>Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 17:21:08 -0700 (PDT) >From: Marsee Henon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, April 26 > >O'Reilly User Group Program >NEWSLETTER >April 26, 2002 > > >HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: >NEWS: >-Wanted: O'Reilly Irregulars (Please pass this on to your members) >-Clay Shirky: What Web Services Got Right...and Wrong >-Privacy and XML, Part I >-Full Outer Joins in Oracle9i >-XP on the PowerPC >-Did You Know O'Reilly has a Research Department? >-The Perl You Need to Know > >CONFERENCE NEWS >-Put Up A Conference Banner, Get A Free Book >(Just in case you missed this last week.....) >-One-Day Conference Pass Added for the O'Reilly Emerging Technology >Conference > >BOOK NEWS: >-802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide >-Programming Visual Basic for the Palm OS > >FROM YOUR PEERS >-Thank You to the Provo Linux Users Group > >================================================ >NEWS FROM O'REILLY & BEYOND >================================================ > >------------------------------- >GENERAL NEWS >------------------------------- >WANTED: O'REILLY IRREGULARS- >(PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR MEMBERS) > >We're looking for a few industrious O'Reilly customers to be our scouts >in local bookstores. Tim O'Reilly came up with idea, inspired by >Sherlock Holmes. Here's Tim on why we're launching this endeavor, and >how he came up with the name "O'Reilly Irregulars": > >"Sherlock Holmes has always been an idol of mine. His 'Baker Street >Irregulars' were a collection of street kids, hansom cab drivers, and >other elements of the London social environment who would help out >Holmes in tracking down people and facts that were invisible to >Scotland Yard and the police. It was an early (albeit fictional) >example of the power of a grassroots network. > >"It's long been a dream of mine to organize a crew of O'Reilly >Irregulars to help us keep track of how our books are selling. There >are too many bookstores for our official sales reps to visit them all, >but it isn't beyond a network of customers who are willing to help us >out." > >What does it take to be an O'Reilly Irregular? If you join the crew, >you'll visit your local bookstore once a month, armed with a current >O'Reilly inventory list that we provide. You'll look through the >shelves and display tables, marking the number of each O'Reilly title >you see. Once the list is complete, you'll fax it back to us. > >What do you get for your time and diligent counting? We'll send you two >free books of your choice every time you turn in your completed >inventory list. > >Interested? Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] by May 17, 2002. >Please include: > >* your name >* email address >* shipping address > >We're starting with a limited group of stores, located mostly in medium >to large cities. When we hear from you, we'll look through our list of >stores, and if we need an Irregular in your area, we'll sign you up. > > >CLAY SHIRKY: WHAT WEB SERVICES GOT RIGHT...AND WRONG >Web Services has gone from a vague idea to the major trend in Internet >development, with Microsoft and Sun both recasting their entire >companies to deliver on the promise of Web Services. To understand >whether Web Services are real or hype, Richard Koman talked to Clay >Shirky. >http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/04/22/clay.html > >Clay Shirky is a keynoter at the upcoming Emerging Technology >conference, and a longtime observer of peer-to-peer networking. >http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/et2002/view/e_sess/3055 > >-------------------------- >XML >-------------------------- >PRIVACY AND XML, PART I >By Paul Madsen & Carlisle Adams >The widespread uptake of e-commerce has been stalled as much by the >inability of businesses to guarantee the privacy preferences of their >customers for the personal data entrusted to them as by any other >single factor. Of those who are connected but do not purchase >online--which is over half of all Internet users--over half say their >reluctance is due to fear that their personal information will be >stolen or misused. In a sense, XML, through the smart data transfer it >enables, contributes to the problem. However, a number of XML-based >efforts are emerging that offer solutions to some of the major >technology issues for privacy. >http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/04/17/privacy.html > >-------------------------- >ORACLE >-------------------------- >FULL OUTER JOINS IN ORACLE9i >By Sanjay Mishra >Learn how to use the new ANSI-compliant join syntax in Oracle 9i, which >simplifies the task of performing a full outer join. >http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/04/23/fulljoin.html > >"Mastering Oracle SQL" Order Number: 1290 >http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mastorasql/index.html > >-------------------------- >MAC >-------------------------- >XP ON THE POWERPC >Derrick Story looks at the pros and cons of running Windows XP Home >Edition via Connectix's Virtual PC on Mac OS X. >http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2002/04/24/xp_on_mac.html > >For more info read our upcoming book, >"Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual," >By David Pogue, Order Number: 2602. >http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/windowsxptmm/ > >-------------------------- >WEB SERVICES >-------------------------- >DID YOU KNOW O'REILLY HAS A RESEARCH DEPARTMENT? >O'Reilly Research provides strategic intelligence for technology >decision-makers. The O'Reilly Research team, building on the company's >20 years at the front lines of technology evolution, goes straight to >the source--leading-edge developers and industry visionaries--to forge >a deep understanding of new technology's business impact. Close to the >street, vendor-neutral, and grounded in real-world applications, >O'Reilly Research delivers no-nonsense, in-depth information and >insights about important technologies. >http://research.oreilly.com/ > >Emerging Technology Briefs offer a single-page summary of recent >developments in a technology topic that we have been following. > >Briefs available so far: > >SOAP >http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/webservices/2002/04/16/soap.html > >WebDAV >http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/webservices/2002/03/26/webdav.html > >JXTA >http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/webservices/2002/03/12/jxta.html > >Identity >http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/webservices/2002/02/26/identity.html > >------------------------------- >PERL >------------------------------- >THE PERL YOU NEED TO KNOW >Stas Bekman goes back to basics to explain some Perl topics of interest >to his continuing mod_perl series. "Before I delve into the details of >mod_perl programming, it's probably a good idea to review some >important Perl basics. You will discover these invaluable when you >start coding for mod_perl. I will start with pure Perl notes and >gradually move to explaining the peculiarities of coding for mod_perl, >presenting the traps one might fall into and explaining things obvious >for some of us but may be not for the others." >http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2002/04/23/mod_perl.html > >================================================ >CONFERENCE NEWS >================================================ >PUT UP A CONFERENCE BANNER, GET A FREE BOOK >We are looking for user groups to display our conference banners on >their web sites. If you send me the link to your user group site with >our O'Reilly Open Source Convention banner, I will send you the >O'Reilly book of your choice. > >O'Reilly Open Source Convention banners: >http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/15/banner_ads.html > >EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT. Register by June 10, 2002 to take advantage of >the discounted conference fees. User group discount is 20% for >conferences. Use the discount code: DSUG. Register before June 10th, >and receive a double discount! Your 20% will apply towards already >reduced "Early Bird" pricing if you register early. >http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/ > > >O'REILLY EMERGING TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE >ONE-DAY CONFERENCE PASS ADDED >Too busy these days to join your colleagues for a four-day conference? >Attend the Emerging Technology Conference on either May 14, 15, or 16 >for just $350.00. Registration information: >http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/et2002/create/ord_et02 > >O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference >Westin Santa Clara, May 13-16, 2002 -- Santa Clara, CA >http://conferences.oreilly.com/etcon/ > >================================================ >BOOK NEWS >================================================ >REVIEW COPIES ARE AVAILABLE, email me for a copy. >If you need your books by a certain date, please allow at least three >weeks for shipping. Please send me copies of your newsletters. > >Don't forget, your members get 20% off any O'Reilly book they purchase >direct from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering. > >Press releases are available on our press page: http://press.oreilly.com/ > >802.11 WIRELESS NETWORKS: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE >Order Number: 1835 >As a network administrator, architect, or security professional, you >need to understand the capabilities, limitations, and risks associated >with integrating wireless LAN technology into your current >infrastructure. This practical guide provides all the information >necessary to analyze and deploy wireless networks with confidence. It's >the only source that offers a full spectrum view of 802.11, from the >minute details of the specification, to deployment, monitoring, and >troubleshooting. >http://oreilly.com/catalog/802dot11/ > >Chapter 15, "802.11 Network Deployment," is available online: >http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/802dot11/chapter/ch15.html > >PROGRAMMING VISUAL BASIC FOR THE PALM OS >Order Number: 2009 >The book provides a framework for application design, development and >installation for the Palm handheld. While the reader should have >experience with the property-method-event model of VB programming, no >familiarity with Palm products is assumed or required. It is written >primarily for corporate software developers, software architects, >middle-ware developers and engineering managers who need to understand >the strengths and limits of programming on the Palm, and how to >integrate Visual Basic language Palm applications into their corporate >IT infrastructure or product offerings. It teaches readers how to >create a host of business applications including security, wireless and >database connectivity programs. >http://oreilly.com/catalog/vbpropalm/ > >Chapter 4, "Conduit Development," is available online: >http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/vbpropalm/chapter/ch04.html > >================================================ >FROM YOUR PEERS >================================================ >THANK YOU TO JASON OF THE PROVO LINUX USERS GROUP >...for posting this endorsement of the upcoming O'Reilly Open Source >Convention on his group's web page: http://www.plug.org/ > >Jayce^ writes "Allrighty, for those who haven't seen, there is a new >banner on the left, for all that is OSCON. If for some reason you >haven't heard about this before, let me explain a little. Every year >O'Reilly has been putting on a convention for open source geeks like >us. Now, in the tradition of O'Reilly books, their conferences get past >the fluff and hype of other conferences and home in directly on the >meat of the technology. I've been lucky enough to attend the last two >of these, and let me tell you, I've been saving up to attend this one >since last year. The cookbook for the conference is pretty simple. Get >the top members of the different open source projects, tools, and more, >then have them give tutorials and presentation on the inner workings of >what they do. " > >If any one else has anything wonderful to say about any of our >conferences or books please let me know. > >Until next week, > >Marsee
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