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Subject: O'Reilly User Group Newsletter - Issue 10-05
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:42:04 +0100
Thread-Topic: O'Reilly User Group Newsletter - Issue 10-05
From: Josette Garcia <Josette at Oreilly.co.uk>
O'Reilly UK User Group Programme
NEWSLETTER
Issue 10-05
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HIGHLIGHTS
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NEWS FROM O'REILLY AND BEYOND
-Historical Maps Online
-Creating a Textbook My Way: An Interview with Charles Anderson
-Live Backups of MySQL Using Replication
-Ajax on Rails
-Top Ten Data Crunching Tips and Tricks
-An Introduction to Tiger Terminal, Part 2
-Ten PowerPoint 2004 Tips to Beat Tight Deadlines
-It's True! Jobs Switches to Intel: A Review of the WWDC 05 Keynote
-Using Tabbed Browsing in Internet Explorer 6
-Using Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool
-Porting a Project from Visual Studio .NET to Mono
-How to Talk About Jini, J2EE, and Web Services at a Cocktail Party
-Exploring Laszlo Classes, Attributes, and Events
-Adam Williams: Massive Guitars, Micro Computers
-Bring Your MIDI Music to Life
-MAKE's Rebellious Credo: Void the Warranty!
-MAKE: Blog
BOOK NEWS
- Books for review
- Coming soon
CONFERENCE NEWS
YOUR BOOK REVIEWS
YOUR NEWS
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NEWS FROM O'REILLY AND BEYOND
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General News
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***Historical Maps Online
David Rumsey writes about his collection of more than 150,000 historical
maps of the Americas and the world, many of which he has made available
free to the public in an online map library. At O'Reilly's Where 2.0
Conference, David will draw on his personal map collection, as well as
his work with geographic information systems, to discuss how information
of all kinds has been mapped and will be mapped in the future.
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/06/02/davidrumsey.html>
***Creating a Textbook My Way: An Interview with Charles Anderson
Charles Anderson is an assistant professor in the Division of Computer
Science at Western Oregon University, teaching mostly networking and
operating system courses. Being very particular about the materials
covered in his classes, he's had difficulty finding appropriate and
timely textbooks. Learn how Charles used SafariU to create his custom
textbook, while avoiding copyright fair use limitations and the
time-consuming process of gathering appropriate materials. Check out the
SafariU homepage for details and a demo.
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/news/safariuanderson.html>
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Open Source
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***Live Backups of MySQL Using Replication
One of the difficulties with a large and active MySQL database is making
clean backups without having to bring the server down. A simple method
to ensure reliable backups is to set up replication for MySQL. Russell
Dyer, author of "MySQL in a Nutshell," walks through the process of
using replication for data backups.
<http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/06/16/MySQLian.html>
***Ajax on Rails
XMLHttpRequest and Ruby on Rails are two hot topics in web development.
As you ought to expect by now, they work really well together. Curt
Hibbs explains the minimal Ajax you need to know and the minimal Ruby
you need to write to Ajax-ify your Rails applications.
<http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/06/09/rails_ajax.html>
***Top Ten Data Crunching Tips and Tricks
Every day, programmers perform unglamorous but necessary data crunching:
recycling legacy data, checking configuration files, yanking data out of
web server logs, and more. Knowing how to crunch data with the least
amount of effort can make the difference between meeting a deadline and
making another pot of coffee. Greg Wilson, author of Pragmatic's "Data
Crunching," offers ten tips for crunch time.
<http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/06/09/datacrunching.html>
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Mac
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***An Introduction to Tiger Terminal, Part 2
In this second tutorial on Tiger Terminal by MacinTech UG member Mary
Norbury-Glaser, you'll learn how to use the terminal app to look at
external volumes, then enable ssh to access files, scp to securely copy
them remotely, sftp for secure ftp, and finally how to use rsync to
synchronize files between two computers.
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/06/14/terminal2.html>
***Ten PowerPoint 2004 Tips to Beat Tight Deadlines
PowerPoint 2004 lets you turn text, graphics, sounds, and movies into
dazzling presentations that get your message across in high style. But
what if you're on a short deadline? Franklin Tessler, author of "Office
2004 for Mac: The Missing Manual," shows you ten ways to use PowerPoint
to put together slideshows in no time.
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/06/10/office04forMac.html>
***It's True! Jobs Switches to Intel: A Review of the WWDC 05 Keyno20
Don't get too comfortable after making the transition to Mac OS X. Steve
Jobs decides to keep things interesting by announcing during his WWDC 05
keynote that Apple will switch to Intel processors. Here's what he said
and how he plans to make it happen.
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/06/07/wwdc.html>
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Windows/.NET
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***Using Tabbed Browsing in Internet Explorer 6
You don't need to wait for Internet Explorer 7 for tabbed browsing--with
the latest MSN Toolbar, you can use it in IE 6. Wei-Meng Lee shows you
how to use it.
<http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/06/14/ie_tabs.html>
***Using Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool
The Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool can rid your PC of
malware, even if you're already protected by antivirus software. Mitch
Tulloch shows you the ins and outs of how to use it. Mitch is the author
of "Windows Server Hacks."
<http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/06/01/malware_removal.html>
***Porting a Project from Visual Studio .NET to Mono
Three years ago, when .NET was still in pre-release status, Kevin
Farnham developed a C# application to automatically generate stock
market web pages. Recently, he ported the project to Mono and Debian
Linux. Follow along to see how the port went.
<http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/06/13/vs2mono.html>
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Java
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***How to Talk About Jini, J2EE, and Web Services at a Cocktail Party
Heard about distributed technologies for Java, but not sure what they
are or why they're important? Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates, authors of
"Head First Java, 2nd Edition," present this cocktail-party overview.
Hold your own in conversation with Java geeks.
<http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2003/08/27/cocktails.html>
***Exploring Laszlo Classes, Attributes, and Events
Laszlo offers an interesting option for rich client-side GUIs--XML
markup of widgets and their event handling, which is then converted into
a Flash executable that is run with the Flash plugin in the user's
browser. Satya Komatineni introduces Laszlo and shows how to get started
writing web applications with it.
<http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/06/15/laszlo.html>
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Digital Media
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***Adam Williams: Massive Guitars, Micro Computers
The former Powerman 5000 guitarist reveals how to make huge guitar
sounds on a home computer--without waking the neighbors--then shares
loads of MP3 examples.
<http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/06/15/williams.html>
***Bring Your MIDI Music to Life
Jim Aikin shares numerous tips on getting the best musical expression
out of them--both through playing technique and crafty computer editing.
<http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/06/08/controller2.html>
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MAKE
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***MAKE's Rebellious Credo: Void the Warranty!
"New York Times" columnist Lawrence Downes recently touted the virtues
of O'Reilly's new MAKE magazine. Downes salutes MAKE's renegade DIY
spirit, noting, "In this world, to tinker--to open the case, to fiddle
with wires, and see what happens--is to rebel." Are you ready to rebel?
(Free registration required)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/12/opinion/12sun3.html>?
***MAKE: Blog
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http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/06/ipod_photo_conn.html
***For more information on MAKE, go to:
<http://www.makezine.com/>
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BOOK NEWS
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****Latest books available for review -
ASP.NET 2.0: A Developer's Notebook
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/aspnetadn/>
To bring you up to speed with ASP.NET 2.0, this practical book offers
nearly 50 hands-on projects. Each one explores a new feature of the
language, with emphasis on changes that can increase productivity,
simplify programming tasks, and help you add new functionality to your
applications. You get the goods straight from the masters in an
informal, code-intensive style. Part of our new Developer's Notebook series.
Digital Video Hacks <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/digitalvideohks/>
With digital video, the hacking possibilities are limitless, for both
amateurs and professional artists. From acquiring footage, mixing,
editing, and adding effects to final distribution, Digital Video Hacks
provides unique tips, tools, and techniques for every stage of video
production. Whether you're looking for a new technique to include in
your next project, a solution to a common problem, or just a little
inspiration, this book reintroduces you to the digital video you only
thought you knew.
Knoppix Pocket Reference <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/knoppixpr/>
Knoppix is a portable Linux distribution replete with hundreds of
valuable programs and utilities -- a veritable Swiss Army knife in
bootable CD form. It includes Linux software and desktop environments,
automatic hardware detection and hundreds of other quality open source
programs. If you want more information than the average Knoppix user,
Knoppix Pocket Reference is an absolutely essential addition to your
personal library.
Mac OS X Tiger Pocket Guide <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mactigerpg/>
The Mac OS X Tiger Pocket Guide introduces you to the fundamental
concepts of using Mac OS X Tiger, including over 250 tips and tricks for
using and configuring your Mac OS X system. It concentrates a wealth of
tables, common keyboard shortcuts, tips for configuring your Mac, and a
quick introduction to using the Terminal to enter Unix commands into a
package that is literally small enough to fit in your pocket.
MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 02
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/makemag05v2/>
If you like to tweak, disassemble, re-create, and invent cool new uses
for technology from home entertainment systems to in-car computers
you'll love MAKE, our new quarterly publication for geeks and
do-it-yourselfers. Inspired by our bestselling Hacks books, MAKE is a
mook. It combines the unexpectedness and visual appeal of a magazine
with the permanence and the in-depth instructiveness of a how-to book.
Visit MAKE's web site: make.oreilly.com <http://make.oreilly.com>.
Volume 02 focuses on Retrogaming and HD Recorders, and features coverage
of HDTV Recorders, The Atari2600 PC Project , Podcasting, Mouse Robot,
Star Wars Robot Builders.
The Maker Profile for Volume 02 is Natalie Jeremijenko
Mapping Hacks <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mappinghks/>
Mapping Hacks is a collection of one hundred simple techniques available
to developers and power users who want to draw digital maps. You'll
learn where to find the best sources of geographic data and then how to
integrate that data into your own creations. With so many
industrial-strength tips and tools, Mapping Hacks effectively takes the
sting out of digital mapmaking.
****Coming Soon
* Advanced Perl Programming <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/advperl2/>
(Second Edition)
* Astronomy Hacks <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/astronomyhks/>
* eBay Hacks <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ebayhks2/> (Second Edition)
* Exchange Server Cookbook <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/exchangeckbk/>
* JBoss: A Developer's Notebook <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jbossadn/>
* Programming .NET Components
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pnetcomp2/> (Second Edition)
* Project 2003 Personal Trainer
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/projectpt/>
* SharePoint Office Pocket Guide
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sharepointpg/>
* Swing Hacks <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/swinghks/>
* Switching to VoIP <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/switchingvoip/>
* UML 2.0 in a Nutshell <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/umlnut2/>
* Web Mapping Illustrated <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webmapping/>
* Word Annoyances <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wordannoyances/>
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CONFERENCE NEWS
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***Early Registration Ending Soon for the O'Reilly Open Source
Convention, Portland, OR--August 1-5
OSCON 2005 explores three deep trends affecting open source: the
commoditization of software, network-enabled collaboration, and software
customizability. Join us at this essential gathering of open source
leaders and practitioners of every persuasion to exchange ideas and push
the boundaries of vital open source technologies. This year, we
introduce the Open Source Business Review, along with a host of other
exciting presentations and events.
<http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/>
***Last Chance to Register for the Where 2.0 Conference, San Francisco,
CA--June 29-30
Join us at the first O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference. Location-based
services and mapping are becoming mainstream technologies. Meanwhile,
innovative new software makes it possible to apply the wealth of new
data to old business problems. Come explore the emerging consumer and
enterprise ecosystems around location-aware technologies that
increasingly impact the way we work and play.
<http://conferences.oreilly.com/where/>
Use code "whereug" when you register, and receive 15% off the
registration price.
To register for the conference, go to:
<http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/where2005/create/ord_where>
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YOUR BOOK REVIEWS
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*** MUG Aragon reviewed - CSS Pocket Reference 2e
<http://mugara.dualmac.com/?p=110>
***MMUG-Egypt reviewed - Flash Hacks <http://mmug-egypt.mxdj.com>
***Irish Linux User Group reviewed - Computer Security Basics
<http://www.linux.ie/articles/reviews/compsecbasics.php>
***Scottish Developers reviewed - don't click on the blue e!
<http://www.linux.ie/articles/reviews/compsecbasics.php>
***JUG Milano reviewed
Java in a Nutshell
<http://www.jugmilano.it/jsp/Wiki?JavaInANutshell> (in italian)
<http://www.diotalevi.com/weblog/?p=79> (in english)
Head First Java 2e
<http://www.jugmilano.it/jsp/Wiki?HeadFirstJava> -Italian
<http://www.diotalevi.com/weblog/?cat=4> - English
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YOUR NEWS and more
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*** Italian Perl Mongers and the Pisa.pm group are proud to announce the
2nd edition of the Italian Perl Workshop, at the Polo Fibonacci, Pisa,
June 23-24, 2005.
For more information: on the Web, at the address
<http://www.perlworkshop.it>
<http://www.perl.it/workshop/>
*** LUG Radio Live - Wolverhampton, June 25th -
<http://www.lugradio.org/live/2005/> .
LugRadio Live 2005 is the expo for people who like some fun with their
Linux. Taking place in Wolverhampton on 25th June 2005, we've got beer,
some cool speakers, lots of Linux, and no corporate salesmen. If you
like LugRadio, you'll love LugRadio Live.
***OpenTech 2005, London, 23 July -
<http://www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2005/>
>From the UKUUG and NTK, sponsored by backstage.bbc.co.uk, Open Tech 2005 is an informal, low cost, one-day conference about technologies that anyone can have a go at, from "Open Source"-style ways of working to repurposing everyday electronics hardware. Taking place on 23rd July, 2005, in Hammersmith, London the line up includes:
- The official launch of the backstage.bbc.co.uk developer network,
opening up BBC content for you to play with
- Ted Nelson, inventor of hypertext
- Danny O'Brien, co-editor NTK, co-author: Life Hacks. Talking about
"Living in Public"
We're also hoping to have some tables available for groups and projects
to have an hour or two where people interested in what they do can come
and have a chat. If you're interested in this, contact
opentech at ukuug.org <mailto:opentech at ukuug.org> saying which project you
represent, what it does.
Booking for attending the event will open on or before the 1st July.
Cost of entry will be 5 pounds.
***Annual UKUUG Linux Technical Conference - Thursday 4th August -
Sunday 7th August 2005, Swansea - <http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2005/>
A wide cross-section of the Linux community will gather in Swansea,
Wales for the annual UKUUG Linux Technical Conference. It's a great way
to broaden your knowledge and keep up-to-date with what's happening in
the world of linux. This low-cost event is for anyone with a serious
interest in linux including systems administrators, linux professionals,
developers and enthusiasts from companies and linux user groups
throughout the UK and beyond.
***The HP User Group - Seminars: Further information from admin at hpug.org
<mailto:admin at hpug.org>
"Enterprise UNIX Migration Options" - 22nd June - London
"TCP/IP Update": - 28th June - Reading
"Building an OpenVMS Web Server" - 12th July - Bristol
"eBusiness Strategy for OpenVMS" - 14th July - London
"Visualisation - Getting the Whole Picture" - 21st July - Birmingham
"Making and Breaking OpenVMS Clusters" - 15th September - Warrington
"Unified Messaging" - 29th September - London
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