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-Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks
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-WebLogic: The Definitive Guide
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-Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One
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-Amazon and Open Source
-Mod_python's PSP: Python Server Pages
-Day in the Life of #Apache
-Cleaning iPhoto
-bash on Mac OS X
-Inside IIS 6
-Protect Yourself Against Kerberos Attacks
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-The Ideal Digital Photographer's Workflow, Part 3
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***Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596006071
If you are disoriented by the new Mac environment, this book will get
you
acclimated. It's a guide to understanding the BSD Unix system and
challenging Panther-specific components. It includes an overview of the
Terminal application and Panther's filesystem and startup processes, as
well as coverage of LDAP and NetInfo, Fink and Darwin Ports, and the
Apple
X11 distribution for running X Windows applications. The book also
features a manpage-style reference to the undocumented commands that
come
with Panther.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mpantherunix/
Chapter 14, "MySQL and PostgreSQL," is available free online:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mpantherunix/chapter/index.html
***Dancing Barefoot--Finally Available!
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596006748
Wil Wheaton--blogger, geek, and Star Trek: The Next Generation's Wesley
Crusher--gives us five true tales of life, love, and the absurdities of
Hollywood in "Dancing Barefoot." Far from the usual celebrity tell-all,
this book is a vivid, personal account of Wil's search for his true
self.
If you've ever fallen in love, attended a Star Trek convention, or
pondered the meaning of life, you'll find a kindred soul in the pages
of
"Dancing Barefoot."
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/barefoot/
***WebLogic: The Definitive Guide
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 059600432X
"WebLogic: The Definitive Guide" presents a 360-degree view of the
world
of WebLogic. An exhaustive treatment of the WebLogic server and
management
console answers any question that developers, administrators, and
system
architects might think to ask. From building, packaging, and deploying
applications to optimizing the runtime WebLogic environment, dealing
with
security issues, and understanding Enterprise APIs, this book provides
detailed analysis, thorough explanations, and clear examples to help
you
master this powerful and complex application server.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/weblogictdg/
Chapter 18, "XML," is available free online:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/weblogictdg/chapter/index.html
***Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Little Black Book
Publisher: Paraglyph Press
ISBN: 1932111867
"Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Little Black Book" features techniques to help
intermediate and experienced Mac users get the most out of the new
Panther
operating system. This book includes extensive coverage of Panther's
new
networking and printing features, high-speed Finder searching
capabilities, system preferences, font manager, Font Book, applications
including iChat AV and iPhoto, and the much improved mail system. With
access to hundreds of immediate solutions to everyday dilemmas, you'll
learn how to solve problems, perform critical tasks, and maximize your
use of OS X.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1932111867/
***Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596006187
"Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One" clears the fog, taking you from
graphics
newbie to Photoshop warrior. This full-color book from Photoshop master
Deke McClelland includes a CD with nearly two hours of professionally
produced video tutorials that feature Deke and relate to the book's
written instructions, giving you an up-close and personal training
experience that simulates the classroom environment. You'll travel step
by
step through real-world projects that help you gain Photoshop
proficiency,
and along the way, you'll get a good dose of graphics theory, best
practices, and tips for avoiding Photoshop disasters.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/adobephoto/
***Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596006314
"Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual" helps first-time and
experienced
web designers bring stunning, interactive web sites to life. A
step-by-step annotated tutorial takes readers through the construction
of
a state-of-the-art commercial web site, complete with Flash buttons,
Cascading Style Sheets, and dynamic databases. You'll learn how to
create
and when it's appropriate to use web features such as forms,
animations,
and pop-up windows. And you'll learn scores of undocumented workarounds
and shortcuts. With over 500 illustrations and a handcrafted index,
this
book is the ultimate atlas for Dreamweaver MX 2004.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dreammx2004tmm/
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***Tim O'Reilly, Open Source Business Conference,
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***Mac User Group Day at O'Reilly in Sebastopol, CA--April 24
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Speakers include Derrick Story ("Digital Photography Pocket Guide,
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("Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell"), Tom Negrino & Dori Smith
("Mac OS X Unwired"), and Scott Fullam ("Hardware Hacking Projects
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***Outstanding Keynotes Announced for the Sixth Annual O'Reilly
Open Source Convention
Three members of the distinguished Dyson family--Esther, George, and
Freeman--will share a keynote address; Robert Lefkowitz, one of OSCON
2003's most riveting speakers, will return; Milton Ngan will also
return
to discuss the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy; and Tim O'Reilly will also
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a keynote speaker. The convention is slated for July 26-30, 2004, at
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Portland Marriott Downtown, Portland, Oregon.
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2004/
Registration will open early April. View photos, interviews, and press
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***We're Bringing Back RepKover Lay-Flat Bindings
Lay-flat bindings are back. Readers of O'Reilly books will once again
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that it will stay open to the page they're perusing. O'Reilly is
reinstating the RepKover binding, which allows the interior of a book
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perfect binding, the RepKover binding allows the interior of a book to
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***The Uganda Digital Bookmobile
Inspired by his experience on the road with the Internet Bookmobile,
Richard Koman, along with Brad deGraf, founded Anywhere Books, an
organization dedicated to deploying the bookmobile approach in
development
contexts. In turn, Koman and deGraf partnered with the National Library
of
Uganda to create the Uganda Digital Bookmobile. Koman writes about his
experience in Uganda with this project, which included the set up of
scanning stations and a printing system at the National Library in
Kampala.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/articles
***Wallace Wang's Unusual Career: Stand-up Comedian &
Computer Book Author
"Wally Wang, 'Steal This Computer Book 3,' knows firsthand the
importance
of sticking with even the most far-reaching New Year's resolutions. On
Jan. 1, 1990, the Detroit native resolved to dive headfirst into a
stand-up comedy career. The decision might not have been a monumental
one,
except that Wang had never even set foot in a comedy club." Read the
rest
of this story in this recent "Las Vegas Sun" article:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/read/2004/jan/23/516226302.html
Steal This Computer Book 3
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593270003
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593270003/
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***Amazon and Open Source
Amazon realized early on that amazon.com was more than just a book
site,
more in fact than just an e-commerce site. It was becoming an
e-commerce
platform. Open source has been a key part of the Amazon story, and
although Amazon has closed code, it has created its own "architecture
of
participation" that may be even richer than that of many open source
software development communities. Tim shares his thoughts in the
latest Ask Tim.
http://www.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/ask_tim/2004/amazon_0204.html
***Mod_python's PSP: Python Server Pages
For simple web sites, inlining code in the pages themselves is
shockingly
effective. For more complex sites, it can even work with good MVC
design.
Fear not, Pythonistas, mod_python's PSP brings the power and clarity of
Python to web programming. Grisha Trubetskoy explains.
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2004/02/26/python_server_pages.html
***Day in the Life of #Apache
Rich Bowen tackles yet another common Apache dilemma in the latest
installment in this series based on his conversations on the IRC
channel,
#apache. This week he delves into the sometimes confusing world of
modules: when to enable them, when to disable them, and why.
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/apache/2004/02/26/apacheckbk.html
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***Cleaning iPhoto
When you have thousands of images in iPhoto and don't have time to cull
them manually, scripting starts to look very appealing. brian d foy
shows
you some helpful AppleScripts and Perl scripts you can use to clean up
your iPhoto libraries.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/02/27/cleaning_iphoto.html
***bash on Mac OS X
In the migration from Jaguar to Panther, one of the lesser-discussed
changes has been the switch from tcsh to bash as the default shell (for
new accounts). In this article, David Miller delves into affected
areas,
such as aliases and environment variables, to help you make the
transition.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/02/24/bash.html
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***Inside IIS 6
With the release of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft has made significant
changes in how IIS works. Mitch Tulloch brings you up to speed on
what's
new, and gives you insider tips on how to take advantage of it.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2004/03/02/inside_iis.html
***Protect Yourself Against Kerberos Attacks
The only way to defend yourself is to understand your attacker
in-depth.
This excerpt from the recently released "Security Warrior" by Cyrus
Peikari and Anton Chuvakin details Kerberos attacks. Read it and
prepare
yourself.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/excerpt/swarrior_ch14/index1.html
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Java
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***Configuring JBoss 4.0 JDBC Connectivity
JBoss uses the HypersonicDB by default, but with a few configuration
changes, it can use any JDBC-equipped database. Deepak Vohra shows how
to
use Oracle, Sybase, MySQL and other databases with JBoss.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2004/02/25/jbossjdbc.html
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***The Ideal Digital Photographer's Workflow, Part 3
You can achieve greater control over the quality of the images produced
by
your new digital camera if you shoot them in RAW format. Trouble is, it
can take an inordinate amount of time to convert RAW images into
something
your image-editing program can use. In Part 3 of Ken Milburn's series
on
creating ideal digital photography workflows, he details several steps
you
can take to save hours of RAW-process work after every shoot. Ken is
the
author of the upcoming "Digital Photography: Expert Techniques."
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2004/02/24/digital_photography.html
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***O'Reilly Learning Lab's .NET Certificate Series
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now in all three courses and save over $500.
http://oreilly.useractive.com/courses/dotnet.php3
***Developing Web-Service-Driven, Smart Mobile Applications
Working with web services and other network protocols that were
designed
with broadband in mind can become a real burden to making applications
really mobile. But there is hope. Michael Yaun walks through the design
and implementation of a complete end-to-end mobile application that
solves
these difficult problems.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2004/02/23/mobilewebserviceapps.html
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