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[R. Burbach]

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From: Marsee Henon <marsee at oreilly.com>
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Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, March 18
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 17:58:58 -0800 (PST)

>
> O'Reilly User Group Program
> Newsletter
> March 18, 2003
>
>
> Please share this information with your members...
>
>
> Highlights This Week:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Book News
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -Java Extreme Programming Cookbook
> -Learning Red Hat Linux, 3rd Edition
> -Web, Graphics & Perl/Tk: Best of the Perl Journal
> -Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Upcoming Events
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -Derrick Story ("iPhoto:The Missing Manual" and "Digital Photo Pocket
> Guide") will present to the North Coast Mac Users Group at O'Reilly,
> Sebastopol, CA--March 22
> -Jesse Liberty ("Programming ASP.NET") at the Web Services Edge 2003
> East Conference, Boston, MA--March 20
> -Software Legends Night at Softpro Books, Burlington, MA--March 26
> -Colin Moock ("ActionScript for Flash MX") at Flash Forward 2003, San 
> Francisco, CA--March 26
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Conference --------------------------------------------------------------- 
>
>
> -
> -Registration is open for the 2003 O'Reilly Open Source Convention
> -Mac OS X Innovators Contest Winning Entry to be Announced at the
> O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference
> -New--Put Up A O'Reilly Open Source Convention Banner, Get A Free Book
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Safari ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -First "Go On Safari" Winner--Michael J. Ross, San Diego Oracle Users 
> Group
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> News
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -The Next Revolution: Smart Mobs
> -What does Linux have to do with Dickens?
> -Interview with Rael Dornfest
> -Official O'Reilly Gear at ThinkGeek
> -Hackers Meet Soldiers
> -Egoboo: The Cute Way to Dungeon Role Play
> -The XML.com Interview: Eric Meyer
> -Making Java Objects Comparable
> -Detecting Duplicate Code with PMD's CPD
> -Configuration Handlers in .NET
> -Build Hyperlinks into Your Client App with the Windows Forms LinkLabel
> Control
> -Hands on X11
> -Apple Releases Java 1.4.1 for Mac OS X
>
> ================================================
> Book News
> ================================================
> Review books are available--email me for a copy.
>
> ***Please include the book order number on your requests.
>
> Let me know if you need your books by a certain date.
> Allow at least four weeks for shipping. Send or email me copies of your 
> newsletters and book reviews.
>
> Don't forget, your members get 20% off any O'Reilly book they purchase
> directly from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering.
> http://www.oreilly.com/
>
> ***Group purchases with better discounts are available***
> Please let me know if you are interested.
>
> Press releases are available on our press page:
> http://press.oreilly.com/
>
> ***Java Extreme Programming Cookbook
> Order Number: 3870
> Extreme Programming does not mean programming naked while rollerblading
> down the side of the Grand Canyon. It does mean a new approach to
> software development that is both radical and common sense. Brimming
> over with 100 recipes for getting down to business and actually doing
> XP, "Java Extreme Programming Cookbook" succinctly documents the most
> important features of popular open source tools for XP in Java, and
> then digs right in, providing recipes for implementing the tools in
> real-world environments.  http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jextprockbk/
>
> Chapter 4, "JUnit," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jextprockbk/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***Learning Red Hat Linux, 3rd Edition
> Order Number: 4699
> "Learning Red Hat Linux, 3rd Edition" guides you through the process of
> installing and running Red Hat Linux on your PC. Written in a friendly,
> easy-to-understand style, this book contains all you need to get
> started, including the complete Red Hat 8.0 distribution on CD. With
> new tutorials covering OpenOffice Tools and the desktop, this book is
> excellent for first-time Linux users who want to install the operating
> system on a new PC or convert an existing system to Linux.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/redhat3/
>
> Chapter 10, "Connecting to the Internet," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/redhat3/
>
>
> ***Web, Graphics & Perl/Tk: Best of the Perl Journal
> Order Number: 3110
> "Web, Graphics & Perl/Tk: Best of the Perl Journal" includes the very
> best (and still relevant) articles published in "The Perl Journal" over
> its five years of publication. Written by 23 of the most prominent and
> prolific members of the closely knit Perl community, including Lincoln
> Stein, Mark-Jason Dominus, Alligator Descartes, and Dan Brian, the 40
> articles included in this volume are simply some of the finest Perl
> articles ever written on the subjects of graphics, the Web, and
> Perl/Tk.  http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/tpj2/
>
> Chapter 4, "Cookies," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/tpj2/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual
> Order Number: 4524
> If you've made the switch to Mac, or you're ready to, this book will
> show you how to: move files, address books, and email collections from
> a PC to the Mac; find familiar controls in the new system; set up a
> network to share files with PCs and Macs; and adapt old printers,
> scanners, and other peripherals. If you've discovered that just buying
> a new Mac isn't all there is to it, this guide by celebrated author and
> columnist David Pogue will have you converting from Windows to Mac
> quickly and easily.  http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/switchmacmm/
>
> ===============================================
> Upcoming Events
> ===============================================
> ***Derrick Story ("iPhoto:The Missing Manual" and "Digital Photo Pocket
> Guide") will present to the North Coast Mac Users Group at O'Reilly,
> Sebastopol, CA--March 22
> Join Derrick Story as he shows you how to take advantage of the
> powerful, yet easy to use, features in the latest version of the iLife
> application suite. Create "Ken Burns like" QuickTime movies, add music
> from your iTunes library, and publish it all to a CD, DVD, or the Web.
> Plus, you'll receive a special "behind the scenes" tour of the O'Reilly
> Campus here in Sebastopol. Derrick will be available to answer
> questions and sign books. The O'Reilly bookstore is open for this
> event.
>
> O'Reilly
> Saturday, March 22, 2003 11am--1pm
> 1005 Gravenstein Highway North
> Sebastopol, CA
> Directions:
> http://www.oreilly.com/oreilly/seb_directions.html
>
> For more information on NCMUG go to:
> http://www.ncmug.org/
>
>
> ***Jesse Liberty ("Programming ASP.NET") at the Web Services Edge 2003
> East Conference, Boston, MA--March 20
> Author Jesse Liberty ("Programming C#," "Learning C#," "Learning Visual
> Basic .NET," and "Programming ASP.NET") is the keynote speaker at Web
> Services Edge 2003 East Conference.
>
> Web Services Edge 2003 East Conference & Expo
> March 18-20, 2003
> Hynes Convention Center
> Boston, MA
> http://www.sys-con.com/webservicesedge2003east/index.cfm
>
>
> ***Software Legends Night at Softpro, Burlington, MA--March 26
> Spend an evening filled with tips, tricks, best practices, and fun with
> author Chris Sells ("Mastering Visual Studio .NET").
>
> Softpro Books
> Wednesday, March 26, 2003
> 6:30 to 8:00 pm
> 112 Mall Road
> Burlington, MA 01803-5300
> http://www.softpro.com/events.html
>
>
> ***Colin Moock ("ActionScript for Flash MX") at Flash Forward 2003, San 
> Francisco, CA--March 26
>
> Author Colin Moock leads an ActionScript Workshop and a session on
> "Multiuser Flash with Unity 2."
>
> Flash Forward 2003
> March 26-29, 2003
> Herbst Theatre
> San Francisco, CA
> http://www.flashforward2003.com/
>
>
> For more events, please see:
> http://events.oreilly.com/
>
> ================================================
> Conference News
> ================================================
> ***Registration is open for the 2003 O'Reilly Open Source
> Convention--Portland, OR
> Programmers, developers, strategists, technical staff, and other open
> source votaries from around the world congregate for five days of
> tutorials, conference sessions, and networking of the flesh-and-blood
> variety. Recognizing that open source tools have moved squarely into
> the mainstream, this year's convention focuses on "embracing and
> extending proprietary software."
>
> Early Bird Discount--
> User Group members who register before May 23, 2003, 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/os2003/create/ord_os03
>
> O'Reilly Open Source Convention
> Portland Marriott Downtown, Portland, OR
> July 7-11, 2003
> http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/
>
>
> ***Mac OS X Innovators Contest Winning Entry to be Announced at the
> O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference
> Have you created a Mac OS X application, plug-in, or some other type of
> innovative software that you believe is top in its class? Then enter it
> in the Mac OS X Innovators contest. First prize is an ADC Premier
> membership (includes WWDC pass, hardware credits, and tons of other
> benefits) plus a full pass to the O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference plus a
> one year subscription to the premium online book service, Safari--these
> awards total nearly $5,000 for the first place winner.  Deadline for
> entries is March 28.  Find out how to enter here:
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/mac/developer/
>
> For more info on the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference:
> http://conferences.oreilly.com/etcon/
>
> User Group members get 20% off the conference pricing. Use the code DSUG.
>
> To register, go to:
> http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/22/register.html
>
>
> ***New--Put Up an O'Reilly Open Source Convention Banner, Get A Free Book
> Ready for the next conference banner promotion? Here it is:  We are
> looking for user groups to display our conference banners on their web
> sites. If you send me the link to your user group site with our
> O'Reilly Open Source Convention banner, I will send you the O'Reilly
> book of your choice.
>
> OSCON Conference Banners:
> http://ug.oreilly.com/banners/oscon2003/
>
> ================================================
> Safari News
> ================================================
> ***"Go On Safari" Tip of the Week Winner--Michael J. Ross, San Diego
> Oracle Users Group
> "One advantage that Safari has over newsgroups is the higher quality of
> source code. Developers can better rely upon sample code from technical
> books tested by professional reviewers and countless readers, and
> supplemented with more extensive explanations and errata--as opposed to
> code culled from thrice-borrowed scripts, and usually presented with
> insufficient context."
>
> Your group can also participate in this introductory program just for
> user group members. To "Go on Safari," any of your members who sign up
> for our Safari 14-day free trial send comments on their experiences, or
> tips and tricks for how they used Safari  (it only needs to be 2
> sentences long, but it may be longer) to safari_talk at oreilly.com.
>
> Every week someone will be chosen from the tips or comments submitted
> to receive fun stuff from O'Reilly (T-shirts, book bags, or other
> surprises). If a member of your user group is selected, your group
> receives free gifts, too. Whatever the individual member receives, your
> UG will get one, too, to give away at your next meeting, or use however
> you see fit. Recipients--and their comments--will be announced in the
> User Group Newsletter.
>
>
> **Please use this special UG URL to sign up for the 14-day trial**
> http://www.oreilly.com/safari/ug
>
> For more information on Safari:
> http://safari.oreilly.com/
>
> ================================================
> News From O'Reilly & Beyond
> ================================================
> ---------------------
> General News
> ---------------------
> ***The Next Revolution: Smart Mobs
> What do you get when you mix together millions of cell phones and
> P2P-enabled computers with wireless Internet floating in the air and
> users reviewing products, sellers, and each other? Smart mobs. That's
> what Howard Rheingold, a keynoter at O'Reilly's upcoming Emerging
> Technology Conference, calls these folks. Read what he has to say about
> this third computing revolution.
> http://www.openp2p.com/pub/a/p2p/2003/03/13/howard.html
>
> For more info on the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference:
> http://conferences.oreilly.com/etcon/
>
>
> ***What does Linux have to do with Dickens?
> Tim O'Reilly's weblog from Sunday, March 16, 2003.
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/2911
>
>
> ***Interview with Rael Dornfest
> Listen to Minnesota Public Radio's "Future Tense" interview with Rael
> Dornfest and learn about some of Google's lesser-known search
> techniques. Just click on the link beside "Google Hacks." Rael is a
> coauthor of O'Reilly's recently released "Google Hacks."
> http://news.mpr.org/programs/futuretense/
>
> Google Hacks
> Order Number: 4478
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/googlehks/
>
>
> ***Official O'Reilly Gear at ThinkGeek
> For years, our customers have asked us to make and sell various items
> with our animals on them. We are pleased and proud to present our first
> collection of official OReilly animal swag. For a limited time only,
> order any O'Reilly t-shirt, babydoll tee, or child's t-shirt/creeper,
> and get a free O'Reilly 2003 Calendar. For every shirt you buy,
> ThinkGeek will give you a free calendar.  www.thinkgeek.com/oreilly.
>
> ---------------------
> Open Source
> ---------------------
> ***Hackers Meet Soldiers
> OpenBSD has a well-deserved reputation for fanatical security. Why is
> the U.S. military funding it? What do you get out of it? Cameron Laird
> and George Peter Staplin investigate.
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html
>
>
> ***Egoboo: The Cute Way to Dungeon Role Play
> Dungeon crawls are as popular among the computer RPG crowd as first
> person shooters are among the action crowd. In the open source world,
> Egoboo is perhaps the cutest and most accessible RPG. Howard Wen
> examines the project, its history, and its future.
> http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2003/03/13/egoboo.html
>
> ---------------------
> XML
> ---------------------
> ***The XML.com Interview: Eric Meyer
> Russell Dyer talks to Eric Meyer, invited expert to the W3C's CSS
> Working Group, and author of "Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive
> Guide." http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/03/12/meyer.html
>
> Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide
> Order Number: 6226
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/css/
>
> ---------------------
> Java
> ---------------------
> ***Making Java Objects Comparable
> Sometimes how objects relate to each other is as important as the
> existence of the objects. There's no single way to compare them--a
> person might be sorted by age, name, or position in a queue. In this
> article, Budi Kurniawan demonstrates how to make your objects
> comparable and sortable with java.util.Comparator and
> java.lang.Comparable.
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2003/03/12/java_comp.html
>
>
> ***Detecting Duplicate Code with PMD's CPD
> Code reuse has been a grail for years. Why, then, is there still so
> much copying and pasting going on? Tom Copeland introduces CPD, the
> Copy/Paste Detector, which can identify large swaths of duplicate Java
> code.  http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2003/03/12/pmd_cpd.html
>
> ---------------------
> .NET
> ---------------------
> ***Configuration Handlers in .NET
> In the shiny new world of .NET-based applications with xcopy deployment
> and smart clients, we can no longer use the registry to hold
> application configuration information. Instead, we're supposed to use
> XML-based configuration files accessed via the CLR's pluggable
> configuration framework. In this article by Ben Lowery, he explains how
> this all works.
> http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2003/01/01/configsections.html
>
>
> ***Build Hyperlinks into Your Client App with the Windows Forms
> LinkLabel Control
> Writing for MSDN, Dan Hurwitz discusses the flexibility of the
> LinkLabel control in the .NET Framework, its properties, built-in
> behaviors, and their use in VB.NET and C#.
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/02/LinkLabel/default.aspx
>
> Dan is a coauthor of "Programming ASP.NET."
> Order Number: 1711
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progaspdotnet/index.html
>
> ---------------------
> Mac
> ---------------------
> ***Hands on X11
> The imprementation of X11 for Mac OS X includes a window server,
> libraries, and basic utilities such as xterm. In this article, Dan
> Benjamin shows you how to install and use the latest beta offered by
> Apple.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/03/14/install_x11.html
>
> ***Apple Releases Java 1.4.1 for Mac OS X Apple takes Java to the next 
> level with the latest release of the Java
> 2 Platform, Standard Edition, version 1.4.1 for Mac OS X. It includes
> 60 percent more features than 1.3.1. Daniel Steinberg brings you up to
> speed.  http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/03/10/osx_java.html
>
>
>
> Until next time--
>
> Marsee
>
>
>
>
>



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