Fwd: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, January 10

[Jim]

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Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, January 10
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:46:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Denise Olliffe <deniseo@oreilly.com>
To: farli@unitywave.com


NEWSLETTER
O'Reilly User Group Program
January 10, 2002

Here is the first newsletter of the new year. Enjoy.
;-)

HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
BOOKS:
 - Programming Visual Basic .NET
 - Programming Web Services with SOAP
 - Programming Jabber
 - Windows 2000 Performance Guide
 - SAX2
NEWS:
 - Beginning Bioinformatics
 - Top Ten Cisco IOS Tips
 - At Macworld, Jobs Shows iPhoto and New iMac
 - Use iMovie to Edit Your QuickTime Content
 - What's Next for Linux and Open Source


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BOOK NEWS
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REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE, email me for a copy.
Press Releases available at: http://press.oreilly.com/

PROGRAMMING VISUAL BASIC .NET
Order Number: 0936
Published just in time for the first release of Visual Studio .NET,
"Programming Visual Basic .NET" is a programmer's complete guide to
Visual Basic .NET. Starting with a sample application and a high-level
map, the book jumps right into showing how the parts of .NET fit with
Visual Basic .NET. Topics include the common language runtime, Windows
Forms, ASP.NET, Web Forms, Web Services, and ADO.NET.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progvbdotnet/

PROGRAMMING WEB SERVICES WITH SOAP
Order Number: 0952
"Programming Web Services with SOAP" introduces you to building
distributed Web-based applications using the SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI
protocols. You'll learn the XML underlying these standards, as well as
how to use the popular toolkits for Java and Perl. The book also
addresses security and other enterprise issues.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progwebsoap/

PROGRAMMING JABBER
Order Number: 2025
"Programming Jabber" offers developers a chance to learn and understand
the Jabber technology and protocol from an  implementer's point of view
Detailed information of each part of the Jabber protocol is introduced,
explained, and discussed in the form of mini-projects, or simple and
extended examples in Perl, Python, and Java.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jabber/

WINDOWS 2000 PERFORMANCE GUIDE
Order Number: 4665
"Windows 2000 Performance Guide" will give you the information and the
conceptual framework to become your own Windows 2000 performance
expert. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/w2kperf/

SAX2
Order Number: 2378
This concise book gives you information you need to effectively use the
Simple API for XML (SAX2), the dominant API for efficient XML
processing with Java. With SAX2, developers have access to information
in XML documents as they are read without imposing major memory
constraints or a large code footprint. SAX2 gives you the detail and
examples required to use SAX2 to its full potential.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sax2/

FYI:
"Mac OS X: The Missing Manual" has been flying off the shelves, and we
are already on our 2nd print run--and the book has been out less than a
month!  We sold out within 4 hours on opening day of Macworld in S.F.,
CA.  If you wish to request a review copy, let me know. Keep in
mind--I'd like to see a review. ;)

User Group member discount for O'Reilly books is 20% when purchased
direct. Use the DSUG discount code. Order at www.oreilly.com or
800-998-9938.


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NEWS FROM O'REILLY & BEYOND
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Spread the word to your members....

BIOINFORMATICS
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BEGINNING BIOINFORMATICS
Find out what the average Perl programmer needs to know to get into the
exciting new field of bioinformatics, from James Tisdall, author of
"Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics."
http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2002/01/02/bioinf.html


CISCO
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TOP TEN CISCO IOS TIPS
From useful show commands to common access-list pitfalls, here are ten
tips on working with the Cisco IOS, by James Boney, author of "Cisco
IOS in a Nutshell."
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/01/02/ciscotips.html


MAC/APPLE
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AT MACWORLD, JOBS SHOWS iPHOTO AND NEW iMAC
Daniel Steinberg, who writes a column for O'Reilly Network on "Java
Programming on the Mac," has delivered a good, detailed report on Jobs'
keynote address, and goes into fair detail about how iPhoto works, as
well as about what iMacs will be ready when, and for how much.


USE iMOVIE TO EDIT YOUR QUICKTIME CONTENT
O'Reilly editor Derrick Story shares some secrets for using iMovie to
edit, create transitions, and add special effects to non-Digital Video
content. For more on iMovie, don't miss O'Reilly's "iMovie 2: The
Missing Manual." http://mac.oreilly.com/news/imovietips_0102.html


OPEN SOURCE
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WHAT'S NEXT FOR LINUX AND OPEN SOURCE
Commercial success in locking up crucial data with patents, says Tim
O'Reilly, could adversely affect software interoperability and public
access to scientific knowledge. In this Linux Magazine article, Tim
also suggests that open source advocates extend themselves to new
fields like bioinformatics. You can do that at the upcoming O'Reilly
Bioinformatics Technology Conference.
http://www.linux-mag.com/2001-10/trench_01.html


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O'REILLY CONFERENCES
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O'REILLY BIOINFORMATICS TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
January 28-31, 2002
Tuscon, Arizona

This conference is only 2 weeks away. Registration has exceeded our
expectations, so if you plan to attend--register soon. Your
registration discount is 20% when using the user group DSUG discount
code.





Until next week.

--Denise

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