-------- Original Message -------- Subject: O'Reilly UG Program Newsletter #3 Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 15:30:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Denise Olliffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] O'Reilly User Group Program NEWSLETTER Volume 1, #3 http://www.oreilly.com/ HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK... Books: - 3 new titles - Book reviews News: - Microsoft withdrawals Java support--what's your opinion? - Don't Learn XML - .NET Article: Embracing the Web: Part 2 - Using XML to Configure Groove - Professional Paranoia: Secrets of Security Experts - Stings in Cocoa, Part 2 - Interview with author of "Dreamweaver 4: The Missing Manual" - Use P2P, Go to Jail. Any questions? **************************** NEWS from O'Reilly & Beyond **************************** I would be grateful if you would pass on the info that your members will find interesting... GENERAL INTEREST: ----------------- Microsoft withdrawals Java support, what's your opinion? Reports that Microsoft won't include Java Virtual Machine code with Windows XP are a blow to developers and users who rely on Java. Clay Shirky and O'Reilly & Associates call on PC manufacturers to install the most recent version of the JVM on their Windows machines. Read why, and add your name to our appeal: http://www.oreilly.com/news/jvm_0701.html Safari, O'Reilly's online technical books service, is fast and powerful. Safari searches the full text of all available books to hunt down exactly what you need, when you need it. You choose the subscription level, starting at $9.95 for 5 books. Read, annotate, bookmark, save searches, view recently accessed text, and add or swap books. Great for students. Go on Safari at: http://safari2.oreilly.com/tablhom.asp?home O'Reilly's clever editor-in-chief, Frank Willison has lots to say. Read his witty quips at: http://www.oreilly.com/frank/ APPLE/MAC: ---------- Stings in Cocoa, Part 2 Mike Beam--author of several O'Reilly Network articles, discusses Cocoa's string-handling ability: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/07/13/cocoa.html For a glimpse at part 1, go to: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/06/29/cocoa.html JAVA: ----- See first article in the "General Interest" section OPEN SOURCE: ------------ The O'Reilly Open Source Convention, and Perl Conference 5 are starting next week: July 23-27, 2001 Sheraton San Diego Hotel, San Diego, CA http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/ PEER-TO-PEER: ------------- Amazon's Interview on P2P with Andy Oram: O'Reilly author and editor Andy Oram discusses popular peer-to-peer projects, micropayments, and the most successful P2P network in human history--the public telephone network. Keep in the loop of P2P developments at this September's O'Reilly Peer-to-Peer and Web Services Conference. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/167528/t/102-8302471-7634507 Use P2P, Go to Jail. Any questions? http://www.openp2p.com/pub/a/p2p/2001/07/10/mcowen.html SECURITY: --------- Author Michael Lucas gives practical advice on how programmers, network administrators, or even help desk staff can be more security-conscious: Professional Paranoia: Secrets of Security Experts http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/07/12/prof_paranoia.html WEB:
---- Don't Learn XML! If you are an author of structured documents, and not a developer, Michael Smith says don't get sucked into the complexities of XML and its many related technologies. He recommends, instead, an alternate course of study in this xml.oreilly.com article: Take my advice: Don't Learn XML http://xml.oreilly.com/news/dontlearn_0701.html In this XML.com article, Brian Buehling investigates how XML is used to support the creation of custom applications which could lead to broad acceptance of Groove: Using XML to Configure Groove http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2001/07/11/groove.html "Dreamweaver 4: the Missing Manual" author David McFarland, talks about the most valuable and least understood Dreamweaver features in this oreilly.com article: http://web.oreilly.com/news/dreamweaver_0701.html MICROSOFT/.NET: --------------- Embracing the Web: Part 2: This second of oreilly.com's three-part series examines the concepts behind Microsoft's .NET platform. Part 2 reviews componentization and enterprise services, two of the most important concepts for software integration and large-scale systems. http://dotnet.oreilly.com/news/netframework2_0701.html Part 1 can be seen at: http://dotnet.oreilly.com/news/netframework1_0701.html WIRELESS: --------- The low-down from the MP3 Summit, and MP3.com's mobile strategy through the eyes of David Sims, editorial director of the O'Reilly Network: MP3 Summit Report: Going Mobile http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2001/07/13/mp3.html ************************************************* BOOKS hot off the press--REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE ************************************************* Please email me to request review copies. Click on either link for book details--the press announcement is the top link--feel free to use the release as you see fit. For UPCOMING titles, go to: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/new.html Dreamweaver 4: The Missing Manual http://press.oreilly.com/dreamweavermm.html http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dreamweavermm/ Exim: The Mail Transfer Agent http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/exim/ Managing NFS and NIS, 2nd Edition http://press.oreilly.com/nfs2.html http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/nfs2/ <p>BOOK REVIEWS online: -------------------- Thanks to all UGs that review our books, and post reviews online or in monthly newsletters--we appreciate it. Here are a few: "Python Standard Library" reviewed by Phil Hughes of LinuxJournal: http://www2.linuxjournal.com/articles/linux_review/0047.html CherryMUG reviews "iMovie 2: The Missing Manual": http://www.cherrymug.com/ (several other O'Reilly titles also reviewed at this site) Rochester, NY Perl Mongers reviews "Programming Perl, 3rd Edition" and "CGI Programming with Perl, 2nd Edition": http://rochester.pm.org/reviews/programming_perl3.html REMINDER to pass reviews on to me after they're written. ****************************** ANNOUNCEMENTS from your peers ****************************** If your UG has an announcement that you'd like my help communicating to other groups, let me know. I'm happy to include the info in an upcoming newsletter. Please include complete contact info for your group. HAMPTON ROADS, VA: ------------------ The Hampton Roads Oracle Users Group (HROUG) will be hosting its next quarterly meeting at the Virginia Beach Public Central Library on August 21st, from 9AM till 12AM. Topics will include JAVA and Oracle Portal. The meeting is open to all interested persons. ************************* UPCOMING O'Reilly events ************************* Enter your group to win a pass to the O'Reilly Peer-to-Peer and Web Services Conference. Email me for further details, if you didn't receive my email notice. Deadline for entries is July 31st, 2001. The winner will be annouced August 1st. NEXT WEEK!!! ------------ San Diego, CA: O'Reilly Open Source Convention July 23-27, 2001 Sheraton San Diego Hotel http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/ Atlanta, GA: Don't miss author Hans Bergsten's (JavaServer Pages) presentation at the Georgia Web Developers Conference, July 25th. http://www.tagonline.org/gwdc/ AUGUST: ------- San Francisco, CA: Visit the O'Reilly booth at LinuxWorld August 28-30 Moscone Center, Booth #1747 http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/ SEPTEMBER: ---------- Washington, D.C: O'Reilly Peer-to-Peer and Web Services Conference September 18-21, 2001 Omni Shoreham Hotel Early Bird Registration ends August 17th http://conferences.oreilly.com/p2p/ COMING IN 2002: --------------- Tucson, AZ: O'Reilly Bioinformatics Technology conference January 28-31, 2002 http://conferences.oreilly.com/biocon/cfp.html <p>UG Discount information for conferences: O'Reilly offers 20% discount to UG members on all conference and tutorial fees. Use the DSUG discount code. If registering online, enter the code where it says "If you received a discount code, enter it here." Register before the "Early Bird" discounts end, and you'll save 20% on already discounted "Early Bird" prices. For more O'Reilly event information, go to: http://events.oreilly.com/ <p><p>Until next week, Denise <p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p>-- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear In the beginning the Universe was created. This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. 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