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> ================================================================ > O'Reilly UG Program News--Just for User Group Leaders > December 2, 2005 > ================================================================ > -Slashdot Reviewers Wanted for New Book "Makers" > -Promotional Material Available > -Safari Affiliate Program for User Groups > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Book Info > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ***Review Books are Available > Copies of our books are available for your members to review-- > send me an email and please include the book's ISBN number on > your request. 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Learn how to > build custom applications for the desktop, web, and mobile devices. > Perfect for anyone who wants to render maps, calculate routes, obtain > real-time location information, and analyze map data. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mappoint/> > > > Chapter 6, "MapPoint Web Service Find APIs," is available online: > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mappoint/chapter/index.html> > > > ***Monad > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596100094 > This compact guide offers an exciting tour of the opportunities > presented by Monad, the powerful new command shell from Microsoft. > Improve productivity by learning how to automate a wide range of > existing administrative tasks. Featuring a host of real-world examples, > it's the perfect resource for developers, administrators, and power > users alike. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/msh/> > > > ***DV Filmmaking: From Start to Finish > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0-596-00848-1 > Written in an engaging, accessible style, "DV Filmmaking" provides a solid > foundation of tremendous value to a beginner, while addressing the fine > points of filmmaking with a level of sophistication, detail, and insight > that even the most worldly director or educator can appreciate. The > author draws upon his years of experience teaching at the college and > graduate level, his extensive professional background as a media > producer, and his unmistakable love of cinema to create a text that's > not only easy to learn from, but fun to read. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dvfilmmaking/> > > Chapter 13, "Artistically Using Still Images," is available online: > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dvfilmmaking/chapter/index.html> > > > ***Makers > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596101880 > Celebrating digital tinkering, hardware hacks, and D.I.Y. of all > stripes, O'Reilly introduces "Makers," a beautiful hardbound book > celebrating the creativity and resourcefulness of the D.I.Y. movement. > Author Bob Parks profiles 100 people and their homebrew projects--people > who make ingenious things in their backyards, basements and garages. > Technologies old and new are used in service of the serious and the > amusing, the practical and the outrageous as "Makers" explores both the > inventions and the characters behind them in living color. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/makers/> > > > ***Wireless Hacks, Second Edition > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596101449 > Wireless technology gives us the flexibility, range and mobility to > live, work, and think differently. It also opens up a vast range of tasty > new hack possibilities, 100 of which are explored in the second edition > of "Wireless Hacks," by Rob Flickenger and Roger Weeks. Completely revised > and updated, "Wireless Hacks" includes over thirty brand-new hacks, major > overhauls of over thirty more, and timely adjustments and touch-ups to > dozens of others introduced in the first edition. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wirelesshks2/> > > Sample Hacks "Share Your GPS," "Monitor Wireless Links in Linux with > Wavemon," and "Track Wireless Users" are available online: > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wirelesshks2/chapter/index.html> > > > ***Quicken 2006 for Starters: The Missing Manual > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596101279 > Quicken is one of today's most popular and convenient ways to keep track > of personal finances, and "Quicken 2006 for Starters: The Missing Manual" > is the refreshingly funny and sensible guide to using Quicken to > simplify your finances and make the most of your money. It delivers > clear explanations, step-by-step instructions, relevant advice, and > plenty of real-world examples for putting Quicken to the best use. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/quickenfstmm/> > > Chapter 2, "Accounts and Categories," is available online: > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/quickenfstmm/chapter/index.html> > > > ***Time Management for System Administrators > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596007833 > This collection of time management tools addresses the very specific > needs of embattled system administrators everywhere. Author Thomas > Limoncelli shows you how to manage interruptions, eliminate timewasters, > prioritize based on customer expectations, automate processes for faster > execution, and much more. It's the first step to a more productive, > happier you. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/timemgmt/> > > Chapter 4, "The Cycle System," is available online: > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/timemgmt/chapter/index.html> > > > ***Java Enterprise in a Nutshell, Third Edition > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596101422 > Revised and updated for the new 1.4 version of Sun Microsystems Java > Enterprise Edition software, "Java Enterprise in a Nutshell, 3rd > Edition" is a practical guide for Enterprise Java developers. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/javaentnut3/> > > Chapter 18, "JUnit and Cactus," is availavble online: > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/javaentnut3/index.html> > > > ***Designing Interfaces > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596008031 > This convenient resource offers advice on creating user-friendly > interface designs--whether they're delivered on the Web, a CD, or a > "smart" device like a cell phone. Solutions to common UI design > problems are expressed as a collection of patterns--each one containing > concrete examples, recommendations, and warnings. Intended for designers > with basic UI design knowledge. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/designinterfaces/> > > Chapter 4, "Organizing the Page: Layout of Page Elements" is available > online: > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/designinterfaces/chapter/index.html> > > > ***Photoshop Elements 4 One-on-One > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596100981 > Revised to cover all the new features of Photoshop Elements 4, this > full-color book / high-definition video DVD package gives new users the > accessible guidance they need to master this powerful but complex > digital imaging program from the ground up, while still providing a > wealth of tips, shortcuts, and secrets that even the most experienced > Photoshop users won't know. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/adobex/> > > > ***Applied Software Project Management > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596009488 > Whether you're starting a software project from scratch, or fixing an > ailing one, this handy guide is your ticket to success. Written by a > group of seasoned project managers, "Applied Software Project Management" > provides essential project management tools, techniques, and > practices-all designed to eliminate the frustrating cycle of releases > and patches. Ideal for anyone on a project team. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/appliedprojectmgmt/> > > Chapter 3, "Estimation," is available online: > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/appliedprojectmgmt/chapter/index.html> > > > ***Practical Perforce > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596101856 > Authored by Perforce's own VP of product technology, "Practical > Perforce" is the ideal complement to the existing product manual. The > book is not only a helpful introduction to Perforce, it's an > enlightening resource for those already familar with this versatile SCM > product. Whether you're a programmer, product manager, or build > engineer, you stand to benefit from the many insider tips and ideas > presented in this convenient guide. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/practicalperforce/> > > Chapter 1, "Files in The Depot," and Chapter 7, "How Software Evolves," > are available online: > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/practicalperforce/> > > > ***Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596005652 > This new edition covers Version 2.6 of the Linux kernel, which has seen > significant changes to nearly every kernel subsystem, particularly in > the areas of memory management and block devices. "Understanding the > Linux Kernel" provides a guided tour of the code that forms the core of > all Linux operating systems. Beyond the functioning of the code, the > book explains the theoretical underpinnings behind Linux, and many > other operating systems. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/understandlk/> > > > ***Wicked Cool Java > Publisher: No Starch Press > ISBN: 1593270615 > Wicked Cool Java contains 101 fun, interesting, and useful ways to get > more out of Java. This isn't intended as a Java tutorial--it's targeted > at developers and system architects who have some basic Java knowledge > but may not be familiar with the wide range of libraries available. Full > of example code and ideas for combining them in useful projects, this > book is perfect for hobbyists, while professionals will find tips and > open-source projects to enhance their code and make their jobs easier. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593270615/index.html> > > > ***Linux Multimedia Hacks > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596100760 > This Hacks book gives you the technical chops to enjoy the considerable > multimedia options available on the Linux platform. Learn step-by-step > how to do cool things with images, audio, and video. Included are tips > and tricks for connecting to iPods, creating MP3s and Oggs, watching and > making DVDs, turning your Linux box into a Tivo ala MythTV, and much > more. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxmmhks/> > > > ================================================ > Upcoming Events > ================================================ > ***For more events, please see: > http://events.oreilly.com/ > > ***O'Reilly at LISA 2005, San Diego, CA--December 4-9 > Authors Eric Allman ("sendmail Desktop Reference" and "sendmail"), David > N. Blank-Edelman ("Perl for System Administration"), Gerald Carter > ("LDAP System Administration"), Tom Christiansen ("Perl Cookbook," and > "Programming Perl"), AEleen Frisch ("Essential System Administration, > 3rd Edition" and "Essential Windows NT System Administration"), Tom > Limoncelli ("Time Management for System Administrators"), and W. Curtis > Preston ("Using SANs and NAS" and "Unix Backup & Recovery") lead > sessions at this sys admin confab. And don't miss the special evening > with MAKE Magazine on Monday night! > <http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa05/lisa05.html> > > > ***O'Reilly at ApacheCon 2005, San Diego, CA--December 10-14 > Lots of O'Reilly authors are on this year's speaker roster: Rich Bowen > and Ken Coar ("Apache Cookbook"), Brian Fitzpatrick ("Version Control > with Subversion"), Rasmus Lerdorf ("Programming PHP" and "PHP Pocket > Reference"), and Adam Trachtenberg ("Upgrading to PHP 5" and "PHP > Cookbook"). > <http://apachecon.com/2005/US/index.html/e=MjAwNS9VUw> > > > ***O'Reilly at Macworld 2006, San Francisco, CA--January 9-13 > Come to our booth to see our handsome and useful selection of > Mac-related titles. Be sure to tune in to Macworld Live! hosted by > author David Pogue ("Missing Manual Series"); David's guests include > Nitrozac and Snaggy, authors of "The Best of the Joy of Tech." David > will also be presenting a session on Tiger Secrets at Macworld. > <http://www.macworldexpo.com/live/20/events/20BOS05A/SN287250#david> > > ================================================ > Conference News > ================================================ > ***ETel Registration Now Open > Emerging telephony networks enable a new generation of powerful > communication applications, which threaten established business > models--but more importantly, open up new opportunities and new markets. > O'Reilly's Emerging Telephony Conference, January 24-26 in San > Francisco, aims to articulate this revolution, provide a framework, and > spark creative discussions among enterprise managers, developers, > hackers, and sponsors interested in telephony. Join us as we explore > this exciting new territory and investigate its implications. > <http://conferences.oreilly.com/etel/> > > Receive 20% off the registration price when you use our special code > Email marsee at oreilly.com for details. > > To register for the conference, go to: > <http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2006/create/ord_etel06> > > > ================================================ > News From O'Reilly & Beyond > ================================================ > --------------------- > General News > --------------------- > ***New O'Reily Newsletters Topics Available- > Now you can subscibe to "Digital Photography--Photoshop" in Product > Annoucements, "Head First Series" Newsletters, or find out more about > our new conferences. > > You can update your newsletter subscriptions here: > <http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/nl/home> > > > ***UFOs (Ubiquitous Findable Objects) > The emergence of ubiquitous findable objects (UFOs) enables us to tag > and track products, possessions, pets, and people as they wander through > space and time. In this fascinating read, bestselling author Peter > Morville illustrates the power of the future presence of UFOs with real > examples, such as Plazes, Meetro, Dodgeball, GPS, RFID, flocking > patterns, anomaly detection, and more. Peter is the author of "Ambient > Findability." > <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/11/17/ubiquitous-findable-objects.html> > > > ***User Group Members receive a special 50% discount on Learning > Lab Courses--Ends December 31 > As an O'Reilly User Group member, you save on all the courses in the > following University of Illinois Certificate Series: > -Linux/Unix System Administration > -Web Programming > -Open Source Programming > -.NET Programming > -Client-Side > > This offer ends December 31st, 2005. To redeem, use Promotion Code > "ORALL1" to save 50%. Each course comes with a free O'Reilly book and a > 7-day money-back guarantee. Register online: > <http://learninglab.oreilly.com/> > > > ***What Is Prefactoring? > You've probably heard of Refactoring (the process of restructuring code > without changing its external behavior), but what is Prefactoring? Ken > Pugh provides the answer, then covers some of the guidelines to > prefactoring in the areas of Extreme Abstraction, Extreme Separation, > and Extreme Readability. Ken is the author of "Prefactoring." > <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/11/15/what-is-prefactoring.html> > > > ***Avoid Common Pitfalls in Greasemonkey > Mark Pilgrim walks through a major security concern that prompted the > architectural changes in Greasemonkey 0.5, and then provides solutions > to ten common pitfalls to avoid when writing Greasemonkey scripts. The > hacks he describes, as well as the underlying history of the breach in > Greasemonkey 0.3's security, provide a useful lesson on designing secure > user scripts. Mark is the author of "Greasemonkey Hacks." > <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/11/01/avoid-common-greasemonkey-pitfalls.html> > > --------------------- > Open Source > --------------------- > ***PHP Problems > Noel Davis looks at problems in PHP, Emacs, ftpd-ssl, Lynx, Roaring > Penguin pppoe, OpenVPN, RAR, Fedora Core X-Chat, HP-UX xterm, libungif4, > and GpsDrive. > <http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2005/11/18/security-alerts.html> > > > ***TCP Tuning and Network Troubleshooting > Information doesn't travel across networks in one big chunk--it goes in > little packets wrapped in packets wrapped in packets. Sure, you know > that, but did you know that a bit of measuring and a bit of tweaking can > improve your networking performance by two orders of magnitude? > <http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/11/17/tcp_tuning.html> > > --------------------- > Mac > --------------------- > ***Getting Video out of Your New iPod--for Cheap! > Yes, you can spend extra dollars for Apple's sleek white video cable for > TV connectivity, or you can hack your own together for cheap. > <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/11/18/video-ipod.html> > > > ***An Introduction to Tiger Terminal, Part 5 > In Part 5, Mary Norbury-Glaser looks at how Tiger Mac OS X runs > regularly scheduled commands and scripts to execute recurring jobs, like > system maintenance and backups. She compares the "old" way, using the > Unix tool called cron (for chronological), with the new Tiger method of > using the launched daemon. > <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/11/15/terminal5.html> > > --------------------- > Windows/.NET > --------------------- > ***What Is Spyware? > As business use of the internet has grown up, so has business abuse. >>From this incubator emerged spyware--the grownup cousin to viruses and > worms, whose intent is not simply to have fun at someone else's expense > but to make money at someone else's expense. Anton Chuvakin looks at > what spyware is, how it works, and what you can do to keep your systems > free of spyware infection. > <http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/11/22/what-is-spyware.html> > > > ***Visual Studio Express 2005: Now Available > Microsoft's Visual Studio Express software is now available as a free > download...Kevin Yank tells you why you should > grab a copy to develop your ASP.NET 2.0 web sites. > <http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/11/07/visual-studio-2005-express-editions-are-free-downloads/> > > > ***Creating an Application from Scratch, Part 1 > Watch over Jesse Liberty's virtual shoulder as he documents his creation > of a real-world application from scratch. In real time--that is, as he > develops it. > <http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/11/14/creating-an-application-from-scratch-part1.html> > > --------------------- > Web > --------------------- > ***Toughen Forms' Security with an Image > Keep your web site and server secure from "brute force attacks" by > requiring visitors to type in a code embedded into an image. > <http://www.sitepoint.com/article/toughen-forms-security-image> > > > ***To Pop or Not To Pop > If you run or own a content web site, should you be using pop-ups to > monetize your traffic? Chris Beasley takes a look at the pros and cons > of pop-up ad networks. > <http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/11/08/to-pop-or-not-to-pop/> > > --------------------- > Java > --------------------- > ***Ruby the Rival > Bruce Tate's Beyond Java picks Ruby as the front-runner among languages > that could succeed Java among enterprise developers. But what's so great > about Ruby--and frankly, what's wrong with Java? We asked some top Java > bloggers, authors, and developers what they think of Ruby's challenge. > <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/11/16/ruby-the-rival.html> > > > ***Hibernate for Java SE > For many, Hibernate goes hand in hand with Java EE as part of their > enterprise development strategy. But what if you need access to your > data access objects outside of the EE container? Jason Lee offers some > strategy for getting and using a Hibernate session from Java SE code. > <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/11/16/hibernate-for-java-se.html> > > --------------------- > Digital Media > --------------------- > ***What Is Screencasting > Whether it's for a tutorial, a how-to, or a software review, if you have > a product you'd like to explain to other users, screencasting??"the art of > screen recording with audio narration??"can be both easier and more > effective than written descriptions accompanied by static screen shots. > Jon Udell walks you through how to make, edit, and deliver compelling > screencasts. > <http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/11/16/what-is-screencasting.html> > > > ***Inside a Luxury Synth: Creating the Linux-Powered Korg OASYS > Defying the trend toward ever-cheaper plastic gear and soulless soft > synths, this super-keyboard is designed to rock the world for years to > come. Create Digital Music's Peter Kirn goes behind the scenes at Korg > USA to learn how the designers finally built the dream instrument they'd > been planning for 15 years. > <http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/11/09/inside-the-korg-oasys.html> > > --------------------- > MAKE > --------------------- > ***MAKE's Mostly Under $100 Gift Guide 2005 > MAKE proudly presents a gift guide for the holiday season with listings > you certainly won't find anywhere else. MAKE staffers and pals sent in > their favorite maker-friendly gift ideas for mostly under $100, as well > as Editor Phillip Torrone's personal picks...happy holidays! May all of > your warranties be voided! > <http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/12/makes_mostly_under_100_gift_gu.html> > > > ***MAKE on "Attack of the Show" > MAKE Editor Phil Torrone was on G4's "Attack of the Show" sharing the > PEZ MP3 player, the "Fly" pen computer, and homemade high-speed flash > photography. Here's a QuickTime of the segment: > <http://downloads.oreilly.com/make/g402.mov> > > > ***Introducing the iPod VR > MAKE wanted to see if the new iPod video would foster a new market for > virtual reality/LCD goggles. Here are the photos of the iPod video, > homemade battery extender, travel case, and LCD goggles: > <http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/11/introducingthe_ipod_vr.html> > > > ***Give the Gift of MAKE Magazine--Special Offer for UG Members > Give the geek on your list a truly unique gift this holiday season-- > their very own subscription to MAKE magazine. MAKE is the first magazine > devoted to digital projects, hardware hacks, and DIY inspiration. Each > issue brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in > your life. > > You have a choice: > > Give a gift for $5 off the regular gift subscription rate--$29.95 (US), > $34.95 (Canada), $44.95 (all other countries): > <https://www.pubservice.com/mk/SubGiftSplash.aspx?PC=MK&PK=U5OUGA> > > Or place your gift order at the regular price $34.95 (US), $39.95 > (Canada), > $49.95 (all other countries)--and get a MAKE T-shirt free. > <https://www.pubservice.com/mk/SubGiftSplash.aspx?PC=MK&PK=U5OUGB> > > ***Please note gift postcards and MAKE vol 4 will begin mailing on > 12/9/05, orders received after 12/9/05 and non-US orders may not arrive > in time for the holiday season. Your recipient(s) will receive the > opportunity to add digital access to their subscription. All MAKE > T-shirts will ship to your billing address. To order multiple orders for > multiple countries, please contact customer service at 1-866-289-8847 > (US & Canada), 1-818-487-2037 (all other countries) between the hours > of 5am and 5pm Pacific time or Email: MAKE at espcomp.com > > ================================================ >>From Your Peers > ================================================ > ***Linuxfest Northwest 2006 Looking for Speakers--Bellingham, WA > Linuxfest Northwest 2006 (April 29, 2006), is looking for presentations > on all aspects of Linux and open source technology. They welcome both > introductory lectures and advanced discussions on software development, > database, server application, networking, and system administration > topics. They also invite those using Linux and open source applications > to give talks about their experiences and lessons learned. Lecture slots > are 90-minute with presenters speaking for 45 to 60 minutes followed by > a question and answering period. > For details see: > <http://linuxfestnorthwest.org/present.html> > > > ***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 > 1005 Gravenstein Highway North > Sebastopol, CA 95472 > http://ug.oreilly.com/ http://www.oreilly.com > ================================================================ > > >
