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July 20, 2007New Releases: Books, Short Cuts, and Rough CutsGet 35% off from O'Reilly, No Starch, Paraglyph, PC Publishing, Pragmatic Bookshelf, Rocky Nook, SitePoint, or YoungJin books you purchase directly from O'Reilly.Just use code "DSUG" when ordering online or by phone 800-998-9938. Free ground shipping on orders of $29.95 or more. See details.Did you know you can request a free book or PDF to review for your group? Ask your group leader for more information.For book review writing tips and suggestions, go to: http://ug.oreilly.com/bookreviews.htmlNew Releases: Books, Short Cuts, and Rough Cuts:
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We're currently looking for an Acquisitions Editor for our Open Technology Exchange division. The acquisitions editor is responsible for finding, acquiring, developing content that can be distributed in the form of books, articles, shortcuts [smaller chapter length documents], podcasts and videos.For more job openings, go to: http://jobs.oreilly.com/Create Your Own O'Reilly Shirt, Mug, or Poster
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Open SourceThe Power of Google Gears
Google Gears is a framework for development browser-based applications that can be used offline. In the second part of Jack Herrington's introduction to Gears, you'll see how to use Gears for data entry and batching, and learn more about how to leverage SQLite. OpenGuides: City Wikis in Perl
OpenGuides is a Wiki that allows the contributors to build what are essentially open source guides to cities. Kake Pugh has been involved with the project and offers us a peek under the hood complete with source code in Perl. She looks specifically at how OpenGuides rejects spam postings and how its geographically oriented architecture makes it a better choice than other Wiki frameworks for this type of application.
Sys Admin
 Top 7 Things System Administrators Forget to Do
Do system administrators really forget to do basic tasks because they're lazy or do the pressures of the job keep them from getting everything done? Tom Adelstein explores the top seven tasks system administrators forget to do.
Five Basic Mistakes Not to Make in DNS
DNS has managed to keep the Internet afloat for decades, but it spend a lot of its time handling junk requests that should never have escaped from a local WAN. Ron Aitchison has a list of five basic things that every DNS administrator should take care of to keep DNS a happy infrastructure. --> size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#CCCCCC' align=center>
Deke McClelland takes a look at the new and improved Vanishing Point 2.0 Photoshop filter in Adobe's CS3. The Digital Media community can follow along with example files as Deke melds an image around a virtual DVD case!Advanced Aperture Techniques with Joe Schorr
Have you tapped the power of Album Picks or mastered the Primary Only function? In this edition of Inside Aperture, Joe Schorr talks with Derrick Story and explains some of his favorite power techniques. The Lightroom 1.1 Library Revealed
In Lightroom's 1.1 Library module, you can edit, rate and sort images, add keywords and perform basic image processing on one or multiple images at the same time. Join us for a quick tour of its key elements, including an explanation of the new "catalogs" (formerly known as libraries) concept.
Mac/AppleiPhone: The Missing Manual Sneak Preview
David Pogue's Favorite iPhone Tricks, perfect for the Missing Manual fan who wants the inside scoop on how to get the most out of a new iPhone. Smarter Ways to Work with PDFs
Giles Turnbull examines several methods and applications for managing your PDF collection. QuickTime Web Movie Secrets
QuickTime is still the best-looking, most flexible way to present video on the web. Here's how to present multiple movies on a single page, launch a movie in fullscreen mode, and even play a sequence of movies automatically.
Microsoft/.NETEight Reasons Windows Administrators Should Learn JScript Instead of VBScript
When it comes to writing WSH scripts or HTML applications, system administrators can use either VBScript or JScript. Bill Stewart tells you why JScript is your best choice. Windows Wireless LAN Security Primer
If you've got a wireless Windows network, you're at risk. This primer gives you a great introduction to what you need to know to keep it safe.
JavaGMF: Beyond the Wizards
Using the Eclipse Graphical Modeling Framework (GMF), this article takes the reader through a step-by-step creation of the construction of an application using GMF. Beyond the wizards, get an introduction to GMF 'under the hood.' Enabling Peer-to-Peer BitTorrent Downloads with Azureus
BitTorrent is one of the more popular protocols being used for peer-to-peer file transfers, and enabling your Java applications to use this protocol has never been easier. With a little theory and a lot of working code, this article shows you how to add peer-to-peer protocols to your own apps.
WebInside Adobe's onAIR Summer Bus Tour
For blog posts, tips, photos, dates, and more. iPhone: Test Your Site for iPhone CompatibilitySimply JavaScript
HTML and CSS alone can only achieve the static beauty of the department store mannequin. Here, Kevin shows you how, with JavaScript, you can combine the three layers of the Web to bring that awkward puppet to life. Rich Developer, Poor Developer
A look at website flipping and the business of buying and selling.
Head FirstBoost Your PMP Score
The authors of "Head First PMP" just put together a new critical path drill. 200-Question Practice PMP Exam
Our practice PMP test is available for free from Head First Labs. Each answer includes an explanation from the authors. Sneak peak of Head First SQL
Check out this exclusive sneak preview from chapter 7 that shows the relationships that make Relational Databases work. Updated Code Samples for Head First Object-Oriented Analysis & Design
We've just put up new code on the book page for chapters 1-7 and Appendix II. Until next time—
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