THE O'REILLY NETWORK NEWSLETTER
-------------------------------------
The latest from http://oreillynet.com
==================================================================
Special Offer for November
New Learning Lab Certificate: Open Source Programming
http://www.oreilly.com/redirector.csp?link=UAOSP&type=news
The O'Reilly Learning Lab presents a new certificate series for users
who want to acquire the skills needed for programming on any Linux or
Unix platform. The Open Source Programming Certificate Series is
comprised of five courses that span programming skills from
intermediate to complex. Students learn the core technical skills
necessary for a complete understanding of programming using open source
operating systems, languages, libraries, and databases. HTML skills are
a prerequisite.
Only in November, sign up for all five courses and save 40%:
http://www.oreilly.com/redirector.csp?link=UAOSP&type=news
==================================================================
Dear Reader,
The SoBig computer worm created widespread havoc across the
internet in 2003. The culprit, according to an anonymously
published document, was Ruslan Ibragimov, owner of Russia-based
Send-Safe. But in a recent online interview, Ibragimov denies
the accusation.
Brian McWilliams, author of Spam Kings, has published an
informative quick read of the situation on O'Reilly Network
titled, "Russian Denies Authoring SoBig Worm." He includes
lots of handy links to help you get up to speed and provides
an expert summary of the situation.
If you're curious about who might have created the worm that
was designed to send spam anonymously, then I think you'll
enjoy this article.
Until next time,
-Derrick
=====================================================================
Make Your Site a Portal to the Best Tech Info
http://www.oreilly.com/news/safari_affiliates.html
Safari has opened up its web services API, giving developers
programmatic access to the data contained in its repository of over
2,000 titles
from leading technical publishers. Through the new Safari Affiliate
Program, anyone with a web site can serve up Safari content, and earn
money on resulting referrals. It's an easy way to give yourself and
your readers something of real value.
Become a Safari affiliate:
http://www.oreilly.com/news/safari_affiliates.html
=====================================================================
*** Featured Articles ***
Russian Denies Authoring "SoBig" Worm
SoBig, the computer worm that ran rampant on the internet in
2003, is the subject of a new, anonymously authored report
that definitively claims Send-Safe as its creator. Ruslan
Ibragimov, owner of the accused, Russian-based bulk email
company, flatly denies the report's claim in an online interview
with author Brian McWilliams.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2004/11/02/sobig.html
***
Tips for Improving Graphics Performance
Stephen Bigelow, author of PC Hardware Annoyances, breaks it
down to the basics with seven tips to improve your computer's
graphics performance. Oftentimes, the solution to what seems
to be a hefty problem may be as simple as reading the fine
print on a box and adjusting your settings accordingly.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/11/02/pcannoy_1.html
***
The Copeland Operating System Rocks Mac OS X Con
Although it's been twenty years since the band broke up,
Stewart Copeland is still best known as the former drummer of
the Police. David Battino, chairman of the Audio Track of the
O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference audio track, hosted a keynote
conversation with Copeland about the drummer's career as a
film composer.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/osx2004/copeland.html
***
Introducing SQL Server Reporting Services
Microsoft has finally added reporting capabilities to SQL Server
2000. Wei-Meng Lee walks you through the basics of creating a
simple report using the SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/11/01/reportingsvcs.html
***
Sneaky Tricks for Speech Synthesizers
Surprisingly, synthetic speech can add a captivating human
aspect to your music. Here are several creative (and free)
ways to use speech synthesizers.
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2004/10/26/speechsyn.htm
***
Interview: Carmen Rizzo -- Synthesizing the World
If Carmen Rizzo were in a circus, he'd be its best juggler.
It's amazing how this Hollywood-based producer, composer, and
remixer keeps artists, songs, technologies, concerts, films,
studios, continents, and even trustees aloft. Appropriately,
one of his remixes appears this year on Cirque du Soleil's
20th Anniversary CD.
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2004/10/26/rizzo_db.html
***
Installing Bricolage
Though CPAN makes it possible to write large and powerful
applications, distributing those applications can prove daunting.
In the case of the Bricolage content management system, though,
David Wheeler's installation guide here will walk you through
the process.
http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2004/10/28/bricolage_installation.html
***
Gaming Hacks for Geeks, Part 2
Last week, in part one of this two-part series of hack excerpts
from Gaming Hacks , author Simon Carless showed you how to
write your own MMORPG macros. This week, Simon is back, giving
you the hacking tools you need to create your own animations.
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/excerpt/gmhks2_1004/index.html
***
A Firm Foundation for the Linux Desktop
Nearly every advance of Linux, open source, and free software
on the desktop owes a debt to the X Window System. Too often,
this debt goes unacknowledged. With the birth of X.org earlier
this year, a foundational but once-stagnant project prepares
to improve itself and its code to help free desktops everywhere.
Andy Oram reports.
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/10/28/x_org.html
***
Managing Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop is a great tool for remote management, but it
also has its hazards, and you should be careful whom you allow
to use it. Mitch Tulloch, author of Windows Server Hacks, shows
you how to control who has access to it and how to lock it
down using Group Policy.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/10/05/Remote_Desktop.html
***
Features: Extensibility, XML Vocabularies, and XML Schema
David Orchard returns to the issue of extending and versioning
XML vocabularies, adding new information about language questions
and the relationship between versioning and extensibility.
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2004/10/27/extend.html
***
Pick the Hat to Fit the Head
Larry Wall once said, "Information wants to be valuable," and
the form in which information is presented contributes to that
value. At O'Reilly Media, we offer a variety of ways to get
your technical information. Tim O'Reilly talks about it in
this quarterly letter for the O'Reilly Catalog.
http://www.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/editorial/pickthehat_1004.html
***
Advanced Synchronization in Java Threads, Part 2
J2SE 5.0 introduces new utilities for coordinating multiple
threads. But where you have synchronized threads, you have a
risk of deadlock. In this excerpt from Java Threads, 3rd Edition,
Scott Oaks and Henry Wong look at deadlock and how to deal
with it.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/10/20/threads2.html
*** New Books from O'Reilly Media ***
Windows XP Power Hound
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/winxppu/
Steal This File Sharing Book (No Starch)
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/159327050X/
DVD Studio Pro 3: In the Studio
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dvdstudio3/
Gaming Hacks
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/gaminghks/
=====================================================================
Dig Mac OS X? Or just like dogs?
If you dig Mac OS X and/or love German Shepherds,
you have to have this shirt. Our trademark Mac OS X
Shepherd sits obediently on the front of the shirt
and runs full-out across the back. In athletic gray
cotton with black (and a little red) ink.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/oreilly
=====================================================================
*** O'Reilly Network Top Five Articles Last Week ***
1. A Firm Foundation for the Linux Desktop
Nearly every advance of Linux, open source, and free software
on the desktop owes a debt to the X Window System. Too often,
this debt goes unacknowledged. With the birth of X.org earlier
this year, a foundational but once-stagnant project prepares
to improve itself and its code to help free desktops everywhere.
Andy Oram reports.
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/10/28/x_org.html
***
2. OpenBSD 3.6 Live
Right on schedule, the OpenBSD team plans to release version
3.6 on November 1. Federico Biancuzzi recently interviewed
several members of the core team about new features and changes
in the code and the project.
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/10/28/openbsd_3_6.html
***
3. Using Design by Contract in C
Design by Contract is a programming approach that formalizes
the interface between callers and callees, leading to more
robust and disciplined code. If your language lacks formal
support for DBC, though, are you stuck? No--Charles Mills
describes the design and implementation of Design by Contract
for the C programming language.
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2004/10/28/design_by_contract_in_c.html
***
4. Mac Modding Shortcuts
Make repetitive tasks simpler and maximize ergonomic efficiency
with this excerpted chapter from Erica Sadun's Modding Mac OS
X. Neat, concise, and easy-to-use, this excerpt helps you add,
remove, and change keyboard shortcuts to meet your personal
computing needs. Keep your hands on the keyboard and give that
mouse a rest.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/excerpt/modosx_ch8/
***
5. Stewart Steals the Show
Stewart Copeland was Wednesday's star at the Mac OS X Conference.
He mixed stories from his days with the Police with modern day
insights about using the Mac for creating musical scores for
motion pictures. You can see pictures of Stewart, plus lots
of other good happenings, in this gallery.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/osx2004/wednesday_photos.html
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To change your newsletter subscription options, please visit
https://epoch.oreilly.com/account/default.orm and click the
"Manage My Newsletters" link. For assistance, email
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~-->
$9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything.
http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/67folB/TM
--------------------------------------------------------------------~->
-----------------------------
Visit www.tsolver.net sooner
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tsolver/
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
