De korting voor O'Reilly boeken is verhoogd, zie bijgaande email. Ik verhuis volgende week naar Noorwegen, dus de positie van contactpersoon voor het O'Reilly User Group programma is open. :) Think goodies, en de eerste die me emailed heeft de positie.
Begin forwarded message: > From: "Josette Garcia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 24 November 2006 17:50:58 GMT+01:00 > To: "Josette Garcia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: User Group Newsletter - 10-06 > > O'Reilly UK User Group Programme > NEWSLETTER > Issue 10-06 > > We have some good news to announce. We've just increased the user > group discount to 35% off all books and PDFs. The discount code > stays the same--DSUG. And don't forget we still offer free shipping > for orders in the US of $29.95 or more. > > If you have any questions about this discount, the UG program, or > need to request books for your group, just send me an email. > > Within a week, this newsletter will be available to be downloaded > in pdf format from the Delphi and C# Developers Group web site at > http://www.richplum.co.uk/oreilly/10.06.pdf. You are welcome to > create a link to it for your members' use. Previous newsletters are > available at – > > http://www.richplum.co.uk/oreilly/0906.pdf > http://www.richplum.co.uk/oreilly/0806.pdf > http://www.richplum.co.uk/oreilly/0706.pdf > http://www.richplum.co.uk/oreilly/0606.pdf > http://www.richplum.co.uk/oreilly/0506.pdf > http://www.richplum.co.uk/oreilly/0406.pdf > http://www.richplum.co.uk/oreilly/0306.pdf > http://www.richplum.co.uk/oreilly/0206.pdf > http://www.richplum.co.uk/oreilly/0106.pdf > > > Our aim is to have both formats available at the same time, but > that might take us a little longer. > > ================================================ > HIGHLIGHTS > ================================================ > > NEWS FROM O’REILLY AND BEYOND > -Web 2.0 Summit Media Coverage > -Call Yourself a Programmer? > -User Group Members Receive a Special 30% Discount on O'Reilly > Learning Courses > -Getting Started with WSGI > -Open Tools for MySQL Administrators > -Developing High Performance Asynchronous IO Applications > -Inside Aperture--Community for Serious Photographers > -Top Ten Aperture Features > -Making a Smooth Move from .Mac to Google > -Text Tricks and More Text Tricks > -Creating Visual Studio Project Templates > -Top 10 Tips for Using Windows PowerShell > -Advanced Java Content Repository API > -Scaling Enterprise Java on 64-bit Multi-Core X86-Based Servers > -Demystifying LDAP Data > -OpenBSD 4.0: Pufferix's Adventures > -Ken Milburn Unplugged > -Deke McClelland on Software > -MAKE Podcast: Colin Berry reads Spinout > > BOOK NEWS > - Books for review > - Coming soon > CONFERENCE NEWS > YOUR BOOK REVIEWS > YOUR NEWS > > > ================================================ > NEWS FROM O’REILLY AND BEYOND > ================================================ > > --------------------- > General News > --------------------- > ***Web 2.0 Summit 2006 Media Coverage > Read all the announcements, articles, blogs, photos, and podcasts > made at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. > <http://www.web2con.com/pub/w/49/news.html> > > > ***Call Yourself a Programmer? > Announcing the O'Reilly Code Quiz, a curiously addictive game > that'll stress test your coding knowledge. Brought to you by > O'Reilly Labs, where all good things begin as zeros and ones. > > <http://labs.oreilly.com/code/quiz> > > > ***User Group Members Receive a Special 30% Discount on O'Reilly > Learning Courses > 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 > > To redeem, use Promotion Code "ORALL1," good for a 30% discount, in > Step #3 of the enrolment process. Each course comes with a free > O'Reilly book and a 7-day money-back guarantee. Register online: > > <https://oreillylearning.com/enroll/> > > > --------------------- > Open Source > --------------------- > ***Getting Started with WSGI > Python 2.5 added support for the WSGI standard. This is a > specification for web programming that allows interoperability > between frameworks and components. It's also terribly easy to use. > Jason Briggs introduces WSGI and gives the background you need to > use it productively. > > <http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2006/11/09/getting-started-with- > wsgi.html> > > > ***Open Tools for MySQL Administrators > The MySQL distribution provides several tools for database > developers and administrators, but they don't always work > everywhere. Fortunately, the worldwide MySQL community has produced > plenty of useful tools. Baron Schwartz surveys the possibilities > and offers suggestions for what you should use. > > <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mysql/2006/10/19/mysql-tools.html> > > > ***Developing High Performance Asynchronous IO Applications > When concurrency and latency are your bottlenecks, synchronous IO > is a problem--even in a multithreaded or multiprocess model. This > is especially evident when dealing with high volumes of incoming > mail, especially if much of it is spam. Stas Bekman and his team at > MailChannels recently built a scalable, modern, event-based system > for asynchronous IO. Here's how they did it. > > <http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2006/10/12/ > asynchronous_events.html> > > --------------------- > Digital Media > --------------------- > ***Inside Aperture--Community for Serious Photographers > Our Inside Aperture site draws upon community expertise to provide > you with tips and real-life experiences from professional shooters > who use Apple's premier photo management application to organize, > edit, and output their images. This site features weblogs, > articles, podcasts, and tutorials—-all focused to help you improve > your digital photography workflow. > > <http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/aperture/> > > > ***Top Ten Aperture Features > Apple's ground-breaking, workflow tool for professional > photographers has caused quite a stir in the imaging community. > After working with Aperture for a year, I've decided that although > it's not perfect, it has some incredible and exciting features that > photographers can really use. > > <http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2006/11/01/top-ten-aperture- > features.html> > > > --------------------- > Mac > --------------------- > ***Making a Smooth Move from .Mac to Google > Matthew Russell presents a practical approach for a smooth move > from .Mac to a Google-centric web experience. Getting your email, > address book, calendar, online storage, online photos, and blog > squared away are all covered in this detailed transition plan. > > <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2006/11/01/making-a-smooth- > move-from-mac-to google.html> > > > ***Text Tricks and More Text Tricks > We've covered text editors here before. We know, from various posts > at the Mac DevCenter blog, that our readers are often as fanatical > about using plain text as we are. Tips on using your editor of > choice are easy to find, but we thought it would be fun to gather a > whole bunch of them together for the first time; not only to spread > the word, but to invite our readers to add their own tips and time- > savers. We've also asked a handful of Mac users to contribute their > own favorite text tricks. > > <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2006/10/10/text-tricks.html> > > --------------------- > Windows/.NET > --------------------- > ***Creating Visual Studio Project Templates > Visual Studio 2005 offers a great tool for those who create largely > identical projects--custom project and item templates--that > automates project creation and eliminates the need to add the same > references, project items, or even largely identical code to new > projects. Ron Petrusha shows you how. > > <http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2006/10/17/creating- > visual-studio-project-templates.html> > > > ***Top 10 Tips for Using Windows PowerShell > PowerShell is Microsoft's newest replacement for the command line, > and it's far more powerful than any command-line prompt Microsoft > has given us before. Starting to learn it, unfortunately, can be a > bit overwhelming. Jeff Cogswell offers his top 10 tips for getting > the most out of it. > > <http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2006/11/07/top-10- > tips-for-using-windows-powershell.html> > > --------------------- > Java > --------------------- > ***Advanced Java Content Repository API > First presented in "What Is Java Content Repository," JSR-170 > offers a standard means for content management systems to present > their persistent data stores to Java applications. In this article, > Sunil Patil explores some of JCR's optional features--namely, the > very useful concepts of versioning and observability. > > <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2006/11/08/advanced-java- > content-repository.html> > > > ***Scaling Enterprise Java on 64-bit Multi-Core X86-Based Servers > Today's enterprise server--indeed, the environment--isn't what it > was when Java was born. Slow networked machines have been replaced > by fast, 64-bit multi-core servers that can house all your tiers in > one box or even virtualize servers within the server. This has a > significant effect on the design and deployment of your Java > enterprise application, and Michael Yuan and Dave Jaffe show you > how to get the most out of your hardware. > > <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2006/11/01/scaling-enterprise- > java-on-64-bit-multi-core.html> > > --------------------- > Sys Admin/Web > --------------------- > ***Demystifying LDAP Data > Is LDAP a database or a protocol? Is it understandable and > deployable without reading a thousand pages of explanation and > documentation? Brian Jones explains LDAP schemas and the layout of > data to help you understand what you can store and how you can > retrieve it. > > <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/sysadmin/2006/11/09/demystifying- > ldap-data.html> > > > ***OpenBSD 4.0: Pufferix's Adventures > On October 18th, OpenBSD celebrated its 11th birthday. Now it's > time for the release of OpenBSD 4.0. To celebrate both milestones, > Federico Biancuzzi interviewed over 20 developers to discuss the > new features of this release and the continual work to get hardware > specifications from vendors. > > <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/sysadmin/2006/10/26/openbsd-40.html> > > --------------------- > Podcasts > --------------------- > ***Ken Milburn Unplugged > Take a listen. The author of Digital Photography Expert Techniques, > Second Edition knew Dan Rather in college, started his career > taking publicity photos of Hollywood starlets, and shot album > covers for Capitol Records. Ken talks to O'Reilly staffer Sara > Peyton about his career, tips and tricks, and creating the wow > factor. (16 minutes 25 seconds) > > <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2006/11/01/ken-milburn- > unplugged.html> > > > ******Deke McClelland on Software > O'Reilly author Deke McClelland talks to Mac Edition Radio's Harris > Fogel about his series of bestselling One-on-One books and > Photoshop Elements. > > <http://maceditionradio.com/index.php? > module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=3&pid=65> > > > ***MAKE Podcast: Colin Berry > Colin Berry reads "Spinout," the touching story he wrote for MAKE, > Volume 07, about his brother's efforts to build and race a car in > the soap box derby in Longmont, Colo. Unfortunately, he was up > against more than just his own bad luck. > > <http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/10/the_maker_file_2.html> > > > ================================================ > BOOK NEWS > ================================================ > > Copies of our books are available for your members to review -- > send me an email with the delivery address together with the book > you would like to review. When the review is published, please send > me a copy or the url. I would also appreciate if you could send a > copy to www.amazon.co.uk > > Latest books available for review – > > ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook > Well before Ajax and Windows Presentation Foundation, Macromedia > Flash provided the first method for building "rich" web pages. Now, > Adobe is making Flash a full-fledged development environment, and > learning ActionScript 3.0 is key. That's a challenge for even the > most experienced Flash developer. This Cookbook offers more than > 300 solutions to solve a wide range of coding dilemmas, so you can > learn to work with the new version right away. > > Craft Volume 01 > Craft is the first project-based magazine dedicated to the > renaissance that is occurring within the world of crafts. Volume > 01, the premier issue, features 23 projects with a twist! Make a > programmable LED shirt, turn dud shoes into great knitted boots, > felt an iPod cocoon, embroider a skateboard, and much more. > > CSS Cookbook, Second Edition > For those all-too-common dilemmas that crop up with each project, > CSS Cookbook provides hundreds of practical examples with CSS code > recipes that you can use immediately to format your web pages. > Arranged in a quick-lookup format for easy reference, the second > edition has been updated to explain the unique behavior of the > latest browsers: Microsoft's IE 7 and Mozilla's Firefox 1.5. Also, > the book has been expanded to cover the interaction of CSS and > images and now includes more recipes for beginning CSS users. > > CSS: The Definitive Guide, Third Edition > CSS: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition, provides you with a > comprehensive guide to CSS implementation, along with a thorough > review of all aspects of CSS 2.1. Updated to cover Internet > Explorer 7, Microsoft's vastly improved browser, this new edition > includes content on positioning, lists and generated content, table > layout, user interface, paged media, and more. > > Digital Photography Expert Techniques, Second Edition > Expert advice and pro strategies help photographers at every level > become more competent in their work routines. Through step-by-step > procedures based on hard-nosed experience, professional > photographer Ken Milburn describes a complete workflow sequence > that begins with essential photographic equipment and digital > darkroom setup, and ends once finished images are in albums, > exhibits, web sites, or publications. > > Essential CVS, Second Edition > This easy-to-follow reference shows a variety of professionals how > to use the Concurrent Versions System (CVS), the open source tool > that lets you manage versions of anything stored in files. Ideal > for software developers tracking different versions of the same > code, this comprehensive book also helps system administrators and > project managers manage large quantities of documents. A full > command reference details aspects of customizing CVS for > automation, logging, branching, merging documents, and creating > alerts. > > Fedora Linux > Whether you are running the stable version of Fedora Core or > bleeding-edge Rawhide releases, this book has something for every > level of user. The modular, lab-based approach not only shows you > how things work-but also explains why--and provides you with the > answers you need to get up and running with Fedora Linux. > > Fine Art Printing for Photographers (Rocky Nook). > This book provides the necessary foundation for fine art printing: > The understanding of color management, profiling, paper and inks. > It demonstrates how to set up the printing workflow as it guides > the reader step-by-step through this process from an image file to > an outstanding fine art print. > > GIMP 2 for Photographers (Rocky Nook) > GIMP2 for Photographers is a beginner's guide to the only open > source image editing tool which provides a low-cost alternative to > expensive programs such as Photoshop. Topics include the basics of > image editing and simple adjustments, as well as advanced > techniques using layers and masks, stitching of panoramic images, > and preparation of high-quality black and white images. The most > important editing functions are presented in individual, easy-to- > follow workshops. > > HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, Sixth Edition > Put everthing you need to know about HTML and XHTML at your > fingertips. For nearly a decade, hundreds of thousands of web > developers have turned to HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide to > master standards-based web development. Truly a definitive guide, > the book combines a unique balance of tutorial material with a > comprehensive reference that even the most experienced web > professionals keep close at hand. From basic syntax and semantics > to guidelines aimed at helping you develop your own distinctive > style, this classic is all you need to become fluent in the > language of web design. > > iPod: The Missing Manual, Fifth Edition > With iPod and iTunes, Apple's gotten the world hooked on portable > music, pictures, and videos. One thing they haven't delivered, > though, is an easy guide for getting the most from your sleek > little entertainment center. This new edition thoroughly covers the > redesigned iPod Nanos, the video iPod, the tiny Shuffle and the > overhauled iTunes 7. Each page sports easy-to-follow color > graphics, crystal-clear explanations, and guidance on the most > useful things your iPod can do. > > Java Generics and Collections > Java Generics and Collections covers everything from the most basic > uses of generics to the strangest corner cases. It teaches you > everything you need to know about the collections libraries, so > you'll always know which collection is appropriate for any given > task, and how to use it. > > Learning JavaScript > Using the latest examples from modern browser development > practices, Learning JavaScript teaches you how to integrate the > language with the browser environment, and how to practice proper > coding techniques for standards-compliant web sites. By the end of > the book, you'll be able to use all of the JavaScript language and > many of the object models provided by web browsers, and you'll even > be able to create a basic Ajax application. > > Learning MySQL > Learning MySQL provides all the tools you need to set up and design > an effective database. This richly detailed tutorial will help you > design scalable and flexible databases, create powerful queries > using SQL, and configure MySQL for improved security. After > covering the basics, the book travels far into MySQL's subtleties, > including complex queries and joins, how to interact with the > database over the Web using PHP or Perl, and important house- > keeping such as backups and security. > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learnmysql/"; \l "top > > MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 08 > Get ready to play when Make Volume 08, our "Toys and Games" issue, > hits the stands. You'll learn how to build a wind-up bird that > really flies, how to restore an old pinball machine, and learn the > secret history of the world's best-selling computer game from > Myst's co-creator. You'll also meet a well-known toy inventor and > learn how to make molds and casts with MythBusters star Adam Savage. > > MCSE Core Elective Exams in a Nutshell > For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 administrators preparing for > Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) core exam 70-270, and > core exams 70-297, and 70-298, this book is invaluable. Not only > does it provide the resources you need to succeed on the exams, but > to succeed in the real world as well. MCSE Core Elective Exams in a > Nutshell allows you to see all of the topics expected for mastery > in each of the exams. Each exam is covered in three parts: Exam > Overview, Study Guide and Test Your Knowledge sections. This makes > for easy reference and a great study aid. > > Network Security Hacks, Second Edition > This second edition of Network Security Hacks offers 125 concise > and practical hacks, including more information for Windows > administrators, hacks for wireless networking (such as setting up a > captive portal and securing against rogue hotspots), and techniques > to ensure privacy and anonymity, including ways to evade network > traffic analysis, encrypt email and files, and protect against > phishing attacks. System administrators looking for reliable > answers will also find concise examples of applied encryption, > intrusion detection, logging, trending and incident response. > > Practical Color Management: Eddie Tapp on Digital Photography > The second book in this acclaimed series delves into color > management, a topic that has needlessly become a mystery to > experienced digital photographers. With his easygoing yet > authoritative style, noted expert Eddie Tapp explains how color > management can be integrated into the overall photographic > workflow. Included is a chapter on technical aspectsfrom color guru > Rick Lucas. > > Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual > The most popular photo-editing program on the market, Photoshop > Elements not only has Photoshop's marvelous powers, but includes > creative capabilities the mothership lacks. The latest version, > Photoshop Elements 5, offers new scrapbook features among many > other improvements. Our Missing Manual carefully explains every > feature (something no other book has done) by putting each one into > a clear, easy-to-understand context -- all with a bit of wit and > good humor. > > Process Improvement Essentials > Process Improvement Essentials combines the foundation needed to > understand process improvement theory with the best practices to > help individuals implement process improvement initiatives in their > organization. The three leading programs: ISO 9001:2000, CMMI, and > Six Sigma--amidst the buzz and hype--tend to get lumped together > under a common label. This book delivers a combined guide to all > three programs, compares their applicability, and then sets the > foundation for further exploration. > > Programming Atlas > Programming Atlas is not just another "drag and drop" ASP.NET 2.0 > book, but dives into the technologies that make it work. You'll > begin with a tour of the technologies most often associated with > Ajax, from JavaScript and XMLHttpRequest to JSON and the DOM. With > the fundamentals in place, author JavaScript expert Christian Wenz > unpacks the Atlas framework and shows you how to put its tools to > work. > > Programming Embedded Systems, Second Edition > Whether you're writing your first embedded program, designing the > latest generation of hand-held whatchamacalits, or managing the > people who do, this book is for you. Programming Embedded Systems > will help you develop the knowledge and skills you need to achieve > proficiency with embedded software. > > Visual Basic 2005 Cookbook > This book will help you solve more than 300 of the most common and > not-so-common tasks that working Visual Basic 2005 programmers face > every day. If you're a seasoned .NET developer, beginning Visual > Basic programmer, or a developer seeking a simple and clear > migration path from VB6 to Visual Basic 2005, the Visual Basic 2005 > Cookbook delivers a practical collection of problem-solving recipes > for a broad range of Visual Basic programming tasks. It's sure to > save you time, serving up the code you need, when you need it. > > ****Coming Soon > > Color Management in Digital Photography (Rocky Nook) > Essential Electronics for Software Folk (Pragmatic Bookshelf) > Everyday Scripting with Ruby (Pragmatic Bookshelf) > Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design > Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, Third Edition > Mastering Landscape Photography (Rocky Nook) > More Rails Recipes (Pragmatic Bookshelft) > MySQL Cookbook, Second Edition > Pragmatic Unit Testing in C# with NUnit, Second Edition (Pragmatic > Bookshelf) > SQL Hacks > > > ================================================ > Conference News > ================================================ > > ***Registration is now open for the 2007 Emerging Telephony Conference > Explore the strategies for taming disruption and exploit > opportunities being created by web telephony innovations. > <http://conferences.oreilly.com/etel/> > > Use code "etel07usrg" when you register, and receive 15% off the > early registration price. > > To register for the conference, go to: > <http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/50/register.html> > > ***Speak at RailsConf > O'Reilly Media and Ruby Central are seeking leaders for RailsConf > sessions and tutorials. Are you a hacker, Rubyist, trainer, web > developer, and/or entrepreneur with something to share? If so, > submit a proposal. > > <http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/rails2007/create/e_sess/> > > > > ==================================================== > YOUR EVENTS > ==================================================== > > > *** VMware > London December 1st > > This seminar will provide an overview of Virtualisation including > specifics on SAN virtualisation and the relationship between VMware > and Hewlett-Packard. It will provide the opportunity for In-depth > discussions with specialist VMware, HP and OCSL consultants and to > witness demonstrations in the HP labs. > > > > > > ==================================================== > O’REILLY WILL BE THERE! > ==================================================== > > *** OpenCON 2006 > 2/3 December, Venice, Italy > The conference is entirely organized by OpenBEER (http:// > www.openbeer.it ), the italian OpenBSD users group. OpenCON lasts > about two days and, as usual, many official developers have already > confirmed their presence. The main topics will be: information > security, secure programming, and anything related to OpenBSD. The > manifestation is completely free of charge, but it will be possible > to buy tshirts and gadgets to fund both OpenCON and OpenBSD. > > ***Flash on the Beach > Flash on the Beach conference is the first major Flash conference > in the UK for over 6 years! Over 40 of the world's most talented > Flash designers, developers and artists presenting on 3 tracks over > 3 full days with mixer get togethers each morning and evening for > essential networking opportunities. Flash on the Beach has brought > together the most creative, technical, inspirational awe-inspiring, > educational and entertaining industry leading speakers in the rich > media industry. > > ***London Perl Workshop > The London Perl Workshop is a free one-day conference in central > London, UK. It will be held on Saturday the 9th of December, 2006 > at Westminster University's New Cavendish Campus > > > ================================================ > YOUR BOOK REVIEWS > ================================================ > > ***Nordest Perl Mongers reviewed – > Building Scalable Web Sites – > http://www.streppone.it/cosimo/work/books/ > BuildingScalableWebSites.html (Italian) > http://www.streppone.it/cosimo/work/books/ > BuildingScalableWebSites.html.en (English) > > ***Egyptian Java User Group reviewed - > Programming Jakarta Struts - http://www.egjug.org/ > programming_jakarta_struts_second_edition_book_review and http:// > egjug.org/hashimblog/2006/11/18/programming-jakarta-struts-second- > edition-book-review/ > > ***London Perlmongers reviewed – > Perl Hacks - http://london.pm.org/reviews/perl_hacks.html > and http://dave.org.uk/reviews/perlhacks.html > > > That's all for now > Josette > > *************************** > The information contained in this e-mail message and any > attachments is > intended for the addressee only and may be confidential. 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