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Linux-Announce Digest #816
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Linux-Announce Digest #816, Volume #4 Fri, 2 Jul 2004 11:13:02 EDT
Contents:
TuxMobil News 06/2004 (Werner Heuser)
xhkeys v 2.2 (Michael Glickman)
"The Spam Letters" Released by No Starch Press ("Kathryn Barrett")
Linux Gazette: Call for Papers ("Benjamin A. Okopnik")
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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 13:53:16 CST
From: Werner Heuser <wehe@tuxmobil.org>
Subject: TuxMobil News 06/2004
Hello,
the TuxMobil News digest for April 2004[1] has good news
for Linux PDA, mobile phone and laptop users. Here is an
extract of the most important or most interesting messages.
Werner Heuser
|=| Jean Tourrilhes "of the Linux Wireless LAN Howto project took some time to
answer a few questions from members at LinuxQuestions.org[2]. Among some of
the more interesting commments was his pick of best and worst
Open Source friendly vendors ..." [SlashDot][3]. TuxMobil.org has
a new page about Mobile Adhoc Networks - MANETs with Linux[4].
|=| O2PosTrack[6] is a console-based C++ application for retrieving
position information from a mobile phone as provided by the (German) O2
mobile phone company. It runs on Linux and Mac OS X, has configurable
output streams (CSV file, GNU-Plot data files, etc.) and should work with
all GSM-compatible mobile phones connected via serial link (e.g. IR or
USB-to-serial converter). More GPS software for Linux is listed
at TuxMobil.org[6].
[1] http://tuxmobil.org/mobile_news_2004_06.html
[2] http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?threadid=194667
[3] http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/06/21/1652245
[4] http://tuxmobil.org/manet_linux.html
[5] http://www.jdev.de/html/en/projects/o2pt/index.html
[6] http://tuxmobil.org/navigation_gps.html
You may find the _daily_ TuxMobil News RSS/XML channel, the archiv and
a news submission form at http://tuxmobil.org/newsfeed.html
BTW: You may subscribe to the complete _monthly_ digest there, too.
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From: Michael Glickman <michg@alphalink.com.au>
Subject: xhkeys v 2.2
Date: 2 Jul 2004 03:30:02 GMT
If you are new to xhkeys:
xhkeys is an XFree86 keyboard tool that allows to utilise multimedia
keys, or other keys that otherwise make no use with X
With xhkeys you can assign a particular action to any key or key
combination (key and shift state) that can be of one of the following types:
- built-in operation (e.g. window circulation)
- calling an external application
- calling a custom module (plugin)
- sending a key event to a specified application
(simulating key press/release)
- sending a mouse button event to a specified application
(simulating button press/releases)
xhkeys can be configured to use on screen display (OSD) for a feedback
(e.g. name of called external application,current CD playback position)
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New features of xhkeys 2.2 (as compared to 2.0)
- OSD is always on top, you can select background mask to get it fully
opaque, fully transparent, 50% opaque, etc, as well as background
colour, frame width and other.
- New built-in operation (e.g. WndClose - close active window)
- Window selection by input focus (for Key/Mouse event emulation)
- Fixed code and documentation bugs
===============
Enjoy
M.
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From: "Kathryn Barrett" <nostarchpr@oreilly.com>
Subject: "The Spam Letters" Released by No Starch Press
Date: 2 Jul 2004 04:15:01 GMT
No Starch Press releases "The Spam Letters"
For Immediate Release
Contact: Leigh Sacks, leigh@nostarch.com, 415.863.9900
THE SPAM LETTERS:
Humor book that fights spam, one email at a time
San Francisco, CA - "The Spam Letters" is a collection of humorous,
entertaining correspondence (and some bewildering replies) to people who
send out mass junk e-mailings (a.k.a. spam). One part traditional book of
letters and one part short stories, author Jonathan Land invents an entire
cast of characters in his attempts to beat spammers at their own game.
Reading his dialogues is almost as rewarding as ridding spam from your
inbox. If you can't beat them, you may as well have fun at their expense.
Jonathan Land began "The Spam Letters" as a pet project to amuse friends
and Web onlookers. After considerable media coverage (Entertainment
Weekly, The New York Times, and Slashdot, among others) Land's pet
project grew to gigantic proportions. Land (an accomplished stick figure
artist) decided to send his manuscript off to join the literary circus, where
such freaks of nature rightfully belong. William Pollock, founder of No
Starch Press, couldn't resist publishing the book because it kept him
laughing out loud. "I recall letting loose a few guffaws about 2 am", says
Pollock. "I wanted to read more and loved the idea of putting this all in
print. Of course, what I'd really like to do is use the book as a kind of
club to hit spammers with, but it's not a lead-lined hardcover book."
"The Spam Letters" tackles everyone's spam favorites, from cheap Viagra
solicitations to the enticing get rich quick lures of Nigerian con men. All
enter Land's crosshairs and are dealt with in warped and imaginative ways.
"The Spam Letters" itself is not a solution to spam woes and it won't
reduce the amount of spam anyone receives (though the book does provide
some tips for reducing spam). Still, it provides some sort of cathartic
alternative to simply hitting delete or sending an unfruitful "PLEASE DO
NOT E-MAIL ME AGAIN" message to the people who send you this garbage.
THE SPAM LETTERS
by Jonathan Land
*Now Available*
ISBN 1593270321, July 2004, US $14.95 ($21.95 Cdn), 336 pp.
Available at fine bookstores everywhere, from www.oreilly.com/nostarch, or
directly from No Starch Press (www.nostarch.com, orders@nostarch.com, and
800.420.7240)
No Starch Press titles are distributed throughout the U.S. by O'Reilly
Media, Inc.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The Spam Letters site: http://thespamletters.com
Sample chapter: http://www.nostarch.com/download/spamletters_ch5.pdf
Table of contents: http://www.nostarch.com/spamletters_toc.htm
Cover image: http://www.nostarch.com/spamletters_big.htm
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Besides poking fun at spammers, Jonathan Land is also an accomplished
stick figure artist and a participant in the experimental musical group
Negativland. Born and raised in New York City, he now lives across the
Hudson with his girlfriend Jill and their three cats, two guinea pigs, and
one bunny. The cuteness of the small mammals helps offset his
overwhelming negativity. He receives about 400 pieces of spam a day.
ABOUT NO STARCH PRESS
Since 1994, No Starch Press has published unique books on technology, with
a focus on Open Source, security, hacking, web development, programming,
gaming, and alternative operating systems. Our titles have personality,
our authors are passionate, and our books tackle topics that people care
about.
Jonathan Land is available for interview. To schedule an interview,
request a review copy, or for more information, contact Leigh Sacks
(leigh@nostarch.com, 415.863.9900)
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From: "Benjamin A. Okopnik" <ben@callahans.org>
Subject: Linux Gazette: Call for Papers
Date: 2 Jul 2004 13:25:01 GMT
The Linux Gazette <http://linuxgazette.net> is calling for authors for its
upcoming issues. The articles should be Linux-relevant and addressed to a
wide audience which includes neophyte Linux users (i.e., any terms not in
common usage should be defined, and step-by-step instructions should be
given where applicable.)
Articles published in LG cover a broad spectrum of diverse interests within
the world of Linux; even if you're uncertain that your article fits
completely within the guidelines, feel free to submit it. We'll be glad to
check it out and let you know whether it's acceptable as is, how it can be
adapted to fit, or if it is not at all suitable.
For more information on the LG submission guidelines, acceptable format,
style guide, and other related issues, please see the LG Author FAQ at
<http://linuxgazette.net/faq/author.html>.
The submission deadline is 7 days before the end of the month. Early
submission is encouraged, since it allows for a round of correction (if it
proves necessary) and may turn an article that would otherwise be rejected
into one that can be published.
* Ben Okopnik * okopnik.freeshell.org * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette *
-*- See the Linux Gazette in its new home: <http://linuxgazette.net> -*-
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