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> -Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks
> -Dancing Barefoot
> -WebLogic: The Definitive Guide
> -Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Little Black Book
> -Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One
> -Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual
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> -We're Bringing Back RepKover Lay-Flat Bindings
> -The Uganda Digital Bookmobile
> -Wallace Wang's Unusual Career: Stand-up Comedian 
> & Computer Book Author
> -Amazon and Open Source
> -Mod_python's PSP: Python Server Pages 
> -Day in the Life of #Apache 
> -Cleaning iPhoto 
> -bash on Mac OS X 
> -Inside IIS 6 
> -Protect Yourself Against Kerberos Attacks 
> -Configuring JBoss 4.0 JDBC Connectivity 
> -The Ideal Digital Photographer's Workflow, Part 3 
> -O'Reilly Learning Lab's .NET Certificate Series
> -Developing Web-Service-Driven, Smart Mobile Applications
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> ***Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596006071
> If you are disoriented by the new Mac environment, this book will get you
> acclimated. It's a guide to understanding the BSD Unix system and
> challenging Panther-specific components. It includes an overview of the
> Terminal application and Panther's filesystem and startup processes, as
> well as coverage of LDAP and NetInfo, Fink and Darwin Ports, and the Apple
> X11 distribution for running X Windows applications. The book also
> features a manpage-style reference to the undocumented commands that come
> with Panther.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mpantherunix/
> 
> Chapter 14, "MySQL and PostgreSQL," is available free online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mpantherunix/chapter/index.html
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> 
> ***Dancing Barefoot--Finally Available!
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596006748
> Wil Wheaton--blogger, geek, and Star Trek: The Next Generation's Wesley
> Crusher--gives us five true tales of life, love, and the absurdities of
> Hollywood in "Dancing Barefoot." Far from the usual celebrity tell-all,
> this book is a vivid, personal account of Wil's search for his true self.
> If you've ever fallen in love, attended a Star Trek convention, or
> pondered the meaning of life, you'll find a kindred soul in the pages of
> "Dancing Barefoot."
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/barefoot/
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> 
> ***WebLogic: The Definitive Guide
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 059600432X
> "WebLogic: The Definitive Guide" presents a 360-degree view of the world
> of WebLogic. An exhaustive treatment of the WebLogic server and management
> console answers any question that developers, administrators, and system
> architects might think to ask. From building, packaging, and deploying
> applications to optimizing the runtime WebLogic environment, dealing with
> security issues, and understanding Enterprise APIs, this book provides
> detailed analysis, thorough explanations, and clear examples to help you
> master this powerful and complex application server.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/weblogictdg/
> 
> Chapter 18, "XML," is available free online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/weblogictdg/chapter/index.html
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> 
> ***Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Little Black Book
> Publisher: Paraglyph Press
> ISBN: 1932111867
> "Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Little Black Book" features techniques to help
> intermediate and experienced Mac users get the most out of the new Panther
> operating system. This book includes extensive coverage of Panther's new
> networking and printing features, high-speed Finder searching
> capabilities, system preferences, font manager, Font Book, applications
> including iChat AV and iPhoto, and the much improved mail system. With
> access to hundreds of immediate solutions to everyday dilemmas, you'll
> learn how to solve problems, perform critical tasks, and maximize your 
> use of OS X.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1932111867/
> 
> 
> ***Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596006187
> "Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One" clears the fog, taking you from graphics
> newbie to Photoshop warrior. This full-color book from Photoshop master
> Deke McClelland includes a CD with nearly two hours of professionally
> produced video tutorials that feature Deke and relate to the book's
> written instructions, giving you an up-close and personal training
> experience that simulates the classroom environment. You'll travel step by
> step through real-world projects that help you gain Photoshop proficiency,
> and along the way, you'll get a good dose of graphics theory, best
> practices, and tips for avoiding Photoshop disasters.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/adobephoto/
> 
> 
> ***Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596006314
> "Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual" helps first-time and experienced
> web designers bring stunning, interactive web sites to life. A
> step-by-step annotated tutorial takes readers through the construction of
> a state-of-the-art commercial web site, complete with Flash buttons,
> Cascading Style Sheets, and dynamic databases. You'll learn how to create
> and when it's appropriate to use web features such as forms, animations,
> and pop-up windows. And you'll learn scores of undocumented workarounds
> and shortcuts. With over 500 illustrations and a handcrafted index, this
> book is the ultimate atlas for Dreamweaver MX 2004.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dreammx2004tmm/
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> Join O'Reilly and NCMUG for a special Mac User Group Day in Sebastopol,
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> ("Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell"), Tom Negrino & Dori Smith
> ("Mac OS X Unwired"), and Scott Fullam ("Hardware Hacking Projects
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> Conference News
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> ***Outstanding Keynotes Announced for the Sixth Annual O'Reilly 
> Open Source Convention
> Three members of the distinguished Dyson family--Esther, George, and
> Freeman--will share a keynote address; Robert Lefkowitz, one of OSCON
> 2003's most riveting speakers, will return; Milton Ngan will also return
> to discuss the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy; and Tim O'Reilly will also be
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> General News
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> ***We're Bringing Back RepKover Lay-Flat Bindings
> Lay-flat bindings are back. Readers of O'Reilly books will once again be
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> that it will stay open to the page they're perusing. O'Reilly is
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> ***The Uganda Digital Bookmobile 
> Inspired by his experience on the road with the Internet Bookmobile,
> Richard Koman, along with Brad deGraf, founded Anywhere Books, an
> organization dedicated to deploying the bookmobile approach in development
> contexts. In turn, Koman and deGraf partnered with the National Library of
> Uganda to create the Uganda Digital Bookmobile. Koman writes about his
> experience in Uganda with this project, which included the set up of
> scanning stations and a printing system at the National Library in
> Kampala.
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/articles
> 
> 
> ***Wallace Wang's Unusual Career: Stand-up Comedian & 
> Computer Book Author
> "Wally Wang, 'Steal This Computer Book 3,' knows firsthand the importance
> of sticking with even the most far-reaching New Year's resolutions. On
> Jan. 1, 1990, the Detroit native resolved to dive headfirst into a
> stand-up comedy career. The decision might not have been a monumental one,
> except that Wang had never even set foot in a comedy club." Read the rest
> of this story in this recent "Las Vegas Sun" article:
> http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/read/2004/jan/23/516226302.html
> 
> Steal This Computer Book 3 
> Publisher: No Starch Press
> ISBN: 1593270003
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593270003/
> 
> ---------------------
> Open Source
> ---------------------
> ***Amazon and Open Source
> Amazon realized early on that amazon.com was more than just a book site,
> more in fact than just an e-commerce site. It was becoming an e-commerce
> platform. Open source has been a key part of the Amazon story, and
> although Amazon has closed code, it has created its own "architecture of
> participation" that may be even richer than that of many open source
> software development communities. Tim shares his thoughts in the 
> latest Ask Tim.
> http://www.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/ask_tim/2004/amazon_0204.html
> 
> 
> ***Mod_python's PSP: Python Server Pages 
> For simple web sites, inlining code in the pages themselves is shockingly
> effective. For more complex sites, it can even work with good MVC design.
> Fear not, Pythonistas, mod_python's PSP brings the power and clarity of
> Python to web programming. Grisha Trubetskoy explains.
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2004/02/26/python_server_pages.html
> 
> 
> ***Day in the Life of #Apache 
> Rich Bowen tackles yet another common Apache dilemma in the latest
> installment in this series based on his conversations on the IRC channel,
> #apache. This week he delves into the sometimes confusing world of
> modules: when to enable them, when to disable them, and why.
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/apache/2004/02/26/apacheckbk.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Mac
> ---------------------
> ***Cleaning iPhoto 
> When you have thousands of images in iPhoto and don't have time to cull
> them manually, scripting starts to look very appealing. brian d foy shows
> you some helpful AppleScripts and Perl scripts you can use to clean up
> your iPhoto libraries.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/02/27/cleaning_iphoto.html
> 
> 
> ***bash on Mac OS X 
> In the migration from Jaguar to Panther, one of the lesser-discussed
> changes has been the switch from tcsh to bash as the default shell (for
> new accounts). In this article, David Miller delves into affected areas,
> such as aliases and environment variables, to help you make the
> transition.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/02/24/bash.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Windows
> ---------------------
> ***Inside IIS 6 
> With the release of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft has made significant
> changes in how IIS works. Mitch Tulloch brings you up to speed on what's
> new, and gives you insider tips on how to take advantage of it.
> http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/03/02/inside_iis.html
> 
> 
> ***Protect Yourself Against Kerberos 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 Kerberos attacks. Read it and prepare
> yourself.
> http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/excerpt/swarrior_ch14/index1.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Java
> ---------------------
> ***Configuring JBoss 4.0 JDBC Connectivity 
> JBoss uses the HypersonicDB by default, but with a few configuration
> changes, it can use any JDBC-equipped database. Deepak Vohra shows how to
> use Oracle, Sybase, MySQL and other databases with JBoss.
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/02/25/jbossjdbc.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Web
> ---------------------
> ***The Ideal Digital Photographer's Workflow, Part 3 
> You can achieve greater control over the quality of the images produced by
> your new digital camera if you shoot them in RAW format. Trouble is, it
> can take an inordinate amount of time to convert RAW images into something
> your image-editing program can use. In Part 3 of Ken Milburn's series on
> creating ideal digital photography workflows, he details several steps you
> can take to save hours of RAW-process work after every shoot. Ken is the
> author of the upcoming "Digital Photography: Expert Techniques."
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2004/02/24/digital_photography.html
> 
> ---------------------
> .NET
> ---------------------
> ***O'Reilly Learning Lab's .NET Certificate Series
> Learn .NET programming skills and earn a .NET Programming Certificate from
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> 
> 
> ***Developing Web-Service-Driven, Smart Mobile Applications 
> Working with web services and other network protocols that were designed
> with broadband in mind can become a real burden to making applications
> really mobile. But there is hope. Michael Yaun walks through the design
> and implementation of a complete end-to-end mobile application that solves
> these difficult problems.
> http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/02/23/mobilewebserviceapps.html
> 
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