| From: | "Marsee Henon" <marsee@oreilly.com>
| To: | mswier@yahoo.com |
Subject: | Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, April 14 |
Date: | Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:44:07 -0700 |
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-iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, 3rd Edition
-The Linux Enterprise Cluster
-Snort Cookbook
-Learning the bash Shell, 3rd Edition
-Mastering FreeBSD and OpenBSD Security
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-The Bacula Philosophy
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-17 Things You Might Not Know You Could Do with iWork
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-Create Podcasts Using Your PC
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***iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, 3rd Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596008775
O'Reilly has again fully updated its bestselling Missing Manual to
reflect
the most recent versions of iPod and iTunes. These changes include all
the
new iPod models (including iPod Photo and iPod Shuffle), Airport
Express,
and the latest version of iTunes (4.7). Features an astonishing
collection
of useful tips, tricks, and shortcuts for prospective iPod owners, as
well
as experienced iPodders.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ipodtmm3/
Chapter 2, "The iPod Sync Connection," is available online:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ipodtmm3/chapter/index.html
***The Linux Enterprise Cluster
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593270364
"The Linux Enterprise Cluster" is a practical guide for building and
installing an enterprise-class cluster for mission critical
applications
using commodity hardware and open source software. Includes information
on
how to build a high-availability server pair using the Heartbeat
package,
how to use the Linux Virtual Server load balancing software, how to
configure a reliable printing system, and how to build a job scheduling
system with no single point of failure.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1593270364/
***Snort Cookbook
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596007914
Snort, the defacto standard of intrusion detection tools, can save
countless headaches; the new "Snort Cookbook" will save countless hours
of
trial and error. Each "recipe" offers a clear description of a gnarly
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Chapter 7, "Miscellaneous Other Uses," is available online:
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***Learning the bash Shell, 3rd Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596009658
If you are new to shell programming, this book provides an excellent
introduction, covering everything from the most basic to the most
advanced
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***Mastering FreeBSD and OpenBSD Security
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596006268
Using an application-specific approach, this book provides sound
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***Linux Desktop Hacks
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ISBN: 0596009119
With hacks that any user can follow, "Linux Desktop Hacks" demonstrates
how easy it is to modify Linux to suit your needs. The book is packed
with
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administering your desktop, and generally making the most out of what
X,
KDE, Gnome, and the console have to offer.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxdeskhks/
Sample Hack 97, "Use an iPod with Linux," is available online (along
with
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***PC Annoyances, 2nd Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly
ISBN: 0596008821
Ideal for PC users of all levels, this revised version of the
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Chapter 1, "Email Annoyances," is available online:
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***Visual Studio Hacks
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Offering valuable tips, tools, and tricks, this hands-on guide is
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Studio. You can read this book from cover to cover or, because each
hack
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Sample Hack 44, "Speed Up Visual Studio," is available online (along
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***Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual
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ISBN: 0596004532
Whether you're a hobbyist or a professional photographer, this
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http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/photoeletmm/
Chapter 4, "The Quick Fix," is available online:
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***Sockets, Shellcode, Code, and Porting
Publisher: Syngress
ISBN: 1597490059
In this groundbreaking book, bestselling author James C. Foster
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and
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against attacks. The book is divided into five main categories
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***Tim O'Reilly at AIWS, Los Angeles, CA--April 18-20
Tim presents a keynote address, "Open Source Changes All The Rules of
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Summit
2005.
http://www.gartner.com/2_events/conferences/apn14.jsp
***Bonnie Biafore, ("Online Investing Hacks," "QuickBooks: The Missing
Manual"), Kansas City Investor Fair,Overland Park, KS--April 29-30
Bonnie is a featured speaker at the NAIC Kansas City Investor Fair.
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hello.
http://www.better-investing.org/chapter/kansas/events/4875
***Tim O'Reilly, Location Technology and Business Intelligence
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Philadelphia, PA--May 2-4
Tim presents a keynote address on the "Business Model Design Patterns
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location-based information.
http://www.locationintelligence.net/
***Scott Berkun, ("The Art of Project Management") at BayCHI,
Palo Alto, CA--May 10
Scott presents "What To Do When Things Go Wrong: Saving Design Train
Wrecks" at the May meeting of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of ACM
SIGCHI, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
http://www.baychi.org/calendar/20050510/#1
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***Last chance--Register for the 2005 MySQL Users Conference,
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The MySQL Users Conference, co-presented by O'Reilly Media and MySQL
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***O'Reilly Launches CodeZoo
CodeZoo exists to help you find high-quality, freely available,
reusable
components, getting you past the repetitive parts of coding, and onto
the
rest of your projects. The CodeZoo community, through component
ratings,
tips, download tracking, and more, makes it easy to sort out the good
code
from the rest.
http://www.codezoo.net/
Read Marc Hedlund's blog for the inside scoop:
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6803
***Ready to Build Your First Flash Project?
Claudia Snell, manager of the Worcester Macromedia User Group, has some
helpful resources and first projects to get you going. Go to article
number 5 in Macromedia's "The Edge Newsletter":
http://www.macromedia.com/newsletters/edge/april2005/
***RoboGames 2005
Matchbox-size autonomous sumo bots, 350-pound combat robots, improvised
LEGO Mindstorms mix-ins, complex firefighters, daring ribbon climbers,
and
more all converged--with their human counterparts--on San Francisco
recently for the 2005 RoboGames. Quinn Norton reports on what went on,
and
what robotics enthusiasts learned from rubbing elbows with each other
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http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/03/31/robogames.html
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***The Bacula Philosophy
Bacula is a mature client-server backup solution that runs on several
platforms and flexibly meets many needs. It's also a good model for
open
source development. Nathan Valentine (member of the Lexington
Professional
Linux User's Group) recently interviewed lead developer Kern Sibbald on
the design, implementation, and future plans of the product.
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2005/04/07/bacula.html
***Anatomy of an Attack: The Five Ps
The five Ps--Probe, Penetrate, Persist, Propagate, and
Paralyze--represent
a model of how a security attack progresses. In this excerpt, Kerry Cox
and Christopher Gerg discuss an attack's progression through these five
steps, whether the attack is sourced from a person or an automated worm
or
script. Kerry and Christopher are the authors of "Managing Security
with
Snort & IDS Tools."
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***17 Things You Might Not Know You Could Do with iWork
If you've installed iWork on your hard drive but haven't had a chance
to
really dig into it yet, maybe this article will inspire you to do so.
Giles Turnbull takes you on a romp through this production suite
showing
you lots of fun and useful things to do with it.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/04/12/iwork.html
***Protect Your Source Code: Obfuscation 101
You can protect your applications from attack by applying obfuscation
techniques to convolute your source code. Matthew Russell shows you
how.
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/04/08/code.html
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***Create Podcasts Using Your PC
Want to create a podcast? It's simpler than you think. Jake Ludington
shows you how to do it using tools virtually everyone has or can easily
acquire on a tiny budget.
http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/04/05/create_podcasts_with_pc.html
***C# Generics: Collection Interfaces
The .NET framework provides two sets of standard interfaces for
enumerating and comparing collections: the traditional (non-type-safe)
and
the new generic type-safe collections. In this excerpt from
"Programming
C#, 4th Edition," Jesse Liberty focuses on the key type-safe collection
interfaces, reviewing each collection interface and providing code
examples that demonstrate how to implement each one.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/excerpt/progcsharp4_ch09-04/index.html
***Building .NET Add-Ins for Windows Media Center Edition
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is an exciting platform for
enjoying
all of your media from the comfort of your sofa. However, in many cases
you might wish to extend Media Center to perform functionality that it
does not have "out of the box." Microsoft has created a software
development kit that lets you write your own software that runs in
Media
Center. In this article, Michael Earls shows you how to write your
first
.NET add-in for Media Center Edition of Windows XP.
http://www.ondotnet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2005/04/05/mce_part2.html
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***Form Your Own Design Pattern Study Group
Like most complex subjects, design patterns are best learned over a
period
of time, not in a few sittings. Eric Freeman and Elisabeth Freeman,
coauthors of "Head First Design Patterns," suggest one way to ease the
learning curve (and have some fun along the way): form a study group,
using their book. If you're ready to get your engineering team
together,
the Freemans get you started in this article with a plan to follow and
chapter-by-chapter questions to help generate discussion.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/04/06/designpatterns.html
***Managing Component Dependencies Using ClassLoaders
Use of the Class-Path entry within a JAR file's manifest can help you
manage external dependencies--to a point. Once you start using multiple
JARs that need incompatible versions of external JARs, problems quickly
ensue. As Don Schwarz shows, you can get out of this problem by using
your
own class loader to manage the dependencies.
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/04/13/dependencies.html
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***Inside FL Studio--Euro Techno’s Secret Weapon, Part 1
The software formerly known as Fruityloops delivers exceptional
music-making power for an amazingly low price. This tutorial explores
some
of its little-known but cool features while also bringing newcomers up
to
speed.
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/04/06/fl_studio.html
***The File Manager Is Dead. Long Live the Lifeblog
Christian Lindholm wants us to change the way we think about electronic
media, especially the way we store and archive it all. As part of his
work
for Nokia, he's championing the Lifeblog era. Find out how it can
revolutionize the way you think about digital media.
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/04/06/lifeblog.html
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***See Your Web Site on a Mac
Blane explores a tool that allows you to see what any web site will
look
like on a Mac in Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer.
http://www.sitepoint.com/blog-post-view.php?id=251481
***Search Engine Marketing
Get an in-depth understanding of how search engines work, how they view
your web site, index your content and prioritize what to crawl.
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/search-engine-marketing-kit
***Blogging Primer
Blogs: you read 'em, you love 'em, you want one of your own! Now's your
chance to splash into the blogosphere, thanks to this handy primer. His
tutorial has the essential ingredients you'll need to establish and run
your own successful blog!
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/bloggers-primer
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***LinuxFest Northwest 2005, Bellingham, WA--April 30
LinuxFest Northwest is the biggest LinuxFest in the Pacific Northwest
and
Western Canada. You'll find from Google, IBM, Helix, SuSE/Novell, LPI,
to
homemade Linux clusters, from amateur to professional. Presented by the
largest international consortium of LUGs ever on the campus of the
Bellingham Tech College. For presentation schedule and exhibits, go to:
See http://www.linuxnorthwest.org
Don't forget to check out the O'Reilly UG wiki to see what user groups
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Until next time--
Marsee Henon
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