MySQL in a
Nutshell-- This book clearly documents every
detail you need to master MySQL. In addition to providing a thorough
reference to MySQL statements and functions, the administrative
utilities, and the most popular APIs, this book even includes several
tutorial chapters to help newcomers get started. This wealth of
information is conveniently packed into a concise, comprehensive, and
easy-to-use format. Sample Chapter 6, Date and Time Functions (PDF) is
available free online.
The O'Reilly Open Source Convention is the community gathering for open source advocates, strategists, programmers, developers, and technical staff. This year's convention took place July 26-30 in Portland, Oregon. If you weren't able to attend or if you want to touch up your notes from the conference, presentation files from some of the sessions and tutorials are available online. And don't miss O'Reilly Network's conference coverage, including news, weblogs, and photos from the show floor.
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NetNewsWire 2 first impressions Deep Thought Mac -- Not long ago I wrote a review gushing over Newsfire, a relatively new challenger to NetNewsWire. But that was before NetNewsWire 2 made its debut. NewsFire is still an outstanding application, but to put it bluntly, this version of NetNewsWire puts it back on top.
Early
Registration Open for OSCON 2005-- OSCON 2005, to
be held in Portland on August 1-5, explores three deep trends affecting
open source: the commoditization of software, network-enabled
collaboration, and software customizability. Join us at this essential
gathering of open source leaders and practitioners to exchange ideas
and push the boundaries of vital open source technologies. This year,
we introduce the Open Source Business Review, along with a host of
other exciting presentations and events. Register by June 13 and save $400.
How to Build a Nonprofit for Your Community-- Many open source projects have already created
nonprofit organizations that support their communities, while other
projects are considering ways to establish nonprofits. David Boswell
details how mozdev.org built a nonprofit organization and shows you how
to do the same for your community. He covers fundraising, obtaining
legal advice, staffing, and more. David is the coauthor of Creating Applications
with Mozilla.
O'Reilly
Learning Lab: $200 Instant Rebate-- Learning
programming languages and development techniques has never been easier.
Using your web browser and Useractive's Learning Sandbox technology,
the Learning Lab gives you hands-on, online training in a creative
environment (and a Certificate from the University of Illinois College
of Extended Education upon course completion). Until May 20th, receive
a $200 instant rebate
when you enroll in any Certificate Series.
Trust and Zeal in Open Source Advocacy-- Advocacy is critical to the spread of open source and
free software. Good advocates build trust in their audiences,
explaining how, and if, F/OSS can help them solve their problems. Jono
Bacon explains how to build trust and avoid overzealous advocacy. Jono
is the author of Linux Desktop
Hacks.
O'Reilly Launches CodeZoo
Site-- CodeZoo exists to help you find
high-quality, freely available, reusable components, getting you past
the repetitive parts of coding, and onto the rest of your projects. The
CodeZoo community, through component ratings, tips, download tracking,
and more, makes it easy to sort out the good code from the rest. Check
out the site and then read Marc Hedlund's
blog for the inside scoop.
