From c.duehl at gmx.de Tue Dec 11 23:55:53 2007 From: c.duehl at gmx.de (c.duehl at gmx.de) Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:55:53 +0100 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, December 11 Message-ID: <20071212075553.99470@gmx.net> -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Datum: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:39:56 -0800 Von: "Marsee Henon" An: c.duehl at gmx.de Betreff: Newsletter from O\'Reilly UG Program, December 11 Hi there, Around the office, we're getting ready for Macworld San Francisco in January. We'll have a great booth with many of our digital photography experts including Derrick Story, Mikkel Aaland, Deke McClelland, and Harold Davis. If you're going to be at the show, please let me know. I'd love to meet you in person. I'll be working at the O'Reilly booth on Tuesday, January 15 and Wednesday, January 16. Here's a list of the O'Reilly happenings at Macworld. 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Zum Einen dient mir das als Grundlage für den Kalender in $foo, und zum Anderen werden auf der Startseite von http://www.perl-community.de die "nächsten Termine" aus dem Kalender gefüttert. Und nur ein aktueller Kalender und ein voller Kalender ist nützlich. Für 2008 werde ich vermutlich auch ein kleines Script schreiben, was aus dem perlmongers.de-Kalender den Perl-Community-Kalender (http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ngctmrd1cac35061mrjt3hpgng%40group.calendar.google.com&gsessionid=f7BSr5eJbXM) füttert... Viele Grüße, Renée From mailinglisten at renee-baecker.de Fri Dec 14 08:13:19 2007 From: mailinglisten at renee-baecker.de (mailinglisten at renee-baecker.de) Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:13:19 +0100 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] YAPC::EU 2008 Message-ID: <20071214_161319_028500.mailinglisten@renee-baecker.de> Hallo *, Wer es noch nicht mitbekommen hat... Gruß, Renee ----- Forwarded message from jonasbn ----- From: jonasbn Resent-Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:26:59 +0100 Subject: YAPC::Europe 2008, Call for Attention Call for Attention The dates for the annual YAPC::Europe conference to be held in Copenhagen in 2008 have been settled. The hosts, Copenhagen Perl Mongers, are happy to inform you that the event will take place across 3 days, from Wednesday the 13th to Friday the 15th of August 2008, at the magnificent venue of Copenhagen Business School. The venue is a modern school in the heart of Copenhagen, which will provide a great frame for Yet Another Perl Conference in Europe with the theme of 'Beautiful Perl' in wonderful Copenhagen. Informational wiki is available and future announcements will be published on the conference website, http://www.yapceurope2008.org/ and in other relevant fora. Thank you for you attention - hoping to see you in Copenhagen in 2008 for YAPC::Europe, Copenhagen Perl Mongers jonasbn, on behalf of Copenhagen Perl Mongers ----- End forwarded message ----- From c.duehl at gmx.de Wed Dec 19 23:50:09 2007 From: c.duehl at gmx.de (c.duehl at gmx.de) Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:50:09 +0100 Subject: [Bielefeld-pm] Fwd: O'Reilly News fuer UserGroups: Neues im Dezember Message-ID: <20071220075009.23180@gmx.net> -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Datum: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:06:49 +0100 (CET) Von: ug at oreilly.de An: user_groups at oreilly.de Betreff: O\'Reilly News fuer UserGroups: Neues im Dezember ____________________________________________________ O'Reilly UserGroup News - fuer UserGroup-Vertreter Dezember 2007 ____________________________________________________ 1. Open TecFeed: "Schnelleinstieg in Flex 2" zum kostenfreien Download ------------------------------------------------- Das TecFeed "Schnelleinstieg in Flex 2" koennen Sie sich jetzt kostenfrei herunterladen. Dieses TecFeed bietet Ihnen eine vollstaendige Einfuehrung in die Programmierung mit Flex 2 und beruecksichtigt dabei auch MXML und ActionScript 3.0. Hier geht es zum Download: http://www.oreilly.de/tecfeeds/ 2. 3fuer2-Aktion ---------------- Fuer Freunde englischsprachiger Fachbuecher haben wir ein besonderes Angebot: 3 fuer 2. Waehlen Sie drei Buecher aus, das guenstigste erhalten Sie von uns geschenkt! Die 3fuer2-Aktion gilt fuer dreissig Neuerscheinungen und Bestseller von O'Reilly Media und Pragmatic Programmers. Eine Liste aller dreissig Titel finden Sie hier: http://www.oreilly.de/3fuer2/ 3. Weihnachten fuer Geeks ------------------------- Feiern Geeks ueberhaupt Weihnachten? Was gibt es zu essen, und was mache ich, wenn ich am 24.12. noch kein einziges Geschenk habe? Diese und mehr Fragen beantworten die Mela Eckenfels und Petra Hildebrandt, die Autorinnen des Kochbuchs fuer Geeks im Weihnachtsspecial unter: http://www.oreilly.de/artikel/2007/12/weihnachten2007.html Wir wuenschen Ihnen von ganzem Herzen ein recht froehliches Weihnachtsfest, ein paar herrlich unbeschwerte Feiertage und ein ganz und gar erfreuliches und erfolgreiches Jahr 2008! Ihr O'Reilly-Team ____________________________________________________ Deutschsprachige Neuerscheinungen (Details s.u.) ---------------------------------- 1. Das Google Web Toolkit: GWT 2. Praxisworkshop Photoshop Lightroom 3. Regulaere Ausdruecke - kurz & gut Englischsprachige Neuerscheinungen (Details s.u.) ---------------------------------- 1. Learning Python, 3rd Edition 2. The Art of Agile Development 3. Tomcat: The Definitive Guide 4. sendmail, 4th Edition 5. Network Security Assessment 6. Windows Powershell Cookbook 7. Big Book of Windows Hacks 8. Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders 9. The Best of MAKE 10. Eccentric Cubicle 11. Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices 12. Oracle Essentials, 4th Edition 13. Oracle PL/SQL Language Pocket Reference ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 1. Das Google Web Toolkit: GWT ------------------------------ Michael Seemann ISBN 978-3-89721-719-5 272 Seiten, gebunden, 34.90 EUR Das GWT ist ein Werkzeug, mit dem sich Webseiten analog zu Swing-Oberflaechen programmieren lassen. Michael Seemann zeigt die Funktionsweise des GWT anhand eines durchgaengigen Projekts: In einem Fitnesstagebuch im Web sollen User ihre sportlichen Erfolge aufzeichnen koennen. Mit diesem praxis- nahen Ansatz kommt er schnell zum Punkt und ermoeglicht es dem Leser, selbst zuegig loszulegen. Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung inkl. Probekapitel: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/gwebtoolkitger/#top 2. Praxisworkshop Photoshop Lightroom ------------------------------------- Mikkel Aaland ISBN 978-3-89721-490-3 348 Seiten, in Farbe, 39.90 EUR Zwoelf herausragende Fotografen, eine umwerfende Landschaft und ein maechtiges Tool zur Verwaltung und Verarbeitung von digitalen Bildern - gibt es erlesenere Zutaten fuer ein Lightroom-Buch? Mikkel Aaland, ausgezeichneter Fotograf und Bestsellerautor, beschreibt in diesem Buch die Arbeit von Photoshop Lightroom waehrend einer Foto-Expedition nach Island im Sommer 2006. Das Buch zeigt anhand von atemberaubendem Bildmaterial, wie Photoshop Lightroom Fotografen durch vielseitige und leistungsfaehige Funktionen unterstuetzt. Ein inspirierendes Buch! Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung inkl. Probekapitel: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/lightroomger/#top 3. Regulaere Ausdruecke - kurz & gut ------------------------------------ Toni Stubblebine ISBN 978-3-89721-535-1 136 Seiten, 9.90 EUR "Regulaere Ausdruecke - kurz & gut" bietet Programmierern einen vollstaendigen Ueberblick ueber die Syntax und Semantik von regulaeren Ausdruecken, sie enthaelt eine kurze Einfuehrung in die wichtigsten Regex-Konzepte sowie Referenzabschnitte fuer die verbreitetsten Implementierungen regulaerer Ausdruecke: Perl, Java, .NET und C#, Ruby, Python, PHP, JavaScript, die PCRE-Bibliothek sowie vi, awk, egrep und sed. Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/regexppr2ger/ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Englischsprachige Neuerscheinungen ---------------------------------- 1. Learning Python ------------------- Mark Lutz ISBN 978-0-596-51398-6 746 Seiten, gebunden, 38.00 EUR With this hands-on book, you can master the fundamentals of the core Python language quickly and efficiently, whether you're new to programming or just new to Python. Each chapter is a self-contained lesson that helps you thoroughly understand a key component of Python. Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung inkl. Probekapitel: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/9780596513986/#top 2. The Art of Agile Development -------------------------------- Jim Shore & Shane Warden ISBN 978-0-596-52767-9 430 pages, EUR 38.00 "The Art of Agile Development" contains practical guidance for anyone considering or applying agile development for building valuable software. This book provides no-nonsense advice on agile planning, development, delivery, and management taken from the authors' many years of experience with Extreme Programming (XP). Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung inkl. Probekapitel: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/9780596527679/#top 3. Tomcat: The Definitive Guide ------------------------------------- Jason Brittain & Ian F. Darwin ISBN 978-0-596-10106-0 494 pages, EUR 38.00 "Tomcat: The Definitive Guide" is a valuable reference for administrators and webmasters, a useful guide for programmers who want to use Tomcat as their web application server during development or in production, and an excellent introduction for anyone interested in Tomcat. Updated for the latest version of Tomcat. Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung inkl. Probekapitel: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/9780596101060/ 4. sendmail, 4th Edition --------------------------------- Bryan Costales et al. ISBN 978-0-596-51029-9 1308 pages, EUR 58.00 A classic O'Reilly title since 1993, sendmail now covers Versions 8.10 through 8.14 of this email routing program, including dozens of new features, options, and macros. This edition also takes a more nuts-and-bolts approach than its predecessors. It includes both an administration handbook and a reference guide that provide you with clear options for installing, configuring and managing sendmail's latest versions and companion programs. Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung inkl. Probekapitel: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/9780596510299/ 5. Network Security Assessment ---------------------------- Chris McNab ISBN 978-0-596-51030-5 504 pages, EUR 38.00 This book provides you with the tricks and tools professional security consultants use to identify and assess risks in Internet-based networks-the same penetration testing model they use to secure government, military, and commercial networks. Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung inkl. Probekapitel: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/9780596510305/ 6. Windows Powershell Cookbook ---------------------------------------- For Windows, Exchange 2007, and MOM V3 Lee Holmes ISBN 978-0-596-52849-2 584 pages, EUR 48.00 This Cookbook provides hundreds of tested scripts that you can use right away to administer Windows systems using Microsoft's new tool-everything from automating routine tasks to working with files, event logs and other forms of structured data to managing the users and resources of complex Windows networks. Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/9780596528492/#top 7. Big Book of Windows Hacks ---------------------------------------- Preston Gralla ISBN 978-0-596-52835-5 652 pages, EUR 34.00 A MAKE:-Book Bigger, better and broader in scope, the "Big Book of Windows Hacks" gives you everything you need to get the most out of your Windows Vista or XP system, including its related applications and the hardware it runs on or connects to. 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The Best of MAKE ------------------- Edited by Mark Frauenfelder ISBN 978-0-596-51428-0 384 pages, EUR 34.00 After two years, MAKE has become one of most celebrated new magazines to hit the newsstands, and certainly one of the hottest reads. If you're just catching on to the MAKE phenomenon and wonder what you've missed, this book contains the best DIY projects from the magazine's first ten volumes -- a surefire collection of fun and challenging activities going back to MAKE's launch in early 2005. Hier finden Sie eine ausfuehrliche Beschreibung: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/9780596514280/ 10. Eccentric Cubicle --------------------- Kaden Harris ISBN 978-0-596-51054-1 391 pages, EUR 29.00 Who says office cubicles need to be dreary? In this book, author Kaden Harris of Eccentric Genius introduces aspiring and die-hard Makers to a highly entertaining parallel universe of surreal office-based projects that are sure to pique the curiosity of even the most jaded office mates. >From desktop guillotines and crossbows to mood-enhancing effects and music makers, each project presents a different set of challenges and opens new avenues of Maker lore. More inspiration at: http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/9780596510541/#top 11. Oracle PL/SQL Best Practices -------------------------------- Steven Feuerstein ISBN 978-0-596-51410-5 292 pages, EUR 29.00 In this compact book, Steven Feuerstein, widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on the Oracle PL/SQL language, distills his many years of programming, teaching, and writing about PL/SQL into a set of best practices-recommendations for developing successful applications. 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