[Dresden-pm] Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, May 27
Joerg Westphal
joerg.westphal at gmx.de
Mon Mai 31 06:40:12 CDT 2004
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O'Reilly News for User Group Members
May 27, 2004
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Book News
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-Hackers & Painters
-Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL, 2nd Ed.
-Stealing the Network
-Hibernate: A Developer's Notebook
-Digital Photography Hacks
-.NET Compact Framework Pocket Guide
-Pragmatic Version Control Using CVS
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Upcoming Events
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-Rob Griffiths ("Max OS X Hints"), Rogue Valley Mac Expo 2004,
Grants Pass, OR--June 13
-Derrick Story ("Digital Photography Hacks"), North Coast Mac Users
Group, Rohnert Park, CA--June 15
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Conference News
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-Mac OS X Conference Call for Participation--Ends June 11
-O'Reilly Open Source Convention Early Bird Discount--Ends June 18
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News
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-O'Reilly Distributes Pragmatic Bookshelf
-Microsoft Smartphone Tips and Tricks
-Dave Chappell: Inside the Enterprise Service Bus
-Inside the Homebrew Atari 2600 Scene
-Top Ten Ethereal Tips and Tricks
-FreeBSD Networking Basics
-The Fight Against Spam
-Top 12 Ways to Degunk Your PC
-Windows Server Hacks: Configuring Universal Group Caching
-SSS (Small, Simple, Safe)
-Documenting Projects with Apache Forrest
-C# Generics
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News From Your Peers
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more exposure for your events?
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Book News
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***Hackers & Painters
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596006624
"Hackers & Painters" examines issues such as the importance of beauty in
software design, the programming language renaissance, spam filtering,
the Open Source Movement, and Internet startups. Each essay moves
beyond widely held beliefs about the way programmers work and tells
important stories about the kinds of people behind technological
innovations, revealing distinctions about their characters and their
craft. Hackers who read this book will surely recognize themselves
within these pages, and programmers will have new thoughts percolating
the minute they put it down.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/hackpaint/
Chapter 2, "Hackers and Painters," is available free online:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/hackpaint/chapter/index.html
****Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL, 2nd Ed.
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596005431
"Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL, 2nd Edition" has been
updated and redesigned around the rich offerings of PEAR. Several of
these offerings, including the Template package and the
database-independent query API, have been integrated into examples and
thoroughly described. Using a complex sample application, all the
important techniques of dynamic content are introduced with an emphasis
on good design. The book also introduces PHP 5 and MySQL 4.1 features,
while providing techniques that can be used on older versions of the
software.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webdbapps2/
Chapter 11, "Authentication and Security," is available online:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webdbapps2/chapter/index.html
***Stealing the Network
Publisher: Syngress
ISBN: 1931836051
A fictional continent is emerging as a major new economic, political,
and military force on the world stage. However, its rapid growth has
left little in the way of time and money to shore up its Internet
backbone; now it's vulnerable to a potentially catastrophic attack. Who
are the bad guys? What do they want? How will it end? Find out in this
cyber-thriller, written by some of the most accomplished cyber-security
specialists in the world. We could tell you their real names, but then
we'd have to kill you.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1931836051/
***Hibernate: A Developer's Notebook
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596006969
"Hibernate: A Developer's Notebook" shows you how to use Hibernate to
automate persistence: you write natural Java objects and some simple
configuration files, and Hibernate automates all the interaction between
your objects and the database. You don't even need to know the database
is there, and you can change from one database to another simply by
changing a few statements in a configuration file. If you've needed to
add a database back-end to your application, don't put it off. It's
much more fun than it used to be.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0596006969/
Chapter 3, "Harnessing Hibernate," is available online:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0596006969/chapter/index.html
***Digital Photography Hacks
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596006667
Going beyond the standard fare of most digital photography books,
"Digital Photography Hacks"
shares the knowledge that professional photographers have learned
through thousands of shots' worth of experience and years of
experimentation. With exquisite, full-color photos throughout, the book
presents 100 proven techniques in the areas of daytime and nighttime
photo secrets, flash magic, digital camera attachments, fun photo
projects, camera phone tricks, and more. This book is your passport to
taking the kind of digital photos you've always aspired to.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/digphotohks/
Ten Sample Hacks are available online:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/digphotohks/chapter/index.html
***.NET Compact Framework Pocket Guide
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: ISBN: 0596007574
".NET Compact Framework Pocket Guide" teaches you what you need to know
to create applications for Pocket PC- and Windows-based Smartphones.
This pocket guide is a handy reference that provides a quick tour of
the .NET Compact Framework, and includes several working projects to
get you productive straightaway. Whether you're new to mobile
programming or new to Visual Studio .NET 2003, ".NET Compact Framework
Pocket Guide" will have you writing mobile applications quickly. Get
the information you need without all the fluff.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/compactframeworkpg/
A sample excerpt, "Project A: Currency Converter," is available online:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/compactframeworkpg/chapter/index.html
***Pragmatic Version Control Using CVS
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
ISBN: 0974514004
Version control systems don't have to be complicated, or time-consuming.
This book is a recipe-based approach to using the CVS Version Control
system that will get you up and running quickly--and correctly. Half of
all project teams in the U.S. don't use any version control at all, and
many others experience problems.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0974514004/
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Upcoming Events
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***For more events, please see:
http://events.oreilly.com/
***Rob Griffiths ("Max OS X Hints"), Rogue Valley Mac Expo 2004,
Grants Pass, OR--June 13
Rob will be one of the featured presenters at this event.
Josephine County Fairgrounds Art Building
Grants Pass, OR
http://www.jomacs.org/news_article.php?article_id=39
***Derrick Story ("Digital Photography Hacks"), North Coast Mac Users
Group, Rohnert Park, CA--June 15
Derrick, author and O'Reilly Network editor, presents "Movie Making with
Your Digital Camera" at the June NCMUG meeting. Learn to create
compelling QuickTime video that can be shared with friends, family, and
even coworkers in the business environment. Free for NCMUG members and
$5 for non-members.
Rohnert Park Senior Center
Rohnert Park, CA
http://www.ncmug.org/
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Conference News
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***Mac OS X Conference Call for Participation--Ends June 11
If you're pushing the Mac envelope, we want you to speak at our third
annual Mac OS X Conference this October. We're looking for proposals
from developers building new apps, admins tapping the open source
toolbox, small business owners powering their bottom lines, and digital
musicians leveraging X's muscle--but we're open to surprises, too.
The deadline for proposals is June 11.
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/macosx2004/create/e_sess
***O'Reilly Open Source Convention Early Bird Discount--Ends June 18
User Group members who register before June 18, 2004 get a double
discount. Use code DSUG when you register, and you'll get 20% off the
"Early Bird" price.
To register, go to:
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2004/create/ord_os04
O'Reilly Open Source Convention
Portland Marriott Downtown
Portland, OR
July 26-30, 2004
http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/
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News From O'Reilly & Beyond
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General News
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***O'Reilly Distributes Pragmatic Bookshelf
Books by developers, for developers: that's the pragmatic way, and it's
nicely aligned with the O'Reilly approach to publishing. We're happy to
help Pragmatic Programmers reach a wider audience by providing sales,
distribution, and marketing support for Pragmatic Bookshelf, an imprint
of Pragmatic Programmers, LLC.
For a list of titles available on the Pragmatic Bookshelf, visit:
http://pragmatic.oreilly.com/
***Microsoft Smartphone Tips and Tricks
Ultimately, smartphones are only as smart as the applications that run
on them. Wei-Meng Lee begins a new series that explores what's
possible, and what's practical, with these powerful mobile devices.
Wei-Meng is the author of "Windows XP Unwired."
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2004/05/14/smartphone_tips.html
***Dave Chappell: Inside the Enterprise Service Bus
Integration Developer News spoke with Dave Chappell to gain insights on
how ESBs work, and more importantly, how they may change the way Java
developers look at XML, XPath, messaging, and transaction-driven
integration projects. Dave is the author of O'Reilly's upcoming
"Enterprise Service Bus."
http://www.idevnews.com/CaseStudies.asp?ID=124
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Open Source
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***Inside the Homebrew Atari 2600 Scene
Despite console-company protestations to the contrary, emulators aren't
only tools for copyright infringers. If it weren't for emulators, would
the Atari 2600 homebrew scene be where it is today? "Wait, there's an
Atari 2600 homebrew scene?" you ask. As Howard Wen explains, it exists,
and new-school programmers are making some impressive games in the
old-school style.
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/05/20/atari_2600_homebrew
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***Top Ten Ethereal Tips and Tricks
Ethereal rivals commercial sniffers with its abundance of features and
hundreds of protocol dissectors. And best of all, it's free. Here's a
top ten list of Ethereal tips and tricks from Angela D. Orebaugh, a
coauthor of Syngress' "Ethereal Packet Sniffing."
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/security/2004/05/13/etherealtips.html
***FreeBSD Networking Basics
Networking is integral to many functions of a modern FreeBSD system.
When it's working, it works wonderfully. When it's not working--or
before you've configured things--it can frustrate new users. Dru
Lavigne, author of O'Reilly's "BSD Hacks," explains how to verify,
configure, and optimize FreeBSD networking.
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/05/13/FreeBSD_Basics.html
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Mac
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***LDAP in Mac OS X Server
Typical network services problems, such as enabling all of your
computers to use the same login information to authenticate users, can
be solved with directory services. Panther has the built-in tools, but
they're still less than elegant. Tony Williams shows you how to piece
them together.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/05/25/ldap.html
***The Fight Against Spam
Fighting spam is a battle that all Internet users must fight. Francois
Joseph de Kermadec shows you practical techniques, many of which you
might have overlooked, to take back control of your email.
Part One:
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/05/14/spam_pt1.html
Part Two:
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/05/18/spam_pt2.html
Part Three:
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/05/21/spam_pt3.html
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Windows
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***Top 12 Ways to Degunk Your PC
Your PC, with its 80GB hard drive and 512MB of RAM, runs way too slow.
Why? It's gunked up with pictures, movies, music, and attachments you've
saved; you've saved stuff to the wrong places; and you have apps
installed that you don't use. If you want to clean up your PC, and get
it running as fast as it should, follow Joli Ballew and Jeff
Duntemann's 12-step program for degunking your PC. Joli and Jeff are
the authors of "Degunking Windows" from Paraglyph Press.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/05/25/degunkwindows.h
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***Windows Server Hacks: Configuring Universal Group Caching
Universal groups offer big benefits for system administrators, but can
have downsides as well. Mitch Tulloch, author of O'Reilly's "Windows
Server Hacks," shows you how to get the most out of them, and how to
avoid the pitfalls.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/05/18/ug_caching.html
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Java
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***SSS (Small, Simple, Safe)
Teaching Java is complicated both by the language's syntax and the huge
number of classes in its standard libraries. According to Alper Coskun,
one solution might be "Small Simple Safe" (SSS), which tries to
alleviate this by giving the user an opportunity to create and relate
objects in a very simple GUI.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/05/26/sss.html
***Documenting Projects with Apache Forrest
Apache Forrest helps you develop the documentation to accompany your
application, automatically providing a number of neat features such as
menus, links, cross-references, and breadcrumb navigation. Kyle Downey
provides an introduction.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/05/26/forrest.html
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.NET
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***C# Generics
The single most anticipated (and dreaded?) feature of Visual C# 2.0 is
the addition of Generics. Jesse Liberty shows you what problems
Generics solve, how to use them to improve your code, and why you need
not fear them.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/05/17/liberty.html
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News From Your Peers
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***Looking for more User Group events to attend? Or want to get
more exposure for your next meeting?
Check out the events page on the O'Reilly UG wiki:
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Until next time--
Marsee