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Dear Reader,
Somewhere between the time that Mac OS X Tiger was announced (at WWDC in
June) and when it will be released (good question, but we know in the
first half of 2005) resides the O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference. I mentioned
this opportunity to my contacts at Apple with a suggestion that they
provide a few high profile speakers to talk about Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4).
Thank goodness I started early on this.
Last week I received final approval for three very high profile speakers--
Chris Bourdon, Wiley Hodges, and Sal Soghoian. Plus, we get to hear from
the likes of Scott Anguish, Tim Monroe, Xander Soren, Ernie Prabhakar, and
Kevin Van Vechten--all from inside Apple and approved for speaking at the
conference.
Chris, Wiley, and Sal have been specifically OK'd to talk about Apple's
next release of Mac OS X--known as Tiger. If you're involved with
developing for this platform, this is your opportunity to listen to, meet
with, and discuss with others the preparations you need to be making for
this release.
You can sign up for the Mac OS X Conference, which is in Santa Clara,
California on October 25 - 26, here:
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/macosx2004/create/ord_mac04
And if you're an ADC member or if you work for Apple, you can receive a 30
percent discount by using this code: macosx04ae
Hope to see you there!
Until next time,
-Derrick
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*** Featured Articles ***
The New Bloglines Web Services
Marc Hedlund takes a look at the new Bloglines Web Services APIs and their
effect on the RSS/Atom landscape, and presents a complete, three-pane
desktop RSS/Atom reader written in just 150 lines of code, using the
Groovy programming language.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2004/09/28/bloglines.html
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SPF Not Poisonous to Phish
The statistics on "phishing" are grim. With email-forgery scams on the
rise, why aren't banks rushing to support Sender Policy Framework?
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2004/09/28/spf.html
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Introduction to Quartz 2D for QuickDraw Programmers
Apple is moving from QuickDraw to Quartz for the handling of 2D graphics
in Mac OS X. Scott Thompson introduces you to the concepts behind Quartz
2D, and explains how to make the transition from QuickDraw.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/09/28/quartz.html
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How to Cure the SP2 Upgrade Blues
Preston Gralla, the author of Windows XP Power Hound, offers solutions to
the two most common SP2 upgrade problems: configuring pop-up blocking and
configuring the firewall.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/09/28/sp2_woes.html
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Hacking PayPal
The authors of PayPal Hacks offer two hacks designed to make PayPal more
customer-friendly, profitable, and accountable, plus an additional hack to
catch IPN system errors.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/excerpt/paypalhacks_chap1/index.html
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Liberty on Whidbey: Master Pages in ASP.NET
On many web sites, it is important to achieve a consistent "look and feel"
as the user moves from page to page. While this was possible with .NET
1.1, it was difficult and required both programmer and designer
discipline. ASP.NET 2.0 makes this far easier with the creation of master
pages. Jesse Liberty shows you how master pages work in ASP.NET 2.0.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/09/27/libertyonwhidbey.html
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Hacking IRC, Part 2
Paul Mutton has selected three hacks for IRC addicts from IRC Hacks. Learn
how to create a calculator bot and a bot for viewing up-to-the-minute
newsgroup postings, and a way to keep track of IRC while away from your
computer.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/excerpt/IRCHacks_chap1/index1.html
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Top Ten Tips for Mac OS X Con 2004
The upcoming O'Reilly Mac conference will be different than your typical
tech gathering--requiring that you prepare differently, too. Program chair
Derrick Story shares his top ten "getting ready" tips for this innovative
event.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/09/24/conference_tips.html
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Building a Finite State Machine Using DFA::Simple
A finite state machine (FSM) is a general-purpose mechanism for solving
common programming problems that involve performing actions based on
previous and current input. (They're good for parsers and the like.)
William Ruppert demonstrates how to build and use FSMs in Perl.
http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2004/09/23/fsms.html
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VPNs and Public Key Infrastructure
Security and convenience often conflict with each other. It'd be nice to
have access to your office network from anywhere, but you can't trust the
Internet. Virtual private networks are one solution. How do they keep your
data safe, though? Scott Brumbaugh explains the basics of Public Key
Infrastructure, the cryptographic basis for secure VPNs.
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/security/2004/09/23/vpns_and_pki.html
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A Quick Guide to Digital Shoeboxes
You like taking all of those digital photos, but what do you do with them
after you put them on your computer? Giles Turnbull looks at four digital
shoeboxes that can help you organize your image library.
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2004/09/22/shoeboxes.html
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Sponsored by the Mac OS X Conference
Join us October 25-28, 2004 in Santa Clara, California, and hear from
Stewart Copeland, the former drummer for the Police who now creates
award-winning film and television scores using Mac OS X technology; The
New York Times columnist David Pogue; Andy Ihnatko of the Chicago
Sun-Times; Karelia Software's Dan Wood; Brent Simmons of Ranchero
Software; Michael Bartosh of 4AM Media; and authors Dori Smith, Gordon
Meyer, and Ted Landau.
http://conferences.oreilly.com/macosxcon
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*** O'Reilly Network Top Five Articles Last Week ***
1. Open Source Content Management with Plone
Publishing web sites is easy for geeks. When you're tired of your users
asking you to make tiny changes that they could easily handle themselves,
it's time to consider a content management system (CMS). If you're a
Python or Zope fan, you may have heard of Plone, a powerful and
easy-to-use CMS. If not, let Brad Bollenbach convince you to give it a
try.
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2004/09/23/plone_features.html
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2. Using Extensions in Firefox
The Firefox browser has a lot going for it, and one of its best traits is
its ability to use extensions that add to its features. Wei-Meng Lee,
author of Windows XP Unwired, shows you how to find and install them, and
clues you in to his favorites.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/09/21/firefox.html
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3. Advanced SiteMesh
Developing a web application with a consistent look and feel isn't easy,
especially if parts of the site use different underlying technologies. But
as Sunil Patil shows, SiteMesh offers a solution, with servlet filters
called "decorators" that apply your appearance late in the game.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/09/22/sitemesh.html
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4. Browsers that Aren't Browsers
These days, we no longer simply browse the Web as much as we mine it. You
have your favorite browser for viewing pages, but Giles Turnbull thought
you might enjoy learning about a few new-generation web tools, too. He
illustrates in this article.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/09/07/browsers.html
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5. Top Ten Tips for Mac OS X Con 2004
The upcoming O'Reilly Mac conference will be different than your typical
tech gathering--requiring that you prepare differently, too. Program chair
Derrick Story shares his top ten "getting ready" tips for this innovative
event.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/09/24/conference_tips.html
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