-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program February 15 Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 17:46:30 -0800 (PST) From: Marsee Henon To: farli@unitywave.com O'Reilly User Group Program NEWSLETTER February 15, 2002 HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: NEWS: - -Safari Makes the Top 100 [undiscovered] Web Sites by PC Magazine - -Geek Cruises - -You Can Hack .NET Without Buying Visual Studio - -Top Ten Traps in C# for C++ Programmers - -Java Developers Journal Readers Choice Award Voting Open - -Windows XP from a Mac Perspective - -Top Ten FAQs for Web Services BOOK NEWS: - -Using SANs and NAS - -SVG Essentials - -System Performance Tuning, 2nd Edition CONFERENCES: - -Registration is now open for The O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference May 13-16, 2002, in Santa Clara, CA ================================================ NEWS FROM O'REILLY & BEYOND ================================================ Spread the word to your members.... - ------------------------------- GENERAL NEWS - ------------------------------- O'REILLY's SAFARI MAKES THE TOP 100 [UNDISCOVERED] WEB SITES BY PC MAGAZINE Top 100 [Undiscovered] Web Sites PC magazine announces 100 terrific, underappreciated sites http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997,s=25087&a=22115,00.asp About Safari: "Among the world's great mysteries--ranking with "Why is James Coburn on the cover of Band on the Run?"--is "Why are there animals on the covers of O'Reilly Technology guides?" We have no idea. But we do know that these are the best computer manuals around, and that now, for a small fee, you can access them online." http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997,s=25087&a=22096,00.asp Check out Safari for yourself: http://safari.oreilly.com/mainhom.asp?home PLANNING TO TAKE A CRUISE THIS SUMMER? Check out Geek Cruises http://www.geekcruises.com/ Cruises include: MAC MANIA, Alaska, May, 27-June 3 Featuring O'Reilly authors David Pogue, Randal L. Schwartz, and Adam Engst JAVA JAMM III, Alaska, September 7-14, 2002 Featuring O'Reilly author Jason Hunter - --------------------- .NET - --------------------- YOU CAN HACK .NET WITHOUT BUYING VISUAL STUDIO .NET Brian Jepson explains how programmers can get started working with C#, including how to use the C# compiler and the cordbg.exe debugger, all without purchasing Visual Studio .NET http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2002/02/11/hackdotnet.html TOP TEN TRAPS IN C# FOR C++ PROGRAMMERS What features in C# are potential traps for the unwary C++ programmer? Learn about the ten most dangerous ones in this article by Jesse Liberty, author of O'Reilly's "Programming C#, 2nd Edition." http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/dotnet/2002/02/11/csharp_traps.html - --------------------- Java - --------------------- JAVA DEVELOPERS JOURNAL READERS CHOICE AWARD Voting has now begun for the 2002 annual Java Developer's Journal (JDJ) Readers' Choice Awards. Lots of O'Reilly Books have been nominated for Best Book, other categories include: Best Java App, Component, Enterprise Database, IDE Environment, etc. http://www.sys-con.com/java/readerschoice2002/ - --------------------- MAC - --------------------- WINDOWS XP FROM A MAC PERSPECTIVE "Mac OS X has created many side effects in my computing life. One of them was that I could no longer tolerate Windows 98 on my companion Windows computer. Would XP relieve my pain?" See what else Derrick Story has to say: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2002/02/12/xp_review.html - -------------------- WEB SERVICES - -------------------- TOP TEN FAQS FOR WEB SERVICES Web services represent an important evolutionary step in building distributed applications. But, what exactly is a Web service? What is the Web service protocol stack? And, does the World Wide Web Consortium support any Web service standards? Ethan Cerami, author of "Web Services Essentials" explains: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/webservices/2002/02/12/webservicefaqs.html ================================================ BOOK NEWS ================================================ REVIEW COPIES ARE AVAILABLE, email me for a copy. Press Releases available at: http://press.oreilly.com/ Don't forget, your members get 20% off any O'Reilly book they purchase direct from O'Reilly. Just use code DSUG when ordering. SVG ESSENTIALS Order Number: 2238 Scalable Vector Graphics--or SVG--is the new XML-based graphics standard from the W3C that will enable Web documents to be smaller, faster and more interactive. This insightful book takes you through the ins and outs of SVG, from the basics to more complicated features http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/svgess/ Chapter 3 "Basic Shapes" http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/svgess/chapter/ch03.html SYSTEM PERFORMANCE TUNING, 2ND EDITION Order Number: 284X System Performance Tuning covers two distinct areas: performance tuning, or the art of increasing performance for a specific application, and capacity planning, or deciding what hardware best fulfills a given role. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/spt2/ Chapter4 "Memory" http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/spt2/chapter/ch04.html USING SANS AND NAS Order Number: 1533 Storage Area Networks (SANs) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) allow organizations to manage and back up huge file systems quickly. W. Curtis Preston's book takes you through the ins and outs of building and managing large data centers using SANs and NAS. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sansnas/ Chapter 4 "SAN Backup and Recovery" http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sansnas/chapter/ch04.html ================================================ CONFERENCES ================================================ THE O'REILLY EMERGING TECHNOLOGY Conference, May 13-16, 2002 Santa Clara, CA, This conference expands upon the themes of the enormously successful P2P and Web Services Conferences and encourages the attendees to participate in building the Internet Operating System--distributed, unteathered, adaptive. For more about the conference, see: http://conferences.oreilly.com/etcon/ ####################################################### An Invitation From Tim O'Reilly and Rael Dornfest: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/18/invite.html ####################################################### User group discount is 20% for conferences. Use the discount code: DSUG. Register before March 22nd, and receive a double discount! Your 20% will apply towards already reduced "Early Bird" pricing if you register early. Conference Registration: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/et2002/create/ord_et02 ================================================ ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM YOUR PEERS ================================================ Virginia- The Hampton Roads Oracle Users Group is having their monthly meeting March 6th at the Chesapeake Main Library off Cedar Road at 8:30AM -10:30AM. Hazel Zamperini, HROUG President, hzamperini@cox.net If your group has an event you'd like me to post, let me know. 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