[Wellington-pm] [Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, March 31]

Grant McLean grant at mclean.net.nz
Thu Mar 31 17:00:38 PST 2005


Did anyone who picked up a copy of Make magazine at last month's meeting
want to send me a brief review?  Please.

Also is there anyone who didn't pick up a copy that wants one?  I don't
have any spares but perhaps people could pass them around if they're
finished with them.

Cheers
Grant

-------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Marsee Henon <marsee at oreilly.com>
> To: perlmongers at catalyst.net.nz
> Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, March 31
> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:45:25 -0800
> ================================================================
> O'Reilly News for User Group Members
> March 31, 2005
> ================================================================
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Book News
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -Firefox Hacks 
> -iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual
> -Python Cookbook, 2E
> -Silence on the Wire
> -Windows Server Cookbook
> -Degunking Your PC
> -Java in a Nutshell, 5th Edition
> -Access 2003 Personal Trainer
> -SharePoint User's Guide
> -Apache Security
> -MAKE Subscriptions Available
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Upcoming Events
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -MAKE Editor Phillip Torrone on Science Friday--April 1
> -Greg Kroah-Hartman, ("Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Ed"), 
>   PDXLUG, Portland, OR--April 14
> -Greg Kroah-Hartman at Powell's Tech Books--April 16
> -Bonnie Biafore ("QuickBooks: The Missing Manual" & "Online Investing
>   Hacks"), Kansas City Investor Fair--April 29-30
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Conference News
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -Register for the 2005 MySQL Users Conference, 
>   Santa Clara, CA--April 18-21
> -Where 2.0 Conference
> -OSCON Is Coming
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> News
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> -Tax Time: A Year-End Checklist of Accounting Tasks
> -Opting in to Privacy Problems
> -SafariU Revolutionizes the Textbook
> -Automating Windows (DNS) with Perl
> -make for Nonprogrammers
> -Closed Source PHP
> -Movies Made Easy in iPhoto 5
> -Exploring the Mac OS X Firewall
> -Owen Linzmeyer ("Apple Confidential 2.0") on MacRadio 
> -Five More Annoying PC Annoyances
> -Microsoft, Blogging, and Transparency
> -Miguel de Icaza Explains How to "Get" Mono
> -Flexible Event Delivery with Executors
> -Java Component Development: A Conceptual Framework
> -HDTV on Your Mac
> -Resurrect Your Old PC for Music--with Linux
> -Ajax: New for 2005
> ================================================
> Book News
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> ***Firefox Hacks
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> ISBN: 0596009283
> This highly focused book offers all the valuable tips and tools you need
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> 
> ***iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596100345
> Updated to cover Apple's newest release, "iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual"
> comes fully loaded--and in full color--so you can exercise all the power,
> flexibility, and creativity of the stunning new iPhoto 5. This witty and
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> and then explores every aspect of iPhoto 5, from camera-meets-Mac basics
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> 
> 
> ***Python Cookbook, 2E
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596007973
> Like its predecessor, the new edition offers a collection of solutions to
> problems that Python programmers face every day. Updated for Python 2.4,
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> working with dictionaries and list comprehensions, to complex tasks, such
> as monitoring a network and building a templating system.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythoncook2/
> 
> 
> ***Silence on the Wire 
> Publisher: No Starch Press
> ISBN: 1593270461
> Author Michal Zalewski is respected in the hacking and security
> communities for his intelligence, curiosity and creativity, and this book
> is truly unlike anything else. "Silence on the Wire" is no humdrum white
> paper or how-to manual for protecting one's network. Rather, this
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> security challenges that defy classification and eschew the traditional
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> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593270461/index.html
> 
> 
> ***Windows Server Cookbook
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596006330
> Written for all levels of users, this practical reference guide offers
> hundreds of useful tasks for managing Windows 2000 and Windows Server
> 2003. The concise, on-the-job solutions to common problems are certain to
> save you many hours of time searching through Microsoft documentation.
> Each recipe also includes a detailed discussion that explains how and why
> it works. Topics discussed include files, event logs, security, DHCP, DNS,
> backup/restore, and more.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/windowsvrckbk/ 
> 
> Chapter 6, "Processes," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/windowsvrckbk/chapter/index.html
> 
> 
> ***Degunking Your PC
> Publisher: Paraglyph Press
> ISBN: 1933097035
> Do your programs seem sluggish or refuse to run properly? Are you tripping
> over a viper's nest of cords and cables at every turn? Do you have printer
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> maze of cables and old plug-and-play devices and onto the road of perfect
> PC organization. Joli Ballew, the author of the bestselling "Degunking
> Windows" will show you simple, fast and effective ways to manage your PC
> hardware.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1933097035/index.html
> 
> 
> ***Java in a Nutshell, 5th Edition
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596007736
> "Java in a Nutshell, 5th Edition" covers all the extensive changes in Java
> 5.0. This classic remake has undergone a complete editorial makeover in
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> as in previous editions, the fifth edition is chock-full of poignant tips,
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> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/javanut5/
> 
> 
> ***Access 2003 Personal Trainer
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596009372
> Written in a non-technical and engaging style, this book lets people of
> any technical level learn exactly what they need to know at their own
> pace. The book starts with Access fundamentals and then moves up to
> tables, fields, queries, forms, reports, and advanced topics, like linking
> information from an external source. Included are detailed diagrams,
> dozens of task-oriented lessons, and a fully interactive training
> simulation CD.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/accesspt/
> 
> 
> ***SharePoint User's Guide
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596009089
> This straightforward guide shows SharePoint users how to create and use
> web sites for sharing and collaboration. Learn to use the document and
> picture libraries for adding and editing content, add discussion boards
> and surveys, receive alerts when documents and information have been added
> or changed, and enhance security. Designed to help you find answers
> quickly, the book shows how to make the most of SharePoint for
> productivity and collaboration.
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sharepoint/
> 
> Chapter 1, "Working with Sites and Workspaces," is available online:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sharepoint/chapter/index.html
> 
> 
> ***Apache Security
> Publisher: O'Reilly
> ISBN: 0596007248
> This all-purpose guide for locking down Apache arms readers with all the
> information they need to securely deploy applications. Administrators and
> programmers alike will benefit from a concise introduction to the theory
> of securing Apache, plus a wealth of practical advice and real-life
> examples. Topics covered include installation, server sharing, logging and
> monitoring, web applications, PHP and SSL/TLS, and more. 
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/apachesc/
> 
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> Upcoming Events
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> ***MAKE Editor Phillip Torrone on Science Friday--April 1
> Philip will be talking about DIY technology on NPR's "Science Friday" with
> Ira Flatow. Visit the Science Friday site and look for your local NPR
> station and broadcast times. Feel free to call in and ask questions from 2
> to 4 p.m. Eastern at 1-800-989-8255.
> http://www.sciencefriday.com/
> 
> 
> ***Greg Kroah-Hartman, ("Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Ed"), 
>   PDXLUG, Portland, OR--April 14
> Join O'Reilly author Greg for a Linux chat at 7pm.
> Fireside Coffee Lodge
> 1223 SE Powell Blvd, 
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> 
> ***Greg Kroah-Hartman at Powell's Tech Books--April 16
> Greg will also be at Powell's Technical Books beginning at 1:00pm 
> April 16.
> Powell's Technical Books
> 33 NW Park Avenue,
> Portland, OR 97209
> http://www.powells.com/calendar.html#489
> 
> 
> ***Bonnie Biafore ("QuickBooks: The Missing Manual" & "Online Investing
>   Hacks"), Kansas City Investor Fair--April 29-30
> Bonnie is a featured speaker at the NAIC Kansas City Investor Fair. She'll
> be signing books there on both days, so be sure to stop by and say hello.
> Doubletree Hotel, Overland Park, KS
> http://www.better-investing.org/chapter/kansas/events/4875
> 
> ================================================
> Conference News
> ================================================
> ***Register for the 2005 MySQL Users Conference, 
>   Santa Clara, CA--April 18-21
> The MySQL Users Conference, co-presented by O'Reilly Media and MySQL AB,
> brings together experts, users, and industry leaders with unique MySQL
> insights, offering attendees a detailed look into new features in MySQL
> 5.0, sessions and workshops designed to teach best practices, and exposure
> to new open source technologies.
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> 
> ***Where 2.0 Conference
> Join us at the first O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference June 29-30 in San
> Francisco. Explore the emerging consumer and enterprise ecosystems around
> location-aware technologies--like GPS, RFID, WLAN, cellular networks, and
> networked sensors--that enable an ever-growing array of capabilities from
> local search and mapping to enterprise integration and commercial
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> 
> ***OSCON Is Coming
> Join us at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in beautiful Portland from
> August 1-5. OSCON 2005 will be at the Oregon Convention Center, where
> we'll have tutorials, sessions, parties, BOFs, and a huge exhibit hall.
> The Call for Proposals is closed, but registration and hotel information
> will be available soon.
> http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2005/
> 
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> newsletter on oreilly.com.
> 
> ================================================
> News From O'Reilly & Beyond
> ================================================
> ---------------------
> General News
> ---------------------
> ***Tax Time: A Year-End Checklist of Accounting Tasks
> Whether you handle your company's accounting yourself or hand off the
> major accounting tasks to an accountant, Bonnie Biafore provides a
> checklist of eight accounting tasks you'll want to complete shortly after
> the end of your fiscal year. Bonnie is the author of "QuickBooks 2005: 
> The Missing Manual."
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/03/28/quickbooks.html
> 
> 
> ***Opting in to Privacy Problems
> Brian McWilliams looks at yet another way internet users may be putting
> their privacy at risk. With list brokers now cutting deals with e-commerce
> sites and internet marketing firms for data that includes home addresses,
> phone numbers, and corresponding IP addresses, you may be opting in for
> more than you bargained for when you shop online. Brian is the author of
> "Spam Kings."
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/03/17/optin.html
> 
> 
> ***SafariU Revolutionizes the Textbook
> With SafariU, educators and trainers can create and publish their own
> textbooks, selecting exactly the book chapters, sections, or articles they
> want from a wealth of information resources. SafariU costs nothing to use
> and offers students more focused course content at less cost. Visit
> SafariU to view a video demo and sign up for access:
> http://safariu.oreilly.com
> 
> ---------------------
> Open Source
> ---------------------
> ***Automating Windows (DNS) with Perl
> Perl is a fantastic tool for system administrators--even on Windows.
> Though the shiny GUI is astonishingly useless (or at least too
> mouse-friendly) for all but the simplest changes, there's plenty to
> automate under the shell. Thomas Herchenroeder explains how he 
> wrapped dnscmd with Perl to make changes easily.
> http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2005/03/24/perl_dns.html
> 
> 
> ***make for Nonprogrammers
> If you're a typical FreeBSD user, you may never have compiled C source
> code on your own. Yet if you've ever issued a make command, it's compiled
> code for you. How does it do that? What does it do, anyway? And what else
> can it do? Dru Lavigne answers all of these questions.
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/03/24/FreeBSD_Basics.html
> 
> 
> ***Closed Source PHP
> A look at the many different options PHP Developers have for
> protecting their source code from prying eyes when creating
> commercial PHP Applications.
> http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=238739
> 
> ---------------------
> Mac
> ---------------------
> ***Movies Made Easy in iPhoto 5 
> One of the best features in the current crop of consumer digital still
> cameras is their ability to capture high-quality video. iPhoto 5 is in
> step with this evolution and provides a great environment for taking those
> snippets and creating real movies. Derrick Story shows you how.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/22/iphoto_movies.html
> 
> 
> ***Exploring the Mac OS X Firewall 
> Like so many tools built in to Mac OS X, the firewall just works. But
> what's really going on inside it? Peter Hickman explains why the firewall
> works so well, and then takes you inside and shows you how to fiddle with
> things. In the end, he returns you safely to the default settings.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/15/firewall.html
> 
> 
> ***Owen Linzmeyer ("Apple Confidential 2.0") on MacRadio
> Listen to No Starch's author Owen on the Mac Night Owl Radio on the March
> 24 show.
> http://www.macradio.com/thursday/nightowl/index.php
> 
> ---------------------
> Windows/.NET
> ---------------------
> ***Five More Annoying PC Annoyances 
> After his first "PC Annoyances" was released, Steve Bass was surprised by
> the barrage of email he received with yet more annoyances to fix. That led
> to the just-released second edition of "PC Annoyances," where he added 150
> more fixes to irritating PC quirks. And if that's not enough, he offers
> five more here.
> http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/03/28/pcannoyances.html
> 
> 
> ***Microsoft, Blogging, and Transparency
> Author James Avery recently wrote about his experiences publishing his
> latest book and how Microsoft bloggers helped him immensely. To James, the
> benefits of increased transparency through the use of blogs cannot be
> understated. James is the author of "Visual Studio Hacks."
> http://dotavery.com/blog/archive/2005/03/28/2767.aspx
> 
> 
> ***Miguel de Icaza Explains How to "Get" Mono 
> It's perhaps the most controversial project in the open source world, but
> this mostly stems from misunderstanding: Mono, the open source development
> platform based upon Microsoft's .NET framework. Immediate reactions from
> many dubious Linux developers have ranged from confusion over its
> connection with .NET to wondering what the benefits of developing under it
> are. Throughout the course of its four years of intense development,
> sponsored by Novell, Mono founder Miguel de Icaza has had to frequently
> clarify the .NET issue and sell the community on it. In this new
> interview, Howard Wen asks Miguel to explain himself one more time.
> http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/03/21/interviewmiguel.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Java
> ---------------------
> ***Flexible Event Delivery with Executors 
> Event-handling is critical to any GUI application, and many developers
> know the hazards of making a method call to unknown or poorly behaved code
> from the event-dispatch thread. J2SE 5.0's concurrency utilities offer
> more fine-grained control over how code executes. Andrew Thompson applies
> that to offer better ways to handle events.
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/03/23/executors.html
> 
> 
> ***Java Component Development: A Conceptual Framework 
> In general terms, a component is one or more classes with an external API
> that satisfy some requirement. But how do you build components that are
> really practical--that handle configuration changes or third-party
> integration well? Palash Ghosh has some ideas about the concepts behind
> components.
> http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/03/23/components.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Digital Media
> ---------------------
> ***HDTV on Your Mac 
> Even though the Mac is a little late to the HDTV party, you can roll your
> own setup for not too much time or money. Erica Sadun shows you how.
> http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/29/hdtv.html
> 
> 
> ***Resurrect Your Old PC for Music--with Linux
> Dig that clunker out of the closet! This step-by-step guide explains how
> to upgrade even a 486-based PC to an efficient, Linux-powered music
> machine. Total cost? About ten cents for a blank CD.
> http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/03/23/linuxmusic.html
> 
> ---------------------
> Web
> ---------------------
> ***Ajax: New for 2005
> Ajax is a term coined for an approach that utilizes the Document
> Object Model, JavaScript, and XMLHTTPRequest to allow web
> developers to create applications that don't require constant
> page-refreshes to be used.
> http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=238333
> 
> ================================================
> >From Your Peers
> ===============================================
> Don't forget to check out the O'Reilly UG wiki to see what user groups
> across the globe are up to:
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> 
> Until next time--
> 
> Marsee



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