From william at knowmad.com Mon Oct 17 17:19:21 2005 From: william at knowmad.com (William McKee) Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:19:21 -0400 Subject: [Charlotte.PM] October Perl Mongers Meeting - Thursday, October 20th at 7:00pm Message-ID: <20051018001920.GA6141@knowmad.com> Hello Charlotte Perl Mongers, As mentioned at our last meeting, we were looking forward to a presentation this month by Steve Berry, lead developer for Business Journals. Due to scheduling conflicts, the meeting will most likely be an open forum to discuss current programming topics or issues that members are facing. We hope to reschedule Steven's presentation for a future date. Since we are meeting uptown this month, we anticipate an earlier departure to a local pub for refreshments. Our meeting this month will be hosted by the Business Journal at the American City building. See end of message for link to the meeting location. Meeting room will be announced in a follow-up message. See you at the meeting, William McKee What: October Perl Mongers Meeting When: Thursday October 20th, 7:00 pm Where: American City Building 120 W Morehead St http://local.google.com/maps?q=business+journal,+charlotte,+nc&ll=35.221559,-80.851693&sll=35.226944,-80.843333&spn=0.013389,0.027805&sspn=0.225482,0.468292&cid=35226944,-80843333,14092242406697807971&iwloc=A&hl=en For more information, contact William McKee at william at knowmad.com or by phone at (704) 343-9330. You can also visit our web site at http://charlotte.pm.org. From william at knowmad.com Wed Oct 19 04:35:21 2005 From: william at knowmad.com (William McKee) Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:35:21 -0400 Subject: [Charlotte.PM] October Perl Mongers Meeting - Thursday, October 20th at 7:00pm Message-ID: <20051019113521.GA1679@knowmad.com> Meeting reminder and additional details: Parking is available in the front parking lot. Security knows to let us in and will be able to direct you to the meeting room. Our hosts will also be providing snacks and drinks. If time permits, we'll be adjourning to a nearby pub around the uptown area. > Hello Charlotte Perl Mongers, > > As mentioned at our last meeting, we were looking forward to a > presentation this month by Steve Berry, lead developer for Business > Journals. Due to scheduling conflicts, the meeting will most likely be > an open forum to discuss current programming topics or issues that > members are facing. We hope to reschedule Steven's presentation for a > future date. > > Since we are meeting uptown this month, we anticipate an earlier > departure to a local pub for refreshments. Our meeting this month will > be hosted by the Business Journal at the American City building. See end > of message for link to the meeting location. Meeting room will be > announced in a follow-up message. > > > See you at the meeting, > William McKee > > What: October Perl Mongers Meeting > > When: Thursday October 20th, 7:00 pm > > Where: American City Building > 120 W Morehead St > http://local.google.com/maps?q=business+journal,+charlotte,+nc&ll=35.221559,-80.851693&sll=35.226944,-80.843333&spn=0.013389,0.027805&sspn=0.225482,0.468292&cid=35226944,-80843333,14092242406697807971&iwloc=A&hl=en > > For more information, contact William McKee at william at knowmad.com or > by phone at (704) 343-9330. You can also visit our web site at > http://charlotte.pm.org. From diona at studio12a.com Wed Oct 19 16:11:12 2005 From: diona at studio12a.com (Diona Kidd) Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:11:12 -0400 Subject: [Charlotte.PM] Javascript CPAN Message-ID: <4356D290.8000201@studio12a.com> Hi all, We discussed at a previous meeting testing and pondered if there was a way to test Javascript. I just came across http://www.openjsan.org and I thought of that meeting. Granted, if your code dies so does your test due to the nature of JS. Specifically, I was looking at a JS implementation of Test::Simple (http://www.openjsan.org/doc/t/th/theory/Test/Simple/0.21/lib/Test/Simple.html) Looks like parts of CPAN are being migrated into a JS Archive Network. See you all tomorrow evening, Diona From william at knowmad.com Tue Oct 25 13:46:20 2005 From: william at knowmad.com (William McKee) Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:46:20 -0400 Subject: [Charlotte.PM] October Meeting recap Message-ID: <20051025204620.GA2181@knowmad.com> Thanks again to American City Business Journals for hosting last week's meeting and providing us with drinks and snacks. We had seven members turn out for the open meeting which covered current topics including AJAX, memcached, Apache configuration via modperl (using Biz Journals config as the example), Catalyst/CGI::Application/Ruby on Rails and more. One topic that was discussed was forming a list of companies using Perl. I've started a page in the kwiki[1] for this purpose. Please add to it. Thanks, William [1] http://charlotte.pm.org/kwiki/index.cgi?LocalCompaniesUsingPerl -- Knowmad Services Inc. http://www.knowmad.com From william at knowmad.com Wed Oct 26 04:47:56 2005 From: william at knowmad.com (William McKee) Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:47:56 -0400 Subject: [Charlotte.PM] Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, October 25 Message-ID: <20051026114756.GG2181@knowmad.com> The latest O'Reilly User Group newsletter... ----- Forwarded message from Marsee Henon ----- > To: william at knowmad.com > From: Marsee Henon > Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:16:34 -0700 > Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, October 25 > > Hello, > > We have been changing things around here at O'Reilly as you might have > noticed when you go to http://www.oreilly.com/. In an effort to catch up > and get ahead a little, I have listed all the books we have released > from the last newsletter until today. There are 24 books on this list. > I think that is a record. 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This > populist revolt is getting lots of press, but the problem with textbooks > is deeper and more fundamental than high prices: expensive textbooks are > relics of the pre-internet world. O'Reilly CIO CJ Rayhill explicates and > highlights O'Reilly's web-based co-publishing tool: SafariU. > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/10/21/problem-with-textbooks-safariu-editorial.html > > > ***O'Reilly Authors on the Air: > 11/5 10:00am PT--David Pogue talks about the Missing Manual series on > the "Digital Village" radio show. Archives of the shows are available > online. > http://www.digitalvillage.org/ > > 11/22 5:00PM PT David Pogue and Adam Goldstein interviewed on the > "Computer Outlook" radio show on "Switching to the Mac: The Missing > Manual, Tiger Ed." Podcast of the show online. > http://www.computeroutlook.com/ > > 11/23 5:00pm PT--Jack Herrington on the "Computer Outlook" radio show > with host John Iasiulo on "Podcasting Hacks." Podcast of the show > online. > http://www.computeroutlook.com/ > > > ***Encrypting Voice: An Interview with Phil Zimmermann > VoIP Magazine recently interviewed Phil Zimmermann, creator of PGP, the > most widely used email encryption software. Phil discusses the urgency > of creating powerful encryption for VoIP, among other issues. Phil will > be speaking at O'Reilly's upcoming Emerging Telephony Conference, > January 24-26 in San Francisco. > http://www.voip-magazine.com/content/view/520/ > > > ***Dreamweaver 8 Does Standards > The latest incarnation of Dreamweaver--version 8--supports web standards > and the WCAG with more fervour than ever before. Rachel Andrew explains > the product's evolution, and shows how to set up Dreamweaver 8 for > standards-compliant development. > http://www.sitepoint.com/article/dreamweaver-8-standards > > > ***My Top 10 CSS Tricks > For years, designers have manipulated CSS to meet their needs. Now > Trenton has compiled his favourite tips to help you get more out of your > designs. From page-width, the text-transform command, and IE-specific > tricks, to hints on creating CSS documents for hand-held devices, these > powerful tips will save you time and hassle. > http://www.sitepoint.com/article/top-ten-css-tricks > > > > ***User Group Members receive a special 50% discount on Learning Lab > Courses > As an O'Reilly User Group member, you save on all the courses in the > following University of Illinois Certificate Series: > -Linux/Unix System Administration > -Web Programming > -Open Source Programming > -.NET Programming > -Client-Side > > This offer ends December 31st, 2005. To redeem, use Promotion Code > "ORALL1" to save 50%. Each course comes with a free O'Reilly book and a > 7-day money-back guarantee. Register online: > http://learninglab.oreilly.com/ > > --------------------- > Open Source > --------------------- > ***EuroOSCON--Doctorow on Europe's Coming Broadcast Flag > In Cory Doctorow's closing keynote at O'Reilly's first-ever European > Open Source Convention, he stated, "Right now we find ourselves in the > midst of a global attack on free software. A global attack that is > supposed to uphold copyright, but that has no nexus with what copyright > actually does." At the heart of this attack, asserts Cory, is the DRM > and certain American entertainment companies' push for a Broadcast Flag > in Europe. Daniel Steinberg reports on Cory's keynote. > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/10/21/doctorow-on-europe-broadcast-flag.html > > > ***What Is Ruby on Rails? > Ruby on Rails is an impressive web development framework that will soon > reach version 1.0. While there's a lot of buzz, it can sometimes be > difficult to discern the steak beneath the sizzle. Curt Hibbs walks > through the features and pieces of Ruby on Rails to show how it fits > together and where its big benefits come from. > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/10/13/what_is_rails.html > > --------------------- > Mac > --------------------- > ***An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence > Have you ever thought about using an iSight to take and classify images, > such as those of a user sitting at the iMac? We have. And while we're > working on that tutorial, we thought it might be a good idea to first > publish a background piece on artificial intelligence. > http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/10/21/artificial-intelligence.html > > > ***TextEdit's Default Format: RTF...Why? > Rich Text Format (.rtf) is the default choice for Mac OS X's TextEdit. > Have you ever wondered why? Giles Turnbull takes a look at the RTF spec > and discusses its strengths and shortcomings...and possibly uncovers > why Apple chose it as the default for text processing. > http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/10/18/rtf.html > > --------------------- > Windows/.NET > --------------------- > ***Security Myths: The Perimeter Is Everything > Is the perimeter the be-all and end-all of network defense? Mitch > Tulloch, author of Windows Server Hacks, takes a look at whether it's > time to kill the myth that perimeter defense is everything. > http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/10/18/security-myths-the-perimeter-is-everything.html > > > ***C#: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: An Interview with Anders > Hejlsberg, Part 1 > Anders Hejlsberg, in charge of the ongoing development of the C# > programming language for Microsoft, talks about the past, present, and > future of C#. Among other topics, he covers the implementation of C# > generics (compared to Java), nullable types, and how language integrated > query is implemented. > http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/10/17/interview-with-anders-hejlsberg.html > > --------------------- > Java > --------------------- > ***Moving Past Java: An Interview with Bruce Tate > WebServicesSummit.com recently interviewed Bruce Tate about the future > of Java and web development. Bruce discusses scalable enterprise > applications, database-enabled applications, AJAX, and lightweight > solutions for web development, while questioning whether Java is still a > technology for the masses. Bruce is the author of the newly released > "Beyond Java." > http://www.webservicessummit.com/Articles/MovingPastJava.htm > > > ***Diagnostic Tests with Ant > Determining what's gone wrong with your software--source or binary--in a > remote location is no simple task. Before taking a call and walking the > user through error-prone troubleshooting, why not collect information > about the user's system and the application files? Koen Vervloesem shows > how you can do this with Ant. > http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/10/12/diagnostic-tests-with-ant.html > > --------------------- > Digital Media > --------------------- > ***Canon 5D: First Impressions > The first thing that's noticeable about the EOS 5D is that it is a > full-frame camera. I took a shot out of my hotel window with an EF 24-70 > L zoom lens at 24mm. My reaction was, "So that's where my wide-angle has > been hiding all these years." James Duncan Davidson reports on the Canon > 5D after his first assignment with it. > http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/10/13/canon-5d.html > > > ***Hacking Your Car: How to Get Clean Audio and Video Signals into > Your Car > In the living room, red, white, and yellow RCA jacks are the universal > standard for input. Wouldn't it be nice if car manufacturers did the > same and put these jacks in your car? Damien Stolarz thinks so, and > shows you how to hack your ride to get a clean audio and video signal > into your car. Damien is the author of "Car PC Hacks." > http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/10/05/audio-video-hack-for-your-car.html > > --------------------- > MAKE > --------------------- > ***iPod Boxes into Art > There are millions and millions of iPods out there, but what happens to > all the empty boxes? The packaging is pretty nice, and at this point, as > iconic as the iPod itself. So in Maker spirit, here is a photo diary of > HOW TO turn an empty iPod into a little robot-looking guy. Made with > just the packaging materials, hot glue, and paint, it could be a fun > project for kids. > http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/10/how_to_make_a_robot_statue_fro.html > > > ***Kid-Tested Haunted House Tricks > Eric Wilhelm's Halloween Haunted House Controller project in Make 03 > explained how to build a multi-relay controller board that synchronizes > lights, sounds, and other effects with soundtracks playing through > Winamp on a laptop. This article describes some of the scare scenarios > that Eric has staged using this controller, plus some other kid-tested > tricks from haunted houses he's built. > http://www.makezine.com/extras/27.html > > > Sample Projects from MAKE: > http://makezine.com/samples/ > > > > ================================================ > >From Your Peers > ================================================ > ***Don't forget to check out the O'Reilly UG wiki to see what user > groups around the globe are up to: > http://wiki.oreillynet.com/usergroups/index.cgi > > Until next time-- > > Marsee Henon > > > ================================================================ > O'Reilly > 1005 Gravenstein Highway North > Sebastopol, CA 95472 > http://ug.oreilly.com/ http://www.oreilly.com > ================================================================ ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Knowmad Services Inc. http://www.knowmad.com