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> Subject:
> Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, March 11
> From:
> Marsee Henon <marsee@oreilly.com>
> Date:
> Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:07:41 -0800 (PST)
> To:
> scotth@scottharney.com
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>O'Reilly User Group Program
>Newsletter
>March 11, 2003
>
>
>Please share this information with your members...
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>Highlights This Week:
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>Book News
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>-Python in a Nutshell
>-Google Hacks
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>Upcoming Events
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>-Darryl Leon and Scott Markel ("Sequence Analysis in a Nutshell")
>at San Diego Technical Books April 5
>-O'Reilly will be exhibiting T FOSE April 8-10, Washington, DC
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>Conference
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>-Free Amazon Workshop at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference
>-O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference Early Bird Savings Ends This
>Week
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>Safari
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>-User Group Members can "Go On Safari"
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>News
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>-Happy Google Hacks Week
>-Welcome to Web Services
>-Hot Spots Start to Get Real
>-Web Services Security, Part 1
>-Using Hierarchical Data Sets with Aspire and Tomcat
>-Special Offer For .NET Users
>-Mac OS X Innovators Contest
>-FileMaker Pro Design Tips
>-The Subtleties of Mac OS X
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>Announcements From Your Peers
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>-San Gabriel Valley Linux Users Group, March 13 speakers
>both named Todd
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>Book News
>================================================
>Review books are available--email me for a copy.
>
>***Please include the book order number on your requests.
>
>Let me know if you need your books by a certain date.
>Allow at least four weeks for shipping.
>Send or email me copies of your newsletters and book reviews.
>
>Don't forget, your members get 20% off any O'Reilly book they purchase
>directly from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering.
>http://www.oreilly.com/
>
>***Group purchases with better discounts are available***
>Please let me know if you are interested.
>
>Press releases are available on our press page:
>http://press.oreilly.com/
>
>***Python in a Nutshell
>Order Number: 1886
>"Python in a Nutshell," in the tradition of O'Reilly's "In a Nutshell"
>series, offers Python programmers one place to look when they need help
>remembering or deciphering the syntax of this open source language and
>its many modules. This comprehensive reference guide makes it easy to
>look up all the most frequently needed information--not just about the
>Python language itself, but also the most frequently used parts of the
>standard library and the most important third-party extensions.
>
>Chapter 4, "The Python Language," is available online:
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonian/chapter/index.html
>
>
>***Google Hacks
>Order Number: 4478
>The more you know about Google, the better you are at pulling data off
>the web. This concise book shows power users how to mine the enormous
>amount of information that Google has access to. You'll learn clever
>and powerful methods for using the advanced search interface and the
>new Google API, including how to build and modify scripts that can
>become custom business applications based on Google.
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/googlehks/
>
>Sample hacks are available here:
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/googlehks/chapter/index.html
>
>(This book is hot! We are currently back ordered on it.
>If you are waiting for a copy, it might take a little longer.)
>
>===============================================
>Upcoming Events
>===============================================
>***Darryl Leon and Scott Markel ("Sequence Analysis in a Nutshell") at
>San Diego Technical Books April 5
>Darryl Leon and Scott Markel, authors of "Sequence Analysis in a
>Nutshell, " will be at San Diego Tech Books on Saturday, April 5 at 12
>noon. They'll be signing copies of their book and talking shop about
>bioinformatics, and SD Tech Books will be giving away a few O'Reilly
>books and t-shirts to lucky people in attendance.
>
>Order Number: 494X
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/seqanalyian/
>
>
>***O'Reilly will be exhibiting at FOSE April 8-10.
>FOSE is the largest information technology exposition serving the
>government marketplace.
>http://fose.com/
>
>For a free pass to attend FOSE go to:
>http://ww2.expocard.com/shows/fos031/att/?source=E3ICMK
>
>We also have some paper passes available. If you would like some,
>please let me know.
>
>================================================
>Conference News
>================================================
>***Free Amazon Workshop at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference
>Amazon.com employees and third party developers share case studies and
>demonstrations during this free full-day workshop that examines the
>Amazon platform in depth, with a specific focus on Web Services APIs.
>Space is limited. Register no later than April 7, 2003 by sending an
>email to Linda Holder at lholder@oreilly.com. Please include the
>following information: name, title, company, mailing address, phone
>number, and email address.
>
>
>***O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference Early Bird Savings Ends This
>Week!
>User Group members who register before March 14, 2003, get a
>double discount. Use code DSUG when you register, and you'll get 20%
>off the "Early Bird" price.
>
>To register, go to:
>http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/22/register.html
>
>For more info on the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference:
>http://conferences.oreilly.com/etcon/
>
>================================================
>Safari News
>================================================
>***User Group Members can "Go On Safari"
>If you're not yet familiar with the O'Reilly Network Safari Bookshelf,
>it's worth a look. With Safari, you can access over 1,000 technical
>books from the top technical book publishers--O'Reilly (of course),
>Pearson, and Microsoft Press. There is an extremely cool search
>capability that allows you to search through all 1,000+ books for the
>answer you need--or even code samples--in minutes.
>
>We have an introductory program just for user group members. To "Go on
>Safari," any of your members who sign up for our Safari 14-day free
>trial send comments on their experiences, or tips and tricks for how
>they used Safari (it only needs to be 2 sentences long, but it may be
>longer) to safari_talk@oreilly.com.
>
>Every week someone will be chosen from the tips or comments submitted
>to receive fun stuff from O'Reilly (T-shirts, book bags, or other
>surprises). If a member of your user group is selected, your group
>receives free gifts, too. Whatever the individual member receives, your
>UG will get one, too, to give away at your next meeting, or use however
>you see fit. Recipients--and their comments--will be announced in the
>User Group Newsletter.
>
>
>**Please use this special UG URL to sign up for the 14-day trial**
>http://www.oreilly.com/safari/ug
>
>For more information on Safari:
>http://safari.oreilly.com/
>
>================================================
>News From O'Reilly & Beyond
>================================================
>---------------------
>General News
>---------------------
>***Happy Google Hacks Week
>Did you know you can get more than 10 results at a time with Google
>News search? Do you know what Clich-Go-Round and Moogle are? Learn how
>to make Google perform for you at ResearchBuzz, Tara Calishain's web
>site. Tara is a coauthor of "Google Hacks."
>http://www.buzztoolbox.com/google/
>
>Google Hacks
>Order Number: 4478
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/googlehks/
>
>
>***Welcome to Web Services
>WebServices.XML.com is a new sister site to XML.com, which will cover
>topics related to web services and Internet-wide computing. Managing
>Editor Edd Dumbill provides an introduction to the new site, and
>guidelines for potential authors.
>http://webservices.xml.com
>
>
>Check out these other new changes from O'Reilly--
>
>Hacks - Industrial-Strength Tips and Tricks
>This book series web site includes:
>A List of Titles, Gotta Hack?, and a Suggestion Box.
>http://hacks.oreilly.com
>
>Developer Weblogs
>A brand new home for O'Reilly's Bloggers.
>http://weblogs.oreilly.com
>
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>Wireless
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>***Hot Spots Start to Get Real
>More and more public locations are cutting the Internet cord and going
>wireless. Glenn Fleishman provides you with an update of who's hot, and
>who's not.
>http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2003/03/06/hot_spots.html
>
>---------------------
>Web Services
>---------------------
>***Web Services Security, Part 1
>The first in a four part series discussing major issues related to
>securing web services and covering the emerging XML-based security
>standards from the W3C and OASIS.
>http://webservices.xml.com/pub/a/ws/2003/03/04/security.html
>
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>Java
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>***Using Hierarchical Data Sets with Aspire and Tomcat
>While much of the database world is relational, a great deal of data is
>hierarchical--think web pages, XML, and Java classes. Aspire lets you
>retrieve and manipulate hierarchical data sets.
>http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2003/03/05/hds.html
>
>---------------------
>.NET
>---------------------
>***Special Offer For .NET Users
>Have you heard about the O'Reilly "In a Nutshell" books that integrate
>with Visual Studio .NET? They're a marriage between the quality
>reference material you've come to expect from O'Reilly and the
>convenience of the powerful, built-in help that comes with Visual
>Studio .NET.
>
>We think these help-integrated versions of our "In a Nutshell" books
>are so beneficial that we want every developer to try the Visual Studio
>.NET edition of "VB.NET Core Classes in a Nutshell" for free. It is
>fully functional and there is no time limit for its use.
>http://www.oreilly.com/vsaddin/
>
>---------------------
>Mac
>------------------
>***Mac OS X Innovators Contest
>Have you created a Mac OS X application, plug-in, or some other type of
>innovative software that you believe is top in its class? Then enter it
>in the Mac OS X Innovators contest. First prize is an ADC Premier
>membership (includes WWDC pass, hardware credits, and tons of other
>benefits) plus a full pass to the O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference plus a
>one year subscription to the premium online book service, Safari--
>these awards total nearly $5,000 for the first place winner.
>Additionally, the winning entry will be featured in O'Reilly
>publications, promoted through its various channels, and featured at
>the upcoming Emerging Technology Conference. Deadline for entires is
>March 28.
>Find out how to enter here:
>http://www.macdevcenter.com/mac/developer/
>
>
>***FileMaker Pro Design Tips
>When designing a FileMaker database for clients, co-workers, or
>friends, a clean, attractive user interface is important. Alan Graham
>shares some favorite tips gleaned from years of experience.
>http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/03/07/filemaker.html
>
>
>***The Subtleties of Mac OS X
>Here's a rundown of some favorite, lesser-known Mac OS X features, from
>developer tools to network services to Unix text-editing tools, by
>Jason McIntosh, coauthor of "Mac OS X in a Nutshell."
>http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/03/04/macosxian.html
>
>Mac OS X in a Nutshell
>Order Number: 3706
>http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macosxian/
>
>================================================
>Announcements From Your Peers
>================================================
>***Southern California--Two presentations from people named Todd...at
>the San Gabriel Valley Linux Users Group
>Todd Cranston-Cuebas will talk about "How to Get Hired in the Tech
>Industry" and Todd Lyons will talk about email encryption. At the end
>of the meeting there will be a "Keysigning Party" where people can
>physically verify that they are who they claim to be--if you want to
>participate in the keysigning, read the preliminary instructions at:
>http://osnut.homelinux.net/sgvlug/sgvlug-keysigning.html
>
>San Gabriel Valley Linux Users Group
>March 13, 2003
>7:00-9pm
>Room 101, Guggenheim Building
>Caltech Campus
>Pasadena, California
>For more information and directions see:
>www.sgvlug.org
>
>
>Until next time--
>
>Marsee
>
>
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