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> From: Marsee Henon <marsee at oreilly.com>
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> Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, June 25
> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 17:08:47 -0700
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> O'Reilly UG Program News--Just for User Group Leaders
> June 25, 2004
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> O'Reilly News for User Group Members
> June 25, 2004
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> Book News
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> -Programming Jakarta Struts, 2nd Edition
> -The Best Damn Windows 2003 Server Book
> -Java Cookbook, 2nd Edition
> -Google: The Missing Manual
> -Richard Thieme's Islands in the Clickstream
> -CYA: Securing IIS 6.0
> -CYA: Securing Exchange Server 2003 & Outlook Web Access
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> Upcoming Events
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> -Apple WWDC, San Francisco, CA--June 28-July 2
> -JavaOne, San Francisco, CA--June 28-July 1
> -Edd Dumbill ("Linux Unwired"), GNOME User and Developer European
> Conference, Kristiansand, Norway--June 28-30
> -James Duncan Davidson ("Mac OS X Panther Hacks," "Running Mac OS X
> Panther"), Apple Store, San Francisco, CA--June 30
> -Steve Bass ("PC Annoyances"), Anchorage Borders,
> Anchorage, AK--July 7
> -Steve Bass ("PC Annoyances"), Alaska Computer Society PC Users Group,
> Anchorage, AK--July 8
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> Conference News
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> -O'Reilly Open Source Convention User Group Discount
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> -Don't forget--Visit with O'Reilly Editors at 2004 USENIX Annual Tech
> Boston, MA--June 27-July 2
> -O'Reilly Network Launches eDocuments
> -The Open Source Paradigm Shift
> -A Linux Quick Reference to Useful Commands
> -The Pragmatic Programmers Interview
> -Voice Recording Magic with the iPod
> -RSS: The Next Generation
> -A Brief Introduction to GPS Photo Linking
> -Windows Server Hacks: Using Saved Queries to Find Locked Accounts
> -Easily Purge Spyware, Adware, and Other Malware
> -Using a JMS Provider with MDBs via the J2EE Connector Architecture
> -Working with Hibernate in Eclipse
> -SP.NET Forms Security by Jesse Liberty
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> News From Your Peers
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> -Share your Group's Secrets to Success on the O'Reilly UG Wiki.
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> ***Programming Jakarta Struts, 2nd Edition
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596006519
> "Programming Jakarta Struts, 2nd Edition" covers everything the successful
> first edition did and more. Now fully up to date with Struts 1.1, this new
> edition covers the latest material on tag libraries and the new
> JavaServerFaces (JSF) APIs, and it includes all-new chapters on JSF,
> JSTL/EL, and security. This book will save you time and headaches with its
> practical, here's-how-to-do-it approach to using the Struts Framework to
> its fullest potential.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0596006519/
>
> Chapter 11, "The Validator Framework," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0596006519/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***The Best Damn Windows 2003 Server Book
> Publisher: Syngress
> ISBN: 1931836124
> Windows Server 2003 has more features and functionality in any one of its
> component services than existed in the entire Windows NT 4 operating
> system. This book distills the tens of thousands of pages of documentation
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> and troubleshooting a Windows Server 2003 network is documented, with
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> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1931836124/
>
>
> ***Java Cookbook, 2nd Edition
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596007019
> "Java Cookbook, 2nd Edition" has been completely revised and updated to
> cover all the major APIs from Java 1.4 as well as significant first-look
> recipes for the most important features of the new 1.5 version. Packed
> with hundreds of tried-and-true Java recipes, the book also covers many
> specialized APIs--like those for working with Struts, Ant, and other open
> source tools--and delivers expanded Mac OS X Panther coverage. This
> comprehensive collection of problems, solutions, and practical examples
> will serve well Java developers at all levels of expertise.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0596007019/
>
> Chapter 8, "Data Structuring with Generics, foreach, and Enumerations (JDK
> 1.5)," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0596007019/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***Google: The Missing Manual
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596006136
> Google, the planet's most popular program for finding stuff on the web,
> has no manual. It may seem like an easy-to-use program, but Google has
> many hidden tricks and tools that can turn your simple searching into
> powerful--and successful--discoveries. You just have to know where to
> look. This book is your guide, covering search techniques and tricks,
> must-have tools, and those little-known corners of Google. Get more out of
> your Google searches with this friendly deskside companion.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/googletmm/
>
> Chapter 3, "Googling Further: Images, News, and the Directory," is
> available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/googletmm/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***Richard Thieme's Islands in the Clickstream
> Publisher: Syngress
> ISBN: 1931836221
> "Islands in the Clickstream" is a series of thousand-word essays exploring
> social and cultural dimensions of technology and the larger concerns of
> our lives. Their focus ranges beyond the impact of technology to
> spirituality, psychological insight, and social commentary. The author's
> credibility and work as a professional speaker immersed in technology who
> was also an Episcopal priest for sixteen years provides a perfect platform
> for supporting the book.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1931836221/
>
>
> ***CYA: Securing IIS 6.0
> Publisher: Syngress
> ISBN: 1931836256
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1931836256/
>
>
> ***CYA: Securing Exchange Server 2003 & Outlook Web Access
> Publisher: Syngress
> ISBN: 1931836248
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1931836248/
>
> The CYA series are highly portable, easily digestible road-maps to
> configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting essential features, assuring
> that the reader has in fact covered their behind.
>
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> Upcoming Events
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> ***Apple WWDC, San Francisco, CA--June 28-July 2
> We'll have a great new selection of Mac developers books to choose from at
> this show. Moscone West Convention Center
> http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/
>
>
> ***JavaOne, San Francisco, CA--June 28-July 1
> Drop by our booth (#1416) to check out our latest Java offerings.
> Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
> http://java.sun.com/javaone/
>
>
> ***Edd Dumbill ("Linux Unwired"), GNOME User and Developer European
> Conference, Kristiansand, Norway--June 28-30
> Author Edd Dumbill (Linux Unwired) speaks at the fifth annual GUADEC.
> Agder University College, Kristiansand, Norway
> http://2004.guadec.org/
>
>
> ***James Duncan Davidson ("Mac OS X Panther Hacks," "Running Mac OS X
> Panther"), Apple Store, San Francisco, CA--June 30
> James is a special guest speaker at the SF Apple Store, telling his story
> as a Java developer moving to the Mac and becoming a Cocoa developer.
> http://www.apple.com/retail/sanfrancisco/
>
>
> ***Steve Bass ("PC Annoyances"), Anchorage Borders,
> Anchorage, AK--July 7, 2004
> Steve visits the Anchorage Borders beginning at 7:00 p.m. Stop by to say
> hello and get your very own copy signed!
> http://www.bordersstores.com/stores/store_pg.jsp?storeID=88
>
>
> ***Steve Bass ("PC Annoyances"), Alaska Computer Society PC Users Group,
> Anchorage, AK--July 8
> Join Steve at the ACSPCUG monthly meeting.
> http://www.acs-pcug.org/index.htm
>
> ================================================
> Conference News
> ================================================
> ***O'Reilly Open Source Convention User Group Discount
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> News From O'Reilly & Beyond
> ================================================
> ---------------------
> General News
> ---------------------
> ***Don't forget--Visit with O'Reilly Editors at 2004 USENIX Annual Tech
> Boston, MA--June 27-July 2
> Come visit O'Reilly in the Partner Publisher Suite June 28-30. This
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> http://www.usenix.org/usenix04/
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> ***O'Reilly Network Launches eDocuments
> Affordable, downloadable PDFs of premium O'Reilly Network content are now
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>
> ***Got an Gmail invite to share?
> Listen to Wil Wheaton ("Just a Geek") on the David Lawrence Show
> discussing his new project gmail4troops.com, which makes it easy to donate
> Google Gmail accounts to the US troops overseas.
> http://thedavidlawrenceshow.com/002007.html
>
> Just a Geek
> By Wil Wheaton
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 059600768X
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jag/
>
> ---------------------
> Open Source
> ---------------------
> ***The Open Source Paradigm Shift
> Tim O'Reilly writes about the lessons to be learned from the Open Source
> Movement in this article based on a talk he first gave at the
> Warburg-Pincus technology conference in May 2003. Find out why Tim says
> the open source story is far from over.
> http://tim.oreilly.com/opensource/paradigmshift_0504.html
>
> For more of Tim's writings, pay a visit to tim.oreilly.com.
>
>
> ***A Linux Quick Reference to Useful Commands
> Daniel J. Barrett, author of O'Reilly's "Linux Pocket Guide," has compiled
> a quick-reference guide to the most essential Linux commands and the tasks
> they perform. We are presenting this quick reference as a PDF download.
> Print it and keep it by your keyboard for quick answers to problems
> that arise.
> http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/excerpt/LinuxPG_quickref/index.html
>
>
> ***The Pragmatic Programmers Interview
> The Pragmatic Programmers, Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas, recently launched
> their own line of books on pragmatic software development. Since O'Reilly
> distributes their books, we convinced them to do an interview about
> self-publishing, the state of the software industry, and how to become
> better developers.
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2004/06/24/pragmatic_programmers.html
>
>
> ***The Pragmatic Bookshelf:
> Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# with NUnit
> ISBN: 0974514020
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0974514020/
>
> Pragmatic Unit Testing in Java with JUnit
> ISBN: 0974514012
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0974514012/
>
> Pragmatic Version Control using CVS
> ISBN: 0974514004
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0974514004/
>
> ---------------------
> Mac
> ---------------------
> ***Voice Recording Magic with the iPod
> Everyone knows that the iPod plays music unlike any other device, but many
> don't realize that it records clean audio, too. Here's a handy tutorial
> that shows you how to get started, then challenges your creativity with
> some nifty ideas about how to use these tools.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/06/22/ipod_recorder.html
>
>
> ***RSS: The Next Generation
> Syndicated summaries of web content are more popular than ever before, and
> the recent explosion of users has prompted some dramatic changes in the
> world of RSS software. Giles Turnbull takes a look at some of the latest
> offerings, including PulpFiction, Shrook, and of course, NetNewsWire.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/06/15/rss.html
>
>
> ***A Brief Introduction to GPS Photo Linking
> Digital cameras record EXIF data that tells us when we took a picture, but
> what if we want to know where too? David Goldwasser introduces us to using
> GPS positioning data with EXIF timestamps to build interactive maps
> showing pictures of markers. Typical of the kinds of hacks David
> contributed to O'Reilly's recently released "Digital Photography Hacks."
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/06/15/gps_photo.html
>
> ---------------------
> Windows
> ---------------------
> ***Windows Server Hacks: Using Saved Queries to Find Locked Accounts
> Locked accounts can represent a serious security hole on your network.
> Mitch Tulloch, author of "Windows Server Hacks," shows you how to use
> saved queries to find them.
> http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/06/22/locked_accounts.html
>
>
> ***Easily Purge Spyware, Adware, and Other Malware
> Think you're protected against spyware? Most likely you're not. J.W. Olsen
> reviews two of the best spyware killers you'll find anywhere: Ad-aware and
> Spybot.
> http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/06/22/Spyware.html
>
>
> ---------------------
> Java
> ---------------------
> ***Using a JMS Provider with MDBs via the J2EE Connector Architecture
> Message-Driven Beans (MDBs) get a big boost in J2EE 1.4 via integration
> with the J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA), which opens up interesting
> possibilities to use messaging to and from legacy systems. Debu Panda
> shows how this can be accomplished.
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/06/23/mdbjca.html
>
>
> ***Working with Hibernate in Eclipse
> Jim Elliott was curious about whether anyone had written plugins to work
> with Hibernate in Eclispe, as he'd just finished writing "Hibernate: A
> Developer's Notebook." It turns out there are several such efforts
> underway. In this article, Jim explores Hibernate Synchronizer--a plugin
> that automatically updates your Java code when you change your mapping
> document.
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/06/23/hibernate.html
>
> ---------------------
> .NET
> ---------------------
> ***SP.NET Forms Security
> Jesse Liberty shows how easy it is to provide forms-based security via
> login screens and authentication in Whidbey.
> http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/06/14/liberty_whidbey.html
>
> ================================================
> News From Your Peers
> ================================================
> ***Share your Group's Secrets to Success on the O'Reilly UG Wiki
> List you tricks and experiences to share:
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> Until next time--
>
> Marsee
>
>
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