From timc+perl at divide.net Wed Oct 5 21:17:45 2005 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 22:17:45 -0600 Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] [Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, October 5] Message-ID: <4344A569.6090807@divide.net> ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Ambient Findability -Halo 2 Hacks -Cult of iPod -Windows Server 2003 Network Administration -Prefactoring -Degunking Windows, Second Edition -eBay: The Missing Manual -iPod Shuffle Fan Book -Behind Closed Doors -Security and Usability -iLife: The Missing Manual -Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Edition -Oracle PL/SQL Programming, 4th Edition -TCP/IP Guide -Cisco IOS in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Stephen Teilhet ("C# Cookbook" and "Subclassing and Hooking with Visual Basic") at Compuware OJ.X, Detroit, MI--October 6 -"The Art of Project Management" Tour, Boston, NYC, and Pittsburgh--October 11-19 -O'Reilly Authors at Macromedia Max, Anaheim, CA--October 16-19 -Steven Feuerstein's Oracle PL/SQL Programming Conference, Chicago, IL--November 2-3 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Conference News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -ETel Registration Now Open -Registration is Open for EuroOSCON ---------------------------------------------------------------- News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Tim O'Reilly in the News -What Is Web 2.0? -Beta Broadcast 002: Data for Web 2.0 -What Is Asterisk? -Marking up your Designs with HTMLstamps Opera Goes Free Without Ads -User Group Members receive a special 50% discount Learning Lab Courses -Perlcast Interviews Jesse Vincent, author of "RT Essentials" -What Is Free Software? -Installing Debian -Backward Compatibility? We've Heard of It -Using FreeBSD's ACLs -How to Set Up Backup 3 and Save Your Data -Installing Fink on Mac OS X -What Is ASP.NET? -Using Windows Explorer with Alternate Credentials -What Is C#? -What Is Quartz? -What Is Hibernate? -Jack Herrington ("Podcasting Hacks") on the User Group Report -Nate Howard: Midwestern Photographer in Iraq -Julian Kwasneski: Inside Game Audio -Make your own "PowerSquid" ================================================ 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 30% off any O'Reilly, No Starch, Paraglyph, PC Publishing, 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Ambient Findability ISBN: 0596007655 Written by best-selling author Peter Morville, this thought-provoking book describes the future of information and connectivity, examining how the melding of innovations like GIS and the internet will impact the global marketplace and society at large. Focused on information literacy, information architecture, and usability as critical components, this book doesn't preach or pretend to know all the answers, rather, Morville presents research, stories, and examples for support. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ambient/ Chapter 1, "Lost and Found," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ambient/chapter/index.html Book Blog: http://findability.org/ ***Halo 2 Hacks Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596100590 Even if you've finished Halo 2 in Legendary Mode, you're not done with this game. This incredible book gives you a horde of great hacks for weapons, levels, vehicles, game play, and mods. With all the clever tips and tricks we have in store, you'll turn Halo 2 into a whole new experience, whether you're at level 25 or a complete n00b. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/halo2hks/index.html Sample Hack 46, "Drop Your Weapons," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/halo2hks/chapter/index.html ***Cult of iPod Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN: 1593270666 "The Cult of iPod" is a comprehensive look at how the iPod is changing music, culture, and listening behavior. This 4-color book includes the exclusive back story of the iPod's development, looks at the many ways iPod's users pay homage to their devices, and investigates the quirkier aspects of iPod culture. From Wired News reporter Leander Kahney. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593270666/index.html ***Windows Server 2003 Network Administration Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596008007 Ideal for system administrators and network managers, this essential guide is divided into three distinct sections: fundamental concepts, tutorial, and reference. The first three chapters are a basic discussion of the network protocols and services. The remaining chapters provide a how-to tutorial for planning, installing, and configuring various important network services. The book concludes with three appendixes that are technical references for various configuration options. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/windowsvrnet/ Chapter 14, "Troubleshooting TCP/IP," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/windowsvrnet/chapter/index.html ***Prefactoring Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596008740 If you understand object-oriented design, and you want to save time and money by considering more efficient designs before you begin your project, Prefactoring will show you the way. This practical, thought-provoking guide details prefactoring guidelines in design, code, and testing, derived from lessons learned by many developers over the years. With these guidelines, you'll create more readable code before you reach the second-guessing stage. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/prefactoring/ Chapter 2, "The System in So Many Words," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/prefactoring/chapter/index.html ***Degunking Windows, Second Edition Publisher: Paraglyph Press ISBN: 1933097078 This fully updated and expanded edition provides numerous new Degunking techniques to help Windows users get the most out of the latest version of Windows XP-Service Pack 2. The book features new software, an expanded 12-step Degunking plan, expanded hardware coverage, techniques for getting the "kinks" out of SP 2, and new chapters on Windows Media Player and security updates to keep PCs running safely and efficiently. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1933097078/index.html ***eBay: The Missing Manual Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596006446 This book has gems of wisdom for everyone from total novices to more experienced traders. It covers both buying and selling, and it's chock full of step-by-step instructions. Buyers will find the most effective ways to find what they want and pay great prices. Sellers will get surefire tips from eBay veterans who have discovered ways to ramp up their own auctions and sell at the highest possible prices. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ebaytmm/ Chapter 3, "Finding and Getting Bargains," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ebaytmm/chapter/index.html ***iPod Shuffle Fan Book Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596100701 This is the ultimate written companion for iPod Shuffle owners. This user-friendly guide will teach you how to get your Shuffle up and running, load it with up to 240 songs, and even use it as a flash drive to transport files. Then, learn how to create custom playlists, share and publish with iMix, burn playlists on CDs, and more. Beautifully designed in a colorful, compact format, this handy reference book is a must have for "shufflers" everywhere. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ipodshufflefb/ ***Behind Closed Doors Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf ISBN: 0976694026 If you're a seasoned manager who wants to be more effective, or if you're considering moving into management, this book will show you what to do and how to do it effectively. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0976694026/index.html ***Security and Usability Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596008279 Destined to be the classic reference in this emerging field, Security & Usability collects groundbreaking essays from leading security and human-computer interaction (HCI) researchers on authentication, privacy and anonymity, secure systems, commercialization, and much more. This book is expected to start an avalanche of discussion, new ideas, and further advances in this important field. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/securityusability/ Chapter 23, "Privacy Analysis for the Casual User with Bugnosis," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/securityusability/chapter/index.html ***iLife: The Missing Manual Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596100361 Objective and in-the-know, David Pogue highlights the newest features, changes, and improvements of iLife '05, covers the capabilities and limitations of each program within the suite, and delivers countless undocumented tips, tricks, and secrets for getting the best performance out of every iLife application. Pogue examines all five programs in iLife '05 in depth: iTunes 4.7, iPhoto 5, iMovie HD, iDVD 5, and GarageBand 2. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ilife5tmm/ ***Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Edition Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596100159 Portable and affordable, this is the perfect on-the-go guide for taking top-notch digital photos. In full color, this third edition of the bestseller covers everything from shooting sports action, close ups, and night shots, to dealing with image resolution, archiving, memory cards, and more. There's also a comprehensive table of contents and index, so you'll waste no time flipping to the specific information you need. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/digphotopg3/ A sample excerpt, "Who's in Charge?", is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/digphotopg3/chapter/index.html ***Oracle PL/SQL Programming, 4th Edition Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009771 This fourth edition of the 10-year bestseller is a comprehensive update with significant new content extending to Oracle Database 10g Release 2. New chapters added cover security, I/O (file, email, and web), and internationalization. New features described include the PL/SQL optimizing compiler, conditional compilation, compile-time warnings, regular expressions, and much more. This classic reference provides language syntax, best practices, and extensive code. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/oraclep4/ Chapter 20, "Managing PL/SQL Code," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/oraclep4/chapter/index.html ***TCP/IP Guide Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN: 159327047X The "TCP/IP Guide" is both an encyclopedic and comprehensible guide to the TCP/IP protocol suite. Its personal, easy-going writing style lets anyone understand the dozens of protocols and technologies that run the Internet, with full coverage of PPP, ARP, IP, IPv6, IP NAT, IPSec, Mobile IP, ICMP, RIP, BGP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, FTP, SMTP, NNTP, HTTP, Telnet, and much more. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/159327047X/index.html ***Cisco IOS in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596008694 Fully revised, this second edition takes the mystery out of IOS 12.3 and consolidates the most important commands and features of IOS into a single, well-organized volume that you'll find refreshingly user-friendly. This book covers IOS configuration for the TCP/IP protocol family, and includes information on the user interface, configuring lines and interfaces, dial-on-demand routing and security, access lists, and much more. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/cisconut2/ Chapter 14, "Switches and VLANs," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/cisconut2/chapter/index.html ***MAKE Magazine 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 ================================================ Upcoming Events ================================================ ***For more events, please see: http://events.oreilly.com/ ***Stephen Teilhet ("C# Cookbook" and "Subclassing and Hooking with Visual Basic") at Compuware OJ.X, Detroit, MI--October 6 Author Stephen will sign copies of his books at this event. http://www.compuwareojx.com/ ***"The Art of Project Management" Tour, Boston, NYC, and Pittsburgh-- October 11-19 Scott Berkun, author of the bestselling book "The Art of Project Management," is hitting the road in October. Inspiring, funny, honest, and compelling, this essential book is fueled by over a decade of work in the industry and will save you and your team countless hours of trial and error. Further details on the tour can be found on Scott's blog. http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/?p=128 ***O'Reilly Authors at Macromedia Max, Anaheim, CA--October 16-19 Colin Moock ("Essential ActionScript 2.0" and "ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide") and Joey Lott ("Actionscript Cookbook") are both presenting at this year's event. http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/events/max/ ***Steven Feuerstein's Oracle PL/SQL Programming Conference, Chicago, IL--November 2-3 Join Steven Feuerstein, author of "Oracle PL/SQL Programming, 4th Edition," for this one-of-a-kind event on everything PL/SQL. It's a unique opportunity to learn from some of the most respected and experienced PL/SQL experts in the world. Whether you've been using PL/SQL for years or have recently started working with this language, OPP 2005 is a must-attend event. http://www.oracleplsqlprogramming.com/opp2005.php ================================================ Conference News ================================================ ***ETel Registration Now Open Emerging telephony networks enable a new generation of powerful communication applications, which threaten established business models--but more importantly, open up new opportunities and new markets. O'Reilly's Emerging Telephony Conference, January 24-26 in San Francisco, aims to articulate this revolution, provide a framework, and spark creative discussions among enterprise managers, developers, hackers, and sponsors interested in telephony. Join us as we explore this exciting new territory and investigate its implications. http://conferences.oreilly.com/etel/ Use code "etel06dsug" when you register, and receive 15% off the registration price. To register for the conference, go to: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2006/create/ord_etel06 ***Registration is Open for EuroOSCON Join developers, systems and network administrators, and IT managers at the very first O'Reilly European Open Source Convention in Amsterdam on October 17-20. EuroOSCON will explore the best and newest open source technologies, particularly for companies, governments, and nonprofits. EuroOSCON showcases the diversity in open source while maintaining a practical edge. http://conferences.oreilly.com/eurooscon/ Use code "euos05usrg" when you register, and receive 25% off the registration price. To register for the conference, go to: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/eurooscon/create/ord_euos05 ================================================ News From O'Reilly & Beyond ================================================ --------------------- General News --------------------- ***Tim O'Reilly in the News "The New York Times," September 28, "Search and Rescue" http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2005/09/ny_times_op_ed_on_authors_guil.html "Wired," October 2005, "The Trend Spotter": http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.10/oreilly.html ***What Is Web 2.0 Defining just what Web 2.0 means still engenders much disagreement. Some decry it as a meaningless marketing buzzword, while others have accepted it as the new conventional wisdom. Tim O'Reilly attempts to clarify just what we mean by Web 2.0, digging into the implications of viewing the web as a platform, which applications fall squarely under its purview, and which do not. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html ***Beta Broadcast 002: Data for Web 2.0 This week, O'Reilly's audio magazine program "Distributing the Future" takes a look at the Data for Web 2.0. Tim O'Reilly explains "What is Web 2.0," Marc Hedlund ponders the browsers of the future that might mash up the private data on your hard drive with data that lives on the Web, NAVTEQ's Robert Denaro discusses why NAVTEQ drives so many miles each day to gather the geographic information you use in your favorite online mapping applications, Phil Torrone is already hacking the iPod nano, and our "FOO Cast" is more of Richard Giles' Gadget show interview with John Batelle. (24 minutes, 52 seconds) http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/09/23/distributing-the-future.html ***What Is Asterisk? Asterisk is an open source PBX (private branch exchange) that provides all the functionality of high-end business telephone systems, and much more. Brian McConnell explains how Asterisk works, where to get it, and provides an overview of its feature set and platform capabilities. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/09/30/what-is-asterisk.html ***Marking up your Designs with HTMLstamps Alex shows you how to bridge the gap between Website designs done in Photoshop (or any other graphics editor) and the HTML code required to make them real. http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/22/marking-up-your-designs-with-htmlstamps/ ***Opera goes free without ads It's finally happened. Opera, the 3rd player in the browser market (after Microsoft and Mozilla's Firefox), has finally made its popular browser available for free--without embedded ads. Kevin Yank takes a closer look at the move and what it means. http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/20/opera-goes-free-without-ads/ ***User Group Members receive a special 50% discount Learning Lab Courses As an O'Reilly User Group member, you save on all the courses in the following University of Illinois Certificate Series: -Linux/Unix System Administration -Web Programming -Open Source Programming -.NET Programming -Client-Side This offer ends December 31st, 2005. To redeem, use Promotion Code "ORALL1" to save 50%. Each course comes with a free O'Reilly book and a 7-day money-back guarantee. Register online: http://learninglab.oreilly.com/ --------------------- Open Source --------------------- ***Perlcast Interviews Jesse Vincent, author of "RT Essentials" http://perlcast.com/2005/09/29/interview-with-jesse-vincent/ ***What Is Free Software? Today, free software is a large body of high-quality code on which much of the internet depends for critical functions. But free software is much more than a collection of programs. Karl Fogel examines free software under three different lights: as a political movement, as a programming methodology, and as a business model. Karl is the author of "Producing Open Source Software." http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/09/29/what-is-free-software.html ****Installing Debian Debian GNU/Linux is a powerful and popular community-developed Linux distribution--and the basis for several other useful and usable distributions. With the recent release of Debian Sarge, it's better than ever. Edd Dumbill, Debian developer and GNU/Linux advocate, walks through a typical installation. http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2005/09/29/installing_debian.html ***Backward Compatibility? We've Heard of It PHP 5's release has sparked a PR disaster for the popular open source programming language because of some significant backwards compatibility issues. http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/09/15/backward-compatibility-weve-heard-of-it/ ***Using FreeBSD's ACLs The standard Unix permissions scheme works fine if you have simple needs, but juggling groups and users can grow unwieldy very quickly. FreeBSD's Access Control Lists give you more control over who can access files and directories. Dru Lavigne explains how to enable, understand, and use them appropriately. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/09/22/FreeBSD_Basics.html --------------------- Mac --------------------- ***How to Set Up Backup 3 and Save Your Data Combined with a hefty 1GB of online storage, Backup 3 provides .Mac subscribers with a robust, easy-to-use workflow for protecting their most valuable data. In this tutorial, Derrick Story shows you how to get the most out of version 3, using both your iDisk and DVDs for preserving your work. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/09/23/backup3.html ***Installing Fink on Mac OS X The Fink project aims to port Unix software to Mac OS X and make it easy to install. In this article, Koen Vervloesem shows you the ins and outs of Fink, with some info about how it compares to DarwinPorts, another package management system for Mac OS X. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/09/30/fink.html --------------------- Windows/.NET --------------------- ***What Is ASP.NET? Part of the .NET Framework, ASP.NET allows developers to build dynamic web apps and web services using compiled languages like VB.NET and C#. Wei-Meng Lee provides a look under the ASP.NET hood, describing how it works, its improved support in areas like state management and tracing and debugging, and important new features in version 2.0. Wei-Meng is the author of "ASP.NET: A Developer's Notebook." http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/09/19/what-is-asp-net.html ***Using Windows Explorer with Alternate Credentials Running Windows using administrator credentials can be hazardous to the health of your machine. Mitch Tulloch, author of "Windows Server Hacks," shows you how you can help solve the problem by using Windows Explorer while running alternate credentials. http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/09/20/using-windows-explorer-with-alternate-credentials.html ***What Is C#? Jesse Liberty reveals this little-understood secret: C# is really one of two "coatings" of MSIL, the Microsoft Intermediate Language (the second is Visual Basic 2005). Both C# and VB 2005 produce MSIL, and it is MSIL that runs on the .NET platform. Jesse provides an overview of the C# language and how it works within the .NET platform, and concludes with resources for coding in C#. Jesse is the author of "Programming C#, 4th Edition." http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/10/03/what-is-csharp.html --------------------- Java --------------------- ***What Is Quartz? Java programmers: if you've ever needed an application to perform a task at a specific time, automatically, Chuck Cavaness suggests you check out the Quartz Scheduler. Cavaness looks at this open source job-scheduling framework, explains where to get it, how it works, and reviews its feature set. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/09/28/what-is-quartz.html ***What Is Hibernate? Hibernate is a free open source Java package that makes it easy to work with relational databases. James Elliott describes the "enlightened laziness" that resulted in the development of Hibernate, how it works, and when it makes good sense to use it in your projects. James is the author of "Hibernate: A Developer's Notebook." http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/09/21/what-is-hibernate.html --------------------- Digital Media --------------------- ***Jack Herrington ("Podcasting Hacks") interviewed on the User Group Report on The MUG Center. http://www.mugcenter.com/usergroupreport/2005/534.html (You can also subscribe to this Podcast through iTunes.) ***Nate Howard: Midwestern Photographer in Iraq A photojournalist from Rochester, Minnesota is assigned to cover a local transportation unit on duty in Iraq. The images that Nate Howard returned with document the Iraqi people and American soldiers from a compassionate point of view. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/09/28/featured.html ***Julian Kwasneski: Inside Game Audio If you've played Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones, James Bond, or any number of NBA, NFL, PGA, or NCCA console games, you've likely heard the music and sound effects of Bay Area Sound. Cofounder Julian Kwasneski takes us inside the process of optimizing audio for games, then shares five MP3s. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/09/21/bas-kwasneski-game-audio.html --------------------- MAKE --------------------- ***Make your own "PowerSquid" Have you seen the "PowerSquid" on ThinkGeek? It's a very cool, five-outlet power strip that allows you to plug in those bulky square adapters. The Make team was going to order one, but they were out of stock and so they made their own--with a total of eight outlets--for almost half the price. Here's the simple cheap version. http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/09/how_to_make_your_own_powersqui.html Try a Sample Project from MAKE: http://makezine.com/samples/ MAKE Show Archive: http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/make_podcast/ ***For more information on MAKE, go to: http://www.makezine.com/ ================================================ >From Your Peers ================================================ ***Don't forget to check out the O'Reilly UG wiki to see what user groups around 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 ================================================================ From scott at unixheads.com Fri Oct 21 06:59:12 2005 From: scott at unixheads.com (Scott) Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 07:59:12 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] Perl Classes Message-ID: <32457.140.32.120.188.1129903152.squirrel@www.cohitech.com> I am looking for an excellent Perl course in Colorado Springs. My work has offered to pay and I wanted to find something to expand my abilities. My current Perl skill set is limited. Thanks! Scott From timc+perl at divide.net Tue Oct 25 21:05:38 2005 From: timc+perl at divide.net (Tim Chambers) Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:05:38 -0600 Subject: [Pikes-peak-pm] [Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, October 25] Message-ID: <435F0092.2060008@divide.net> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, October 25 Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:16:34 -0700 From: Marsee Henon Hello, We have been changing things around here at O'Reilly as you might have noticed when you go to http://www.oreilly.com/. In an effort to catch up and get ahead a little, I have listed all the books we have released from the last newsletter until today. There are 24 books on this list. I think that is a record. Thanks for your help as always! Marsee ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Practical Development Environments -Twisted Network Programming Essentials -FileMaker Pro 8: The Missing Manual -Beyond Java -My Job Went to India -Open Sources 2.0 -Palm and Treo Hacks -Programming Windows Presentation Foundation -Asterisk: The Future of Telephony -iWork '05: The Missing Manual -Build Your Own Standards Compliant Website Using Dreamweaver 8 -Yahoo! Hacks -BlackBerry Hacks -JBoss at Work: A Practical Guide -Essential PHP Security -PHP in a Nutshell -Internet Forensics -Producing Open Source Software -Retro Gaming Hacks -Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual -Essential SNMP, 2nd Edition -PHPUnit Pocket Guide -Visual Basic 2005 Jumpstart -Linux Desktop Pocket Guide ---------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Tom Limoncelli ("Time Management for System Administrators"), New York City BSD User Group, New York, NY--November 2 -Jack Herrington ("Podcasting Hacks"), NCMUG, Rohnert Park, CA-- November 15 -Tom Limoncelli ("Time Management for System Administrators") at the Boston Linux & Unix User Group, Boston, MA--November 16 -Sinan Si Alhir ("UML in a Nutshell") at the MilwaukeeSPIN Group, Milwaukee, WI--November 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Conference News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -ETel Registration Now Open -Conference List for 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------- News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -The Real Problem with Textbooks: A SafariU Editorial -O'Reilly Authors on the Air -Encrypting Voice: An Interview with Phil Zimmermann -Dreamweaver 8 Does Standards -My Top 10 CSS Tricks -User Group Members receive a special 50% discount on Learning Lab Courses -EuroOSCON--Doctorow on Europe's Coming Broadcast Flag -What Is Ruby on Rails? -An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence -TextEdit's Default Format: RTF... Why? -Security Myths: The Perimeter Is Everything -C#: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: An Interview with Anders Hejlsberg, Part 1 -Moving Past Java: An Interview with Bruce Tate Diagnostic Tests with Ant -Canon 5D: First Impressions -Hacking Your Car: How to Get Clean Audio and Video Signals into Your Car -iPod Boxes into Art -Kid-Tested Haunted House Tricks ================================================ 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 30% off any O'Reilly, No Starch, Paraglyph, PC Publishing, 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 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Practical Development Environments Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007965 Everyone wants a good technical environment for developing their software, and "Practical Development Environments" contains helpful guidelines for how to create and maintain a great development environment. It discusses some of the current tools that are available, covering different areas such as version control, build tools, testing tools, bug tracking systems, documentation environments, release tools, and maintenance. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/practicalde/ Chapter 2, "Project Basics," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/practicalde/chapter/index.html ***Twisted Network Programming Essentials Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596100329 This title is a task-oriented look at Twisted, a Python-based network application framework. Twisted is fast becoming indispensable to Python network programmers. It supports common networking protocols such as TCP/IP, SSH, and SMTP. Using Python and Twisted, you can develop web services applications, email clients and servers, and just about any other type of networking application that you can conceive. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/twistedadn/ ***FileMaker Pro 8: The Missing Manual Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596005792 Used by millions worldwide, FileMaker Pro is an award-winning database program for managing people, projects, images, assets, and other information. But it doesn't come with a manual--"FileMaker Pro: The Missing Manual" is the book that should have been in the box. With practical information, countless expert tips, and invaluable guidance, it's your guide to designing and building useful databases with the powerful and pliable FileMaker Pro. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/fmakerprotmm/ ***Beyond Java Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596100949 In "Beyond Java," Bruce Tate, author of the Jolt Award-winning "Better, Faster, Lighter Java," chronicles the rise of the most successful language of all time, and then lays out in painstaking detail, the compromises the founders had to make to establish success. If you are agree with the book's premise--that Java's reign is coming to an end--then this book will help you start to build your skills accordingly. Beyond Java will teach you what a new language needs to succeed, so when things do change, you'll be more prepared. And even if you think Java is here to stay, you can use the best techniques from frameworks introduced in this book to improve what you're doing in Java today. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/beyondjava/ ***My Job Went to India Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf ISBN: 0976694018 The American IT job market is slowly coming apart at the seams, and it's all our fault. Most of us have been stumbling around letting our careers take us where they may, and now we're surprised when companies are shipping jobs overseas for a fraction of the price. It's time to take control of our careers, and in the process, learn to stay both relevant and employed. 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Hacks Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009453 Whether you want to become a power searcher, news monger, super shopper, or innovative web developer, "Yahoo! Hacks" provides the tools to take you further than you ever thought possible. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/yahoohks/ ***BlackBerry Hacks Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596101155 The versatile and flexible BlackBerry handheld computing device allows you to stay in touch and in-the-know--no matter where you are or where you go. 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He also covers multi-track editing and mixdown with Audacity, conversion to MP3, and uploading to a podcasting enabled blog that integrates into iTunes. http://www.ncmug.org/events.html#nov ***Tom Limoncelli ("Time Management for System Administrators") at the Boston Linux & Unix User Group, Boston, MA--November 16 Tom discusses techniques he's developed over the last fifteen years including how to find time to get projects done, the best way to manage interruptions from users, open source tools for tracking requests, and how to turn chaos into free time. http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2005-nov ***Sinan Si Alhir ("UML in a Nutshell") at the MilwaukeeSPIN Group, Milwaukee, WI--November 17 Author Sinan Si Alhir presents "The Art of Agility: Project Management and Software Development" at a meeting of the Milwaukee Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) Group. http://www.milwaukeespin.com/pn/html/index.php ================================================ Conference News ================================================ ***ETel Registration Now Open Emerging telephony networks enable a new generation of powerful communication applications, which threaten established business models--but more importantly, open up new opportunities and new markets. 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To register for the conference, go to: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2006/create/ord_etel06 ***Conference List for 2006 So Far O'Reilly Emerging Telephony Conference January 24-26, 2006 San Francisco, California http://conferences.oreilly.com/etel/ O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference 2006 March 6-9, 2006 San Diego, California http://conferences.oreilly.com/etech/ MySQL Users Conference 2006 April 24-27, 2006 Santa Clara, California http://www.mysqluc.com/ ================================================ News From O'Reilly & Beyond ================================================ --------------------- General News --------------------- ***The Real Problem with Textbooks: A SafariU Editorial The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports that textbook prices rose 186 percent from 1986 to 2004--twice the rate of inflation. This populist revolt is getting lots of press, but the problem with textbooks is deeper and more fundamental than high prices: expensive textbooks are relics of the pre-internet world. O'Reilly CIO CJ Rayhill explicates and highlights O'Reilly's web-based co-publishing tool: SafariU. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/10/21/problem-with-textbooks-safariu-editorial.html ***O'Reilly Authors on the Air: 11/5 10:00am PT--David Pogue talks about the Missing Manual series on the "Digital Village" radio show. Archives of the shows are available online. http://www.digitalvillage.org/ 11/22 5:00PM PT David Pogue and Adam Goldstein interviewed on the "Computer Outlook" radio show on "Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Tiger Ed." Podcast of the show online. http://www.computeroutlook.com/ 11/23 5:00pm PT--Jack Herrington on the "Computer Outlook" radio show with host John Iasiulo on "Podcasting Hacks." Podcast of the show online. http://www.computeroutlook.com/ ***Encrypting Voice: An Interview with Phil Zimmermann VoIP Magazine recently interviewed Phil Zimmermann, creator of PGP, the most widely used email encryption software. Phil discusses the urgency of creating powerful encryption for VoIP, among other issues. Phil will be speaking at O'Reilly's upcoming Emerging Telephony Conference, January 24-26 in San Francisco. http://www.voip-magazine.com/content/view/520/ ***Dreamweaver 8 Does Standards The latest incarnation of Dreamweaver--version 8--supports web standards and the WCAG with more fervour than ever before. Rachel Andrew explains the product's evolution, and shows how to set up Dreamweaver 8 for standards-compliant development. http://www.sitepoint.com/article/dreamweaver-8-standards ***My Top 10 CSS Tricks For years, designers have manipulated CSS to meet their needs. Now Trenton has compiled his favourite tips to help you get more out of your designs. From page-width, the text-transform command, and IE-specific tricks, to hints on creating CSS documents for hand-held devices, these powerful tips will save you time and hassle. http://www.sitepoint.com/article/top-ten-css-tricks ***User Group Members receive a special 50% discount on Learning Lab Courses As an O'Reilly User Group member, you save on all the courses in the following University of Illinois Certificate Series: -Linux/Unix System Administration -Web Programming -Open Source Programming -.NET Programming -Client-Side This offer ends December 31st, 2005. To redeem, use Promotion Code "ORALL1" to save 50%. Each course comes with a free O'Reilly book and a 7-day money-back guarantee. Register online: http://learninglab.oreilly.com/ --------------------- Open Source --------------------- ***EuroOSCON--Doctorow on Europe's Coming Broadcast Flag In Cory Doctorow's closing keynote at O'Reilly's first-ever European Open Source Convention, he stated, "Right now we find ourselves in the midst of a global attack on free software. A global attack that is supposed to uphold copyright, but that has no nexus with what copyright actually does." At the heart of this attack, asserts Cory, is the DRM and certain American entertainment companies' push for a Broadcast Flag in Europe. Daniel Steinberg reports on Cory's keynote. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/10/21/doctorow-on-europe-broadcast-flag.html ***What Is Ruby on Rails? Ruby on Rails is an impressive web development framework that will soon reach version 1.0. While there's a lot of buzz, it can sometimes be difficult to discern the steak beneath the sizzle. Curt Hibbs walks through the features and pieces of Ruby on Rails to show how it fits together and where its big benefits come from. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/10/13/what_is_rails.html --------------------- Mac --------------------- ***An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Have you ever thought about using an iSight to take and classify images, such as those of a user sitting at the iMac? We have. And while we're working on that tutorial, we thought it might be a good idea to first publish a background piece on artificial intelligence. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/10/21/artificial-intelligence.html ***TextEdit's Default Format: RTF...Why? Rich Text Format (.rtf) is the default choice for Mac OS X's TextEdit. Have you ever wondered why? Giles Turnbull takes a look at the RTF spec and discusses its strengths and shortcomings...and possibly uncovers why Apple chose it as the default for text processing. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/10/18/rtf.html --------------------- Windows/.NET --------------------- ***Security Myths: The Perimeter Is Everything Is the perimeter the be-all and end-all of network defense? Mitch Tulloch, author of Windows Server Hacks, takes a look at whether it's time to kill the myth that perimeter defense is everything. http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/10/18/security-myths-the-perimeter-is-everything.html ***C#: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: An Interview with Anders Hejlsberg, Part 1 Anders Hejlsberg, in charge of the ongoing development of the C# programming language for Microsoft, talks about the past, present, and future of C#. Among other topics, he covers the implementation of C# generics (compared to Java), nullable types, and how language integrated query is implemented. http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/10/17/interview-with-anders-hejlsberg.html --------------------- Java --------------------- ***Moving Past Java: An Interview with Bruce Tate WebServicesSummit.com recently interviewed Bruce Tate about the future of Java and web development. Bruce discusses scalable enterprise applications, database-enabled applications, AJAX, and lightweight solutions for web development, while questioning whether Java is still a technology for the masses. Bruce is the author of the newly released "Beyond Java." http://www.webservicessummit.com/Articles/MovingPastJava.htm ***Diagnostic Tests with Ant Determining what's gone wrong with your software--source or binary--in a remote location is no simple task. Before taking a call and walking the user through error-prone troubleshooting, why not collect information about the user's system and the application files? Koen Vervloesem shows how you can do this with Ant. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/10/12/diagnostic-tests-with-ant.html --------------------- Digital Media --------------------- ***Canon 5D: First Impressions The first thing that's noticeable about the EOS 5D is that it is a full-frame camera. I took a shot out of my hotel window with an EF 24-70 L zoom lens at 24mm. My reaction was, "So that's where my wide-angle has been hiding all these years." James Duncan Davidson reports on the Canon 5D after his first assignment with it. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/10/13/canon-5d.html ***Hacking Your Car: How to Get Clean Audio and Video Signals into Your Car In the living room, red, white, and yellow RCA jacks are the universal standard for input. Wouldn't it be nice if car manufacturers did the same and put these jacks in your car? Damien Stolarz thinks so, and shows you how to hack your ride to get a clean audio and video signal into your car. Damien is the author of "Car PC Hacks." http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/10/05/audio-video-hack-for-your-car.html --------------------- MAKE --------------------- ***iPod Boxes into Art There are millions and millions of iPods out there, but what happens to all the empty boxes? The packaging is pretty nice, and at this point, as iconic as the iPod itself. So in Maker spirit, here is a photo diary of HOW TO turn an empty iPod into a little robot-looking guy. Made with just the packaging materials, hot glue, and paint, it could be a fun project for kids. http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/10/how_to_make_a_robot_statue_fro.html ***Kid-Tested Haunted House Tricks Eric Wilhelm's Halloween Haunted House Controller project in Make 03 explained how to build a multi-relay controller board that synchronizes lights, sounds, and other effects with soundtracks playing through Winamp on a laptop. This article describes some of the scare scenarios that Eric has staged using this controller, plus some other kid-tested tricks from haunted houses he's built. http://www.makezine.com/extras/27.html Sample Projects from MAKE: http://makezine.com/samples/ ================================================ >From Your Peers ================================================ ***Don't forget to check out the O'Reilly UG wiki to see what user groups around 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 ================================================================