely-fruitless headache of scrambling around looking for accommodations at the last minute, Book now! Book now! Book now! Have any questions? Email na-help@yapc.org for more details. Additionally, we are still welcoming submissions for proposals via: http://yapc.org/America/cfp-2005.shtml The close of the call-for-papers is April 18, 2005 at 11:59 pm (Toronto time). If you have any questions regarding the call-for-papers or speaking at YAPC::NA 2005 please email na-author@yapc.org We would love to hear from potential sponsors. Please contact the organizers at na-sponsor@yapc.org to learn about the benefits of sponsorship.