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What's New on oreilly.com -- February 22, 2006
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New Book Releases
Staff Pick
Featured Articles
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Friends,
Let me tell you how it will be
There's one for you, nineteen for me
Cause I'm the tax man
Yea I'm the tax man
It's tax season in the U.S., a time of panic and pain for many of us
who have the pleasure of paying Uncle Sam to do what Uncle Sam does.
And I don't know about you, but my anxiety around taxes never
completely goes away. For a brief time, say the morning of April 16th,
there's a moment of semi-calm. But it doesn't last. Almost before the
day is through, I wonder if I completed my tax returns properly, and then
my anxiety grows throughout the year, rising like storm clouds on the
horizon, as every invoice is sent, every payment comes in, as every
possible deduction is considered.
Sharing my anxiety with a friend, she smiled knowingly and recommended
the program Quicken. As easy as Quicken is, though, I still found myself
wanting to reach for a manual, one that provided the kind of calm-inducing context,
tips, and strategy that let me feel in the know and in control of my
finances. As we all know, however, manuals are a thing of the past.
Until now. "Quicken 2006 for Starters: The Missing Manual" provides
time-saving tips and tricks to get my taxes done and to manage my finances
throughout the year. For the first time, taxes are a formality, a small
event at the end of a year-long process of knowing and understanding my
financial situation. Curious? You can buy it now at:
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Until next week,
Allen Noren
oreilly.com editor
allen@oreilly.com
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*New Book Releases*
AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition
Excel Scientific and Engineering Cookbook
DV Filmmaking: From Start to Finish
Active Directory, Third Edition
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*Staff Pick*
MySQL in a Nutshell
This quick reference has solved many problems--shaving an hour
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*Featured Articles*
A Secret Tip for Taking Great Digital Shots
Want to impress friends and family with professional-looking photos?
Professional photographer and best-selling author Derrick Story provides
his favorite tip--using a flash setting--for taking great shots for better
skin tone, reduced texture in the face, and adding a twinkle to the eyes.
Related Reading:
Digital Photography Pocket Guide, Third Edition
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How Vista Will Handle IPv6
IPv6 is the completely re-architected TCP/IP protocol stack in Vista and
Longhorn. Mitch Tulloch examines this Next Generation TCP/IP stack, and
shows how it enhances the manageability, usability, and security of
Windows-based networks.
Related Reading:
Windows Server Hacks
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Using Spring with JDO and Hibernate
Everyone knows about Hibernate, but what about Java Data Objects? Both of
these object-relational persistence frameworks are well supported by Spring,
and in this excerpt from Spring: A Developer's Notebook, Bruce Tate and
Justin Gehtland show you the advantages of each and how to integrate them
with Spring.
Related Reading:
Spring: A Develper's Notebook
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Quicken 2006 Missing Manual: Setting Up Your Quicken Environment
After you install Quicken, you're merely a few steps away from
experiencing the joys of electronic personal finance. Chapter 1 of
Quicken 2006 for Starters: The Missing Manual helps you come out of
the gate running by guiding you through launching and setting up
Quicken as well as the intricacies of Quicken preferences.
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