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The book also covers integrating AxKit with tools such as Template Toolkit, Apache:: Mason, Apache::ASP, and plain CGI, and it contains reference sections on configuration directives, XpathScript, and XSP. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/xmlaxkit/ Chapter 3, "Your First XML Web Site," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/xmlaxkit/chapter/index.html ***Better, Faster, Lighter Java Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596006764 In this latest O'Reilly Java book, the authors argue that the old heavyweight architectures, such as WebLogic, JBoss, and WebSphere, are unwieldy, complicated, and contribute to slow and buggy application code. As an alternative means for building applications, the authors present two "lightweight" open source architectures, Hibernate and Spring, that can help you create enterprise applications that are easier to maintain, write, and debug, and are ultimately much faster. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bfljava/ The Preface, Chapter 3, "Do One Thing, and Do It Well," and Chapter 10, "Extending jPetStore," are available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bfljava/chapter/index.html ***Degunking Your Mac Publisher: Paraglyph Press ISBN: 1932111948 For optimum performance of any operating system, you need to maintain your computer. And just as cars need regular maintenance, so do Macs. Periodic cleaning of the hard drive, file maintenance, application maintenance, and email maintenance must be done. This is the first book to provide easy, step-by-step information on how to get rid of annoying clutter that can gunk up Macs. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1932111948/ ***Office 2003 XML Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596005385 "Office 2003 XML" explores the relationship between XML and Office 2003, examining how the Office suite of products both produce and consume XML. Developers will learn how to connect Office to others systems, while power users will learn to create and analyze XML documents using familiar Office tools. Beginning with an overview of the XML features included in the Office 2003 components, this book provides quick and clear guidance to anyone who needs to import or export information from Office documents into other systems. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/officexml/ Chapter 2, "The WordprocessingML Vocabulary," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/officexml/chapter/index.html ***Inside .Mac Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596005016 This handy, quick reference offers a clear overview of the entire .Mac package and many of its not-so-obvious features. You'll learn how to set up and manage your account quickly and without fuss. Each .Mac service is discussed in an objective, no-frills fashion that'll show you how to use--and what to expect from--iDisk, web mail, your personal web site, and everything else that .Mac offers. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/indotmac/ Chapter 5, "Using Virex," is available free online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/indotmac/chapter/index.html ***BSD Hacks Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596006799 Looking for a unique set of practical tips, tricks, and tools for administrators and power users of BSD systems? From hacks on customizing the user environment to networking, securing the system, and optimization, "BSD Hacks" takes a creative approach to saving time and accomplishing more with fewer resources. If you want more than the average BSD user--to explore and experiment, unearth shortcuts, create useful tools--this book is a must-have. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bsdhks/ Five Sample Hacks are available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bsdhks/chapter/index.html ================================================ Upcoming Events ================================================ ***For more events, please see: http://events.oreilly.com/ ***Bonnie Biafore ("Online Investing Hacks,") NAIC Compufest 2004, St. Louis, MO--June 17-20 Bonnie speaks at the NAIC Compufest conference, an event focusing on computerized investing. Adam Mark Hotel, St. Louis, MO http://www.better-investing.org/chapter/stlouis/events/2671 ***Derrick Story ("Digital Photography Hacks," "Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 2nd Ed.")and Ken Milburn ("Digital Photography: Expert Techniques"), NBMA-SFDIG Digital Photo Expo, Mil Valley, CA--June 19 North Bay Multimedia Association, in collaboration with the San Francisco Digital Imaging Group, is presenting a day devoted to digital photography. O'Reilly will be one of the vendors on hand. 12-5 pm, Saturday, June 19 Mill Valley Community Center, Mill Valley, CA Free to NBMA & SFDIG members; $15 for non-members; $10 for students with valid ID. http://www.nbma.com/events/DPE.html ***Tim O'Reilly, eBay Developers Conference, New Orleans, LA--June 23-24 Tim presents the opening keynote at this annual event for eBay and PayPal developers. Tim and eBay founder and chairman Pierre Omidyar will also sit down for a "fireside chat" Q&A session during the conference. 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Use code DSUG when you register, and you'll get 20% off the "Early Bird" price. To register, go to: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2004/create/ord_os04 O'Reilly Open Source Convention Portland Marriott Downtown Portland, OR July 26-30, 2004 http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/ ================================================ News From O'Reilly & Beyond ================================================ --------------------- General News --------------------- ***Visit with O'Reilly Editors at 2004 USENIX Annual Tech, Boston, MA--June 27-July 2 Come visit O'Reilly in the Partner Publisher Suite June 28-30. This conference includes: 6 days of training; renowned plenary speakers every morning; technical sessions every day; daily SIG sessions; and General and Freenix/Open Source refereed papers. Free exhibit & BOF registration available online. The early registration discount has been extended to June 14th. The conference runs June 27-July 2 in Boston, MA. http://www.usenix.org/usenix04/ ***An Interview with Derrick Story (Digital Photo Hacker at Large) Over the years, photography and the technology behind it have provided plenty of material for creative thinkers, making it a natural fit for the hacker spirit. In this interview with Derrick Story, O'Reilly's resident photo hacker, he talks about the direction of digital imaging, what makes it cool, and new ways that you can push the limits of your photography. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/06/08/photography.html ***Paul Graham on Hacking Paul Graham is a hacker, painter, and essayist known as much for his thoughtful writings on spam, hacking, and Lisp as for creating the Arc programming language. In this interview with the O'Reilly Network, Paul discusses hacking, creativity, computer science education, and language design. Paul is the author of a just-released collection of his essays, "Hackers & Painters." http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2004/05/27/paul_graham_interview.html ***A Survey of DVD Recording Formats Wei-Meng Lee writes of his quest for the right DVD writer to buy. After surveying the various DVD recording formats (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-RAM, and DVD-RW DL), as well as some of the DVD writers currently available on the market, Wei-Meng offers his recommendations. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/news/dvdwriters_0504.html --------------------- Open Source --------------------- ***Free Exhibit Hall Pass for LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, San Francisco, CA--August 3-5 Register online by July 2, 2004 with PRIORITY CODE: B0601 to receive your free Exhibit Hall pass. To register, go to: http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/register///CC798223 ***How We Wrote "BSD Hacks" Most technical book authors seem to use Microsoft Word to write their books, but what if you wanted to use open source tools to write and edit your book? chromatic writes about how he and author Dru Lavigne used PseudoPOD and Subversion to collaborate, write, edit, and produce O'Reilly's latest Hacks book offering, "BSD Hacks." http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/06/03/bsdhacks.html ***Inside Mitch Kapor's World Mitch Kapor has had a huge influence on the software world, being the founder of Lotus and a driving force behind 1-2-3. Now his Open Software Applications Foundation is working on Chandler, an open source PIM written in Python. In this O'Reilly Network interview, Mitch talks about his life and career, the OSAF, Chandler, open source, and Python. Mitch will present a Developer's Tour of Chandler at this summer's Open Source Convention. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2004/06/03/mitch_kapor_interview.html ***Building a Linux Media PC What do DVDs, CDs, TV stations, and video games have in common? Besides the fact that they require bulky equipment that takes up precious space in your living room, you can play them all on a PC running Linux. John Littler introduces the Linux media PC, a media convergence device. http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/05/27/linux_media_pc.html --------------------- Mac --------------------- ***Basic Guide to Enterprise Application Distribution Keeping your software updated on your diverse Mac network requires attention to detail and perseverance. In this article, Philip Rinehart shows you options for tracking installations on your business or educational network. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/06/08/enterprise.html ***Inside Contextual Menu Items In the first article, Steven Disbrow describes handy power user tips for two-button mousing on Mac OS X. In part two he shows you how to create your own CMIs using Xcode. Part One: http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/05/28/cm_pt1.html Part Two: http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/06/04/cm_pt2.html --------------------- Windows --------------------- ***Troubleshooting Stop Errors What to do when the Blue Screen of Death appears? Mitch Tulloch, author of "Windows Server Hacks," offers five tips on troubleshooting Stop error messages. http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/06/08/stop_errors.html ***SnagIt: The Ultimate Screen Capture Program Need to capture screens in Windows? Forget the built-in Print Screen feature--it's just about useless. Instead, get SnagIt, the ultimate screen capture program. http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/06/08/snagit.html --------------------- Java --------------------- ***Improving JSF by Dumping JSP JSF is a great technology for complex web application interfaces. But Hans Bergsten urges you not to give up on JSF just because the JSP layer is flawed; using a custom ViewHandler resolves all of the issues. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/06/09/jsf.html ***SMS-Powered Applications SMS (short message service) is ubiquitous in the small device space, and offers a means of sending and receiving messages from even the simplest mobile phone. Dejan Bosanac looks at how Java can be made to work with SMS. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/06/09/sms.html --------------------- .NET --------------------- ***What's New in Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition? What's new, what's hot, and what's not in Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition (SE)? Wei-Meng Lee gives you the rundown on everything from graphics support to new form factors and dual display modes. Wei-Meng is the author of ".NET Compact Framework Pocket Guide." http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/06/01/winserver2003.html ***C# Iterators If you are creating a class that looks and behaves like a collection, it is handy to allow your users to iterate through the members of your collection with the foreach statement. This is easier to do in C# 2.0 than it is in 1.1. In this new column by Jesse Liberty, he shows you what is coming up in .NET 2.0 to make this common task easier. http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/06/07/liberty.html ================================================ News From Your Peers ================================================ ***Are you Annoyed? Want to share your annoyances with O'Reilly? 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