[Wellington-pm] [Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, June 19]

Grant McLean grant at mclean.net.nz
Thu Jun 21 14:56:31 PDT 2007


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> From: Marsee Henon
> Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, June 19
> Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:10:43 -0700
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> Open Source
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> ***An Introduction to Haskell, Part 1: Why Haskell 
> Most programmers spend most of their life writing programs using
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> ***A Holiday Gantry Web Application 
> Ruby on Rails may get all the attention as a quick and easy way to
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> Digital Media
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> 
> ---------------------
> Mac
> ---------------------
> ***WWDC Keynote: Oh Boy, Just What I Always Wanted 
> Learn about the new features announced in Leopard, Safari for Windows,
> and the way iPhone development is going to work. Daniel Steinberg
> reports from this year's WWDC keynote. 
> <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2007/06/12/wwdc-keynote-report.html>
> 
> 
> ***iPod Mic Shootout
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> <http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2007/05/18/ipod-mic-shootout.html>
> 
> 
> ***Hit-and-Run: Launching AppleScripts with Keyboard Shortcuts 
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> 
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> Microsoft/.NET
> ---------------------
> ***Managing Printing in Your .NET Application 
> The .NET Framework makes it easy to support printing. In this article,
> Wei-Meng Lee shows you the basics of printing in .NET 2.0, including how
> to configure page setup, print multiple pages, preview a document before
> it is printed, as well as let users select a printer to which to print. 
> <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/windows/2007/05/15/managing-printing-in-your-net-application.html>
> 
> 
> ***Implementing and Understanding DHCP 
> Setting up DHCP on tens, hundreds, and even thousands of computers can
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> 
> ---------------------
> Java
> ---------------------
> ***Agile Database Refactoring with Hibernate 
> Your data model was near perfect when your application was first
> written. Since then, it has...evolved. In this article, we will show
> readers how to upgrade their faulty schemas and data models without
> affecting existing applications or processes.
> <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2007/06/07/agile-database-refactoring-with-hibernate.html>
> 
> 
> ***Using the Lucene Query Parser Without Lucene 
> This article shows how to use the Lucene Query Parser to build search
> capability into your application, adapting it onto a legacy database
> rather than using the entire Lucene package.
> <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2007/05/24/using-the-lucene-query-parser-without-lucene.html>
> 
> ---------------------
> Web
> ---------------------
> ***Google Shuts Down Made-For-AdSense Sites
> An overview of Google's new policies on arbirtrage and 
> made-for-Adsense sites.
> <http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/05/23/google-shuts-down-arbitrage-and-mfa-publishers/>
> 
> 
> ***Breaking out of the Box with CSS
> The caged bird may sing, but the jazziest tunes are sung by birds that
> have broken out of the box! In this step-by-step guide, Jina shows you
> how to take that cramped old grid-based page layout, and use CSS--and a
> little imagination--to break the bonds and set your design free.
> <http://www.sitepoint.com/article/breaking-out-of-the-box>
> 
> 
> Until next time--
> 
> Marsee Henon
> 
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