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From: Marsee Henon <marsee at oreilly.com>
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Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, July 9
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 17:06:58 -0700

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> O'Reilly News for User Group Members
> July 9, 2004
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> Book News
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials, 2nd Edition
> -Mastering Oracle SQL, 2nd Edition
> -Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition
> -Just a Geek
> -Version Control with Subversion
> -3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima
> -Eclipse Cookbook
> -Flash Hacks
> -The Spam Letters
> -Online Investing Hacks
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> Upcoming Events
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -O'Reilly at Macworld Conference & Expo, Boston, MA--July 12-15
> -Chuck Toporek ("Inside .Mac" &  "Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell"),
> Chicago Apple Store, Chicago, IL--July 16
> -O'Reilly at Syllabus2004, San Francisco, CA--July 18-22
> -O'Reilly Open Source Convention, Portland, OR--July 26-30
> -Dan Gillmor ("We the Media") and Paul Graham ("Hackers & Painters"),
> Powell's Books, Portland, OR--July 28
> -Tim O'Reilly Speaks at the Portland Area .NET User Group Meeting,
> Portland, OR--July 29
> -Alex Martelli ("Python in a Nutshell"), Powell's Books,
> Portland, OR--July 29
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Conference News
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -O'Reilly Open Source Convention User Group Discount
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> News
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -O'Reilly Releases Spanish-Language Titles
> -History of Programming Languages
> -Stealing the Network: A Prequel
> -How to Write a Basic Gtk# Program with Mono
> -Unix Printing Basics
> -Announcing the 2004 Mac OS X Innovators Contest
> -Hacking Mac OS X Panther
> -Steve Jobs Introduces Tiger at WWDC 2004
> -Top Three Windows RSS Readers
> -Surf the Web Anonymously
> -Spring in Action
> -Inside Class Loaders: Debugging
> -Refactoring in Whidbey
> -ASP.NET Forms Security, Part 2
>
> ================================================
> Book News
> ================================================
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> New Releases
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> ***Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials, 2nd Edition
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 059600737X
> "Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials, 2nd Edition" provides an insider's look at
> what's coming in the widely anticipated Perl 6. It uncovers 
> groundbreaking
> new developments in Parrot, and the most revolutionary change in the
> language itself, Apocalypse 12 on objects. The book also expands coverage
> of Apocalypse 5 (regular expressions) and Apocalypse 6 (subroutines). 
> This
> is the only book to reveal all the ingenious developments that will make
> Perl 6 more powerful and easier to use.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/059600737X/index.html
>
> Chapter 10, "Parrot Intermediate Representation," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/059600737X/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***Mastering Oracle SQL, 2nd Edition
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596006322
> Updated to cover Oracle 10g, this new edition has a stronger focus on
> practical, expert best practices and on Oracle-specific SQL techniques
> than any other book on the market. The book covers Oracle's library of
> built-in functions, query-writing features, regular expression support,
> new aggregate and analytic functions, the native XML datatype, XMLType,
> and more. For those who want to harness the power of Oracle SQL, this
> essential guide for putting Oracle SQL to work will prove invaluable.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0596006322/
>
> Chapter 7, "Set Operations," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0596006322/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596006063
> "Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition" offers a thorough treatment
> of Mac OS X Panther, from its BSD Unix foundation to the finer points of
> its user interface. It familiarizes readers with the Finder and the Dock,
> file management, system configuration, network administration issues, and
> more, including a clear picture of what's new. The book also includes the
> most complete Unix command reference found in print--with each command 
> and
> option painstakingly tested and checked against Panther.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macpantherian/
>
> Chapter 13, "Security Basics," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macpantherian/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***Just a Geek
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 059600768X
> Wil Wheaton has never been one to take the conventional path to success.
> Despite early stardom through his childhood role in the motion picture
> "Stand By Me," and growing up on television as Wesley Crusher on "Star
> Trek: The Next Generation," Wil left Hollywood in pursuit of happiness,
> purpose, and a viable means of paying the bills. In this, his newest 
> book,
> Wil shares his deeply personal and difficult journey to find himself with
> stories that reveal an honesty and disarming humanity.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jag/
>
> A sample chapter, titled "Alone Again, or ...," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jag/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***Version Control with Subversion
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596004486
>  "Version Control with Subversion" introduces the powerful new versioning
> tool designed to be the successor to CVS. The book starts with an
> introduction to Subversion, followed by a guided tour of its 
> capabilities.
> Later chapters cover more complex topics of branching, repository
> administration, and other advanced features. If you've never used version
> control in your software projects, this book has everything you need to
> get started. If you're a seasoned CVS user, it will help you make a
> painless leap to Subversion.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0596004486/
>
> Chapter 2, "Basic Concepts," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0596004486/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***3D Game-Based Filmmaking: The Art of Machinima
> Publisher: Paraglyph Press
> ISBN: 1932111859
> Machinima will revolutionize the computer animation industry, and this
> book will serve as the industry bible for emerging filmmakers. It 
> expertly
> covers the latest technology in filmmaking, the history of Machinima, the
> major players, and where the Machinima movement is going. The book 
> clearly
> explains Machinima and covers the basics you'll need to get started
> including necessary hardware and software, and other production tools and
> installation.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1932111859/
>
>
> ***Eclipse Cookbook
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596007108
> "Eclipse Cookbook" demystifies Eclipse with practical recipes for more
> than 800 situations you may encounter--from deploying a web application
> automatically to reverse engineering compiled code and from renaming all
> references to a class across multiple packages to initializing the SWT 
> JNI
> libraries. Perfect as a companion to the recently released "Eclipse" book
> by the same author, this latest O'Reilly cookbook will help Java
> programmers at all levels take advantage of the powerful and convenient
> Eclipse in their daily work.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/eclipseckbk/
>
> Chapter 6, "Using Eclipse in Teams," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/eclipseckbk/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***Flash Hacks
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596006454
> This collection of 100 Flash tips and tricks covers optimization, 
> creating
> interesting effects, ActionScript programming, sound and video effects,
> and much more--and you don't need to be an expert to use them (although
> you'll certainly look like one). Ranging from practical hacks to the fun
> and quirky, the book covers Flash MX, Flash MX 2004, and Flash MX
> Professional 2004. If you're ready to explore and experiment with Flash,
> this is the book for you.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/flashhks/index.html
>
> Five sample hacks are available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/flashhks/chapter/index.html
>
>
> ***The Spam Letters
> Publisher: No Starch Press
> ISBN: 1593270321
>> From the man behind TheSpamLetters.com comes a collection of brilliant 
>> and
> entertaining correspondence with the people who send out mass junk
> emailings (a.k.a. spam). Compiled from the nearly 200 entries written by
> Jonathan Land, "The Spam Letters" taunts, prods, and parodies the 
> faceless
> salespeople in your inbox, giving you a chuckle at their expense. If you
> hate spam, you'll love "The Spam Letters."
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593270321/
>
>
> ***Online Investing Hacks
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596006772
> For the geek who's an investor, and the investor who's a geek, we present
> 100 industrial-strength, bleeding-edge tips, tools, and techniques for
> analyzing and managing online portfolios. This book provides hacks on
> screening investments, executing trades, investing in mutual funds,
> portfolio management, financial planning, and much more. Online Investing
> Hacks is for people who get jazzed by cool online tools and services, and
> who want to have some fun while trying to strike it rich (or at least not
> lose their shirt).
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0596006772/
>
> Ten sample hacks, are available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0596006772/chapter/index.html
>
> ================================================
> Upcoming Events
> ================================================
> ***For more events, please see:
> http://events.oreilly.com/
>
> ***O'Reilly at Macworld Conference & Expo, Boston, MA--July 12-15
> In addition to all of our fabulous new Mac titles, we'll feature author
> appearances at our booth and special promotional fun.
> Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Booth #418
> http://www.macworldexpo.com/live/20/
>
>
> ***Chuck Toporek ("Inside .Mac" &  "Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell"),
> Chicago Apple Store, Chicago, IL--July 16
> Chuck discusses "The Seven Essential Services of .Mac" at the Chicago
> Apple Store. The .Mac team from Apple headquarters will be on hand to
> discuss and demonstrate .Mac Internet essentials.
> 679 North Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
> http://www.apple.com/retail/northmichiganavenue/
>
>
> ***O'Reilly at Syllabus2004, San Francisco, CA--July 18-22
> Come visit us at booth #304.
> Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Francisco, CA
> http://www.syllabus.
>
>
> ***O'Reilly Open Source Convention, Portland, OR--July 26-30
> Mark your calendar to join us for the sixth annual O'Reilly Open Source
> Convention this summer. Fresh ideas are already sizzling on the OSCON
> program barbie, including keynote addresses by two of 2003's most 
> riveting
> speakers, Robert Lefkowitz and Milton Ngan, as well as a trio of Dysons:
> Esther, Freeman, and George. Bring the family along--Portland has
> something for everyone.
> Portland Marriott Downtown, Portland, OR
> http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/
>
>
> ***Dan Gillmor ("We the Media") and Paul Graham ("Hackers & Painters"),
> Powell's Books, Portland OR--July 28
> Powell's hosts a special double-header with two authors in town for 
> OSCON.
> Powell's Technical Books, Portland, OR
> http://www.powells.com/calendar.html
>
>
> ***Tim O'Reilly Speaks at the Portland Area .NET User Group Meeting
> Portland, OR--July 29
> "An Evening With Tim O'Reilly--Tim discusses what is on the
> O'Reilly Radar."
> The meeting starts at 6:30pm
> Portland Community College Auditorium,
> Room 104, 1626 SE Water Ave., Portland, OR
> http://www.padnug.org
>
>
> ***Alex Martelli ("Python in a Nutshell"), Powell's Books,
> Portland, OR--July 29
> Alex stops in for an appearance at Portland's favorite bookstore.
> Powell's Technical Books, Portland, OR
> http://www.powells.com/calendar.html
>
> ================================================
> Conference News
> ================================================
> ***O'Reilly Open Source Convention User Group Discount
> User Group use code DSUG when you register, and you'll get 20% off the
> conference 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/
>
> ================================================
> News From O'Reilly & Beyond
> ================================================
> ---------------------
> General News
> ---------------------
> ***O'Reilly Releases Spanish-Language Titles
> O'Reilly has been helping English speakers tame and control their
> computers for over 25 years, and we're now offering eight of our most
> popular titles in Spanish: four books from the Hacks series, three pocket
> guides,  and the bestseller, "PC Annoyances."
> http://press.oreilly.com/pub/pr/1188
>
>
> ***History of Programming Languages
> O'Reilly has produced a poster on the history of programming languages
> that plots over 50 languages on a multi-layered, color-coded timeline,
> based on a diagram created by Eric Levenez. Download the poster in PDF
> format. You can also find full-size copies at Team O'Reilly bookstores,
> and at O'Reilly conferences, such as this July's Open Source Convention.
> http://www.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/news/languageposter_0504.html
>
>
> ***Stealing the Network: A Prequel
> Ryan Russell, one of the coauthors of "Stealing the Network: How to Own a
> Continent" (from Syngress), has written a "prequel" that depicts a
> '70s-era security hack, set at a tech company back East. If you've been
> curious about "Stealing the Network," this short bit of fiction provides 
> a
> real sense of the concept behind the book. And be sure to respond to the
> talkback at the end of this tale -- we'd like to hear your theory.
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/security/2004/07/01/stealthenetwork.html
>
> ---------------------
> Open Source
> ---------------------
> *** How to Write a Basic Gtk# Program with Mono
> Gtk#, the Mono API for the GTK+ UI toolkit, is the open source 
> alternative
> to Windows.Forms. This article shows how to install Mono on Windows, how
> Gtk# works, and how to write a simple Gtk# program. This kind of
> mini-project is just the sort you'll find in O'Reilly's upcoming "Mono: A
> Developer's Notebook."
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/excerpt/MonoTDN_chap1/index.html
>
>
> ***Unix Printing Basics
> For some reason, consumer-level printing has never been easy on any OS,
> including Unix. Unless you're in the know, it seems like a mess of
> spoolers, filters, and drivers. Fortunately, new versions of Ghostscript
> and foomatic make configuring printing easier. Dru Lavigne explains the
> basics of Unix printer installation and configuration.
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/07/08/FreeBSD_Basics.html
>
> ---------------------
> Mac
> ---------------------
> ***Announcing the 2004 Mac OS X Innovators Contest
> The second Mac OS X Innovators contest is open and ready for your entry.
> Here are the links and info you need to shine a light on your great idea.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/developer/2004/07/06/innovators.html
>
>
> ***Hacking Mac OS X Panther
> Rael Dornfest, coauthor of "Mac OS X Panther Hacks," has selected three
> hacks from the book for your sampling pleasure. The first two detail how
> to find anyone in your Address Book who has an Amazon Wish List, and how
> to build a GUI to your Unix scripts with some Perl or Python glue code;
> the third is just for fun.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/excerpt/pantherhacks/index.html
>
>
> ***Steve Jobs Introduces Tiger at WWDC 2004
> So many things to talk about at WWDC. So many things that can't be said.
> Here's an overview of what can be disclosed, including hardware
> announcements and a preview of Tiger, Apple's next version of Mac OS X.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/07/01/wwdc.html
>
> ---------------------
> Windows
> ---------------------
> ***Top Three Windows RSS Readers
> Which are the best RSS readers out there? Wei-Meng Lee picks his 
> favorites
> and gives you guided tours of them all.
> http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/07/06/rss_readers.html
>
>
> ***Surf the Web Anonymously
> When you surf the Web, your life is an open book, open to anyone who 
> wants
> to look. J.W. Olsen looks at two anonymous surfing programs that promise
> to fix the problem.
> http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/06/29/Anonymity.html
>
> ---------------------
> Java
> ---------------------
> ***Spring in Action
> In this excerpt from "Better, Faster, Lighter Java," authors Bruce Tate
> and Justin Gehtland provide an example of Spring (their counter-example 
> to
> the J2EE Pet Store application) in action, to show why you too will come
> to appreciate this simple framework as elegant and important.
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/excerpt/BFLJava_chap8/index.html
>
>
> ***Inside Class Loaders: Debugging
> Andreas Schaefer continues his examination of class loading in Java with 
> a
> look at what can cause problems in advance class-loading scenarios and 
> how
> to patch class loaders to help debug the problem.
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/06/30/classloader2.html
>
> ---------------------
> .NET
> ---------------------
> ***Refactoring in Whidbey
> Code refactoring means restructuring your code so that the original
> intention of the code is preserved. In this article, Wei-Meng Lee walks
> you through Whidbey's new support for code refactoring.
> http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/06/28/whidbey_refactoring.html
>
>
> ***ASP.NET Forms Security, Part 2
> In his previous column, Jesse Liberty showed how to add web form security
> to your ASP.NET 2.0 application, and how to add users. In this follow-up,
> he demonstrates how easy it is to create and manage roles.
> http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/06/28/liberty_whidbey.html
>
>
> Until next time--
>
> Marsee
>



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