From bernd at firmix.at Thu Oct 6 04:26:52 2005 From: bernd at firmix.at (Bernd Petrovitsch) Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:26:52 +0200 Subject: [Vienna-pm] FunkFeuer Flohmarkt am Fr. und Sa. Message-ID: <1128598012.20698.71.camel@tara.firmix.at> Ist kurzfristig und findet diese Woche statt: Der FunkFeuer-Verein (http://www.funkfeuer.at/) verflohmarktet am 7. und 8. 10. 2005 (ja, wirklich diese Woche!) von 10-15 Uhr diverses n?tzliches gebrauchtes Zeug - siehe auch (und v.a.) http://www.funkfeuer.at/Flohmarkt.187.0.html bzw. http://www.funkfeuer.at/fileadmin/marketing/events/Flohmarkt.pdf Bernd -- Firmix Software GmbH http://www.firmix.at/ mobil: +43 664 4416156 fax: +43 1 7890849-55 Embedded Linux Development and Services From domm at zsi.at Fri Oct 7 01:03:21 2005 From: domm at zsi.at (Thomas Klausner) Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 10:03:21 +0200 Subject: [Vienna-pm] Larry Wall in Budapest Message-ID: <20051007080321.GB13765@domm2.zsi.at> Hi! Hab soeben erfahren, dass Larry Wall am 22.10. in Budapest am Ungarischen Perl Workshop die keynote halten wird. Das ist also der relativ seltenen (und billigen) Gelegenheiten, Larry Wall reden zu hoeren - und das ist immer ein Erlebnis (nicht nur wegen der Hawaii-Hemden :-) ! Zum Vergleich: EURO OSCON in Amsterdam: ~1000 Euro Hungarian Perl Workshop: 0-25 Euro (Spende) Die Fahrtzeit nach Budapest ist auch wesentlich kuerzer :-) Letztes Jahr sind Leo, Armin und ich hingefahren, es war sehr nett. Dieses Jahr wirds sicher netter - allerdings kann ich leider nicht :-( Vielleich finden sich aber sonstige Interessierte, die zB gemeinesam mit dem Auto rueberfahren. Mehr Infos zum Workshop gitbs auf der Website: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/hpw2005/ (wer am Oesterreichischen Workshop war, kann seinen dortigen Account auch fuer den Ungarischen verwenden) Oh, und Vortraege werden auch noch angenommen! Bis bald! ----- Forwarded message from G?bor Szab? ----- Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 00:31:21 +0200 From: G?bor Szab? To: Thomas Klausner Subject: Re: HPW2005 oct 22 Budpest Hi Thomas, it is almost certain that Larry will come, (we have his flight ticket already) We also have ACT live (more or less :-) http://conferences.yapceurope.org/hpw2005/ and a wiki: http://perl.conf.hu/ Please let the people in Austria know, so they might get organized and might even give a talk or two. Gabor -- G?bor Szab? Perl in Israel http://www.pti.co.il 08-975-2897 054-4624648 AIM: gabor529 ----- End forwarded message ----- -- #!/usr/bin/perl http://domm.zsi.at for(ref bless{},just'another'perl'hacker){s-:+-$"-g&&print$_.$/} From lt at toetsch.at Fri Oct 7 01:24:57 2005 From: lt at toetsch.at (Leopold Toetsch) Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 10:24:57 +0200 Subject: [Vienna-pm] Larry Wall in Budapest In-Reply-To: <20051007080321.GB13765@domm2.zsi.at> References: <20051007080321.GB13765@domm2.zsi.at> Message-ID: <434630D9.8040302@toetsch.at> Thomas Klausner wrote: > Hi! > > Hab soeben erfahren, dass Larry Wall am 22.10. in Budapest am > Ungarischen Perl Workshop die keynote halten wird. > Letztes Jahr sind Leo, Armin und ich hingefahren, es war sehr nett. Um genau zu sein, ich bin gefahren, was ich heuer vermeiden m?chte. Wenn wer mit dem Auto hinf?hrt (und retour ;-) m?chte ich mich gerne anschliessen. > Dieses Jahr wirds sicher netter - allerdings kann ich leider nicht :-( Schade. > Oh, und Vortraege werden auch noch angenommen! Dann spreche ich auch wie ein^W^W?ber Parrot. > Bis bald! leo From armin at xos.net Fri Oct 7 10:01:37 2005 From: armin at xos.net (Armin Obersteiner) Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 19:01:37 +0200 Subject: [Vienna-pm] Larry Wall in Budapest In-Reply-To: <434630D9.8040302@toetsch.at> References: <20051007080321.GB13765@domm2.zsi.at> <434630D9.8040302@toetsch.at> Message-ID: <20051007170137.GA23911@elch.elche> hi! > > Hab soeben erfahren, dass Larry Wall am 22.10. in Budapest am > > Ungarischen Perl Workshop die keynote halten wird. > > > Dieses Jahr wirds sicher netter - allerdings kann ich leider nicht :-( ich kann leider dieses jahr auch nicht :-( Ciao, Armin -- armin at xos.net pgp public key on request CU From domm at zsi.at Wed Oct 12 01:17:28 2005 From: domm at zsi.at (Thomas Klausner) Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:17:28 +0200 Subject: [Vienna-pm] Fwd: Newsletter des O'Reilly UserGroup-Programms, 10/05 Message-ID: <20051012081728.GC4828@domm2.zsi.at> ----- Forwarded message from O'Reilly Verlag ----- To: user_groups at oreilly.de From: O'Reilly Verlag Subject: Newsletter des O'Reilly UserGroup-Programms, 10/05 Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:34:49 +0200 (CEST) ____________________________________________________ O'Reilly UserGroup News -- für UserGroup-Vertreter Oktober 2005 ____________________________________________________ Allgemeines ------------ Bitte weisen Sie Ihre Mitglieder auf die Möglichkeit hin, Exemplare unserer Bücher zur Besprechung zu erhalten. 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By page two, you'll have written your first WPF application, and by the end of Chapter 1, "Hello WPF," you'll have completed a rapid tour of the framework and its major elements including the XAML markup language, the mapping of XAML to WinFX code; the WPF content model; layout; controls, styles, and templates; graphics, and more. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/avalon/ Chapter 5, "Styles and Control Templates," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/avalon/chapter/index.html ***Asterisk: The Future of Telephony Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009623 This new cost-cutting guide offers a complete roadmap for installing, configuring, and integrating Asterisk with existing phone systems, opening the door to open source telephony. The authors walk you through a basic dial plan step by step, and give you enough working knowledge to set up a simple but complete system. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/asterisk/index.html Chapter 5, "Dialplan Basics," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/asterisk/chapter/index.html ***iWork '05: The Missing Manual Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 059610037X While iWork '05 helps you create stunning documents and presentations, it doesn't come with any in-depth documentation of its own. Refreshingly entertaining and scrupulously detailed, our Missing Manual gives you all the essentials of iWork '05, including countless undocumented tips, tricks, and secrets that you won't find anywhere else. Best yet, you get an objective look at iWork's capabilities, its advantages over similar programs, and its limitations. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/iwork5tmm/index.html Chapter 6, "Sharing Pages Documents," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/iwork5tmm/chapter/index.html ***Build Your Own Standards Compliant Website Using Dreamweaver 8 Publisher: SitePoint ISBN: 0975240234 This book was written for any user of Dreamweaver MX who wants to create standards compliant and fully accessible websites. Web standards are the set of recommendations created by the W3C, which guide web developers in making their websites fully accessible as well as making them easier to maintain and develop. This book shows developers how to overcome Dreamweaver's limitations and use it to create fully functional and standards compliant websites. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0975240234/ ***Yahoo! Hacks Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009453 Whether you want to become a power searcher, news monger, super shopper, or innovative web developer, "Yahoo! Hacks" provides the tools to take you further than you ever thought possible. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/yahoohks/ ***BlackBerry Hacks Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596101155 The versatile and flexible BlackBerry handheld computing device allows you to stay in touch and in-the-know--no matter where you are or where you go. 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The author of "Essential PHP Security," Chris Shiflett, is an internationally recognized expert in the field of PHP security and his book shows developers how to guard against attacks by writing secure PHP code. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/phpsec/ Chapter 4, "Sessions and Cookies," can be found online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/phpsec/chapter/index.html ***PHP in a Nutshell Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596100671 "PHP in a Nutshell" is a complete reference to the core of the language as well as the most popular PHP extensions. The topic grouping, tips, and examples in this book make it an essential reference for every PHP programmer. It covers the functions commonly used by a majority of developers so you can look up the information you need quickly. 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Real-world examples illustrate all the major techniques discussed. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/internetforensics/ Chapter 4, "Obfuscation," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/internetforensics/chapter/index.html ***Producing Open Source Software Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007590 This comprehensive guide offers several tried and true steps to help you successfully manage the complex process of developing free software. Topics include project management, developer motivation, technical infrastructure to support collaboration, and project promotion. Producing Open Source Software is ideal for developers starting their own free software projects, or people who simply want to participate in the process. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/producingoss/ Chapter 4, "Social and Political Infrastructure," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/producingoss/chapter/index.html ***Retro Gaming Hacks Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596009178 Video game journalist Chris Kohler serves up hard-nosed hacks for reviving classic games. Want to game on an original system? Kohler shows you how to hack ancient hardware, and includes a primer for home-brewing classic software. Rather adapt today's equipment to run retro games? Kohler provides emulation techniques, complete with instructions for hacking a classic joystick that's compatible with a contemporary computer. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/retrogaminghks/ ***Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596006608 Becoming a Mac convert is easy--so long as you've got our new Missing Manual. This incomparable guide delivers what Apple doesn't: everything you need to know to smoothly and seamlessly move to a Mac. Bestselling author David Pogue teams up with Adam Goldstein to cover every aspect of the switch in a refreshingly funny and down-to-earth style. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/switchmacmm2/ ***Essential SNMP, 2nd Edition Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596008406 Written for network and system administrators, this practical book introduces the basics of SNMP and offers the technical background to use it effectively. This updated edition covers version 3 and offers valuable information on SNMP scripting and programming. Five new chapters and a host of real examples have been added. Administrators will attain a solid foundation for managing their networks, creating managed objects, and extending the operation of SNMP agents. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/esnmp2/index.html The complete set of examples is available at: http://examples.oreilly.com/esnmp2/ ***PHPUnit Pocket Guide Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596101031 This handy guide answers all your PHPUnit questions, and then some. Written by the tool's creator, "PHPUnit Pocket Guide" delivers insight and sage advice not found anywhere else. It brings together hard-to-remember information, syntax, and rules for working with this popular code-testing tool. Perfect for developers of any level. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/phpunitpg/ ***Visual Basic 2005 Jumpstart Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 059610071X Okay VB6 developers--time's up. Microsoft no longer supports this version of Visual Basic, but VB 2005 offers several attractive reasons to upgrade. Our jumpstart guide lets you test-drive the beta version of VB 2005 with three hands-on projects that let you learn the new syntax quickly. It's the painless way to migrate, and the perfect training manual for moving to the world of .NET. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/vbjumpstart/ Chapter 4, "Developing a Windows Application, is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/vbjumpstart/chapter/index.html ***Linux Desktop Pocket Guide Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 059610104X Using Linux doesn't have to be hard. This book introduces you to the five most popular desktop distributions and covers essential topics such as configuring video card's screen resolution, sound, and wireless networking. Laptop issues are covered too. 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He also covers multi-track editing and mixdown with Audacity, conversion to MP3, and uploading to a podcasting enabled blog that integrates into iTunes. http://www.ncmug.org/events.html#nov ***Tom Limoncelli ("Time Management for System Administrators") at the Boston Linux & Unix User Group, Boston, MA--November 16 Tom discusses techniques he's developed over the last fifteen years including how to find time to get projects done, the best way to manage interruptions from users, open source tools for tracking requests, and how to turn chaos into free time. http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2005-nov ***Sinan Si Alhir ("UML in a Nutshell") at the MilwaukeeSPIN Group, Milwaukee, WI--November 17 Author Sinan Si Alhir presents "The Art of Agility: Project Management and Software Development" at a meeting of the Milwaukee Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) Group. http://www.milwaukeespin.com/pn/html/index.php ================================================ Conference News ================================================ ***ETel Registration Now Open Emerging telephony networks enable a new generation of powerful communication applications, which threaten established business models--but more importantly, open up new opportunities and new markets. 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To register for the conference, go to: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2006/create/ord_etel06 ***Conference List for 2006 So Far O'Reilly Emerging Telephony Conference January 24-26, 2006 San Francisco, California http://conferences.oreilly.com/etel/ O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference 2006 March 6-9, 2006 San Diego, California http://conferences.oreilly.com/etech/ MySQL Users Conference 2006 April 24-27, 2006 Santa Clara, California http://www.mysqluc.com/ ================================================ News From O'Reilly & Beyond ================================================ --------------------- General News --------------------- ***The Real Problem with Textbooks: A SafariU Editorial The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports that textbook prices rose 186 percent from 1986 to 2004--twice the rate of inflation. 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 ----- -- #!/usr/bin/perl http://domm.zsi.at for(ref bless{},just'another'perl'hacker){s-:+-$"-g&&print$_.$/}