[Wellington-pm] [Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program]

Grant McLean grant at mclean.net.nz
Wed Jun 8 16:30:15 PDT 2005


-------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Marsee Henon <marsee at oreilly.com>
> To: perlmongers at catalyst.net.nz
> Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program
> Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 18:17:37 -0700
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> O'Reilly News for User Group Members
> June 2, 2005
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> Book News
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -Essential Sharepoint
> -Killer Game Programming in Java
> -Classic Shell Scripting
> -Infosec Career Hacking
> -Learning Java, 3rd Edition
> -DHTML Utopia
> SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition
> -Degunking Linux
> -Designing Embedded Hardware, 2nd Edition
> -Database in Depth
> -MySQL in a Nutshell
> -MAKE Subscriptions Available
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Upcoming Events
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -Adam Goldstein ("AppleScript: The Missing Manual"), SoHo Apple Store, 
>  New York, NY--June 3
> -O'Reilly at Tech Ed 2005, Orlando, FL--Jun 5-10
> -O'Reilly at Apple WWDC, San Francisco, CA--June 6-10
> -Sinan Si Alhir ("UML in a Nutshell"), UML & Design World 2005, 
>  Austin, TX--June 13-16
> -James Avery ("Visual Studio Hacks") Dayton .NET Developers, 
>  Fairborn, OH--July 25
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Conference News
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -Registration is Open for the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, 
>   Portland, OR--August 1-5
> -Where 2.0 Conference Registration Open, 
>   San Francisco, CA--June 29-30
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> News
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -"Cult of Mac" and "Degunking Windows" Win IPPY Awards
> -E3 2005: War of the Consoles...Almost
> -Mapping the 802.11 Protocol
> -Embedded-system Programmers Must Learn the Fundamentals
> -Rendering Everything as Text
> -A Simpler Ajax Path
> -Rexx: Power Through Simplicity
> -Learning Lab: Linux/Unix SysAdmin Certificate Special
> -An Introduction to Tiger Terminal
> -Japan Primer for the Mac Techno-Tourist
> -20 Cool Tiger Features You Might Not Have Heard About
> -Refactoring Support for Visual Basic 2005
> -Ferreting Out Near-Identical Records in Access
> -Building Web Parts, Part 1
> -Constructing Services with J2EE
> -Wire Hibernate Transactions in Spring
> -Look Ma--Hands! Choosing and Using MIDI Controllers
> -Steve Turnidge: Turning Weed into Green
> -Consumer Camera Time-Lapse Movies
> -DHTML Utopia: Modern Web Design
> -Search Engines Know More Than You Think
> -MAKE: Audio, Flickr, and del.icio.us
> 
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> Book News
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> ***Essential Sharepoint
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596008805
> This comprehensive guide covers all the key topics for getting you started
> with Microsoft SharePoint. Learn everything there is to know about
> creating a team-oriented website: how to turn it on, set it up, and set
> your applications to work with it. Covering hosting choices,
> administration, customization, and more, it's ideal for anyone who wants
> to improve productivity through information sharing and document
> collaboration.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/essentialsp/
> 
> Chapter 1, "Why Use SharePoint?" is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/essentialsp/
> 
> 
> ***Killer Game Programming in Java
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596007302
> This comprehensive guide has everything you need to program Java games. It
> offers the most thorough coverage of Java 3D available, and clearly
> details the older, better-known 2D APIs, 3D sprites, animated 3D sprites,
> first-person shooter programming, sound, fractals, and networked games.
> This practical book is a must-have for anyone who wants to create
> adrenaline-fueled games in Java.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/killergame/
> 
> Chapter 22, "Flocking Boids," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/killergame/chapter/index.html
> 
> 
> ***Classic Shell Scripting
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596005954
> The ability to program and customize the shell quickly, reliably, and
> portably is important for anyone operating and maintaining Unix or Linux
> systems. This book gives you everything you need to master these essential
> skills. The authors provide the tips, tricks, and organized knowledge
> necessary to create excellent scripts, as well as warnings of the traps
> that can turn your best efforts into bad shell scripts.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/shellsrptg/
> 
> Chapter 5, "Pipelines Can Do Amazing Things," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/shellsrptg/chapter/index.html
> 
> 
> ***Infosec Career Hacking
> Publisher: Syngress
> ISBN: 1597490113
> Do you code for the sheer joy and challenge? If you want to refine your
> skills and learn new ones to build an InfoSec career, this book is for
> you. The authors have all applied their inherent hacker skills to build
> successful InfoSec careers. From them, you will learn about the variety of
> available jobs and the skills required to excel in each one.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1597490113/
> 
> 
> ***Learning Java, 3rd Edition
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596008732
> This bestselling hands-on tutorial delivers a no-nonsense approach to Java
> 5.0 features, such as "generics," loops, and threads. It addresses all of
> the important uses of Java, such as web applications, servlets, and XML,
> that are increasingly driving enterprise applications. The accompanying CD
> includes the Java 5.0 SDK for Windows, Linux, and Solaris, plus the
> Eclipse IDE, the NetBeans IDE, and the many example programs from the
> book.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learnjava3/
> 
> Chapter 8, "Generics," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learnjava3/chapter/index.html
> 
> 
> ***DHTML Utopia
> Publisher: SitePoint
> ISBN: 0957921896
> "DHTML Utopia" is a unique book about using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
> together to create extremely usable, standards compliant and modern
> websites as well as updating your current designs to enhance the user
> experience.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0957921896/index.html
> 
> 
> ***SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596008953
> Written for a wide, technical audience, this book covers several
> implementations of SSH for different operating systems and computing
> environments. Whether you're an individual running your home system or a
> corporate network administrator with thousands of users, our indispensable
> guide has you covered. It starts with simple installation and use of SSH,
> and works its way to in-depth case studies on large, sensitive computer
> networks.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sshtdg2/
> 
> Chapter 8, "Per-Account Server Configuration," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sshtdg2/chapter/index.html
> 
> 
> ***Degunking Linux
> Publisher: Paraglyph
> ISBN: 1933097043
> This book will help users get their Linux configurations working
> efficiently by providing them with a proven and time-saving 12-step
> program to get rid of clutter and organize everything from user files to
> system upgrades. This is the only book that is completely focused on
> helping Linux users learn the causes of sluggish performance and how to
> apply smart solutions to improve overall system performance.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1933097043/
> 
> 
> ***Designing Embedded Hardware, 2nd Edition
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596007558
> This book steers a course between books dedicated to writing code for
> particular microprocessors and those that stress the philosophy of
> embedded system design without providing any practical information. Loaded
> with real examples, it also provides a roadmap of the pitfalls and traps
> to avoid. If you want to build your own embedded system, or tweak an
> existing one, this invaluable book gives you the understanding and
> practical skills you need.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dbhardware2/
> 
> Chapter 6, "Building Hardware," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dbhardware2/chapter/index.html
> 
> 
> ***Database in Depth
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596100124
> This concise guide sheds light on the principles behind the relational
> model, giving you an unbiased view that's not influenced by any vendor or
> product. Featuring an extensive set of exercises, this book is ideal not
> only for database developers and designers, but also for a diverse field
> of professionals and academics, including database administrators,
> information modelers, database consultants, and more.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/databaseid/
> 
> Chapter 1, "Introduction," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/databaseid/chapter/index.html
> 
> 
> ***MySQL in a Nutshell
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596007892
> This book clearly documents every detail you need to master MySQL. In
> addition to providing a thorough reference to MySQL statements and
> functions, the administrative utilities, and the most popular APIs, this
> book even includes several tutorial chapters to help newcomers get
> started. This wealth of information is conveniently packed into a concise,
> comprehensive, and easy-to-use format.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mysqlian/
> 
> Chapter 6, "Date and Time Functions," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mysqlian/chapter/index.html
> 
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> ***Adam Goldstein ("AppleScript: The Missing Manual"), SoHo Apple Store, 
>  New York, NY--June 3
> Author Adam is a featured speaker at the SoHo Apple Store from 
> 7:00-9:00pm.
> http://www.apple.com/retail/soho/week/20050320.html
> 
> 
> ***O'Reilly at Tech Ed 2005, Orlando, FL--Jun 5-10
> Stop by our booth (#1046/1048), check out our new titles, and say hi to
> our authors while you attend Tech Ed. Some of latest books include ".NET
> Gotchas" and "Visual Studio Hacks."
> http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2005/default.mspx
> 
> 
> ***O'Reilly at Apple WWDC, San Francisco, CA--June 6-10
> On Tuesday, June 7, grab a tasty bag lunch and spend your lunchtime with
> founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media, Tim O’Reilly. Tim will talk about
> the innovations that are on his radar, and how Mac developers can begin
> distributing the future today.
> http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/
> 
> 
> ***Sinan Si Alhir ("UML in a Nutshell"), UML & Design World 2005, 
>  Austin, TX--June 13-16
> Author Sinan Si Alhir leads two sessions at this event: "Enterprise
> Business Modeling" and "The Agile Unified Process (AUP)."
> http://www.cmpevents.com/SDUM5/a.asp?option=G&V=3&id=84520
> 
> 
> ***James Avery ("Visual Studio Hacks") Dayton .NET Developers, 
>  Fairborn, OH--July 25
> Author James discusses getting the most out of Visual Studio's Integrated
> Development Environment with his talk titled "Pimp your IDE." James is the
> founder of the Cincinnati .NET Users Group and is the founder and
> president of InfoZerk, a software consulting company.
> http://www.daytondevgroup.net/schedule.htm
> 
> ================================================
> Conference News
> ================================================
> ***Registration is Open for the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, 
>  Portland, OR--August 1-5
> OSCON 2005 explores three deep trends affecting open source: the
> commoditization of software, network-enabled collaboration, and software
> customizability. Join us at this essential gathering of open source
> leaders and practitioners of every persuasion to exchange ideas and push
> the boundaries of vital open source technologies. This year, we introduce
> the Open Source Business Review, along with a host of other exciting
> presentations and events.
> http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/
> 
> User Group members who register before June 20, 2005 get a double
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>   San Francisco, CA--June 29-30
> Join us at the first O’Reilly Where 2.0 Conference. Location-based
> services and mapping are becoming mainstream technologies. Meanwhile,
> innovative new software makes it possible to apply the wealth of new data
> to old business problems. Come explore the emerging consumer and
> enterprise ecosystems around location-aware technologies that increasingly
> impact the way we work and play.
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> 
> Use code "whereug" when you register, and receive 15% off the registration
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> ================================================
> News From O'Reilly & Beyond
> ================================================
> ---------------------
> General News
> ---------------------
> ***"Cult of Mac" and "Degunking Windows" Win IPPY Awards
> Congratulation to No Starch Press and Paraglyph Press for winning the 2005
> Independent Publisher Book Awards. No Starch's "The Cult of Mac" by
> Leander Kahney won for Most Unique Design and Paraglyph Press's "Degunking
> Windows" won in the Computer/Internet category.
> http://www.independentpublisher.com/
> 
> 
> ***E3 2005: War of the Consoles...Almost 
> E3 is the world's largest video game trade show, which means a lot of
> networking and deal brokering. However, E3 is also the first chance for
> the average gamer to get a sneak peek at the video games in development.
> In a hardcore gamer's world, the flashy and elaborate E3 exhibits are like
> Christmas morning--only in May. Stephen Cawood offers this report on E3
> 2005.
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/05/23/E3expo.html
> 
> 
> ***Mapping the 802.11 Protocol 
> A trip to London and a bit of unique inspiration gave Matthew Gast the
> ideas that would lead to the first draft of a visual map describing the
> relationship between the various components of the 802.11 standard and
> related security standards. Matthew details the road he took to the final
> version of his 802.11 protocol map. Matthew is the author of "802.11: The
> Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition."
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2005/05/20/80211map.html
> 
> 
> ***Embedded-system Programmers Must Learn the Fundamentals
> No Starch's Randy Hyde's article in the new issue of "EDN Magazine."
> Randy is the author of "Write Great Code" and "The Art of Assembly
> Language."
> http://www.edn.com/article/CA601846.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Open Source
> ---------------------
> ***Rendering Everything as Text 
> Ah, the days of plain-text everything are long gone, what with media files
> (hooray!) and encumbered binary blobs (boo!). Is the solution to give up
> your comfortable, efficient, and effective text-based tools? No way.
> Philip Hollenback proposes that you can render any data format to
> meaningful text for mail reading, indexing, and more. Here's how.
> http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2005/05/26/textonly.html
> 
> 
> ***A Simpler Ajax Path 
> After years of hacks, tricks, and workarounds, there's finally a
> cross-browser, cross-platform way to communicate between client and server
> in web applications. Matthew Eernisse demonstrates how to send and receive
> structured data with XMLHttpRequest and shows off some tricks to make
> debugging and error handling easier.
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/05/18/swingxactions.html
> 
> 
> ***Rexx: Power Through Simplicity 
> The P-languages get most of the press these days, but they're not the only
> dynamic languages in the world. Arguably, Rexx is the grandfather of them
> all. It's received little attention in the open source world, despite
> several good open source implementations. Howard Fosdick shows off some of
> the features of the language with practical examples.
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/05/26/rexx.html
> 
> 
> ***Learning Lab: Linux/Unix SysAdmin Certificate Special
> Learn system administration skills online and receive certification from
> the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education. Courses
> include: The Unix File System, Networking and DNS, Unix Services
> (including email and web servers), and Scripting for Administrators with
> Sed, Awk, and Perl. It's all at the O'Reilly Learning Lab. Enroll and save
> 40%.
> http://www.oreilly.com/redirector.csp?link=UASys&type=news
> 
> ---------------------
> Mac
> ---------------------
> ***An Introduction to Tiger Terminal 
> Now that you've had a chance to enjoy all of the GUI goodies in Mac OS X
> 10.4, you might be ready to check out what's happening with the Terminal
> app. This article will introduce you to Tiger's Terminal app and CLI
> (command-line interface).
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/05/20/terminal1.html
> 
> 
> ***Japan Primer for the Mac Techno-Tourist 
> Many of us believe that Japan is the land of geek nirvana. If you're
> contemplating a visit to the gadget promise land, you'll enjoy Todd
> Ogasawara's report on everything from cell phone coverage to buying Mac
> accessories.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/05/27/japan.html
> 
> 
> ***20 Cool Tiger Features You Might Not Have Heard About 
> Even though Tiger has been out for a while now, many of its major features
> have nuances that haven't received much press--and there are a zillion
> minor tweaks to discuss. Scott Knaster takes you on a tour of clever, and
> sometimes even obscure Tiger goodies.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/05/13/tiger_tips.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Windows/.NET
> ---------------------
> ***Refactoring Support for Visual Basic 2005 
> Microsoft recently announced that they have teamed up with Developer
> Express Inc. to release Refactor! for Visual Basic 2005 Beta 2, a free
> plugin for Visual Studio that enables Visual Basic developers to simplify
> and restructure source code inside of Visual Studio 2005. Wei-Meng Lee
> walks you through the new refactoring.
> http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/05/31/vbrefactoring.html
> 
> 
> ***Ferreting Out Near-Identical Records in Access 
> Working with lists of contacts is a common database activity, but as a
> list grows, so do the chances for duplicate records. Ken Bluttman shows
> one technique for ferreting out these near-identical records in Access
> using the InStr function to find when one value in one field is inside the
> value of the same field in another record. Ken is the author of "Access
> Hacks."
> http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/05/24/accesshacks.html
> 
> 
> ***Building Web Parts, Part 1 
> Web sites today contain a wealth of information; so much that a poorly
> designed site can easily overwhelm users. To better help users cope,
> portal web sites today (such as MSN) often organize their data into
> discrete units that support a degree of personalization. In this first of
> three articles, Wei-Meng Lee discusses how to use Web Parts for user
> customization in your ASP.NET 2.0 web sites.
> http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/05/23/webparts_1.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Java
> ---------------------
> ***Constructing Services with J2EE 
> Web services are a popular means of deploying service-oriented
> applications, and the standards in J2EE 1.4 make it easier to develop
> services that are portable and interoperable. Debu Panda shows you how,
> and takes a look at how things will get easier in J2EE 5.0.
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/05/25/j2ee-services.html
> 
> 
> ***Wire Hibernate Transactions in Spring 
> The proper handling of transactions across multiple data stores,
> supporting multiple application flows, is the kind of heavy lifting J2EE
> servers were built for. But what if you're using the lighter-weight Spring
> framework? Binildas C.A. shows how you can wire Spring and Hibernate
> together to achieve the transaction support you desire.
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/05/18/swingxactions.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Digital Media
> ---------------------
> ***Look Ma--Hands! Choosing and Using MIDI Controllers
> If you really want to play today's wonderful software instruments, drop
> that mouse and grab a dedicated MIDI controller. In this MP3-enhanced
> tutorial, you'll hear the dramatic difference controllers make in musical
> expressivity, then get buying and usage tips.
> http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/06/01/controller1.html
> 
> ***Steve Turnidge: Turning Weed into Green
> Go behind the scenes with the co-founder of Weedshare.com, the service
> that pays you--and the original artist--to share music. Driven by
> ex-Microsoft and Real Networks employees, Weed is totally legal, and even
> supports surround sound.
> http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/05/25/weed.html
> 
> ***Consumer Camera Time-Lapse Movies
> Pocket digicams are great for still photos, and some of them even record
> quality video. But you can push the envelope even further with these
> devices. Here's how two photo novices created their first time-lapse
> production.
> http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/05/18/timelapse.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Web
> ---------------------
> ***DHTML Utopia: Modern Web Design
> What do Flickr, Google Suggest, Google Maps, and GMail have in common?
> They all employ some of the latest methods in modern, unobtrusive DHTML.
> http://www.sitepoint.com/article/dhtml-utopia-modern-web-design
> 
> 
> ***Search Engines Know More Than You Think
> Learn how Google's personalized web search and Yahoo's Mindset work and
> how they take searching to a whole new level.
> http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=268282
> 
> ---------------------
> MAKE
> ---------------------
> ***MAKE: Audio 
> The MAKE Team thought it would be fun to talk with pal Richard Giles in
> Australia. They chatted about MAKE Volume 02, E3, Astromechs, VoIP for the
> Nintendo DS, NASA's O2 challenge, the XBOX 360, Broadcast Flag part 2, and
> more. Next up, they interview Jordan Kanarek and Jim Garretson from
> roadcasting.org. What's roadcasting? Interactive, collaborative, mobile
> radio stations for cars. It could be a glimpse of what's to come for our
> daily commutes! 
> http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/make_podcast/
> 
> 
> ***MAKE Flickr
> Join the MAKE Flickr photo pool today. You never know what you'll see or
> what we'll be giving away next! Where else can you see a potato cannon in
> action?
> http://www.flickr.com/groups/make/pool/
> 
> 
> ***MAKE del.icio.us
> On the MAKE bookmark page, there are over 1,500 links to hacks, mods, DIY
> projects, and all-around tinkering goodness. Be a MAKE voyeur and read
> what we're reading.
> http://del.icio.us/makemagazine
> 
> This week's faves include:
> 
> Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
> http://aima.cs.berkeley.edu/
> 
> Abusing Amazon Images
> http://aaugh.com/imageabuse.html
> 
> WSJ on Gaming
> http://www.oreilly.com/go/wsj_on_gaming
> 
> How to Stock Your Bar for a Party
> http://www.degraeve.com/howto/stock-your-bar.php
> 
> ***The MAKE blog is available at:
> http://www.makezine.com/blog/
> 
> 
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> Until next time--
> 
> Marsee Henon
> 
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