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Rosado: Digital Public Enemy > -Panoramas Made Easy > -The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks, & Hacks > -The Future: HTML or XHTML? > > ================================================ > Book News > ================================================ > Did you know you can request a free book to review for your > group? Ask your group leader for more information. > > For book review writing tips and suggestions, go to: > http://ug.oreilly.com/bookreviews.html > > Don't forget, you can receive 20% off any O'Reilly, No Starch, > Paraglyph, Pragmatic Bookshelf, SitePoint, or Syngress book you > purchase directly from O'Reilly. > Just use code DSUG when ordering online or by phone 800-998-9938. > http://www.oreilly.com/ > > ***Free ground shipping is available for online orders of at > least $29.95 that go to a single U.S. address. 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In fact, this new edition covers everything about this > extraordinary build management tool from downloading and installing, to > using Ant to build web applications, to using Ant to test code. > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/anttdg2/ > > Chapter 6, "Getting Source Code from CVS Repositories," is available: > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/anttdg2/chapter/index.html > > > ***Test Driving Linux: From Windows to Linux in 60 Seconds > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 059600754X > This detailed, step-by-step guide provides both home and business users > with a hassle-free way to investigate Linux before purchasing and > installing a complete Linux distribution. Quickly learn how to use Linux > to perform your most common tasks without changing, installing, or > configuring a thing on your computer. This release comes with Move, a CD > that allows Windows users to try all the features of Mandrake Linux > without the hassle of actually installing Linux. > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/tdlinux/ > > Chapter 7, "Edit Digital Images," is available online: > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/tdlinux/chapter/index.html > > > ***Data Crunching > Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf > ISBN: 0974514071 > This book describes the most useful data crunching techniques, explains > when you should use them, and shows how they will make your life easier. > Along the way, it will introduce you to some handy, but under-used, > features of Java, Python, and other languages. It will also show you how > to test data crunching programs, and how data crunching fits into the > larger software development picture. > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0974514071/ > > > ***Developing Feeds with RSS and Atom > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596008813 > This step-by-step guide offers bloggers, web developers, and programmers > an understanding of content syndication and the technologies that make it > possible. It highlights all the new features of RSS 2.0, and offers > complete coverage of its rival technology, Atom. If you're interested in > producing your own content feed, this is the one book you'll want in > hand. > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/deveoprssatom/ > > Chapter 4, "RSS 2.0," is available online: > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/deveoprssatom/chapter/index.html > > > ***Degunking Microsoft Office > Publisher: Paraglyph Press > ISBN: 1932111956 > "Degunking Microsoft Office" covers the basics to help you quickly get > your PC back to top performance. The book is organized according to > special "cleaning" processes that will improve the performance of your > computer. Shortcut and time calculation charts are provided at the > beginning of the book to help you determine how much time is required to > perform different degunking tasks from small to large. > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1932111956/index.html > > > ***Photoshop Elements 3 for Windows One-on-One > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596008449 > "Photoshop Elements 3 for Windows One-on-One" is a complete training > system on how to use Adobe Photoshop Elements software to edit and > optimize images. Written in conversational style and packed with > full-color photos, this book contains 12 step-by-step lessons on > real-world tasks, along with two hours of video tutorials on CD. You??Tll > also learn about photography and graphic theory, best practices, and tips > for avoiding problems. Both image-editing novices and those already > familiar with using Photoshop Elements will benefit from this book. > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/photoele3/ > > > ***Spring: A Developer's Notebook > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596009100 > This no-nonsense book quickly gets you up to speed on the new Spring open > source framework. Favoring examples and practical application over theory, > "Spring: A Developer's Notebook" features ten code-intensive labs that > will force you to hone your skills by working through multiple > instructional examples. In the end, you'll understand how to produce > simple, clean, and effective applications. > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/springadn/ > > Chapter 6, "Services and AOP," is available online: > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/springadn/chapter/index.html > > > ***Degunking Your Personal Finances > Publisher: Paraglyph Press > ISBN: 1933097027 > You don't have to win the lottery to improve your financial status. > "Degunking Your Personal Finances" will give you a simple, proven, 12-step > plan to help you get out and stay out of debt. This unique book will help > you create a workable and enjoyable lifestyle, and get you to organize > your finances, save money, and really put your money to work for you. > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1933097027/index.html > > > ***Network Security Tools > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596007949 > "Network Security Tools" accessibly shows experienced administrators how > to modify, customize, and extend popular open source security tools such > as Nikto, Ettercap, and Nessus. This concise, high-end guide discusses the > common customizations and extensions for these tools, then shows you how > to write even more specialized attack and penetration reviews that are > suited to your unique network environment. It also explains how tools like > port scanners, packet injectors, network sniffers, and web assessment > tools function. > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/networkst/ > > > ***MAKE Subscriptions Available > The annual subscription price for four issues is $34.95. 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Lucas ("Cisco Routers for the Desperate") will > be among the speakers this year. > http://www.bsdcan.org/2005/ > > > ***David Sklar Classes at Big Nerd Ranch, Atlanta, GA--May 16-20 > Author David Sklar ("PHP Cookbook") leads PHP5 Bootcamp, an intensive > five-day course designed for system administrators, webmasters, and web > application developers, for Big Nerd Ranch. > http://www.bignerdranch.com/classes/php5.shtml > > > ***Colin Moock's ActionScript Boot Camp, Los Angeles, CA--May 16-17 > Join author Colin Moock ("Essential ActionScript 2.0") for this > ActionScript Boot Camp, a crash course on the fundamentals of ActionScript > programming in Flash MX 2004. Topics covered include a beginner's > introduction to Flash programming, an introduction to object-oriented > programming, and an introduction to Flash application architecture and > design patterns. > http://www.fitc.ca/bootcamp/ > > ================================================ > Conference News > ================================================ > ***Where 2.0 Conference Registration Open, > San Francisco, CA--June 29-30 > Join us at the first O??TReilly Where 2.0 Conference. Location-based > services and mapping are becoming mainstream technologies. Meanwhile, > innovative new software makes it possible to apply the wealth of new data > to old business problems. Come explore the emerging consumer and > enterprise ecosystems around location-aware technologies that increasingly > impact the way we work and play. > For more information, go to:http://conferences.oreilly.com/where/ > > User Group members who register before May 31, 2005 get a double > discount. Use code "WHEREUG" when you register, and receive 15% off the > early registration price. > > To register for the conference, go to: > http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2005/create/ord_where > > > ***EuroOSCON Call for Papers Now Open, > Amsterdam, The Netherlands--October 17-20 > EuroOSCON 2005, to be held October 17-20 in Amsterdam, will explore the > best and newest open source technologies, with a focus on what's > particularly useful to companies, governments, and non-profits. Session > and tutorial proposals are due by midnight, May 23rd. We're interested in > all aspects of building applications, services, and systems that utilize > the new capabilities of the open source platform. > http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/eurooscon/create/e_sess > > Submit your proposal: > http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/eurooscon/create/e_sess#form > > ================================================ > News From O'Reilly & Beyond > ================================================ > --------------------- > General News > --------------------- > ***O'Reilly Radar Blog Launched > O'Reilly is constantly watching the horizon for emerging technologies and > trends sure to affect you and your business. Featuring links, articles, > and blog entries posted by Tim O'Reilly, Rael Dornfest, Marc Hedlund, and > Nathan Torkington, the group weblog offers a window into the O'Reilly > predictive sense, letting you track what O'Reilly tracks. > http://radar.oreilly.com/ > > Be sure to read the About page for an overview: > http://radar.oreilly.com/about/ > > > ***"Mapping Hacks" Safari Exclusive > "Mapping Hacks," a collection of one hundred simple techniques for digital > mapmaking, is scheduled for a June release, but your advance purchase > gives you full access to the book's content right now. "Mapping Hacks" is > currently available as a Safari Exclusive, meaning only subscribers to > Safari's e-library can read it before its release. Purchase now and > receive 45 days of free access to the book with no subscription > necessary. > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mappinghks/ > > > ***Wired, MAKE, And MacGyver > The evolution of the geek mag. > http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a4255.asp > > > ***Revitalizing the Pay-Per-Call System > The 900 number, long associated with porn and psychics, is a technology > that was ahead of its time. Despite its reputation, pay-per-call service > is a proven and practical way to collect micropayments and create a > competitive marketplace for information services. Brian McConnell suggests > that third-party wireless providers use pay-per-call as a means to build > and profit from voice and data services. > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/04/18/900numbers.html > > --------------------- > Open Source > --------------------- > ***The State of the Dolphin at the MySQL Users Conference 2005 > Daniel Steinberg's report from the 2005 MySQL Users Conference covers > David Axmark and Michael Widenius' "State of the Dolphin" keynote and > Michael Tiemann's keynote. > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/04/20/dolphinatmySQL.html > > For all the announcements, press coverage, blogs, and photos from the > MySQL Conference, check out our Conference Coverage page: > http://www.onlamp.com/mysqluc2005/ > > > ***PHP 5 on Mac OS X > Blane Warren discusses writing PHP 5 on Mac OS X systems--the tools, the > software, and the utilities available to web developers. > http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=257605 > > > ***Trust and Zeal in Open Source Advocacy > Advocacy is critical to the spread of open source and free software. Good > advocates build trust in their audiences, explaining how, and if, F/OSS > can help them solve their problems. Jono Bacon explains how to build trust > and avoid overzealous advocacy. > http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2005/04/21/advocacy.html > > --------------------- > Mac > --------------------- > ***Housecleaning Tips for Tiger > Is your Mac ready for a smooth transition to Tiger? Maybe you're in need > of a spring housecleaning anyway. Check out these tidy tips from Derrick > Story, then roll out the red carpet for Mac OS X 10.4. > http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/04/26/tiger.html > > > ***Mac Mini Eye for the Linux-Windows Guy > Todd had no intention of giving up his Linux and Windows boxes to become a > "Mac switcher." But he had heard good things about OS X, so the Mac mini > presented the opportunity for him to become a Mac-tryer. He details his > experiences here. > http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/04/19/mac_mini.html > > --------------------- > Windows/.NET > --------------------- > ***Protect Yourself from WiFi Snoops > You needn't be at the mercy of WiFi snoops. There's a lot you can do to > protect your home or business network, without spending a lot of time or > even any money. Preston Gralla, author of "Windows XP Hacks, 2nd Edition," > shows you how with step-by-step guides to hiding your network SSID, > filtering out MAC addresses, and using encryption. > http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/04/19/WiFiHacks.html > > > ***XML DataSource Controls in .NET 2.0 > With .NET 2.0's XML DataSource control, you can bind to an XML document > just as easily as you bind to tables in a database. If the XML document > you load is hierarchical, the data is exposed hierarchically, which makes > it ideal for mapping an XML document to a TreeView control. Jesse Liberty > explains how the XML DataSource works in ASP.NET. > http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/04/18/liberty.html > > --------------------- > Java > --------------------- > ***Five Favorite Features from 5.0 > David Flanagan reviews five of his favorite new Java 5.0 features: the > Callable and Future interfaces, new APIs for varargs and autoboxing, new > ability interfaces, the @Override annotation, and MatchResult. Read to the > end, where David reveals a bonus sixth feature, a new language syntax > supported by Java 5.0 but known to very few. David is the author of "Java > in a Nutshell, 5th Edition." > http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/04/20/javaIAN5.html > > > ***Adding Custom Buttons to Internet Explorer > Have you ever wanted to extend the Internet Explorer toolbar by adding > your own buttons? It's not that tough to do. Mitch Tulloch, author of > "Windows Server Hacks," walks you through it in a few easy steps. > http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/04/26/ie_buttons.html > > --------------------- > Digital Media > --------------------- > ***Make Your Own Music Software with Pure Data > With Pd (Pure Data), the graphical music toolkit for Windows, Linux, and > Mac, you can wire up custom music programs no commercial software can > duplicate--for free. Generate and process complex streams of MIDI and > audio for live performance, build your own software synthesizer and > effects, and even process video. Here's how to get started. > http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/04/27/pd.html > > > ***Johnny ??oJuice??? Rosado: Digital Public Enemy > Chuck D??Ts right-hand man explains the high-tech (and surprisingly > low-tech) secrets behind the Public Enemy sound, then shares a track from > the group??Ts upcoming album. > http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/04/20/juice.html > > > ***Panoramas Made Easy > Alex reviews some groundbreaking new software that any web designer or > digital camera enthusiast will find extremely useful in stitching together > panoramas. > http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=254954 > > --------------------- > Web > --------------------- > ***The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks, & Hacks > "The CSS Anthology" from SitePoint offers a problem/solution format > designed to help make your site easier to maintain and faster to load with > CSS. If you've been working with images in CSS, you've probably looked for > answers to questions like "How do I position my background image?" or "How > do I set background images for other elements?" You'll find solutions to > these image-related CSS problems in this sample excerpt from the book: > Chapter 3, "CSS and Images." > http://www.sitepoint.com/article/css-anthology-tips-tricks-3 > > > ***The Future: HTML or XHTML? > Lachlan Hunt attempts to answer a crucial question about the future of the > Web: does that future lie with HTML or XHTML? > http://www.sitepoint.com/article/future-html-xhtml > > ================================================ >>From Your Peers > =============================================== > *** Don't forget to check out the O'Reilly UG wiki to see what user > groups around the globe are up to: > http://wiki.oreillynet.com/usergroups/index.cgi > > Until next time-- > > Marsee Henon > > > ================================================================ > O'Reilly Media > 1005 Gravenstein Highway North > Sebastopol, CA 95472 > http://ug.oreilly.com/ > http://www.oreilly.com/ > http://conferences.oreilly.com/ > ================================================================ > > >
