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In this article for eBay sellers, you'll >find tips to help you with the primary reason for using the auction >site--to bring in the cash. Get the most out of eBay with "eBay Hacks." >http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2003/09/09/ebayhacks.html > >For up-to-date information on "eBay Hacks" check out David Karp's site: >http://www.ebayhacks.com/ > >eBay Hacks >Order Number: 5644 >http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ebayhks/ > >--------------------- >Open Source >--------------------- >***Encrypted Email Cookbook >A feature of the current email protocol is that anyone can claim to be >anyone else. Another feature is that email tends to be sent as plain >text. Clearly, there's room for more security, including authentication >(you are who you claim to be) and encryption (only the intended >receiver can read a message). Robert Bernier presents several recipes >for implementing authentication and encryption in your email. >http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2003/09/04/email_pki.html?CMP=NLC-JW3252563703 > > >***FreeBSD Jails >A common security breach involves exploiting one application to gain >access to another. Keeping separate applications separate can limit the >potential damage. Mike DeGraw-Bertsch explains how FreeBSD's jails can >help secure necessary applications. >http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/09/04/jails.html?CMP=NLC-3MD222003293 > >--------------------- >Java >--------------------- >***Code-Generation Techniques for Java >J2EE is powerful, but it can lead to a lot of repetitive code. You >could hand this code off to junior developers, or you could generate it >automatically. Jack Herrington explores this higher level of >abstraction and how it can improve your productivity. by Jack >Herrington >http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2003/09/03/generation.html?CMP=NLC-X43Q60625248 > >--------------------- >.NET >--------------------- >***Debugging Windows Services >Debugging Windows services is not as trivial as debugging Windows >applications because they do not run directly within Visual Studio >.NET. Hence, more elaborate techniques must be deployed to effectively >develop and debug Windows services. In this article, Wei-Meng Lee will >discuss two techniques that you can use to debug and test your Windows >services. >http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2003/09/02/debuggingsvcs.html?CMP=NLC-27N1Z9943120 > >--------------------- >ORACLE >--------------------- >Installing Oracle 9iR2 on Red Hat 9 >While Oracle's understandably proud of their Linux support, Oracle 9i >is unsupported on the latest and greatest Red Hat. That doesn't mean it >doesn't work, just that you'll have to do a little tinkering. Roko Roic >demonstrates how to install Oracle 9iR2 on Red Hat 9. >http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2003/09/04/oracle_install.html?CMP=NLC-6T8J41781720 > >--------------------- >XML >--------------------- >***The State of the Python-XML Art, 2003 >In this month's Python and XML column Uche Ogbuji updates his report on >the state of the Python-XML art, adding 24 new projects. >http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/09/10/py.html > > >***Ten Favorite XForms Engines >The author of O'Reilly's "XForms Essentials" describes ten software >packages that implement the W3C's XForms specification, seen as the >XML-friendly successor to HTML forms. >http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/09/10/xforms.html > >XForms Essentials >Order Number: 3692 >http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/xforms/ > >--------------------- >Mac >--------------------- >***Using Java to Expand iTunes Functionality >An in-depth look at MyTunes, which provides an easy-to-use and >extensible framework that allows expanded control of your iTunes >library via Java, even from a remote computer. >http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/09/03/mytunes.html?CMP=NLC-UG4804271335 > >================================================ >News From Your Peers >================================================ >***Join the Connecticut ACCESS Users Group for their next meeting, >Farmington, CT >CtAUG meets at the MS Offices in Farmington, CT, every 2nd Wednesday of >the month from 5:30pm 9:00pm. Programs feature demonstrations of ACCESS >systems and ACCESS-related products and are designed to address >beginning, intermediate, and advanced topics. Meetings are free and >open to the public. >For more information go to: >http://www.CtAUG.org >Or you can contact Frank Butash: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 860-232-7173 > > > > >Until next time-- > >Marsee
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