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On top of hundreds of atomic >recipes, it offers seven full chapters of larger sample applications. >Appealing to all levels of ActionScript coders, this book offers >concrete solutions to the most common ActionScript needs and problems. >http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/actscptckbk/?CMP=NLC-V4F415829818 > >Chapter 16, "Storing Persistent Information," is available online: >http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/actscptckbk/chapter/index.html > > >***Secure Programming Cookbook for C and C++ >Order Number: 3943 >"Secure Programming Cookbook for C and C++" is an important new >resource for developers serious about writing secure code for Unix >(including Linux) and Windows environments. This essential code >companion covers a wide range of topics, including safe initialization, >access control, input validation, symmetric and public key >cryptography, cryptographic hashes and MACs, authentication and key >exchange, PKI, random numbers, and anti-tampering. Protect your systems >from attackers and reduce the risks you face. >http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/secureprgckbk/ > >Sample Chapter 11, "Random Numbers, " is available online: >http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/secureprgckbk/chapter/index.html > > >***iPod: The Missing Manual >Order Number: 477X >"iPod: The Missing Manual" not only covers all iPod models for both Mac >and Windows, including the super-slim 2003 series, it's also the >ultimate guide to iTunes, MusicMatch Jukebox Plus, and even the new >iTunes Music Store. With humor and authority, "New York Times" >technology columnist J. D. Biersdorfer lays bare an astonishing >collection of useful tips, tricks, and shortcuts. No matter what kind >of music moves you, "iPod: The Missing Manual" will help you get much >more out of your iPod--and much more into it. >http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ipodtmm/ > > >***UML Pocket Reference >Order Number: 4974 >The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is rich and expressive, one of the >most important languages for anyone in the software industry to know. >But it's next to impossible to memorize all aspects of UML. Clear and >concise, "UML Pocket Reference" will become your UML dictionary. You'll >never again be stymied by an unfamiliar UML symbol, a line-ending you >don't recognize, or the use of an unfamiliar diagram type. >http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/umlpr/ > >A sample excerpt, "Use Case Diagrams." is available online: >http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/umlpr/chapter/index.html > >================================================ >Upcoming Events >================================================ >***For more events, please see: >http://events.oreilly.com/ > >***David Pogue (Missing Manual series) will be at the Apple Store, >North Michigan Avenue, Chicago--August 9 >With his brand new book, "iMovie 3 & iDVD: The Missing Manual" in hand, >Pogue will create a real-live movie, featuring the on-camera talents of >audience volunteers. Call 312-981-4104 for more information. > >Saturday, August 9, at 5pm >Apple Store >679 North Michigan Ave. >Chicago, IL >http://www.apple.com/retail/northmichiganavenue/ >================================================ >Conference News >================================================ >***Call For Participation: The 2004 O'Reilly Life Science Informatics >Conference >O'Reilly & Associates invites biologists, computer scientists, software >engineers, mathematicians, and experts in other related fields to >submit proposals to lead tutorial and conference sessions at the >O'Reilly Life Science Informatics Conference, slated for February 9-12, >2004 at the Westin Horton Plaza in San Diego, CA. Proposals are due >September 1, 2003. > >For the past two years, the annual O'Reilly informatics conference has >focused on bioinformatics as the theme. This year, we're expanding the >scope of this conference to reflect the evolutionary changes happening >in the field of life science informatics. 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After a frustrating >struggle with the "help" feature, I remembered that I had just signed >up for Safari. I went online and within two minutes I had found my >answer. I wish I had started there in the first place!" > >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 can 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] (Please include your UG name in the email.) > >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. 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Cameron Laird and George Peter Staplin interview >several core OpenBSD developers. >http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/07/17/openbsd_core_team.html > >--------------------- >Java >--------------------- >***Putting XML in LDAP with LDAPHttp >XML is great for transferring information, but it really falls down as >a searchable store. Mapping XML into a relational database is, well, >tricky. Jon Roberts demonstrates that a directory database (LDAP, for >example) makes a nice compromise while building a weblog commentary >system. >http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2003/07/16/ldaphttp.html > >--------------------- >.NET >--------------------- >***SLT Performance in .NET >The Microsoft .NET Framework brings with it many new tools and >improvements for developers. Among them is a very rich and powerful set >of XML classes that allow the developer to tap into XML and XSLT in >their applications. Before the Microsoft .NET Framework was released, >Microsoft published the XML SDK, now in version 4.0. Which raises the >question: how do these two engines compare to each other in >performance? Dan Furmin shows you the results of his performance >comparison. >http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2003/07/14/xsltperf.html > >--------------------- >XML >--------------------- >***An XML Fragment Reader >Despite many potential uses of XML using fragments of XML text, not >complete documents, XML parsers require complete documents to do their >jobs properly. This article develops an XML fragment reading class for >Java. >http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/07/16/fragmentreader.html > >--------------------- >Mac >--------------------- >***In Sync with CVS >Apple's Backup and iSync applications are great for Dot-Mac >subscribers, but some folks prefer to "roll their own" when >synchronizing data among machines. The open source tool, CVS, is a good >solution for "do it yourself" types. James Duncan Davidson shows you >how to set it up. >http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/07/15/cvs.html?CMP= > > >Until next time-- > >Marsee
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