FW: Newsletter #4 from O'Reilly UG Program

[Sean]

On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Dpk wrote:

> 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)

You over estimate my programming abilities! =)


>    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
>    >
>    >
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