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Dear Reader,
Technology's impact on the world of audio is as profound as in movies,
photography, and retail. For what was once the price of a few days in a
commercial recording studio, artists can purchase their own mixing
software and hardware to produce CD-quality music.
After their projects are completed, they're no longer beholden to the
major labels for promotion and distribution of their songs. Independent
labels and the power of the internet have leveled the playing field. As a
result, I believe we're entering a new era in music artistry.
Back in October, we added an audio section to our Digital Media site. I
hired David Battino, respected music journalist, to provide O'Reilly
readers with articles about the art and technology of digital audio. Most
of these pieces include music downloads so you experience the techniques
discussed in the articles.
The audio site also includes daily news, a directory of artists and
services, and weblogs written by O'Reilly experts.
If you want to keep apace with today's evolving audio universe, I think
you'll enjoy a visit to our Digital Media site
(http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/).
Until next week,
-Derrick
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*** Featured Articles ***
Build an eDoc Reader for your iPod
Wouldn't you like to read large text documents, PDF files, and other eDocs
on your 3G iPod (or newer)? In this first part of a three-part series,
Matthew Russell shows you how using Xcode.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/12/14/ipod_reader.html
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Create a Letterhead Using OpenOffice.org Writer
Stop wasting your money paying a print shop for letterheads. Jean Hollis
Weber, author of OpenOffice.org Writer: The Free Alternative to Microsoft
Word, shows you how you can use OpenOffice.org Writer to create
letterheads at no cost.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/12/14/write_letterhead.html
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There are striking parallels between the renewable energy industry today
and the personal computing industry circa 1980. Brian McConnell argues
that the same basic dynamics that fueled the PC boom in Silicon Valley
apply to renewable energy, and this represents an important opportunity,
especially as the computing industry matures and becomes a commoditized
consumer product business.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2004/12/10/energy.html
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Hacking Radio on the Mac
Remember radio? You know, those public broadcasts on the airwaves that
you've nearly forgotten since you nestled into the cozy world of your
iPod? In case you miss it, Wei-Ming Lee is here to show you some snappy
ways to get the radio on your Mac and then record and copy the sounds onto
your iPod.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/12/10/radio_shark.html
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Three-Tier Development with PHP 5
Well-factored applications separate data storage, manipulation, and
display. For PHP programmers, PHP 5 and PEAR make that easier than ever.
Luis Yordano Cruz demonstrates how to combine PEAR::DB_DataObject, Smarty,
and PHP 5 to improve the design and maintenance of your applications.
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2004/12/09/three_tier.html
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Cooking with Linux, Part 1
Carla Schroder, author of Linux Cookbook, has three tasty recipes to share
in this week's excerpt. Whether you want tips on installing a program for
easy uninstall, killing user processes, or better logins without
passwords, Carla poses the problems and offers solutions. Too bad not all
recipes can be this clear, quick, and painless.
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/excerpt/lnxckbk_1/index.html
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The Evolution of ePayment Services at UB
Perl is often a workhorse behind the scenes, content to do its job quietly
and without fuss. When the University of New York at Buffalo needed to
offer electronic payment services to students, the Department of Computing
Services reached for Perl. Jim Brandt describes how Perl (and a little
Inline::Java) helped them build just enough code to allow students to pay
their bills online.
http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2004/12/09/epayment.html
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Features: Word to XML and Back Again
Peter Sefton introduces a technique, using Python and XSLT, to convert MS
Word XML output into something useful.
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2004/12/08/word-to-xml.html
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Tired of Inkjet Snapshots? The Canon CP-220 to the Rescue
I have a love/hate relationship with my inkjet printer. Love it for
business forms and enlargements. Hate it when trying to print simple 4x6
snapshots. What a hassle! I tested the Canon CP-220 dye sub printer, and
I'm never going back to inkjet snapshot prints.
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2004/12/08/dye_sub.html
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Distributed Enterprise Messaging with MantaRay
Java Messaging Service (JMS) is a much-used system for distributed
enterprise applications, but many implementations use a "broker" approach
that creates bottlenecks. MantaRay implements the JMS API through a
peer-to-peer approach that, as Amir Shevat reports, provides some
significant advantages.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/12/08/mantaray.html
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The Blind Men and the Digital Elephant
Digital music-making tools are astonishingly powerful and inexpensive. Why
aren't more people using them? The CTO of Cakewalk thinks he knows the
answer.
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2004/12/08/kuper_bbq04_1204.html
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*** O'Reilly Network Top Five Articles Last Week ***
1. Renewable Energy - The Next Opportunity for Silicon Valley
There are striking parallels between the renewable energy industry today
and the personal computing industry circa 1980. Brian McConnell argues
that the same basic dynamics that fueled the PC boom in Silicon Valley
apply to renewable energy, and this represents an important opportunity,
especially as the computing industry matures and becomes a commoditized
consumer product business.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2004/12/10/energy.html
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2. URLs and URIs, Proxies and Passwords
Java networking is seldom as simple as it first seems. In this excerpt,
one of a series from Java Network Programming, 3rd Edition, Elliotte Rusty
Harold shows how to encode and decode URLs, work with URIs, use multiple
proxy servers, query servers with HTTP GET, and use password-based
authentication.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/excerpt/jvntwkprg_3e/index.html
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3. Distributed Enterprise Messaging with MantaRay
Java Messaging Service (JMS) is a much-used system for distributed
enterprise applications, but many implementations use a "broker" approach
that creates bottlenecks. MantaRay implements the JMS API through a
peer-to-peer approach that, as Amir Shevat reports, provides some
significant advantages.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/12/08/mantaray.html
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4. Homemade Dot-Mac: Remote Control
Ever dreamed of having remote access to your Mac? This edition of Homemade
Dot-Mac proves that having remote access, actually getting to see your
screen and take control of your mouse, is a lot easier than you ever
imagined. Alan Graham promises that it's quick and painless using VNC.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/12/07/homemade_mac.html
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5. Installing Oracle 9iR2 on Red Hat 9
While Oracle's understandably proud of their Linux support, Oracle 9i is
unsupported on the latest and greatest Red Hat. That doesn't mean it
doesn't work, just that you'll have to do a little tinkering. Roko Roic
demonstrates how to install Oracle 91R2 on Red Hat 9.
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2003/09/04/oracle_install.html
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