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A smart collection of 100 insider tips and tricks, "Ajax Hacks" covers the finer points of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, or Ajax as it's known. Learn leading-edge web development tasks like how to display Weather.com data, scrape stock quotes, fetch postal codes and much, much more <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ajaxhks/> ***Ableton Live 5 Tips and Tricks Publisher: PC Publishing ISBN: 1870775090 This book enables you to create your ideal Live 5 template; get the most from Live's MIDI features; find audio editing workrounds within Live; prepare a Live set for performance; use Live with other music software; and includes interviews with high-profile Live users. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1870775090/> ***The Art of SQL Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596008945 Enterprises throughout the world are confronted with exploding volumes of data, and many IT departments are looking for quick solutions. This insightful book demonstrates that since SQL code may run for 5 to 10 years, and run on different hardware, it must be fast and sound from the start. Expert Stephane Faroult offers SQL best practices and relational theory that force you to focus on strategy rather than specifics. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/artofsql/> ***Best of Ruby Quiz Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf ISBN: 0976694077 Sharpen your Ruby programming skills with twenty-five challenging problems from Ruby Quiz. Whether you have faithfully followed the weekly online Ruby Quiz challenges or are just looking for some practical tests of your Ruby skills, this book delivers. Read the problems, work out a solution, and compare your solution with others. Read about the interesting issues of each problem. Writing code and reading code are still the only ways to truly gain skill with a programming language, and within these pages you can do both quickly and easily. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0976694077/> ***Don't Get Burned on eBay Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596101783 Don't Get Burned on eBay offers relevant lessons based on real-life stories posted on eBay's Answer Center. With sharp, witty rhetoric, veteran eBay user Shauna Wright shows eBay veterans and newcomers alike how to avoid those nasty scenarios, and how to pull themselves out of the muck if they've already fallen in. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dgbebay/> ***The eBay Price Guide Publisher: No Starch ISBN: 1593270550 A one-stop shop for pricing information and tips for successful buying and selling on eBay. Sellers learn how to price their items competitively to attract more customers, while buyers learn which categories tend to be overpriced and where they can find the best bargains. Fun stories, statistics, lists, and eBay trivia round out the book. A must-have for the serious eBayer. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593270550/> ***Fixing Windows XP Annoyances Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596100531 Inspired by author David Karp's "Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks," this all-new tome pulls together tips, tricks, insider workarounds, and fixes for PC novices and pros, in a handy, accessible Q&A format that lets you find the solutions in a flash. "Fixing Windows XP Annoyances" will not only increase your productivity, but lower your blood pressure. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/windowsxpannoy/> ***Flash 8: Projects for Learning Animation and Interactivity Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596102232 This book teaches Flash design rather than simply Flash itself. With a standalone series of walkthroughs and tutorials for Flash beginners coming from a graphics field, Flash is covered in the context of real-world projects. 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MOM's event and performance management tools discover problems before system administrators would ever find them, thereby enabling administrators to lower their costs of operations and simplify management of their Windows Server System infrastructure. MOM can notify system administrators of overloaded processors, depleted memory, or failed network connections affecting their Windows servers long before these problems bother users. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1597492515/> ***Intermediate Perl Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596102062 Perl programmers need a clear roadmap for improving their skills. "Intermediate Perl" teaches a working knowledge of Perl's objects, references, and modules--all of which make the language so versatile and effective. Written by the authors of the bestselling Llama book, "Learning Perl," this guide offers a gentle but thorough introduction to intermediate programming in Perl. 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For the first time ever, follow the X-Force team as they analyze potential vulnerabilities and security solutions for cutting edge technologies and emerging attack methodologies. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1597490563/> ***The JavaScript Anthology Publisher:SitePoint ISBN: 0975240269 The "JavaScript Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks, and Hacks" is a compilation of customizable solutions to the most common JavaScript questions and problems, including solutions using AJAX. All the code in the book is thoroughly tested, best practice, and standards-compliant to ensure that will work across different browsers and platforms. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/0975240269/> ***Mapping and Modding Half-Life 2 Complete Publisher: Paraglyph ISBN: 1933097132 Modding is the new craze that has taken the gaming world by storm. And Half-Life 2 provides the premier game engine that modders all around the world are using to enhance the highly popular Half-Life game and create exciting new custom game features. As many modders like to say, "The possibilities are endless." This unique book shows all Half-Life 2 fans everything they need to know to work with the powerful game engine and customize their own games using clever mapping, modding, and modeling techniques. With "Mapping and Modding Half-Life 2 Complete," game fans will get a chance to progressively expand their skills at mapping and modding. This is a one-of-a-kind book, jam-packed with insider tips and techniques by a leading Half-Life 2 modding expert. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1933097132/> ***Mind Performance Hacks Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596101538 "Mind Performance Hacks" provides real-life tips and tools for overclocking your brain and becoming a better thinker. In the increasingly frenetic pace of today's information economy, managing your life requires hacking your brain. With this book, you'll cut through the clutter and tune up your brain intentionally, safely, and productively. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mindperfhks/> ***Music Projects with Propellerhead Reason Publisher: PC Publishing ISBN: 1870775147 Ideal for everyone from beginners to experienced users, the book covers essentials like choosing a computer, setting it up for audio work and optimizing Reason for maximum performance. It contains detailed workshops on eight major musical genres--Hip Hop, Drum & Bass, Dub, House, Techno, Trip Hop, Trance, and Club. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1870775147/> ***MySQL Stored Procedure Programming Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596100892 MySQL Stored Procedure Programming covers a lot of ground. The book starts with a thorough introduction to stored procedures programming and functions, covering the fundamentals of data types, operators, and using SQL in stored procedures. You'll learn how to build and maintain stored programs--covering transactions, stored functions, and triggers--and how to call and use MySQL-based stored procedures in a variety of languages, including PHP, Perl, Python, .NET, and Java. This book, destined to be the bible of stored procedure development, is a resource that no real MySQL programmer can afford to do without. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mysqlspp/> ***Photoshop CS2 RAW Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596008511 The RAW file format is the uncompressed data file captured by a digital camera's electronic sensor. Because RAW files remain virtually untouched by in-camera processing, working with them brings greater flexibility and control to the editing process-if you know how to use them. Adobe Photoshop CS2 has emerged as the best way to edit RAW images, and Photoshop CS2 RAW is dedicated to working with RAW in Photoshop. This comprehensive guide explores the entire RAW process, focusing extensively on Photoshop editing techniques targeted to professionals and photo hobbyists alike. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/photoshopraw/> ***Practical VoIP Security Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 1597490601 After struggling for years, you finally think you've got your network secured from malicious hackers and obnoxious spammers. Just when you think it's safe to go back into the water, VoIP finally catches on. Now your newly converged network is vulnerable to DoS attacks, hacked gateways leading to unauthorized free calls, call eavesdropping, malicious call redirection, and spam over Internet Telephony (SPIT). This book details both VoIP attacks and defense techniques and tools. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1597490601/> ***Practices of an Agile Developer Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf ISBN: 097451408X These are the proven, effective agile practices that will make you a better developer. You'll learn pragmatic ways of approaching the development process and your personal coding techniques. You'll learn about your own attitudes, issues with working on a team, and how to best manage your learning, all in an iterative, incremental, agile style. You'll see how to apply each practice, and what benefits you can expect. Bottom line: this book will make you a better developer. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/097451408X/> ***UML 2.0 Pocket Reference Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596102089 Globe-trotting travelers have long resorted to handy, pocket-size dictionaries as an aid to communicating across the language barrier. Dan Pilone's "UML 2.0 Pocket Reference" is just such an aid for on-the-go developers who need to converse in the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Use this book to decipher the many UML diagrams you'll encounter on the path to delivering a modern software system. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/uml2pr/> ***Visual Basic 2005 Express Publisher: No Starch ISBN: 1593270593 A true guide for beginners, "Visual Basic 2005 Express" starts off with a short primer on how programming works, regardless of the programming language used. Once readers understand the general principles behind computer programming, the book then teaches readers how to use the Visual Basic Express program itself and how to write programs using the Visual Basic language. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/15932700593/> ***Visual C# 2005 Black Book Publisher: Paraglyph ISBN: 1933097167 "Visual C# 2005 Black Book" is one of the first books that presents in detail the new specifications of the language at length. The book takes the reader through the key changes to Visual Studio and the critical new programming features of Visual C# 2005. Black Books provide a two-tiered approach--the In-Depth sections provide full explanation of all aspects of the technology and the Immediate Solutions section feature hands-on information and troubleshooting techniques. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1933097167/> ***Window Seat Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596100833 "Window Seat: The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking" is a complete view of a creative project from the artist's perspective. Julieanne Kost, a Photoshop and creative thinking guru, has taken her own experience shooting images out of airplane windows to create a unique seminar in three parts: a manifesto of ways to stay creatively alive; a portfolio of stunning photographs, with commentaries describing her experiences and thought process; and a technical appendix that includes the details of the images were shot, manipulated, and prepared for printing. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/windowseat/> ***Write Great Code, Volume 2 Publisher: No Starch ISBN: 1593270658 The second volume in the "Write Great Code" series supplies critical information that today's computer science students don't often get in class: How to carefully choose their high-level language statements to produce efficient code. The book teaches software engineers how compilers translate high-level language statements and data structures into machine code, so they can make informed choices and produce better code without giving up any productivity and portability benefits. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593270658/> ***XAML in a Nutshell Publisher: O'Reilly ISBN: 0596526733 The Windows Vista operating system will support applications that employ clear, stunning and active graphics now used by computer games. The cornerstone for building these user interfaces is XAML, the XML-based markup language that works with Windows Presentation Foundation, Vista's new graphics subsystem. This book teaches you everything necessary to design the new generation of user interfaces and .NET applications, with plenty of examples to get you started. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/xamlian/> ***MAKE Magazine Subscriptions Available The annual subscription price for four issues is $34.95. 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The winners are: *"Prefactoring," by Ken Pugh <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/prefactoring/> *"The Art of Project Management," by Scott Berkun <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/artprojectmgmt/> *"Producing Open Source Software," by Karl Fogel <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/producingoss/index.html> ***Latest Title Available on Rough Cuts: "Atlas" "Atlas Rough Cuts" provides experienced web developers with an exciting hands-on tour of Atlas--the new development environment that uses both Ajax and ASP.NET. Beginning with an introduction to the technologies behind it all, including JavaScript, XMLHttpRequest, DHTML and related topics, author Christian Wenz shows readers how to create Ajax-style applications with the Atlas framework, including data binding and XML Web Services. The book imparts important fundamental knowledge in a concise reference-like way, making the concepts of this new framework accessible to developers of various technical levels. <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/atlas/> For more information, go to: <http://www.oreilly.com/roughcuts/> --------------------- Open Source --------------------- ***Secure Your Linux Server Linux is a powerful and popular operating system kernel. That popularity means you might be running it even if you're not a dedicated Unix administrator or high-powered programmer. That doesn't mean that rock-solid security is out of your reach, though. Aaron Brazell shows how to make Red Hat 9 (and other Linux distributions) much more secure in a few easy steps. <http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2006/03/23/secure-your-server.html> ***Autofilled PHP Forms PHP makes handling interactive web pages easy--but when you have large forms to fill out, errors to handle, and lots of data to pass back and forth, you can make your life easier by making PHP fill in all the form values for you. Gavin Andresen shows how to make forms autopopulate from PHP arrays. <http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2006/03/16/autofill-forms.html> ***What Corporate Projects Should Learn from Open Source Many corporate projects fail to produce quality software, yet many large-scale open source projects succeed, and under much more difficult conditions: no budget, a geographically distributed team, and a volunteer workforce, to name a few. So how do open source project teams ensure success? Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene introduce five basic principles in their new book, "Applied Software Project Management," that will help any project succeed, open source or proprietary. The authors detail these principles in this article. <http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2006/02/27/what-corp-projects-learn-from-open-source.html> --------------------- Mac --------------------- ***Digital Bookmark Mods Matthew Russell shows you how to add better bookmarks to your audio books, add slideshows to your music files, create enhanced podcasts, and share your favorite mods with others--even if they're on protected audio. <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2006/03/15/digital-bookmarks-mod.html> ***Getting Started with Quartz Composer Apple's free developer tool collection contains many overlooked gems. These aren't limited to programming-specific utilities. Take Quartz Composer, for example. It's a free utility that can bring new life and interest to your iMovie projects. In this article, you'll learn how to use your own pictures to create simple, but flashy animation. <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2006/03/23/quartz-composer.html> --------------------- Windows/.NET --------------------- ***Using the MultiView and Wizard Controls in ASP.NET 2.0 Need to collect data from Web pages? ASP.NET 2.0 makes it easy, with the use of MultiView and Wizard controls. Wei-Meng Lee, author of "ASP.NET 2.0: A Developer's Notebook" shows you how to take advantage of them. <http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2006/03/21/multiview-and-wizard-controls-in-aspnet-20.html> ***Directions in Windows Scripting Administering Windows platforms using scripts can be a big productivity booster or a headache. Mitch Tulloch, author of "Windows Server Hacks," sits down with Don Jones, a Microsoft MVP and the creator of ScriptingAnswers.com, for a no-holds barred interview about the future of scripting. <http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2006/03/14/directions-in-windows-scripting.html> --------------------- Web --------------------- ***Profiting Without Frequently Updated Content Do you think you need to constantly update content to have a successful Website that generates AdSense revenue month after month? Think again. <http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/02/24/profiting-without-frequently-updated-content/> ***Google Page Creator: When It Gets Too Hard Tired of building quick-and-dirty sites for your family and friends just so they won't produce their own FrontPage monstrosity? Tell them to try Google Page Creator instead. <http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/02/23/google-pages-when-its-all-just-too-hard/> --------------------- Java --------------------- ***Zero Configuration Networking: Using the Java APIs, Part 1 Zeroconf, also known as Bonjour and previously known as Rendezvous, offers a robust system for self-networking that has been adopted by many applications. With a provided Java API, now it's easy to make "Zeroconf applications hop platforms. In this excerpt from Zero Configuration Networking: The Definitive Guide," Stuart Cheshire and Daniel H. Steinberg show how to register a service with Zeroconf. <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/excerpt/bonjour_ch08/index.html> ***What Is Java Everyone knows what Java is, right? Interpreted code, applets, proprietary, and slow. Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong. In its second decade, it's time to re-evaluate Java: the language and the virtual machine are going their own ways, its open source sub-community is vibrant and independent, and developers are taking the best ideas from other languages and frameworks and bringing them to Java. In this article, ONJava editor Chris Adamson tries to reset old assumptions about Java to fit modern realities. <http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2006/03/08/what-is-java.html> --------------------- Podcasts --------------------- ***The Internet of Things This week, Bruce Sterling's Emerging Technology keynote on "The Internet of Things" is the sole segment in our program. (DTF 03-20-2006: 30 minutes 13 seconds) <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2006/03/20/distributing-the-future.html> ***The Future of Telephony, Going Digital, and Open Formats Peter Cochrane looks at the future of telephony and handheld devices, James Duncan Davidson talks about his switch from film to digital photography, and Simon Phipps explains the importance of open formats backed up by open source software. (DTF 03-13-2006: 26 minutes 30 seconds) <http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2006/03/13/distributing-the-future.html> --------------------- Digital Media --------------------- ***Managing Digital Images: Applying Ratings and Keywords The explosion of digital imaging has left professional and serious amateur photographers drowning in photographs, with little guidance on how to store, sort and organize them. In this excerpt from "The DAM Book," Peter Krogh shows you expert techniques for applying ratings and keywords so you can begin to take control of your digital photo library. <http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2006/02/24/keywords-and-metadata.html> ***Inside Animusic's Astonishing Computer Music Videos Composer Wayne Lytle's custom software transforms musical notes into jaw-dropping 3D animations. The resulting DVDs have sold tens of thousands of copies. Watch excerpts here and learn how Lytle turned his digital pipe dream into a thriving business. <http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2006/03/22/animusic-computer-music-videos.html> ***Screencast: Photoshop Starburst Effect SitePoint's first-ever video tutorial shows you step-by-step how to create starburst effects in Photoshop. <http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/02/24/screencast-photoshop-starburst-effect/> --------------------- MAKE --------------------- ***Maker Faire, San Mateo Fairgrounds, San Mateo, CA--April 22-23 Join the creators of MAKE magazine, the MythBusters, and thousands of tech DIY enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, science clubs, students, and authors at MAKE's first ever Maker Faire! Meet all kinds of people who make amazing things in garages, basements, and backyards for inspiration, know-how, and spirited mischief-making. An incredible learning experience for the entire family, students of all ages and their teachers are welcome. <http://www.makerfaire.com/> ***Try a Sample Project from MAKE: <http://makezine.com/samples/> -- steve ulrich sulrich at botwerks.org PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC