FW: Newsletter #4 from O'Reilly UG Program

[Dpk]

On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 06:35:04PM -0400, Sean wrote:

   Holy shit the 3rd edition of the perl book was released? *must order*

Note this is the _Learning Perl_ and not _Programming Perl_ (the
nortorios camel book)

Dennis
   
   On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Roger Webster wrote:
   
   > If anyone has interest...
   >
   > Rog
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: Denise Olliffe [mailto:deniseo@oreilly.com]
   > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 4:57 PM
   > To: websterr@atmosphereannealing.com
   > Subject: Newsletter #4 from O'Reilly UG Program
   >
   >
   > O'Reilly User Group Program
   > NEWSLETTER
   > Volume 1, #4
   >
   > HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK...
   > Books:
   >  - Programming C#
   >  - Learning Perl, 3rd Edition
   >  - Essential SNMP
   > News:
   >  - Coverage of the O'Reilly Open Source Convention
   >  - Top 10 New Features in Oracle9i
   >  - Rockin' in the Free Software World
   >  - Top 10 ColdFusion Programming Tips
   >  - Embracing the Web: Part 3
   >
   > ****************************
   > NEWS from O'Reilly & Beyond
   > ****************************
   > I would be grateful if you would alert your group to the news they'd
   > find valuable.
   >
   > GENERAL INTEREST:
   > -----------------
   > What is Meerkat, anyway?
   > Meerkat: an Open Wire Service
   > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/rss/2000/03/17/about_meerkat.html
   >
   >
   > APPLE/MAC:
   > ----------
   > For a look at installing PHP on OS X, see:
   > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/07/20/php_macosx.html
   >
   > Macworld New York report:
   > Jobs' keynote steady, but no sizzle
   > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/07/19/macworldny_keynote.html
   >
   > The Mac Devcenter is your source for news
   > http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/
   >
   >
   > JAVA:
   > -----
   > Two Lesser-Known Java API's
   > O'Reilly author Ian Darwin discusses regular expressions and JavaServer
   > Pages. For a comprehensive collection of Java programming problems,
   > solutions, and practical examples, check out Ian's recently released
   > Java Cookbook. http://java.oreilly.com/news/javacook_0701.html
   >
   >
   > OPEN SOURCE:
   > ------------
   > O'Reilly Open Source Convention News Coverage:
   >
   > TODAY, see the Webcast of the Mundie vs. Tiemann debate, from the
   > O'Reilly Open Source Convention:
   > Edited version--available late Thursday at:
   > http://www.oreillynet.com/oscon2001/
   > Complete Dr. Dobb's technetcast--available Thursday afternoon at:
   > http://technetcast.ddj.com/tnc_catalog.html?item_id=1267
   >
   > Get the latest news, interviews and audio/video coverage at the
   > O'Reilly Network's conference site, including Craig Mundie's keynote
   > about Microsoft's Shared Source strategy:
   > http://www.oreillynet.com/oscon2001/
   >
   > Dan Gillmor on the Future of Open Source
   > In this Mercury News article, Dan Gillmor is both optimistic and
   > concerned for the Open Source Movement:
   > http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/opinion/dgillmor/dg072501.htm
   >
   > HP Opens Cooltown Source Code
   > CNET reports that Hewlett-Packard will release the source code for its
   > Cooltown computing project under the GPL. The Cooltown project attempts
   > to make computing services ubiquitous by attaching Web pages to
   > everyone and everything. HP made the announcement at this week's
   > O'Reilly Open Source Convention.
   > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6627735.html
   >
   > Other open source news:
   >
   > Do you rock?
   > Dave Phillips has written a guide to free software available for
   > guitarists who use Linux (and vice versa). The article includes
   > notation formats for file exchange, instrument tuners, effects
   > processors, and a few cool surprises: Rockin' in the Free Software
   > World http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/linux/2001/07/20/linux_guitar.html
   >
   > Also see: A Response to the .NET Challenge
   > http://lwn.net/2001/0712/
   >
   >
   > ORACLE:
   > -------
   > Top 10 New Features in Oracle 9i
   > http://oracle.oreilly.com/news/oracleessential_0701.html
   >
   >
   > MICROSOFT/.NET:
   > ---------------
   > A Response to the .NET Challenge:
   > The open source community's response to Microsoft's .NET platform is
   > summarized in this Linux Weekly News editorial:
   > http://lwn.net/2001/0712/
   >
   > Embracing the Web: Part 3
   > The final installment of a three-part series examining the concepts
   > behind Microsoft's .NET platform:
   > http://dotnet.oreilly.com/news/netframework3_0701.html
   >
   >
   > WEB:
   > ----
   > Top 10 ColdFusion Programming Tips
   > http://web.oreilly.com/news/coldfusion_0701.html
   >
   >
   > WIRELESS:
   > ---------
   > Monitor your home remotely (although, my dog would probably object) by
   > using your mobile phone:
   > Home Monitor on a Cell Phone
   > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2001/07/23/monitor.html
   >
   >
   > *************************************************
   > BOOKS hot off the press--REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE
   > *************************************************
   >
   > Please email me to request review copies.
   > Press announcement available for your use, please ask for a copy.
   > For UPCOMING titles, go to:
   > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/new.html
   >
   > Programming C#
   > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progcsharp/
   > Sample Chapter:
   > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/progcsharp/chapter/ch18.html
   >
   > Learning Perl, 3rd Edition
   > http://oreilly.com/catalog/lperl3/
   > Sample Chapter:
   > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lperl3/chapter/ch04.html
   >
   > Essential SNMP
   > http://oreilly.com/catalog/esnmp/
   > Sample Chapter:
   > http://oreilly.com/catalog/esnmp/chapter/ch02.html
   >
   > BOOK REVIEWS:
   > -------------
   > Thanks to all UGs that review our books, and post reviews online or in
   > monthly newsletters--we appreciate it. Here are a few online:
   >
   > Java Metroplex Users Group reviews "Java Security, 2nd Edition":
   > http://www.javamug.org/reviews/ora/javasec.html
   >
   > CedarLUG reviews "Learning Python":
   > http://www.cedarlug.org/
   > other O'Reilly titles also reviewed by CedarLUG at this site
   >
   >
   > ******************************
   > ANNOUNCEMENTS from your peers
   > ******************************
   > If your UG has an announcement that you'd like my help communicating to
   > other groups, let me know. I'm happy to include the info in an upcoming
   > newsletter. Please include complete contact info for your group.
   >
   >
   > ****************
   > Throw me a bone
   > ****************
   >
   > This month, I'm searching for user groups with the following interests
   > to join the O'Reilly UG Program:
   >
   >  - Wireless
   >  - .NET
   >  - ColdFusion
   >  - XP
   >  - C# or C++
   >  - Bioinformatics (Perl or Python groups may find this of interest)
   >
   > If you happen to know of a group, please pass on contact info. Who
   > knows, maybe there's a goodie in it for you.
   >
   >
   >
   > Until next week,
   > Denise
   >
   >