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Dear Reader,
Our personal computers are amazing...but seldom perfect. Seems like we
could always make things just a little better by upgrading the graphics
card, boosting the CPU performance, or customizing the operating system.
Jim Aspinwall, author of the O'Reilly book, PC Hacks, definitely agrees.
In his latest article, "Great PC Hacks, from Easy to Techie and Beyond,"
he shows you a variety of "adjustments" you can make to your computer.
Some are easy, others more involved. But all are appropriate for the geek
who isn't satisfied with merely buying off the rack.
And if you like Jim's tips in the article, I encourage you to check out
his new book. I think you'll find plenty to keep you busy over the long
winter that lies ahead.
Until next week,
-Derrick
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*** Featured Articles ***
Great PC Hacks, from Easy to Techie and Beyond
It's time to break out the hardware hacking tools. In this second part of
a two-part article, Jim Aspinwall, author of PC Hacks, offers great hacks,
from the simple to the techie and beyond.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/11/30/PC_Hacking_Part2.html
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Why Install Linux on Your Mac?
Since you already have Mac OS X on your computer, why would you want to
install Linux instead? After all, isn't OS X Unix? Giles Turnbull talks to
those who run Linux on Mac, then gives it a spin himself.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/11/30/linux.html
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Flash: Workflow and Workspace Tips
Robert Hoekman, author of Flash Out of the Box, has an excerpt offering to
help improve your workflow and organize your workspace while using Flash.
Learn how to adjust preferences under each tab, customize the keyboard
shortcuts, and personalize the panel layout.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/excerpt/flash_1129/index.html
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Using the SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services
Microsoft has finally added reporting capabilities to its flagship
database server, SQL Server 2000. In this article, 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/2004/11/29/sqlreporting.html
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Juggle Your Java with JDistro
Typically, one Java application will live in its own virtual machine, but
this is neither required nor necessarily desirable. JDistro, a
multitasking Java application, makes it possible to run applications,
applets, and more, all inside of one process. Howard Wen interviewed
creators Guillaume Desnoix and Gérard Collin to find out how it works.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/11/24/jdistro.html
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Perl Debugger Quick Reference
Perl's debugger is both powerful and somewhat esoteric. This printable
excerpt from Richard Foley's Perl Debugger Pocket Reference can help take
some of the mystery out of the common commands and put more advanced
features within your reach.
http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2004/11/24/debugger_ref.html
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XML Tourist: Mapping and Markup, Part 1
In John E. Simpson's XML Tourist column, he introduces GML, the Geography
Markup Language.
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2004/11/24/tourist.html
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*** O'Reilly Network Top Five Articles Last Week ***
1. Tiger Presents New Opportunities for Developers
In the feline evolution of Mac OS X, Jaguar was the release we had to
have, Panther is the version we wanted, and Tiger provides programmers
with some of the most tantalizing application development tools we've seen
to date. This article provides the latest information about Tiger from
Chris Bourdon, the project's senior product line manager.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/11/16/tiger.html
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2. Gifts, Gadgets, and Software for Mac Geeks
This year's gift guide shows you the coolest gadgets and often includes
clever software to accompany them. Suggestions start as cheap as $15 and
most are less than $80. And the best part -- everything works beautifully
with Mac OS X.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/11/23/gifts.html
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3. Dynamic Delegation and Its Applications
Proxy, introduced in Java 1.3, offers an interesting way to provide an
interface's implementation at runtime, but there's more that can be done.
Lu Jian shows how bytecode manipulation can be used to provide dynamic
delegation, allowing you to provide runtime implementations of interfaces,
abstract classes, and even concrete classes.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/11/17/dunamis.html
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4. Modifying Stickies
If you think that customizing an application interface involves nothing
more than moving a button into a new position or resizing a screen, think
again. In this article, Erica Sadun, author of Modding Mac OS X, teaches
you how to update your Stickies application to give it abilities that its
authors probably never considered.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/11/23/stickies_1.html
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5. Session Replication in Tomcat 5 Clusters, Part 1
A web application running on a single server is completely lost if the
server goes down. But with a cluster, user sessions can be replicated
across servers, so that the system stays up even if one server fails.
Srini Penchikala presents Tomcat 5's handling of this feature.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/11/24/replication1.html
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