-------- Forwarded Message -------- > > ================================================================ > O'Reilly News for User Group Members > January 21, 2004 > ================================================================ > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Book News > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > -Perl CD Bookshelf, Version 4.0 > -Perl Debugger Pocket Reference > -Java Examples in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition > -Java Servlet & JSP Cookbook > -Check Point Next Generation with Application Intelligence Security > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Upcoming Events > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > -Tim O'Reilly, LES Winter Meeting, San Francisco, CA--February 13 > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Conferences > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > -Digital Democracy Teach-In, San Diego, CA--February 9 > -O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference > -OSCON 2004: Call for Participation--Last Chance > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > News > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > -Win a Free Copy of "eBay Hacks" > -O'Reilly's Latest Catalog Is Available > -An Introduction to the Twisted Networking Framework > -Open Source in Government: Newport News, VA > -Five Tips for a Better sendmail Configuration > -Introduction to Aspect-Oriented Programming > -What's so Bad About Making it Easier to Learn Java? > -Java in a Nutshell Survey > -Inside XAML > -Pogue's iLife '04 Mini Manual available online > -How to Set Up Encrypted Mail on Mac OS X > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > News From Your Peers > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > -Golden Gate Computer Society General Meeting, San Rafael, CA--January 26 > > ================================================ > Book News > ================================================ > Did you know you can request a free book to review for your > group? 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Tracks of interest run the open > source gamut from Apache to XML, and we're also looking for proposals for > sessions that help attendees add open source to their companies. The > deadline for submitting proposals is February 9. > > To submit a proposal, go to: > http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2004/create/e_sess > > ================================================ > News From O'Reilly & Beyond > ================================================ > --------------------- > General News > --------------------- > ***Win a Free Copy of "eBay Hacks" > Participate in this "eBay Hacks" promotion, and you're automatically > eligible to win a free autographed copy of "eBay Hacks." All registered > eBay users currently residing in the United States or Canada can win. > Simply place the little "Powered by eBay Hacks" button on your eBay > auctions. Then, every week, we'll select a listing that contains the > button from a random search. 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Itamar Shtull-Trauring introduces Python's > Twisted, an open source framework designed to ease development of > networked applications. > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2004/01/15/twisted_intro.html > > Itamar will be presenting a session on Twisted February 9th at O'Reilly's > Emerging Technology Conference. For more information on the this > conference, go to: > http://conferences.oreilly.com/etech/ > > > ***Open Source in Government: Newport News, VA > Open source software is often attractive to local governments due to cost > savings, stability, security, and open access. Migration is still tricky > though. Andy Stein, CIO of Newport News, VA, is tackling the problems of > adopting open source. In this interview with Tom Adelstein, Andy explains > why local governments should form an alliance to share their knowledge and > their code. > http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2004/01/15/andy_stein_interview.html > > > ***Five Tips for a Better sendmail Configuration > Using the vendor-configured version of sendmail bundled with your Unix OS > may seem like the easy route to take, but Craig Hunt, author of "sendmail > Cookbook," says don't be fooled by this apparent simplicity. Creating a > custom sendmail configuration gives you better performance, reliability, > security, and maintainability. Craig offers five tips to building a better > sendmail configuration. > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2004/01/15/sendmail.html > > sendmail Cookbook > ISBN: 0596004710 > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sendmailckbk/ > > --------------------- > Java > --------------------- > ***Introduction to Aspect-Oriented Programming > Aspect-oriented programming (AOP) offers the ability to overlay new > functionality atop existing code not by rewriting and recompiling, but by > adding "aspects" to the compiled code. Graham O'Regan has an > introduction. > http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/01/14/aop.html > > > ***What's so Bad About Making it Easier to Learn Java? > Kathy Sierra, coauthor of "Head First Java" wants to know "What's all this > grumbling about 'dumbing down' Java? Is it really so bad to make it easier > to learn and develop in Java?" > http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/857 > > > ***Java in a Nutshell Survey > Java programmers: providing your feedback in our survey will help us > refine the next edition of one of our flagship titles, "Java in a > Nutshell." Participants will be eligible to win one of 10 autographed > copies of the new edition when it releases. Make this next edition as > useful as possible by taking our survey. > http://www.zoomerang.com/recipient/survey-intro.zgi?ID=L222LTNYRMUF&PIN=CW0BLL7RM3AC > > --------------------- > .NET > --------------------- > ***Inside XAML > One of Longhorn's most interesting technologies for developers is its > new XML-based markup language, codenamed XAML (short for eXtensible > Application Markup Language, and pronounced "Zammel"). User interfaces in > Longhorn applications are typically built using XAML. Ian Griffiths looks > at how XAML relates to the underlying support provided by WinFX. > http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/01/19/longhorn.html > > --------------------- > Mac > --------------------- > ***Pogue's iLife '04 Mini Manual available online > David Pogue's iLife '04 Mini Manual is your guide to the new features in > iLife, Apple's tightly integrated suite of media applications. This > exclusive preview is the only documentation available until the spring > release of our full-length books on these applications: "iPod & iTunes: > The Missing Manual;" "iPhoto 4: The Missing Manual;" "iMovie 4 & iDVD: The > Missing Manual;" "GarageBand: The Missing Manual;" and "iLife '04: The > Missing Manual." > Download the PDF here: > http://www.macdevcenter.com/mac/excerpt/iLife04_MiniManual.pdf > > > ***How to Set Up Encrypted Mail on Mac OS X > The latest version of Apple's Mail app, included with the Panther upgrade, > supports S/MIME security and encryption. But how do you go about getting a > certificate and taking advantage of this feature? FranÃÂois Joseph de > Kermadec shows you how, step by step. > http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/01/20/mail.html > > ================================================ > News From Your Peers > ================================================ > ***Golden Gate Computer Society General Meeting, > San Rafael, CA--January 26 > Don't miss this exciting appearance by former "San Francisco Chronicle" > Columnist Henry Norr. The meeting starts at 7:15 pm at the Embassy Suites > Hotel, 101 McInnis Parkway, San Rafael, CA. For more Golden Gate Computer > Society information, call 415-454-5556 or visit them online: > http://www.ggcs.org/thismonth.html > > Until next time-- > > Marsee > > > > > > > >
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