---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, Dec. 6, 2001 Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 14:41:42 -0800 (PST) From: Denise Olliffe To: farli@unitywave.com O'Reilly User Group Program NEWSLETTER December 6, 2001 For those in the U.S. who celebrated Thanksgiving, I hope you had a wonderful holiday. I'd gained 5 lbs, then lost it after a visit from the flu. All's well that ends well. It's been a few weeks since you last heard from me, so here goes.... HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK Books: - *10* New O'Reilly Titles, See "Book News" News: - Tim O'Reilly on the Early Web - What's in a Nutshell? - An Interview with Nat Torkington and Lorrie LeJeune - The Ties that BIND - Road Testing the Powerbook Ti 667 - Using Python and XML with Microsoft .NET My Services - The Advantages of Oracle RMAN - An Interview with the Creator of Ruby - Dreamweaver Power Combinations Other Stuff: - Looking for speakers? - Call for Papers--We Want YOU - Pesky Reminder ================================================ NEWS FROM O'REILLY & BEYOND ================================================ Spread the word to your members.... GENERAL INTEREST -------------------- TIM O'REILLY ON THE EARLY WEB The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is hosting a symposium to honor the ten year anniversary of the Web in America. Tim O'Reilly and Dale Dougherty, O'Reilly's vice president of Online Publishing, have been invited to talk about their experiences creating the first Web portal, GNN (Global Network Navigator), in 1992. Tim takes this opportunity to reflect on the innovations O'Reilly & Associates has contributed to the Web's development. http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/907 WHAT'S IN A NUTSHELL? Ever wonder what O'Reilly requires of a book before it can become a title in our treasured In a Nutshell series? O'Reilly editor Bruce Epstein, defines Nutshell books: http://www.oreilly.com/news/nutshell_1101.html BIOINFORMATICS -------------------- AN INTERVIEW WITH NAT TORKINGTON AND LORRIE LEJEUNE: CO-CHAIRS OF O'REILLY'S UPCOMING BIOINFORMATICS TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE Learn why bioinformatics is a hot topic, and why it's made O'Reilly's radar: http://bio.oreilly.com/news/bioinfoint_1101.html EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS TOMORROW, DECEMBER 7th For the O'Reilly Bioinformatics Technology Conference January 28-31, 2002--Tucson, AZ If you register by end of day Friday, you receive a double discount when using the DSUG discount code. Get 20% off Early Bird prices! LINUX -------------------- THE TIES THAT BIND It's possible to support a Windows 2000 environment using a traditional BIND name server, but it requires some special configuration. To learn a number of configuration options, and how to accommodate Windows 2000 with BIND, read this Linux Magazine article by Cricket Liu, coauthor of O'Reilly's "DNS and BIND, 4th Edition." http://www.linux-mag.com/2001-03/bind_01.html MAC/APPLE -------------------- ROAD TESTING THE POWERBOOK Ti 667 Apple's professional Titanium PowerBook has plenty of sex appeal on the outside, but how does it handle the curves in real-world testing? Derrick Story compares the new G4 667 MHz CPU performance with the older PowerBook G3, and looks at the super-wide display, redesigned keyboard, and controversial track pad. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/11/20/titanium667.html .NET -------------------- USING PYTHON AND XML WITH MICROSOFT .NET MY SERVICES Learn how to create a request for the .NET Contacts service using Python and XML on Linux: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2001/12/03/myservices.html ORACLE -------------------- THE ADVANTAGES OF ORACLE RMAN RMAN offers numerous advantages over traditional backup techniques. Here are brief descriptions of several useful ones: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2001/11/27/oraclerman.html RUBY -------------------- AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CREATOR OF RUBY Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto talks about Ruby's history, the influence of Perl and Python on Ruby, and his new O'Reilly book, "Ruby in a Nutshell." http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2001/11/29/ruby.html WEB -------------------- DREAMWEAVER POWER COMBINATIONS Heather Williamson discusses four scenarios that will assist you in creating a more interactive site, in less time, using Dreamweaver tools and the Dreamweaver Exchange Web site. Heather is coauthor of O'Reilly's recently released "Dreamweaver in a Nutshell." http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2001/12/04/dreamweaver.html ================================================ BOOK NEWS ================================================ REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE, email me for a copy. Press releases available at: http://press.oreilly.com/ SANTA CAME EARLY: Ruby in a Nutshell Order Number: 2149 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ruby/ Web Security, Privacy & Commerce, 2nd Edition Order Number: 0456 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/websec2/ Physics for Game Developers Order Number: 0065 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/physicsgame/ Dreamweaver in a Nutshell Order Number: 2394 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/dreamweavernut/ Building Wireless Community Networks Order Number: 2041 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wirelesscommnet/ Designing with JavaScript, 2nd Edition Order Number: 360X http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/designjs2/ JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition Order Number: 0480 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jscript4/ Learning Oracle PL/SQL Order Number: 1800 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learnoracle/ Designing large-Scale LANs Order Number: 1509 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lgscalelans/ Java Programming with Oracle JDBC Order Number: 088x http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jorajdbc/ =============================================== CALL FOR PAPERS =============================================== O'Reilly & Associates invites entrepreneurs, technologists, programmers, business developers, policy-makers, and Internet strategists to lead tutorial and conference sessions at the: O'REILLY EMERGING TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE Westin Santa Clara April 22-25, 2002--Santa Clara, CA The submission deadline for all proposals is December 12, 2001. Presenters will be notified of selection results by January 22, 2002. For more participation details and to submit proposals, visit: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/et2002/create/e_sess Early reminder: O'Reilly offers UG members 20% discount on conferences, which can be a substantial savings if you register early and take advantage of the double-discount during Early Bird pricing. To be notified when registration opens, go to: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/etcon2002/ =============================================== LOOKING FOR GUEST SPEAKERS? =============================================== ATTENTION NORTHERN CALIFORNIA UGS: If you're in the San Francisco Bay area, Rael Dornfest, O'Reilly Emerging Technolgy Conference program chair, might be able to speak to your group in January. Contact me with your meeting dates, and I'll see what I can arrange. You can view Rael's interesting weblogs at http://conferences.oreillynet.com/etcon2002/ Also, Rob Flickenger, author of O'Reilly's just-released "Building Wireless Community Networks" is ready to talk to UGs located in the San Francisco Bay area. Rob founded the NoCatNet developer's group http://nocat.net/, take a look. O'Reilly also has facilities for meetings. If you're located near Sonoma County, CA, and would like to have a meeting at O'Reilly, we could arrange something. Want to hold a meeting at your local bookstore? Benefits everyone. Let me know, and I'll see if we can work out a venue. =============================================== REMINDER =============================================== I've noticed that many UGs still need to update my contact info for their newsletters sent snailmail. We've moved into new offices, here is the address: Denise Olliffe O'Reilly & Associates 1005 Gravenstein Hwy North Sebastopol, CA 95472 Direct Line: 707-827-7090 800-998-9938 x7090 deniseo@oreilly.com JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY.... If you have an event coming up, and have a timely request, please give me a call instead of email. Sometimes, email isn't the best form of communication when dates are involved. That way, I'm sure to get your message. I've provided an 800# above for your convenience. Hey, besides, it's nice to hear a voice once in a while. Until next week, --Denise -------------------------------------------------------