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>From: Marsee Henon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, May 6
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>O'Reilly User Group Program
>Newsletter
>May 6, 2003
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>Highlights This Week:
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>Book News
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>-Mac OS X Hints
>-ADO.NET in a Nutshell
>-Mac OS X for Java Geeks
>-Java Data Objects
>-Building Embedded Linux Systems
>-Active Directory, 2nd Edition
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>Upcoming Events
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>-Author Juval Lowy ("Programming .NET Components"), PGHDOTNET
>Pittsburgh, PA--May 21
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>Conferences
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>-Be a part of OSCON's first Hackathon July 6 & 7
>-O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference Call for Participation--
>Deadline is May 14
>-Put Up an O'Reilly Open Source Convention Banner,
>Get a Free Book
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>Safari
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>-"Go On Safari" winner--S. Patrick Eaton, Tokyo PC Users Group
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>News
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>-Head First: Just Bring Your Brain
>-Electronic Archaeology
>-OSCON Keynotes
>-Open Source and Open Standards
>-Creating Richer Hyperlinks with JSP Custom Tags
>-Feed Your Head at ETech 2003
>-The Secrets of Strong Naming
>-Apple Brings Good Karma to Online Music
>-Freeware Gems for Mac OS X
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>News From Your Peers
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>-Twin Cities PHP Users Group Meeting, St. Paul, MN--May 14
>-Syracuse Area Java Users Group Meeting, Dewitt, NY--May 21
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>Book News
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>***Mac OS X Hints (Yeah! Finally...)
>Order Number: 4516
>Mac OS X holds many delicious secrets--you just have to know where to
>find them. This handy reference shows intermediate to advanced
>aficionados of Mac OS X how to adjust the desktop, tweak applications,
>reconfigure the system, and even fine-tune the software in Mac OS X's
>Unix-based core. It also shows how to handle numerous, complex system
>administration tasks. Presented in an easy-to-follow, cross-referenced
>format, "Mac OS X Hints" will help you get the most out of Mac OS X
>10.2. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macxhints/
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>
>***ADO.NET in a Nutshell
>Order Number: 3617
>"ADO.NET in a Nutshell" is the most complete and concise source of
>ADO.NET information available. Besides being a valuable reference, this
>book covers a variety of issues that programmers face when developing
>web applications or web services that rely on database access. Using
>C#, the book presents real-world, practical examples that will help you
>put ADO.NET to work immediately. Included on CD-ROM is a Visual Studio
>.NET add-in that integrates the entire reference directly into your
>help files.
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/adonetian/
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>Chapter 12,"DataViews and Data Binding," is available online:
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/adonetian/chapter/index.html
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>
>***Mac OS X for Java Geeks
>Order Number: 4001
>"Mac OS X for Java Geeks," written specifically for Java developers,
>gives a complete, detailed look at Mac OS X. Whether you're a Java
>newbie, working your way through Java Swing and classpath issues, or a
>Java guru, comfortable with digital media, reflection, and J2EE, this
>book will teach you how to get around on Mac OS X. You'll also get the
>latest information on how to build applications that run seamlessly,
>and identically, on Windows, Linux, Unix, and the Mac.
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macxjvgks/
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>Chapter 10, "QuickTime for Java," is available online:
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macxjvgks/chapter/index.html
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>
>***Java Data Objects
>Order Number: 2769
>"Java Data Objects" is the definitive work on the JDO API. It gives you
>a thorough introduction to JDO and shows you how to: make classes
>persistent and how JDO maps persistent classes to the database;
>configure JDO at runtime; perform transactions; and make queries. More
>advanced chapters cover optional features such as nontransactional
>access and optimistic transactions. The book concludes by discussing
>the use of JDO in web applications and J2EE environments.
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jvadtaobj/
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>Chapter 1, "An Initial Tour," is available online:
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jvadtaobj/chapter/index.html
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>
>***Building Embedded Linux Systems
>Order Number: 222X
>"Building Embedded Linux Systems" shows you how to design and build
>your own embedded systems using Linux as the kernel, and freely
>available open source tools as the framework. The book gradually
>introduces readers to the intricacies of embedded Linux with detailed
>information and examples that describe how Linux is actually put on an
>embedded device. You'll learn the strengths and weaknesses of Linux as
>an embedded OS, as well as what licensing issues are involved.
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/belinuxsys/
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>Chapter 5, "Kernel Considerations," is available online:
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/belinuxsys/chapter/index.html
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>
>***Active Directory, 2nd Edition
>Order Number: 4664
>"Active Directory, 2nd Edition" gives a clear, detailed look at Active
>Directory for both Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. You'll become
>familiar with the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP),
>multi-master replication, Domain Name System (DNS), Group Policy, and
>the Active Directory Schema, among many other topics. This book will
>guide you through the maze of concepts, design issues, and scripting
>options, enabling you to get the most out of your deployment.
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/actdir2/
>
>Chapter 14, "Upgrading to Windows Server 2003," is is available
>online:
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/actdir2/chapter/index.html
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>Upcoming Events
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>***Author Juval Lowy ("Programming .NET Components"), PGHDOTNET
>Pittsburgh, PA--May 21
>Juval will be presenting ".NET Remoting" to the Pittsburgh .NET User
>Group.
>
>For more info and to RSVP:
>http://www.pghdotnet.org/
>
>May 21st from 6-8pm
>Pittsburgh Technology Council
>2000 Technology Drive
>Pittsburgh, PA 15219
>http://www.pghtech.org/contact/directions.html
>
>For more events, please see:
>http://events.oreilly.com/
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>Conference News
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>***Be a part of OSCON's first Hackathon July 6 & 7
>Pick an open source project, gather a group of hackers, and descend on
>the Hackathon. We'll provide the room, bandwidth, tables, chairs, and
>white boards--you provide the code. Space is limited. If you are
>interested in participating, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>by June 1, 2003.
>
>O'Reilly Open Source Convention
>Portland Marriott Downtown,
>Portland, OR
>July 7-11, 2003
>http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/
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>
>Early Bird Discount--
>User Group members who register before May 23, 2003 get a double
>discount. Use code DSUG when you register, and you'll get 20% off the
>"Early Bird" price.
>
>To register, go to:
>http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2003/create/ord_os03
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>
>***O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference Call for Participation--Deadline is May 14
>System administrators, developers, strategists, technical staff, and
>power users are invited to submit proposals to lead tutorial and
>conference sessions at the second annual O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference.
>Suggested topics include: Scripting Genius, Amazing Applications,
>Ingenious Hacks, and SysAdmin Mac Style, to name a few.
>http://conferences.oreilly.com/macosxcon/
>
>The submission deadline for proposals is May 14, 2003:
>http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/macosx2003/create/e_sess
>
>
>***Put Up an O'Reilly Open Source Convention Banner, Get A Free Book
>Ready for the next conference banner promotion? Here it is: 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.
>
>OSCON Conference Banners:
>http://ug.oreilly.com/banners/oscon2003/
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>Safari News
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>***"Go On Safari" Weekly Winner--S. Patrick Eaton, Tokyo PC Users Group
>"Shipping books from overseas has always been time-consuming and
>costly. Buying books locally is costly, too, and often means putting up
>with limited selections, especially in the area of technical
>books--which are the kind I crave most....Fortunately, [this isn't] a
>problem any more. I've just signed up for my own Safari Bookshelf."
>
>Your group can also participate in this introductory program just for
>user group members. To "Go on Safari," any of your members who sign up
>for our Safari 14-day free trial send comments on their experiences, or
>tips and tricks for how they used Safari (it only needs to be 2
>sentences long, but it may be longer) to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Every week someone will be chosen from the tips or comments submitted
>to receive fun stuff from O'Reilly (T-shirts, book bags, or other
>surprises). If a member of your user group is selected, your group
>receives free gifts, too. Whatever the individual member receives, your
>UG will get one, too, to give away at your next meeting, or use however
>you see fit. Recipients--and their comments--will be announced in the
>User Group Newsletter.
>
>**Please use this special UG URL to sign up for the 14-day trial**
>http://www.oreilly.com/safari/ug
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>For more information on Safari:
>http://safari.oreilly.com/
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>News From O'Reilly & Beyond
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>General News
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>***Head First: Just Bring Your Brain
>Wacky themes, far-out images, and strange examples--O'Reilly's new Head
>First book series helps you learn with stories, games, and pictures.
>Learning a new technology doesn't have to be boring; see for yourself
>with O'Reilly's upcoming "Head First Java."
>http://headfirst.oreilly.com/
>
>Head First Java (Out this month)
>Order Number: 4656
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/hfjava/
>
>
>***Electronic Archaeology
>It takes time to make a good mess. Programs start out simple, but then
>the code evolves (or devolves) over the years. Different people work on
>it, and it appears many of them knew very little about programming. The
>result for professional programmers is having to deal with badly
>designed, badly implemented, uncommented, incomprehensible blobs. The
>art of digging through ancient, muddled code is called "electronic
>archaeology," and this article, by Steve Oualline, author of "Practical
>C++ Programming, 2nd Edition," discusses some of the tools you can use
>to make your code "digs" easier.
>http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2003/04/29/steveoaulline.html
>
>Practical C++ Programming, 2nd Edition
>Order Number: 4192
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/cplus2/
>
>
>***Feed Your Head at ETech 2003
>A week in Santa Clara for the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference
>provided attendees with lots to chew on. Daniel Steinberg gives an
>inside look at the people and the topics that helped make this such a
>satisfying event.
>http://www.openp2p.com/pub/a/p2p/2003/05/01/etech.html
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>Open Source
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>***OSCON Keynotes
>Nathan Torkington: "I've had people asking me what's up with OSCON this
>year--is anything interesting happening or can they skip it and watch
>'Alias' reruns instead. I can't make your decision for you (the
>relative attractiveness of the Alias lady and Larry Wall is something
>I'll leave to you to weigh) but I can definitely talk a little about
>what I'm jazzed about." http://www.onlamp.com/pub/wlg/3151
>
>***Open Source and Open Standards
>Open source means open code. It usually also means open standards. Are
>they really so tightly intertwined? Which is more important to openness
>in technology? Peter Saint-Andr explores these thoughts.
>http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/29/openstandardsopensource.html
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>Java
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>***Creating Richer Hyperlinks with JSP Custom Tags
>Gone are the days where one destination per link was enough. With
>mirroring, localization, and internationalization, your readers might
>want the choice of several different resources for any given link.
>Until XLink and XPointer are well-supported in browsers and authoring
>tools, most alternatives are clumsy. Amit Goel demonstrates a better
>approach by creating a custom JSP tag to control a dynamic menu of
>destination links.
>http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2003/04/30/jsp_hyperlinks.html
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>.NET
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>***The Secrets of Strong Naming
>If you've been working with .NET for any length of time, you've
>probably run across the concept of a strong name. No, that doesn't mean
>that your assemblies should have names like MyCompany.Gorilla.Biceps.
>The strength of a strong name lies in the protection that it offers
>your assemblies. The .NET Framework uses strong names to identify
>assemblies and to protect them from tampering. In this article, Mike
>Gunderloy shows you how strong names are constructed and demonstrates
>the mechanics of working with strong names in .NET.
>http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2003/04/28/strongnaming.html
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>Mac
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>***Apple Brings Good Karma to Online Music
>At a much anticipated media event in San Francisco, Steve Jobs
>announced Apple's new online music service, an updated version of
>iTunes and third-generation iPods. Here are the details complete with
>audio clips and photos from the presentation.
>http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/all_mac_articles
>
>
>***Freeware Gems for Mac OS X
>Here's a collection of lesser-known freeware gems available for Mac OS
>X. We're talking about neat little apps that you might not have heard
>of, but that can do the job just as well as better-known (and much more
>expensive) varieties without you having to pay a penny for them.
>http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/04/25/freeware.html
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>News From Your Peers
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>***Twin Cities PHP Users Group Meeting, St. Paul, MN--May 14
>This meeting will feature Steve Lime, creator of Mapserver giving an
>introduction to using scripting languages like PHP to create dynamic
>web based spatial reports (otherwise known as maps)
>
>May 14, 7:00pm
>Offices of Minnesota Public Radio
>45 East Seventh Street
>St. Paul, MN 55101
>
>For more information and directions:
>http://tcphp.org
>
>
>***Syracuse Area Java Users Group Meeting, Dewitt, NY--May 21
>This meeting will feature "Ant: Building Mountains or Mole Hills." They
>will review the use of Ant and provide examples of enterprise level
>builds (JSP, Servlet, EJB, etc) usually not found in the current
>literature.
>
>May 21, 6:00pm
>Partners In Health Systems
>5789 Widewaters Parkway--1st Floor
>Dewitt, NY 13214
>
>Contact Bob Krause at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you plan on attending or
>need more information.
>
>
>Until next time--
>
>Marsee
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Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Puryear Information Technology
Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting
http://www.puryear-it.com
