----- Original Message ----- From: "Marsee Henon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <dustin at puryear-it.com> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 12:31 PM Subject: Newsletter from the O'Reilly UG Program, January 27
> Hello, > > Just to let you know this February is my four year anniversary working > with User Groups. > Thanks for making my job one of the best here at O'Reilly. > > --Marsee > > > ================================================================ > O'Reilly UG Program News--Just for User Group Leaders > January 27, 2006 > ================================================================ > -RSS Feeds--Do You Use Them? > -Put Up an O'Reilly ETech Banner, Get a Free Book > -Put Up a MySQL Users Conference Banner Get a Free Book > -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. Let me know if you need your book by a certain date. > Allow at least four weeks for shipping. > > > ***Please Send Copies of Your Book Reviews > Email me a copy of your newsletter or book review. > For tips and suggestions on writing book reviews, go to: > <http://ug.oreilly.com/bookreviews.html> > > > ***Discount Information > Don't forget to remind your members about the 30% discount on > O'Reilly, No Starch, Paraglyph, PC Publishing, Pragmatic Bookshelf, > SitePoint, and Syngress books. Just use code DSUG. > > > ***Group Purchases with Better Discounts are Available > Please let me know if you are interested and I can put you in > touch with our sales department. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > General News or Inquiries > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ***Do you use RSS Feeds? Does your group site offer an RSS feed? > What are your favorite RSS Feeds and what applications or web sites > do you use to read them? Send me an email and let me know. > > > ***Put Up an O'Reilly ETech Banner, Get a Free Book > We're looking for user groups to display our conference banner on their > web sites. If you send me the link to your group's site with our > O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference banner, I will send you the > O'Reilly book of your choice. > > ETech Banners: > <http://ug.oreilly.com/banners/etech/> > > > ***Put Up a MySQL Users Conference Banner Get a Free Book > We're looking for user groups to display our conference banner on their > web sites. If you send me the link to your group's site with our > MySQL Users Conference banner, I will send you the O'Reilly book > of your choice. > > MySQL Users Conference: > <http://ug.oreilly.com/banners/mysql/> > > > ***Promotional Material Available: > The following items are available for your next meeting. Let me know the > item and the amount you'd like: > > -MAKE Magazine Volume 4 > -O'Reilly Catalog > -30% UG Discount bookmarks > -ETech Conference brochures <http://conferences.oreilly.com/etech/> > -ETel Conference brochures <http://conferences.oreilly.com/etel/> > > > ***Safari Affiliate Program for User Groups > Give your members access to content from Safari's thousands of > technology books right on your site and raise money for your > user group at the same time. Use custom designed search boxes, > show the latest releases, or display your favorite book cover > with our easy to use tools. > > For more information and to sign up for the Safari Affiliate > Program, go to: > <http://ug.oreilly.com/safari_affl.html?CMP=EMC-U1L284871961> > > ================================================================ > O'Reilly News for User Group Members > January 27, 2006 > ================================================================ > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Book News > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > -Podcasting Pocket Guide > -Learn to Program > -Dreamweaver 8 Design and Construction > -C# Cookbook, Second Edition > -Baseball Hacks > -Essential Microsoft Operations Manager > -Learning Windows Server 2003, Second Edition > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Upcoming Events > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > -Digital Photography Fundamentals Workshop with Stephen Johnson, > Pacifica, CA--January 28-29, 2006 > -II Conferencia Internacional de Software Libre, > Malaga, Spain--February 15-17 > -Derrick Story at NCMUG, Rohnert Park, CA--February 21 > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Conference News > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > -Upcoming 2006 O'Reilly conferences > -MySQL Registration is Open > -ETech Registration is Open > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > News > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------- > -Early Access to Cutting-Edge Technology > -What Are Syndication Feeds? > -Hacking Online Applications for Location Awareness > -PHP Easter Egg > -Simplify PHP Development with WASP > -Running Commercial Linux Software on FreeBSD > -Putting Google Video onto Your iPod > -Adding a New Style Preferences Window to Your App, Part 1 > -Using the Windows Mobile 5.0 Emulators in Visual Studio 2005 > -An Inside Look at IPSec in Vista > -What's Your Link Reputation? > -Building a Web Community with Bribes > -Head First's Cover Model Contest > -Using Lucene to Search Java Source Code > -Spring: Integrating iBATIS > -O'Reilly's New Podcasting Site > -Connect the Video iPod to TV > -Jack Herrington Interviews Founder of Fake Science > -MAKE Contest on Digg > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- >>From Your Peers > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ***Photos from Macworld > > ================================================ > 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 30% off any O'Reilly, No Starch, > Paraglyph, PC Publishing, 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 address. This offer > applies to US delivery addresses in the fifty states and Puerto Rico. > For more details, go to: > <http://www.oreilly.com/news/freeshipping_0703.html> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > New Releases > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ***Podcasting Pocket Guide > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596102305 > Whether you're a listener or an aspiring podcaster, "Podcasting Pocket > Guide" is a non-technical guide for the non-geek who wants in on this > revolutionary new medium. This handy guide shows you how to tune into > unique and interesting podcasts and download them to your favorite > portable device and contains an introduction to creating, recording, > publishing, and finding an audience for your own, professional-quality > podcasts. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/podcastingpg/index.html> > > > ***Learn to Program > Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf > ISBN: 0976694042 > It's now easier to learn to write your own computer software than it has > ever been before. Now everyone can learn to write programs for > themselves--no previous experience is necessary. Chris Pine takes a > thorough, but light-hearted approach that teaches you how to program > with a minimum of fuss or bother. Starting with small, simple one-line > programs to calculate your age in seconds, you'll see how to have your > web page send you email, to shuffle your music more intelligently, to > rename your photos from your digital camera, and more. You'll learn the > same technology used to drive modern dynamic websites and large, > professional applications. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0976694042/index.html> > > > ***Dreamweaver 8 Design and Construction > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596101635 > Whether you're an absolute beginner or you're switching web design > programs, "Dreamweaver 8 Design and Construction" gets you up to speed > quickly and efficiently. With speed as its watchword, Marc Campbell's > practical hands-on guide focuses on rapid prototyping techniques for > constructing both interactive and static web sites. Clear and thorough, > it emphasizes learning by doing with short, task-oriented chapters that > use screen shots, illustrations, and sample layouts to demonstrate > theory through design solutions. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dreamwvrmx/index.html> > > > ***C# Cookbook, Second Edition > Publisher:O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596100639 > Completely revised for C# 2.0, this updated bestseller offers more than > 100 new code solutions to common problems that you're sure to face as a > C# programmer. Nearly every solution or "recipe" contains a complete, > documented code sample showing you how to solve the specific problem. > Covers .NET Framework Class Libraries, interoperability, design > patterns, and much more. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/csharpckbk2/index.html> > > > ***Baseball Hacks > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596009429 > Whether you're a fantasy baseball fanatic, casual fan, or just a > statistically inclined mathematician, "Baseball Hacks" has something for > you. This comprehensive guide walks readers through the sport's core > statistical categories, and then demonstrates how to use this data to > truly understand baseball. Statistical analysis, data mining, > probability, forecasting, and other valuable tools are examined. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/baseballhks/index.html> > > > ***Essential Microsoft Operations Manager > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596009534 > This comprehensive tutorial gives system administrators a solid > foundation for planning, implementing, and administering Microsoft > Operations Manager (MOM) 2005. Learn how to program MOM so it automates > burdensome and lengthy diagnostic tasks, making your life as a > troubleshooter easier than ever. Features practical, real-world advice > from MOM expert Chris Fox. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/microsoftopmgr/index.html> > > > ***Learning Windows Server 2003, Second Edition > Publisher: O'Reilly > ISBN: 0596101236 > This compact guide provides the nuts and bolts for installing, > configuring, securing, and managing Windows Server 2003. Topics include > patch management, Active Directory replication, network access > quarantining, server clustering, and more. Designed for system > administrators of all levels, "Learning Windows Server 2003, 2nd Edition" > has also been completely updated for Service Pack 1 and release R2. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lwinsvr20032/> > > ================================================ > Upcoming Events > ================================================ > ***For more events, please see: > http://events.oreilly.com/ > > ***Digital Photography Fundamentals Workshop with Stephen Johnson, > Pacifica, CA--January 28-29 > Photographer and author Stephen Johnson ("Stephen Johnson on Digital > Photography") presents a two day class designed to provide you with the > background and understanding to transition your work into the digital > realm. The digital basics are covered here, in real world terms, with > care to make sure the concepts are understood and the complications > simplified. Those basics are built on to tackle the thorny issues of > camera design and choice, data storage, color management and printing. > <http://www.sjphoto.com/beg_wksp_frameset.html> > > > ***II Conferencia Internacional de Software Libre, > Malaga, Spain--February 15-17 > "Innovation and Freedom" is the theme of the Second Open Source World > conference organized by both the Andalucia and the Extremadura Regional > Governments. Stop by our booth to check out our new titles and get 30% > discount on all purchases. > <http://www.opensourceworldconference.com/malaga06/es/modules/wiwimod/> > > > ***Derrick Story at NCMUG, Rohnert Park, CA--February 21 > Author Derrick Story ("Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Edition," > "iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual," and "Digital Photography Hacks") presents > "Dumb DigiPhoto Tricks" to the North Coast Mac Users Group. There are so > many serious things to do with you Mac that sometimes we forget to play. > Join Derrick as he shows you how to entertain yourself (and friends) > with digital photography toys and your Mac. > <http://www.ncmug.org/events.html#Feb2006> > > ================================================ > Conference News > ================================================ > ***Upcoming 2006 O'Reilly conferences > -O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, March 6-9 in > San Diego, California > -MySQL Users Conference, April 24-27 in Santa Clara, California--early > registration discount ends March 6 > -Where 2.0, June 13-14 in San Jose, California--registration opens in > February > -O'Reilly Open Source Convention, July 24-28 in Portland, Oregon-- > Call for Participation ends February 13; registration opens in April > -O'Reilly European Open Source Convention, September 18-21 in > Brussels, Belgium--Call for Participation ends March 6; registration > opens in May > -Web 2.0, November 7-9 in San Francisco, California > > For up to date information on each conference, go to: > <http://conferences.oreilly.com> > > > ***MySQL Users Conference Registration in Open > Join us at the 2006 edition of the MySQL Users Conference, the largest > gathering of MySQL developers, users, and DBAs. It is the only event > where you will be able to join the core MySQL development team and over > 1000 users, open source innovators, and technology partners under one > roof. > > MySQL Users Conference, April 24-27, 2006 > Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA > <http://www.mysqluc.com/> > > User Group members who register before March 6, 2006 get a double > discount. Use code "mys06dusg" when you register, and receive 15% off > the early registration price. > > To register for the conference, go to: > <http://www.mysqluc.com/pub/w/45/register.html> > > > ***Register for O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference > We're five years into the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference and > the stuff of which it is made shows no sign of abating: bandwidth > continues to broaden, storage grows ever larger and cheaper, and content > keeps streaming from the firehose. How do we visualize all of this > digital data, filter it, remix it, and access it in meaningful ways? The > coming technical challenge is not about generating digital content-we have > more than enough already. It's time to do something with that data. It's > time > to build The Attention Economy. > > O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, March 6-9, 2006 > Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, CA > <http://conferences.oreilly.com/etech/> > > User Group members who register with code "et06dsug" receive 20% off > the conference pricing. > > To register for the conference, go to: > <http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/43/register.html> > > ================================================ > News From O'Reilly & Beyond > ================================================ > --------------------- > General News > --------------------- > ***Early Access to Cutting-Edge Technology > O'Reilly's Safari Books Online has just announced a new service called > Rough Cuts that gives you early access to content on cutting-edge > technologies months before it's published. Rough Cuts allows you to > purchase work-in-progress manuscripts of selected titles. You'll even > have the chance to shape the final product by sending feedback to the > author and editors. The beta version just debuted with four > works-in-progress covering Ajax, Ruby, and Flickr. For more information, > go to: > <http://www.oreilly.com/roughcuts/> > > Titles now available: > Ajax Hacks: Rough Cuts Version > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ajaxhks/> > > Flickr Hacks: Rough Cuts Version > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/flickrhks/> > > Ruby Cookbook: Rough Cuts Version > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/rubyckbk/> > > Ruby on Rails: Up and Running: Rough Cuts Version > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/rubyrails/> > > Rough Cuts FAQ > <http://www.oreilly.com/roughcuts/faq.csp> > > > ***What Are Syndication Feeds? > O'Reilly recently commissioned Shelley Powers, a specialist in > technology architecture and software development, to create a > comprehensive PDF document that would help webmasters manage their > incoming and outgoing feeds. Shelley produced nothing short of a > must-have reference for online publishers, titled "What Are Syndication > Feeds?" You can download it today from the O'Reilly shopping cart. > <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/syndicationfeeds/?CMP=ILC-7VG584093978> > > > ***Hacking Online Applications for Location Awareness > Based on his work developing a stable wireless mesh platform that allows > true peer-to-peer multi-hop network connectivity, Chris Ngan discusses > some proof-of-concept applications that demonstrate the power of this > network infrastructure and the ease with which text/chat, voice, and > video applications can be made location-aware. > <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/etel/2006/01/20/hacking-online-applications-for-location-awareness.html> > > --------------------- > Open Source > --------------------- > ***PHP Easter Egg > The Easter Bunny has come early. Kevin Yank uncovers a little-known PHP > Easter Egg. > http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/01/08/phps-doggie-easter-egg/ > > > ***Simplify PHP Development with WASP > Where are the all-in-one PHP frameworks that make building well-factored > and maintainable applications as easy as building simple sites? Brian > Fioca shows how to make a simple database-backed site with WASP in just > a few lines of code. > <http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2006/01/19/wasp_intro.html> > > > ***Running Commercial Linux Software on FreeBSD > One intriguing feature of the BSDs is their ability to run binaries for > Linux distributions. This can be very useful for running commercial > software. Michael W. Lucas demonstrates how to configure and use the > Linux compatibility layer on FreeBSD. > <http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2006/01/12/Big_Scary_Daemons.html> > > --------------------- > Mac > --------------------- > ***Putting Google Video onto Your iPod > There's some pretty interesting stuff on Google Video. In this article, > Erica Sadun shows you how to download videos, convert them to an > iPod-friendly format, and load them onto your new 5G video iPod. > <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2006/01/24/google-video.html> > > > ***Adding a New Style Preferences Window to Your App, Part 1 > In this first of two articles, Martin Redington shows you how to add a > new style preferences window to your application that behaves in all > respects exactly like the Apple preferences windows. > <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2006/01/20/preferences.html> > > --------------------- > Windows/.NET > --------------------- > ***Using the Windows Mobile 5.0 Emulators in Visual Studio 2005 > Emulators are a must-have for anyone developing mobile applications. To > get you started, Wei-Meng Lee shows you how to use the emulator tools > that shipped with Windows Mobile 5.0 and Visual Studio 2005. > <http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2006/01/24/windows-mobile5-emulators-in-visual-studio-2005.html> > > > ***An Inside Look at IPSec in Vista > IPSec management tools are not particularly intuitive in XP. But things > are going to be better in Vista. Mitch Tulloch, author of "Windows > Server Hacks," takes a look at IPSec support in Vista, and clues you in > on what you can expect. > <http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2006/01/17/an-inside-look-at-ipsec-in-vista.html> > > --------------------- > Web > --------------------- > ***What's Your Link Reputation? > Forget Pagerank: as Gord explains, this measure no longer allows us to > accurately or consistently predict how a page will perform in the search > results. Here, he unravels the concept of link reputation, explaining > why it's important and what it means for your site's ranking. > <http://www.sitepoint.com/article/whats-your-link-reputation> > > > ***Building a Web Community with Bribes > Building a community on the Web is one of the hardest things to do. > Chris explains some shortcuts that you can take to drastically speed up > the process. > <http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/01/09/building-a-forum-with-bribes/> > > --------------------- > Java > --------------------- > ***Help Choose a Cover Model for the Next Head First book > JavaRanch is hosting a contest to choose a cover model for the next Head > First book ("Head First Objects"), due out this Spring. Examine seven > wannabe photos, decide which would work best, then craft an essay or poem > describing why. Try your luck at winning one of five fabulous prizes, > including the chance to have your name appear in the new book. Deadline > for entries is January 29th. > <http://saloon.javaranch.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=75&t=000265> > > > ***Using Lucene to Search Java Source Code > Most uses of the Java-based Lucene search engine are for searching > typical text documents. But what if you want to search Java code itself? > Renuka Sindhgatta argues that this would be a boon for finding reusable > code, and shows how to adapt Lucene to parse Java code for maximum > searchability. > <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2006/01/18/using-lucene-to-search-java-source.html> > > > ***Spring: Integrating iBATIS > iBATIS is one of the object-relational (OR) frameworks embraced by the > Spring framework, and it's an ideal choice for those seeking a middle > ground between full-blown OR and hand-written JDBC. In this excerpt from > "Spring: A Developer's Notebook," Bruce Tate and Justin Gehtland show > how to integrate iBATIS with Spring. > <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/excerpt/springadn_ch05/index.html> > > --------------------- > Podcasts > --------------------- > ***O'Reilly's New Podcasting Site > Check out our latest podcasting shows and selections: > > "Distributing the Future" hosted by Daniel Steinberg > O'Reilly Media's weekly podcast show features the technology and the > people behind what you're using now--and what you'll use next. This half > hour program includes interviews and commentary on science, technology, > related social issues, and is good fun, to boot. > <http://www.oreillynet.com/future/> > > "MAKE Audio and Video" hosted by Phil Torrone > Each week MAKE magazine delivers audio and video of amazing Makers, > inventions, do-it-yourself projects, and lab tours. Phil also showcases > how all kinds of things are made, from wireless microphones to cigar-box > guitars. > <http://makezine.com/blog/archive/make_podcast/index.html> > > "FOO Casts"--Podcasts from Friends of O'Reilly > FOO Casts feature great audio interviews from O'Reilly's editors, > authors, conference presenters, and other friends. Get a whole new > perspective by hearing an author explain a concept in a new way, or > speak on new tech topics, gadgets, and tips and techniques. > > "In Our Ears & Pick of the Week Selections"--Highlights what O'Reilly > editors, authors, and readers recommend. > http://www.oreillynet.com/podcasts/ > > --------------------- > Digital Media > --------------------- > ***Connect the Video iPod to TV > Did you know you can use your Video iPod with your TV? Best-selling > author Derrick Story details how you can connect the Video iPod using > standard cables and share your content on a TV any time you visit with > friends and family. > <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2006/01/16/connect-the-video-ipod-to-tv.html> > > > ***Jack Herrington Interviews Founder of Fake Science > James Polanco, founder of Fake Science, chats with Jack about his > popular radio show and how he started podcasting to cover digital music > news, reviews, and to showcase favorite artists. James reveals his gear > setup for recording and editing the show. > <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2006/01/09/jack-herrington-interviews-james-polanco.html> > > --------------------- > MAKE > --------------------- > ***MAKE Contest on Digg > MAKE and Digg.com are testing the delivary of the latest news and top > stories from Digg using MAKEbot. On AIM/iChat, just add MAKEbot to your > buddy list and then type "subscribe digg 1" or "subscribe diggall 1" to > get the latest/top stories from Digg every hour. ("1" is the number of > hours, but you can change that. You can also just type digg or diggall > at any time). MAKE will randomly pick a user of the MAKEbot and give away > a high-speed flash photography kit, T-shirts, a year of MAKE, and our > new book, "Makers." So add the MAKEbot and start Digging to win! If you > need help with the MAKEbot, just type "help"during your chat. > > > ***Meet Your Fellow Makers > Find and post events, exhibits, and more with Maker events listings: > <http://www.makezine.com/events/> > > > ***Try a Sample Project from MAKE: > <http://makezine.com/samples/> > > ================================================ >>From Your Peers > ================================================ > ***Photos from Macworld > Check out photos from User Group University and Macworld. Thanks to Maria > O. > Arguello, Main Line Macintosh Users Group, for sharing these with us: > <http://homepage.mac.com/marguello2/PhotoAlbum22.html> > (See if you can find the photos of Tim O'Reilly saving the day by bringing > more copies of "Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Tiger Ed" to David Pogue's > talk at the O'Reilly Booth!) > > ***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 > ================================================================ > > >
