all- attached is the latest iteration of the oreilly and associates user group newsletter. -- steve ulrich sulrich at botwerks.org PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC -------------- next part -------------- ================================================================ O'Reilly UG Program News--Just for User Group Leaders October 1, 2004 ================================================================ -Attending the O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference? Let's get together -Put Up an O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference Banner, Get a Free Book -Is Your Group Listed on the User Group Wiki? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book Info ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Review books are available Copies of our books are available for your members to review-- send me an email and please include the book's ISBN number on your request. Let me know if you need your book by a certain date. 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User Group leaders and members attending the O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference-- come meet up with Marsee Henon (O'Reilly User Group Coordinator) and Lorene Romero (Apple User Group Advisory Board Vendor Relation Coordinator and North Coast Mac Users Group President) on Wednesday, October 27 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the bar in the lobby of the Westin Santa Clara. We can swap stories, ideas, or just hang out. And afterwards, we can attend the "Real-Time Filmmaking on Mac OS X" talk. http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/macosx2004/view/e_sess/5705 The O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference is October 25-28, 2004 at the Westin Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA. For more info or to register for this conference, go to: http://conferences.oreilly.com/macosxcon/ ***Put Up an O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference Banner, Get a Free Book We are looking for user groups to display our conference banner on their web sites. If you send me the link to your user group site with our O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference banner, I will send you the O'Reilly book of your choice. O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference Banners: http://ug.oreilly.com/banners/macosx2004/ ***Is Your Group Listed on the User Group Wiki? Here is the New and Improved URL: http://wiki.oreillynet.com/usergroups/index.cgi ================================================================ O'Reilly News for User Group Members October 1, 2004 ================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop -XML in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition -Adobe InDesign CS One-on-One -Adobe Encore DVD: In the Studio -Building the Perfect PC -Head First Servlets & JSP -Java Threads, 3rd Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Peter Morville ("Information Architecture for the World Wide Web") Information Architecture & Findability Seminar, San Francisco, CA--October 25 -Dru Lavigne ("BSD Hacks"), EuroBSDCon, Karlsruhe, Germany-- October 27-November 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Conference News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference, Santa Clara, CA--October 25-28 -Call for Participation: The MySQL Users Conference-- Proposals are due by November 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------- News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -O'Reilly Now Distributes SitePoint Web Development Books -Hacking PayPal -The New Bloglines Web Services -O'Reilly's New Magazine for Technology Projects--"Make" -Move Beyond Amateur Filmmaking -O'Reilly Digital Media Professionals Directory -Open Source Content Management with Plone -FreeBSD Bag of Tricks -Save 50% on Linux/Unix System Administration Online Courses -Introduction to Quartz 2D for QuickDraw Programmers -Top Ten Tips for Mac OS X Con 2004 -Troubleshooting Printer Problems -Master Pages in ASP.NET -Reporting Application Errors by Email -Groovy, Java's New Scripting Language ================================================ Book News ================================================ Did you know you can request a free book to review for your group? Ask your group leader for more information. For book review writing tips and suggestions, go to: http://ug.oreilly.com/bookreviews.html Don't forget, you can receive 20% off any O'Reilly, No Starch, Paraglyph, Pragmatic Bookshelf, SitePoint, or Syngress book you purchase directly from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering online or by phone (800-998-9938). http://www.oreilly.com/ ***Free ground shipping is available for online orders of at least $29.95 that go to a single U.S. address. This offer applies to U.S. delivery addresses in the 50 states and Puerto Rico. For more details, go to: http://www.oreilly.com/news/freeshipping_0703.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- New Releases ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007523 "Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop" is the ideal guide to JDS: it's clear and direct, but loaded with insights from authors who have spent time working with, supporting, and enhancing the system. The book carefully covers such housekeeping chores as setting up networking, updates, and backups. It enters into great depth concerning the key productivity tools every user needs: email, web browsing, instant messaging, word processing, spreadsheets, and slide presentations. And it includes chapters and appendices on useful tools and system add-ons. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jds/ Chapter 4, "JDS Networking," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jds/chapter/index.html ***XML in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007647 There's a lot to know about XML, and it's constantly evolving. But you don't need to commit every syntax, API, or XSLT transformation to memory; you only need to know where to find it. This powerful new edition is the comprehensive XML reference. Serious users of XML will find coverage on just about everything they need, from fundamental syntax rules, to details of DTD and XML Schema creation, to XSLT transformations, to APIs used for processing XML documents. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/xmlnut3/ Chapter 9, "XPath," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/xmlnut3/chapter/index.html ***Adobe InDesign CS One-on-One Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007361 Adobe InDesign is widely regarded as the page layout/publishing program for the new millennium. In this book, Adobe-certified expert Deke McClelland guides you, at your own pace, through twelve step-by-step lessons that are packed with entertaining and informative real-world projects. There are more than 500 full-color photos, diagrams, and screen shots, as well as tips and tricks for tapping into InDesign's most powerful capabilities. Also included are two hours of video instruction on CD that will help you master fundamental and advanced concepts, best practices, and techniques. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/adobeindesign/ ***Adobe Encore DVD: In the Studio Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596006004 If you're looking for a stimulating way to master Adobe Encore DVD and fine-tune your moviemaking skills, here it is. This full-color tutorial will help you push the limits of Adobe Encore DVD by helping you create highly imaginative designs and projects. Designed for Adobe Creative Suite developers and filmmakers, this book combines practical learning materials and project-based lessons. With this comprehensive tutorial, you'll be able to quickly develop professional-looking DVDs studded with special effects worthy of a Hollywood studio. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/adobedvd/ Chapter 2, "Deconstructing DVDs," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/adobedvd/chapter/ch02.pdf ***Building the Perfect PC Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596006632 For many computer users, a ready-made system is about as satisfying as a frozen microwave dinner: sure, it works, but it's not exactly what you need or want. Don't accept the assortment of components bundled for your price point; build your own PC. With straightforward language, clear end-to-end instructions, and extensive illustrations, this book covers a variety of complete systems and their components. Regardless of your experience, you can take control and create your ideal machine. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/buildpc/ Chapter 1, "Fundamentals," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/buildpc/chapter/index.html ***Head First Servlets & JSP Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596005407 "Head First Servlets & JSP" will help you truly understand the latest version, J2EE 1.4, of Servlets and JSP. You'll learn how to write Servlets and JSPs, what makes the Container tick, how to use the new JSP Expression Language (EL), and even some server-side design patterns. Written by the creators of the Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD) 1.4 exam, this book will help you pass the exam, talk about Struts at dinner parties, and put Servlets and JSP to work right away. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/headservletsjsp/ ***Java Threads, 3rd Edition Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596007825 The new edition of this classic book shows you how to take full advantage of Java's threading facilities, and it brings you up to date with the significant changes in Java 2 Standard Edition version 5.0 (J2SE 5.0). The book incorporates the concurrency utilities from java.util.concurrent, and new chapters cover thread performance, using threads with Swing, threads and Collection classes, thread pools, and threads and I/O. Get a thorough, step-by-step approach to threads programming. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jthreads3/ Chapter 5, "Minimal Synchronization Techniques," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jthreads3/chapter/index.html ================================================ Upcoming Events ================================================ ***For more events, please see: http://events.oreilly.com/ ***Peter Morville ("Information Architecture for the World Wide Web"), Information Architecture & Findability Seminar, San Francisco, CA--October 25 Peter leads a new full-day seminar on information architecture from top to bottom, explaining how search and navigation systems can be designed to support and shape user behavior. http://semanticstudios.com/presentations/iaf/ ***Dru Lavigne ("BSD Hacks"), EuroBSDCon, Karlsruhe, Germany-- October 27-November 2 Dru discusses "But I'm not a developer...how can I contribute to open source?" http://2004.eurobsdcon.org/ ================================================ Conference News ================================================ ***O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference, Santa Clara, CA--October 25-28 This conference brings together what you need to know and what you want to experience. You'll learn how to solve the day to day problems of connected computing, leverage the power of scripting, improve the performance of your network, and protect your systems from intrusion. You'll also get up to speed on grid computing, home automation, streaming media, how to build your own TV studio, and much more. Use code DSUG when you register and receive 20% off conference pricing. To register, go to: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/macosx2004/create/ord_mac04 O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference October 25-28, 2004 Westin Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA http://conferences.oreilly.com/macosxcon/ ***Call for Participation: The MySQL Users Conference-- Proposals are due by November 1 >From embedded solutions to web-commerce and critical business applications, MySQL is everywhere--with more than five million active installations worldwide. To introduce new users to MySQL and help developers and IT professionals keep pace with the latest advancements, MySQL AB has teamed up with O'Reilly Media, Inc. to co-present the third annual MySQL Users Conference, scheduled for April 18-21, 2005, in Santa Clara, CA. For complete conference details visit: http://www.mysqluc.com Visit the submissions page for all the details on tracks and proposal guidelines--this year's theme is "MySQL Everywhere." Proposals are due no later than November 1, 2004. http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/mysqluc2005/create/e_sess ================================================ News From O'Reilly & Beyond ================================================ --------------------- General News --------------------- ***O'Reilly Now Distributes SitePoint Web Development Books We're now the exclusive distributor of SitePoint Pty. Ltd.'s books in North America, launching SitePoint books into the retail channel, providing direct sales, warehousing and shipping, plus direct marketing and PR support. Founded by Matt Mickiewicz and Mark Harbottle, SitePoint has enjoyed great success as one of the first online resources for web developers and designers. Today, 1.8 million visitors a month peruse their forums, articles, and blogs. The company launched their book publishing program in September 2001, has six popular titles in print, and is planning to double the number of in-print titles in the coming year. SitePoint books will be available in North American bookstores as early as October 2004. For a list of current and upcoming books, see: http://sitepoint.oreilly.com/ SitePoint's "Around the World" competition asked SitePoint book customers to submit photos of themselves with their favourite SitePoint book in exotic locales, with famous people or local landmarks. The top of Mt. Fuji, Acropolis, Equator, set of NBC News, and the Austrian Alps are just a few of the locations that SitePoint customers took pictures of with their books in order for a chance to win an Apple iPod. To view entries and winners, go to: http://www.sitepoint.com/competition/ipod_competition/ipod_win_21-09-04.php ***Hacking PayPal Here are two hacks designed to make PayPal more customer-friendly, profitable, and accountable, plus an additional hack to catch Instant Payment Notification (IPN) system errors. Get all the tools and details you need to make PayPal more profitable, more flexible, and more convenient from "PayPal Hacks." http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/excerpt/paypalhacks_chap1/index.html ***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 with the Groovy programming language. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2004/09/28/bloglines.html ***O'Reilly's New Magazine for Technology Projects--"Make" "Make" is due out in January 2005, is loaded with exciting projects that help you make the most of your technology at home and away from home. http://make.oreilly.com We've received many suggestions about how we can turn "Make" into a great magazine. But there's still time for you to give us your input. Here are some ways you can join us in the creation of this magazine: 1. The "Make" Workshop--Imagine somebody took all your tools away and handed you a $100 gift certificate that you could spend on hardware at your local big box hardware store. What are the essential things you'd buy? Now, up the price to $300--what would you outfit your workshop with? How about $750? 2. What Are You Using These Days?--In each issue we'll run reviews of stuff. We're interested in hearing about the things you already use and love. Tell us about your favorite new (or old!) tool, magazine, book, instructional video, gadget, web site, etc. in a 300-word email. If we decide to run it, we'll pay you. 3. Projects--Do you have an idea for a technology-related project? It doesn't matter if it's large or small. Tell us about it. If we like it, we'll ask you to write it. You can send email suggestions to marsee at oreilly.com and please include "Make Magazine" in the subject line field. --------------------- Digital Media --------------------- ***Move Beyond Amateur Filmmaking The jump from casual video recording to professional filmmaking requires more steps than many artists realize. Sonoma County filmmaker Susan Boyer walks you through the paces in this illuminating article. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2004/09/29/filmmaking.html ***O'Reilly Digital Media Professionals Directory Check out our new nationwide directory of photographers, musicians, and filmmakers. Here's where you can browse our directory, find and rate professionals, and enter your own listings. You must be logged in with your O'Reilly account to create or rate listings. http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/dir/index.csp --------------------- Open Source --------------------- ***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 ***FreeBSD Bag of Tricks Software junkies like Dru Lavigne always file away interesting new programs for their bag of tricks. In this installment of FreeBSD Basics, Dru demonstrates how to use usermin for easy webmail and reveals the convenience and glory of TheOpenCD. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/09/24/FreeBSD_Basics.html ***Save 50% on Linux/Unix System Administration Online Courses O'Reilly is offering a 50% discount on the Linux/Unix Certification Series from their O'Reilly Learning Lab. Save nearly $1000 on these online courses--and earn a University of Illinois System Administration Certificate. Every class includes compelling, hands-on content, root access to a Linux server, an online coach, and a free O'Reilly book. Use the code ORALL1 to get your 50% discount. To enroll for the Learning Lab Linux/Unix Certification Series go to: http://oreilly.useractive.com/linuxa/ --------------------- Mac --------------------- ***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 ***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 --------------------- Windows/.NET --------------------- ***Troubleshooting Printer Problems Not being able to print is rather annoying, for both users and the administrators who come to their aid. Mitch Tulloch shows you how to quickly troubleshoot and solve printing problems. http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/09/28/printer_problems.html ***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 --------------------- Java --------------------- ***Reporting Application Errors by Email Even if your application logs an error to a local file, the developer doesn't know there's a problem until a user notices it and sends the log file back. It can be more useful for apps to email their own error messages back. And as Sean C. Sullivan explains, it's not hard to do with either log4j or java.util.logging. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/09/29/smtp-logging.html ***Groovy, Java's New Scripting Language When experienced Java developers hear about Groovy, their first reaction is often, "Oh, no, not another scripting language for Java." Ian Darwin had the same reaction, until he took a good look at Groovy. Ian is the author of "Java Cookbook, 2nd Edition." http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/09/29/groovy.html ================================================ O'Reilly User Group Wiki ================================================ Don't forget to check out the O'Reilly UG wiki to see what user groups across the globe are up to: http://wiki.oreillynet.com/usergroups/index.cgi Until next time-- Marsee -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list at tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list