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> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:34:22 -0800
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> -Linux Pocket Guide
> -Ethereal Packet Sniffing
> -Getting Started with LEGO Trains
> -iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual
> -Check Point Next Generation with Application Intelligence 
> Security Administration
> -Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty
> -Oracle Essentials, 3rd Edition: Oracle Database 10g
> -Squid: The Definitive Guide
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> -Tony Stubblebine ("Regular Expression Pocket Reference"), 
> Oakland, CA--March 9
> -Mac User Group Day at O'Reilly in Sebastopol, CA--April 24
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> -O'Reilly's Digital Democracy Teach-In a Success
> -Annotating Everything: Marc A. Smith at ETech
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> -Happy Hacking!
> -Finalists for the 2004 Jolt Awards
> -Safari Gets Bigger and Better
> -Things Squid Administrators Should Know
> -A Ticketing System for a Three-Tiered Architecture
> -Home Automation with Mac OS X, Part 1
> -Automated Backups with Existing Tools
> -Protect Yourself Against Denial-of-Service Attacks
> -Book Preview: Eclipse
> -Six Cool New JSP and Servlet Features
> -O'Reilly Network Is SXSW Web Awards Finalist
> -Cooking with C#
> -ADO.NET Connection Pooling Explained
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> ***Linux Pocket Guide
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0-596-00628-4
> "Linux Pocket Guide" gets you up to speed quickly on day-to-day Linux use.
> The book begins with general concepts like files and directories, the
> shell, and X windows, and then presents detailed overviews of the most
> essential commands. You'll learn each command's purpose, usage, options,
> location on disk, and even the RPM package that installed it. Throw in a
> host of valuable power user tips and a friendly, accessible style, and
> you'll find this practical, to-the-point book a small but mighty resource
> for Linux users. 
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxpg/
> 
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> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxpg/chapter/index.html.
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> 
> ***Ethereal Packet Sniffing
> Publisher: Syngress
> ISBN: 1-932266-82-8
> "Ethereal Packet Sniffing" is the first book available on Ethereal, the
> premier open source protocol analyzer for Windows and Unix. Ethereal
> offers more protocol decoding and reassembly than any free sniffer out
> there, and this book will show you how to make the most of it. You'll
> learn how to use Tethereal, the command-line version of Ethereal; install
> and build Ethereal from source; pinpoint network problems using filters to
> manage network operations and traffic; import and export files between
> Ethereal and various compatible products; and so much more.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1932266828/
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> 
> ***Getting Started with LEGO Trains
> Publisher: No Starch Press
> ISBN: 1593270062
> Learn to build LEGO Trains, from setting up train tracks to building
> custom freight cars. Jacob H. McKee, an authority on LEGO Trains, teaches
> basic building techniques and shares some of his most fascinating and
> original train designs. You'll learn how to build a North American-style
> locomotive, a 1940's refrigerator car, and an intermodal container car,
> plus you'll gain the skills to create your own designs. Four color
> throughout.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593270062/
> 
> 
> ***iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0-596-00658-6
> iTunes and the iTunes music store aren't just for Mac fans anymore. Anyone
> running Windows XP or 2000 can now cash in on all the capabilities of this
> music store jukebox. Our new version of "iPod & iTunes: The Missing
> Manual" has been thoroughly updated to reflect these changes. No matter
> what kind of music moves you, this book will help you get much more out of
> your iPod--and much more into it.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ipodtmm2/
> 
> 
> ***Check Point Next Generation with Application Intelligence 
> Security Administration
> Publisher: Syngress
> ISBN: 1-932266-89-5
> >From the authors of Syngress's best-selling "Check Point NG Security
> Administration" comes the definitive work on Check Point's latest product
> release: Check Point NG Feature Pack 4. No competing book covers every
> product contained within FP 4 (SMART, SecurePlatform, SecureXL, ClusterXL,
> and Performance Pack). Although not a study guide, this book will cover
> all objectives on Check Point's CCSA exam and a free exam simulator will
> be available from syngress.com
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1932266895/
> 
> 
> ***Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty 
> Publisher: Syngress
> ISBN: 1932266836
> "Hardware Hacking" is for people who dream of running Linux on an Xbox and
> opening a garage door with a PDA. To successfully hack consumer and SOHO
> electronic devices, you need knowledge of electrical engineering,
> operating systems, software coding, and mechanics; the first part of this
> book is a primer on these topics. Then the real fun begins. You'll learn
> how to hack mobile devices (PDAs, cell phones), gaming systems (Xbox,
> PS/2, Atari), audio/visual equipment (TiVo boxes, home theater PCs),
> computer equipment (iMacs, laptops, mini-motherboards), and much more.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1932266836/
> 
> 
> ***Oracle Essentials, 3rd Edition: Oracle Database 10g
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0-596-00585-7
> "Oracle Essentials, 3rd Edition: Oracle Database 10g" distills a vast
> amount of knowledge into an easy-to-read volume. The new edition of this
> classic book covers the full range of Oracle's features and technologies,
> including the product line, architecture, data structures, networking,
> concurrency, and tuning. With a new overview of Oracle 10g, as well as
> coverage of recent releases 9i and 8i, this book provides everything you
> need to install and run Oracle databases. If you're new to Oracle or
> upgrading to Oracle 10g, you'll find this comprehensive guide essential.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/oressentials3/
> 
> Chapter 1, "Introducing Oracle," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/oressentials3/chapter/index.html
> 
> 
> ***Squid: The Definitive Guide
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596001622
> Squid is the most popular web caching software in use today, and it works
> on a variety of platforms including Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows. Written
> by Duane Wessels, the creator of Squid, this book will help you configure
> and tune Squid for your particular situation. Newcomers to Squid will
> learn how to download, compile, and install code. Seasoned users will be
> able to dive into advanced topics such as high-performance storage
> options, rewriting requests, HTTP server acceleration, monitoring,
> debugging, and troubleshooting Squid.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/squid/
> 
> Chapter 8, "Advanced Disk Cache Topics," is available online.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/squid/chapter/index.html
> 
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> ================================================
> Conference News
> ================================================
> ***O'Reilly's Digital Democracy Teach-In 
> This year's O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference began with an
> impressive set of tutorials. But you also had the option to spend the
> first day of the conference at the Digital Democracy Teach-In, learning
> how to take back control of a different sort of operating system. Daniel
> Steinberg reports on sessions by Joe Trippi, former campaign manager for
> Howard Dean; Wes Boyd, co-founder of MoveOn.org; Scott Heiferman,
> co-founder and CEO of Meetup.com; and many more.
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2004/02/10/digdemo.html
> 
> 
> ***Annotating Everything: Marc A. Smith at ETech
> Daniel Steinberg reports from O'Reilly's Emerging Technology Conference
> with an in-depth look at Marc A. Smith's session "Catalyzing Collective
> Action on the Net." Marc demonstrated several tools that show promise as
> ways to enhance online communities.
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2004/02/11/etech_keynotes.html
> 
> Find complete news coverage, the conference wiki, weblogs, photos, and
> much more on O'Reilly Network's ETech 2004 Conference Coverage page:
> http://www.oreillynet.com/et2004/
> 
> ================================================
> News From O'Reilly & Beyond
> ================================================
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> General News
> ---------------------
> ***Happy Hacking! 
> Mike Langberg writes, "Most of us look at a toaster and see a kitchen
> appliance for crisping bread. Scott Fullam looks at a toaster and sees an
> engineering challenge...," in this "Mercury News" book review of
> "Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks."
> http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/7889687.htm
> 
> Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks 
> ISBN: 0596003145
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/hardwarehks/
> 
> 
> ***Finalists for the 2004 Jolt Awards
> Software Development magazine recently announced the finalists for the
> 14th annual Jolt Product Excellence and Productivity Awards. Among the
> finalists are java.net and the O'Reilly Network in the category of
> "Websites and Developer Networks," and Head First Java and Programming
> .NET Windows Applications in the "Books--Technical" category. The awards
> ceremony will take place on March 17 during SD West 2004.
> http://sdmagazine.com/jolts/
> 
> 
> ***Safari Gets Bigger and Better
> Safari Bookshelf, the premier electronic reference library for IT
> professionals and programmers, now holds more than 2,000 books from the
> industry's leading technical publishers. As the library grows, so does its
> functionality: searches are powerfully precise and as broad or specific as
> you wish. And now, with a Safari Max subscription, you can download
> chapters to read offline. Safari will help you save time, reduce errors,
> keep current, and save more money than ever with up to 35% off print
> copies of your favorite books. If you haven't yet gone on Safari, get a
> free trial subscription.
> https://secure.safaribooksonline.com/promo.asp?code=ORAUG&portal=oreilly&CMP=BAC-TP2974244892
> 
> ---------------------
> Open Source
> ---------------------
> ***Things Squid Administrators Should Know
> New users often struggle with the same frustrating set of idiosyncrasies
> involved in learning Squid, the popular web caching software. Here are six
> things you should know about using Squid from the get-go, from Duane
> Wessels, creator of Squid and author of "Squid: The Definitive Guide."
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2004/02/12/squid.html
> 
> 
> ***A Ticketing System for a Three-Tiered Architecture 
> Modern business apps often use a three-tiered architecture, separating the
> user interface from the data store from the application logic. Of course,
> this separation can add wait time, as users wait for their requests to
> process. Elena Garderman and Howard Feldman explain how adding a ticketing
> system can improve the process.
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2004/02/12/ticket_system.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Mac
> ---------------------
> ***Home Automation with Mac OS X, Part 1 
> Having more control over how your home operates isn't just a geek fantasy.
> You can lower energy costs, improve security, and enhance the overall
> ambiance of your humble abode. Alan Graham shows you how to leverage your
> Mac OS X computer and get started.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/02/13/home_automation.html
> 
> 
> ***Automated Backups with Existing Tools 
> Backing up your hard disc is the job nobody wants to do--and even more so,
> no one wants to spend a lot of money doing it. Fortunately, Apple gives
> you everything you need in Mac OS X. You just have to pull it together.
> Peter Hickman shows you how.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/02/10/backup.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Windows
> ---------------------
> ***Protect Yourself Against Denial-of-Service Attacks 
> The only way to defend yourself is to understand your attacker in-depth.
> This excerpt from the recently released "Security Warrior" by Cyrus
> Peikari and Anton Chuvakin details denial-of-service attacks against
> Windows XP. Read it and prepare yourself.
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/windows/excerpt/swarrior_ch13/index1.html
> 
>  ---------------------
> Java
> ---------------------
> ***Book Preview: Eclipse
> The new Eclipse Foundation was recently announced at EclipseCon, and the
> Eclipse project is moving toward a June release of Eclipse 3.0. O'Reilly
> will publish Steve Holzner's "Eclipse: A Java Developer's Guide" this
> summer.
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/02/04/AntEclipse.html
> 
> A beta preview of Chapter 5, "Building Eclipse Projects Using Ant," is
> available online:
> http://www.onjava.com/onjava/2004/02/04/AntEclipse.pdf
> 
> 
> ***Six Cool New JSP and Servlet Features
> Bruce Perry describes six cool new features that Java developers who use
> Tomcat 5.x and other Servlet-API-2.4- and JSP-2.0-compliant containers
> will want to use in their projects. Bruce is the author of "Java Servlet 
> & JSP Cookbook."
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/02/11/jspcookbook.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Web
> ---------------------
> ***O'Reilly Network Is SXSW Web Awards Finalist
> South by Southwest (SXSW) has announced the finalists for its 2004 Web
> Awards, and the O'Reilly Network has been selected as a finalist in the
> "Classic" category. Cast your vote for your favorite finalist by March 5;
> winners will be announced at the Web Awards gala on March 14 in Austin,
> Texas.
> http://sxsw.com/interactive/web_awards/finalists/
> 
> Vote today:
> http://www.sxsw.com/vote/peoples_choice/
> 
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> .NET
> ---------------------
> ***ADO.NET Connection Pooling Explained
> Because the .NET managed providers manage the connection pool for us,
> using shared database connections is as easy as a summertime splash in the
> kiddie pool. But if those connections unexpectedly become invalid you
> could find yourself floundering in the deep end. In this new article,
> James Still will have you doing laps in no time.
> http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/02/09/connpool.html
> 
> ***Cooking with C# 
> Learn how to convert a string returned as a Byte[ ] back into a string and
> how to handle an exception that occurs within a method invoked via
> reflection in these sample recipes from O'Reilly's recently released 
> "C# Cookbook."
> http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/excerpt/csharpckbk_chap01/index.html
> 
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