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This week in the we highlight some new and upcoming books for developers. Highlights include User Experience, a new Bible, and Webmaster in a Nutshell. In site news we've got a new forum for you, with a completely revamped interface and new software.
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| 1. NEW BOOKS: | Designing CSS Web Pages The Elements of User Experience Photoshop 7 Bible Webmaster in a Nutshell, 3d ed. Apache: The Definitive Guide, 3d ed. |
There are a number of new books now out or coming soon. Here are some highlights.
Designing CSS Web Pages
by Christopher Schmitt (September 20, 2002)
New Riders, $29.99
ISBN: 0735712638
A clearly written book on using CSS to clean up your site.
http://books.internet.com/books/0735712638
http://www.cssbook.com/
The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web
by Jesse James Garrett (October 11, 2002)
New Riders, $29.99
ISBN: 0735712026
This book covers the "why" of what we develop for the Web as
opposed to the "how."
http://jjg.net/elements/
http://books.internet.com/books/0735712026
Photoshop 7 Bible, Professional Edition
by Deke McClelland (November 1, 2002)
John Wiley, $39.99
ISBN: 076453694X
You can't go wrong with Deke.
http://www.dekemc.com
http://books.internet.com/books/076453694X
Webmaster in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition
by Stephen Spainhour (December 1, 2002)
O'Reilly, $34.95
ISBN: 0596003579
The third edition of this distillation of webmaster how-to.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webmaster3/
http://books.internet.com/books/0596003579
Apache: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition
By Ben Laurie, Peter Laurie (December 2002)
O'Reilly, $39.95
ISBN: 0596002033
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/apache3/
http://books.internet.com/books/0596002033
We're pleased to announce both new software and a new look for our discussion forums. Our new forum area contains sections of specific interest to Web developers; including XML, CSS, JavaScript, and DHTML. Come one, come all.
http://forums.webdeveloper.com
| 3. OTHER VOICES: | Web metrics that matter Raising the Bar on RSS Feed Quality |
In today's economy convention metrics like hits and page views are
not enough. This article outlines some more effective web metrics
to measure your site's success.
http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2002/0,4814,76002,00.html
Computerworld.com, Nov. 15, 2002
Raising the Bar on RSS Feed Quality
Timothy Appnel offers some tips on sprucing up your feed.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/webservices/2002/11/19/rssfeedquality.html
Timothy Appnel, Nov. 19, 2002
| 4. NET NEWS: | Copyright law gets a second look Millions vulnerable to Microsoft Web flaw |
Copyright law gets a second look
"On Tuesday, the U.S. Copyright Office began accepting comments
from the public on the law's 'anticircumvention' section, which
limits people's ability to bypass copy-protection mechanisms."
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-966525.html
News.com, Nov. 20, 2002
Millions vulnerable to Microsoft Web flaw
"A software bug in a common component of Microsoft Web servers
and Internet Explorer could leave millions of servers and home
PCs open to attack, security researchers said Wednesday."
http://www.NewsFactor.com/perl/story/20050.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-966575.html
Newsfactor.com/News.com, Nov. 20/21, 2002
That's it for this Thursday, see you next time.
Andrew King
Newsletter Editor, WebReference.com
aking at jupitermedia dot com
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