--=-7m+LlaDXM5cV3MBLq/n1 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Jim Freedom is all we really want --=-7m+LlaDXM5cV3MBLq/n1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Description: Forwarded message - Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, February 28 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Return-path: Envelope-to: farli@deru.com Delivery-date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 19:30:35 -0700 Received: from rock.oreilly.com ([209.204.146.34] helo=smtp.oreilly.com) by kuu.deru.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 18owln-00073v-00 for farli@deru.com; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 19:30:35 -0700 Received: (from marsee@localhost) by smtp.oreilly.com (8.11.2/8.11.2) id h212UCA25724 for farli@deru.com.; Fri, 28 Feb 2003 18:30:12 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 18:30:12 -0800 (PST) From: Marsee Henon Message-Id: <200303010230.h212UCA25724@smtp.oreilly.com> To: farli@deru.com Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, February 28 Mime-Version: 1.0 O'Reilly User Group Program Newsletter February 28, 2003 Please share this information with your members... Highlights This Week: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Practical Unix & Internet Security, 3rd Edition -MySQL Pocket Reference -Using Samba, 2nd Edition --------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events -------------------------------------------------------------- -Chuck Cavaness ("Programming Jakarta Struts"), Heartland Users Group Java SIG, Kansas City, MO--March 5) --------------------------------------------------------------- Conference ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Watch Rael Dornfest and Cory Doctorow on "The Screen Savers" talk about the upcoming O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference -Put Up A Conference Banner, Get A Free Book-O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference --------------------------------------------------------------- Safari ---------------------------------------------------------------- -User Group Members can "Go On Safari" ---------------------------------------------------------------- News ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Cory Doctorow's Bitchun' World: P2P Gone Wild -Swarm Intelligence: An Interview with Eric Bonabeau -T-shirt Slogan Contest Deadline for Submissions is March 10 -Creating an Apache Site with Public and Secure Access -Get Your PHP Recipe of the Day -Controlling Your Mac with AppleScript and Java -Giving .NET-based Applications a Fast and Responsive UI with Multiple Threads -A Quick Guide to vi -Running Samba on the Mac OS X Server ================================================ 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/ ***Practical Unix & Internet Security, 3rd Edition Order Number: 3234 "Practical Unix & Internet Security, 3rd Edition" is the most up-to-date reference on today's security and networking issues. In addition to covering the four most popular Unix variants: Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X, the latest edition includes new sections on embedded systems, biometrics, additional Internet protocols, anti-theft technologies, and new authentication systems such as LDAP and PAM. Packed with helpful scripts, tips, and warnings, this book remains the definitive work for Unix administrators and anyone concerned about system and network security. Beta Chapter 11, "TCP/IP Networks," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/puis3/chapter/index.html ***MySQL Pocket Reference Order Number: 446x Easy to take and use anywhere, this handy reference provides instant reminders on how to use important MySQL functions in conjunction with key parts of the LAMP open source infrastructure. The book covers how to install MySQL, and it includes descriptions of SQL commands, data types, operators, and functions. A complete reference to the MySQL version of SQL, this pocket guide also serves as a convenient companion to our large, in-depth volume, "Managing and Using MySQL." http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mysqlpr/ ***Using Samba, 2nd Edition Order Number: 2564 "Using Samba, 2nd Edition" covers all versions of Samba from 2.0 to 2.2, as well as the most important features of 3.0. Updated for Windows 2000, Me, and XP, the book also explores Samba's new role as a secondary domain controller, its support for Windows 2000 security on host Unix systems, and its improved integration with SSL security. This comprehensive guide to Samba administration has been officially adopted by the Samba Team and is under the GNU Free Documentation License. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba2/ Chapter 7, "Name Resolution and Browsing," is available online: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba2/chapter/ =============================================== Upcoming Events =============================================== ***Chuck Cavaness at the Heartland Users Group Java SIG-- Kansas City, MO Chuck is the author of "Programming Jakarta Struts" Wednesday, March 5, 2003 6:30-9:00pm Vatterott College 8955 E. 38th Terrace Kansas City, MO For more info: http://www.hugkc.org/ (go to the March newsletter) Programming Jakarta Struts Order Number: 3285 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jakarta/ ================================================ Conference News ================================================ ***Watch Rael Dornfest and Cory Doctorow on The Screen Savers talk about the upcoming O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference Tech TV's website: http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/showtell/story/0,24330,3419005,00.html Early Bird Discount-- User Group members who register before March 14th, 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/ ***Put Up A Conference Banner, Get A Free Book*** Ready for the next conference banner promotion? Here it is: We are looking for user groups to display our conference banners on their web sites. If you send me the link to your user group site with our O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference banner, I will send you the O'Reilly book of your choice. Conference Banners: http://ug.oreilly.com/banners/etech2003/ ================================================ 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 --------------------- ***Cory Doctorow's Bitchun' World: P2P Gone Wild In the world of "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom," you're always on the Net, reputation matters more than cash, and your life is on a hard disk. Sound familiar? Richard Koman interviews the author. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/policy/2003/02/24/perspectives.html ***Swarm Intelligence: An Interview with Eric Bonabeau The concept of swarm intelligence is borrowed from nature, and in this interview with Eric Bonabeau, that's where the conversation begins--with ants and other social insects. Dr. Bonabeau takes us from his childhood nightmares of carnivorous wasps to applying the theories of swarm intelligence to solving real problems in the business world. http://www.openp2p.com/pub/a/p2p/2003/02/21/bonabeau.html Eric will be a keynote speaker at O'Reilly's upcoming Emerging Technology Conference. To register, or for more information, go to: http://conferences.oreilly.com/etcon/ ***T-shirt Slogan Contest Deadline for submissions is March 10, 2003 Do you think geek? Enter your slogan on our site. We'll sort through the entries and, using our in-house panel of geek writers, editors, programmers, and sys admins, we'll choose a winner, based on our own biased criteria for cleverness, creativity, and general geek appeal. The winner will receive a $50 shopping spree at ThinkGeek--and a T-shirt with the winning slogan. To enter: http://www.oreilly.com/contest/tshirt_0203.html --------------------- Open Source --------------------- ***Creating an Apache Site with Public and Secure Access Peter Laurie walks through a typical configuration file for an Apache web site that combines public access to a database with a secure back door for maintenance. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/apache/2003/02/27/apache.html Peter is a coauthor of "Apache: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition." Order Number: 2033 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/apache3/index.html ***Get Your PHP Recipe of the Day Are you a programmer who's looking for useful PHP code? Look no further, thanks to our daily PHP recipe. Today's recipe is on "Changing File Permissions or Ownership," excerpted from O'Reilly's "PHP Cookbook." http://www.onlamp.com/php/phpckbk/solution.csp?day=1 PHP Cookbook Order Number: 6811 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/phpckbk/ --------------------- Java --------------------- ***Controlling Your Mac with AppleScript and Java AppleScript, while a fantastic language for running scripts locally, has minimal support for doing anything else, like sockets or serving web pages. This is where AppleScript and Java form a powerful team. Scott D.W. Rankin shows you how to put this dynamic duo to work to control your Mac from remote locations. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/02/25/apple_scripting.html --------------------- .NET --------------------- ***Giving .NET-based Applications a Fast and Responsive UI with Multiple Threads Writing for "MSDN Magazine," Ian Griffiths shows how the .NET Framework lets you take advantage of multiple threads in C# to create a snappy, high-quality user interface. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/netwinformian/ Ian is a coauthor of O'Reilly's upcoming ".NET Windows Forms in a Nutshell." Order Number: 3382 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/netwinformian/ --------------------- Mac --------------------- ***Running Samba on the Mac OS X Server Learn how to set up SMB file and printer shares, enable client user access, and monitor activity, all on Mac OS X Server 10. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/excerpt/samba_appendix/index.html This is an excerpt from "Using Samba, 2nd Edition." Order Number: 2564 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba2/ ***A Quick Guide to vi Jaguar ships with a variety of text editors. Of these, many Unix users will prefer vi (Visual Editor), which is a powerful, feature-rich editor that is lean and mean. If you haven't had the vi experience yet, this article will help you get off to a great start. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/02/21/vi_intro.html Until next time-- Marsee --=-7m+LlaDXM5cV3MBLq/n1--