[Viana-pm] (forw) [Josette@oreilly.co.uk: O'Reilly User Group Newsletter - Issue 17-05]

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> NEWS FROM O'REILLY AND BEYOND
> -Reader Created Tagged Bibliography for "Ambient Findability"
> -eBay Developer Challenge 2006
> -Attention Span
> -Time Management on Google Video
> -User Group Members receive a special 50% discount on Learning=20
>  Lab Courses--Ends December 31
> -Through Project Looking Glass with Hideya Kawahara
> -Managing TV with XMLTV=20
> -MacVoices #515: Home Networking with Scott Lowe
> -Managing MySQL on Mac OS X=20
> -What Is Virtualization?
> -Identifying Essential Windows Services: Part 2=20
> -Work Around Word XP's AutoCorrect Change
> -Hibernate Class Generation Using hbm2java
> -Lightweight O/R Mapping=20
> -Five Fun Ways to Play with Audio Hijack Pro
> -Introduction to the Variations Color Correction Tool in Photoshop
> -Meet Your Fellow Makers
> -MAKE Flickr
> -Give the Gift of MAKE Magazine--Special Offer for UG Members
> BOOK NEWS
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> General News
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> ***Reader Created Tagged Bibliography for "Ambient Findability" Livia =
> Labate has taken "Ambient Findability's" bibliography ("Ambient =
> Findability" is Peter Morville's highly readable and provocative book =
> on, well, findability), entered the URL of each entry into her page at =
> del.icio.us, and tagged each "ambientfindability," thus making the =
> bibliography entries more ambiently findable. For example, you'll notice =
> that 13 other people have bookmarked Gene Smith's "Beyond the Page," =
> making it a good jumping off point to amble findably through related =
> works. [Tags: tagging taxonomy PeterMorville AmbientFindability =
> EverythingIsMiscellaneous]=20
> <http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/mtarchive/tagged_bibliography.html>=20
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> ***eBay Developer Challenge 2006=20
> eBay and O'Reilly are sponsoring a coding contest for applications built =
> on eBay web services: the eBay Developer Challenge 2006. This contest =
> encourages the development of great tools that the eBay community will =
> love. Winners will be announced at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology =
> Conference in San Diego in March.
> <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/12/05/ebay-developer-challe=
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> ***Attention Span=20
> Are you paying full attention to anything you do these days? Probably =
> not. Whether at work or at home, you probably are distracted by email, =
> IM, the telephone, the television, and countless other distractions. We =
> begin this podcast with Linda Stone talking about Continuous Partial =
> Attention from her SuperNova address "Your Attention Please." Paul =
> Graham compares amateurs and professionals in his OSCON keynote "What =
> Business Can Learn from Open Source." We respond to a listener comment =
> on a story we ran last week and conclude with Ernie Prabhakar on open =
> source from infancy to adulthood. (DTF 008 beta: 24 minutes, 30 seconds, =
> 13.9MB)
> <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/12/12/distributing-the-futu=
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> ***Time Management on Google Video
> Tom Limoncelli=C2 recently produced a 45-minute video that highlights =
> many of the techniques in his new book, "Time Management for System =
> Administrators."
> <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8630>=20
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> Open Source
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> ***Through Project Looking Glass with Hideya Kawahara=20
> 3D has taken over video gaming. When will it take over mundane computing =
> areas such as file managers, word processors, and desktop environments? =
> Maybe soon, if Hideya Kawahara and the Project Looking Glass team have =
> their way. John Littler explores the ideas, implementations, and =
> possibilities of 3D interfaces in this interview.
> <http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2005/12/08/project_looking_gla=
> ss.html>=20
> 
> 
> ***Managing TV with XMLTV=20
> XMLTV is a set of open source utilities for working with television =
> schedules. It's not just for people building their own PVRs, =
> though--with a little cleverness, you can build your own schedule =
> applications. Brian Murray shows how he manages his family's =
> entertainment time.
> <http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/12/08/xmltv.html>=20
> 
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> Mac
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> ***MacVoices #515: Home Networking with Scott Lowe
> Scott Lowe, author of the "Home Networking: The Missing Manual" talks =
> with Chuck Joiner about the benefits and logistics of creating a home =
> network. Why would you want one? What are your options? What are the =
> pros and cons of each? Scott talks about wireless, Ethernet and =
> Powerline, how to choose, and what you can do with them once they are =
> set up.
> <http://www.macvoices.com/archives/2005/515.html>	=20
> 
> 
> ***Managing MySQL on Mac OS X=20
> There are myriad ways to control and manipulate information on a MySQL =
> server--some are stand-alone GUI apps, some are web-based, and of course =
> the venerable (and powerful) command-line option is always available. =
> Robert Daeley shows some of the most useful tools.
> <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/12/13/mysql.html>=20
> 
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> Windows/.NET
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> ***What Is Virtualization?
> Virtualization lets you have multiple "virtual machines," each with its =
> own operating system running in a sandbox, shielded from each other, all =
> in one physical machine. But why would you want to do this? Wei-Meng Lee =
> explains, and takes you on a tour of some of the most popular =
> virtualization software available: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004, VMware =
> Workstation 5.0, and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005.
> <http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/12/06/what-is-virtual=
> ization.html>=20
> 
> 
> ***Identifying Essential Windows Services: Part 2=20
> In Part 1 of this series, Mitch Tulloch, author of Windows Server Hacks, =
> showed you how to identify which basic server services are essential, =
> and which can be turned off. In this second part, he shows you =
> additional services for servers configured with specific roles.
> <http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/12/13/identifying-ess=
> ential-windows-services-2.html>=20
> 
> 
> ***Work Around Word XP's AutoCorrect Change
> THE ANNOYANCE: When I upgraded to Word 2002 a month ago, I found my =
> AutoCorrect entries stopped working. In Word 97 and Word 2000 =
> AutoCorrect, typing an abbreviated form immediately after a period will =
> cause the long form to display=E2EUR"but not in Word 2002. I type many =
> hundreds of measurements in millimeters and centimeters every day, and =
> have therefore created AutoCorrect entries to save keystrokes. For =
> example, in Word 2002, I type "1m" and "1 mm" displays, "3c" and "3 cm" =
> displays, saving me two keystrokes each time. Also I type "1.5m" and =
> "1.5 mm" displays, "3.25c" and "3.25 cm" displays.
> <http://www.annoyancescentral.com/experts/>=20
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> 
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> Java
> ---------------------
> ***Hibernate Class Generation Using hbm2java=20
> Hibernate uses mapping files to express the mapping of Java classes to =
> database tables. In a complex project, keeping mappings in sync with =
> your Java code can be burdensome and error-prone. Fortunately, the =
> hbm2java tool can automate this by generating POJO classes from the =
> mapping files. John Ferguson Smart shows how to use hbm2java with Ant =
> and Maven, and how to customize the behavior of the generated classes.
> <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/12/14/hibernate-class-generation=
> -with-hbm2java.html>=20
> 
> 
> ***Lightweight O/R Mapping=20
> O/R frameworks map Java classes to database tables and SQL code. While =
> popular, this approach is unpopular among DBAs, with the database at the =
> mercy of an external tool. Another approach is to go the other =
> direction: write tables and stored procedures and generate Java classes =
> from that. Norbert Ehreke introduces Amber, a framework that embodies =
> this approach.
> <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/12/07/relational-object-mapping.=
> html>=20
> 
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> Digital Media
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> ***Five Fun Ways to Play with Audio Hijack Pro=20
> It's like a sound lab on your Mac--with Audio Hijack Pro you can =
> digitize legacy music, time-shift radio shows, and even repurpose your =
> legally purchased music. Erica Sadun shows you five of her favorite AHP =
> tips.
> <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/12/02/audio-hijack.html>=20
> 
> 
> ***Introduction to the Variations Color Correction Tool in Photoshop
> Photoshop's Variations tool simplifies color correction by presenting =
> you with visual options in realtime. In this training video, Deke =
> McClelland shows you how perform simple color correction quickly.
> <http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/12/05/variations-color-correction.h=
> tml>=20
> 
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> MAKE
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> ***MAKE Flickr
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