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meErik's Pulse has been published.

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java blogDaniel — Is anyone actually using …

javaThe Results Are In: Wily Announces Completion of J2EE Survey.

blogCarlos— Why Can't Microsoft Deliver 64-Bit .NET?

blogMatt — Local Area Security Linux 0.4.

moblogRuss — See what happens? Nokia 6600 in Spain.

mobileP900 now official. Sony Ericsson unveiled the much anticipated P900 smartphone.

musicUSA Today reviews iTunes for Windows. There is a way out of Apple's lock-in strategy.

blogDavid — Google inline definition: blog.

blogMark — Hacking the Hacker.

blogSteve — New Oracle XML Developer Kit Releases Posted.

technologyVictory declared in the open source war that never was. But that's not all right then, really…

netAppeals Court Upholds Web-Radio Royalty Fee. Radio stations must pay copyright fees to the artists and record labels whose songs they play over the Internet.

java blogFred — PHP as a Java servlet?

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meI've just released version 1.0.1 of the Google Tag Library. This version adds the ability to search for specific type of documents.

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javaJSP File Browser 0.6, a Web-based file access and manipulation system.

macApple is 'Innovator of the past 30 years'. Computing Magazine Awards for Excellence 2003.

windowsDespite a New Outlook, Office 2003 Offers Little Reason to Upgrade. Of course it does, new security holes :-)

java blogMatt — My IDEA Evaluation - Eclipse is better.

blogCharles — What's Your Threat Model?

macOver 1 million iTunes for Windows downloaded, in 3.5 days.

technologyNot So Quiet on Tech Job Front. Postings on Craiglist and Monster.com have increased "sharply".

netmod_security 1.7, an Apache module that performs audit logging and request filtering.

blogAaron — Victory: Google Updates Terms and Conditions.

moblogDiego — O2's and Vodafone's "idiot upgrade package".

java blogRick — Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA tied.

musicKinder, Gentler RIAA. Sue first, ask questions later.

netWoman Sentenced for Intercepting E-Mail. 60 days of home detention for intercepting her husband's ex-wife's e-mail.

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java blogJerason — Current IDE usage.

java blogCarlos — The Swing Connection Reloaded and Why Is Microsoft Interested In C++?

blogDiego — and speaking of kill bill…

moblogMatt — Generic Linkdump #237, Linuxant Broadcom 802.11g Drivers for Linux, Console Apps and Quicklinks.

blogRuss — My New VUE.

moblogJim — Smartphones as pocket hogs - reprise.

moblogGuy — Why would anybody want to program a Palm, using Visual Basic?

java blogRusty — Sun has released JavaHelp 2.0.

java blogSam — RSSReaper.

java blogGlen — First Experiences with JNI.

blogJason — The road to 2004 (I'm looking for another job).

blogMichael — Simplistic subsets.

java blogDebashish — Code Analyzers.

java blogHani — java.util.logging shoddiness.

java blogVincent — JUnit in Action - off to press.

java blogChris — Struts with Spring.

blogKevin — Remember Rip, Mix, Burn?

moblogPaul — YourSymbian Editor.

blogJeffrey — All About Subversion.

java blogLars — IMAP for Cocoon.

blogMartin — C-Refactory.

blogNelson  — TorrentSpy.

moblogKenneth — Sprint wireless on the Zaurus.

blogMartin — Writing by numbers.

javaJCache alpha 3, a Java Caching Service.

javaWhy JCP was forced to change its act. Java Community Process.

javaAn introduction to J2EE security. Java is designed for secure development and deployment.

pcThe best sub-$500 desktops. CompReviews.About.com.

mobileBig problems with the Treo 600? No one seems to know precisely what's really going on.

newsBlaine walks free from box. I know it's his schtick, but I'm not impressed one bit.

iDeaf

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java blogMatt — Web Frameworks - which one should I learn?

java blogAlan — Javaworld: Please don't read us anymore…please!

windowsIE2PDF. Convert HTML pages to PDF, including DHTML, etc.

wirelessFun with Bluetooth at the Acura Dealership.

developmentgcc 3.3.2. The GNU Compiler Collection.

neteBay Sued For Trademark Infringement. Bidz.com '$1 No Reserve' .

netLogiLogi 0.28, a MultiLanguage, sectioned Wiki-like system.

musicWindows iTunes sparks mixed reactions. Reactions range from unabashed praise to complaints of bugs.

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netJabber is on Fire. More users than ICQ, etc.

blogNeema — iTunes for Windows.

musicNapster MP3 Player Better than iPod? FM, line-in, etc.

blogMatt — OS X: Apps I dig.

pdaFirst impressions of Viewsonic's V36 Pocket PC. BargainPDA isn't particularly impressed with it.

mobileNokia CEO: Almost all Nokia phones will be cameraphones.

javaPHP Scales As Well As Java. Jack Herrington at the O'Reilly Network has had the audacity to claim that…

blogMatt — the new $20.

blogRuss — iPod Next Generation.

mobileCell-Phone Ownership Continues To Grow. Houston 74%, Atlanta 73%, Honolulu 70%, Miami 69%…

blogArj — iTunes revisited.

blogRogers — Sun offers icon graphic collection.

musicMicrosoft: iTunes Store too limited for Windows users.

musicA new wave of file-swapping lawsuits. 204 individuals notified. Did you check your snail mail today?

blogHolmes — Defending the families sued by the RIAA.

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javaComparing PHP and J2EE architectures. The PHP Scalability Myth.

javaDataBean. A a Java library that provides features for mapping a database table to a Java class.

javaTiger JMail. Tiger JMail is a direct replacement for Sun's javamail.

javaROXES Ant Tasks 1.1 Open Source released.

blogSebastiano — iTunes for Windows not up to expectations.

blogDave — iTunes for Windows.

blogSteve — Apple doesn't make money with iTunes store?

How could it make any money, considering how much they have to pay the music industry, transaction fees, the cost of bandwidth, etc.?

Not to mention that the artists make close to nothing.

javaJChanBot, a new Java IRC bot.

newsTeen hacker is not guilty. Sensational verdict.

java blogDave — re: Arguing XDoclet.

java blogDaniel — We almost lost JavaWorld.

newsNew Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. To be presented at Detroit Motorshow in January 2004.

java blogPhilip — Sun: Threatened by Standards?

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java blogMatt — JSTL and Dreamweaver has JSP Tag Completion.

java blogChris — Optimizing XML parsing with code generation.

java blogAndy — New Toys: Borland JBuilder 9 (On OS X) and Mozilla Firebird 0.7.

newsSCO Wins $50 Million Investment. Private investment deal led by BayStar Capital.

developmentMaya now Free for Personal Use. Free download for non-commercial applications.

blogLeslie — Quick links.

meMy version of iTunes for Windows won't recognize CDs. Matt tells me that his doesn't find MP3s, even when told where they are.

blogSylvain — Safari on Windows?

windowsiTunes Windows - First Impressions. Favorable?

technologyThe Future: Mercedes-Benz F 500 Mind. Talk to me, baby.

musicPepsi, Apple team to lure kids to DRM. 100,000 song giveaway.

wirelessWhy The WiFi Is Free At Buck's. If you live in Silicon Valley, you know about Buck's…

TLDDoc

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[@042] javaStore objects using the Preferences API. If your data can be expressed as simple objects, the API can be useful storage. javaMore Than 18 Million Software Downloads from Sun's java.com. java blogChris — What If the iApps Had Been the jApps? java blogDion — Ant 1.6 Makes an Appearance. blogCarlos — Counter Intuitive Rules for Software Success. blogRuss — J2ME for BREW Phones and iTunes for Windows. blogFrank — Apple gets it - again and European Music Industry: WAKE UP! java blogAlan — One really cool applet! java blogKen — IDEA EAP build #944 review. java blogAndreas — Clustered JDBC. blogBen — The CVS book. blogBrent — NetNewsWire and NetNewsWire Lite 1.0.6. blogJeremy — VeriSign selling DNS business. java blogNiel — JReceiver: Another Very Cool Open Source Java Project. javaTagUnit 1.0-beta4 released. javaJava XTools 1.1, a collection of functions for Java and Java 3D. javaJava Email Server 1.3, an SMTP POP3 email server. musicThe iPod accessories are out. iPod Media Reader and iPod Voice Recorder. pcPC Shipments Rise 15 Percent, Driven By Notebook Sales. netLime Wire launches legal content portal. It's not all dodgy Metallica CD rips, you know. netAnti-Spammers Win Major Court Battle. EMarketersAmerica.org case dismissed with prejudice. [@668] macReview: Mac OS X Panther 10.3. pdaHand/RSS for Palm OS. Plam-based aggregator. mobileGates: MS has 20m mobile market share, heads for 60%. blogMark — Atom revealed. musicCreative's 60GB Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra. Officially announced. [@551] java blogDavid — blojsom 2.03 available. blogBrent — Verisign bad? javaMark Roth pointed me to his excellent TLDDoc tool. I'm planning on using it for the Google Tag Library. musicWill you Take Her Away? adultMy current desktop wallpaper. blogMatt — My Foo Camp Gallery. java blogMatt — HowTo: Integrate Apache and Resin. blogLeslie — Quick links. blogHaiko — More aggregators. blogTim — Debbie Does BitTorrent. blogTom — Java not cross-platform? macComparatif Java G5/PC. Comparing Java performance on a G5 and various PCs. macApple UK confirms iPod add-ons launch. Commenting on unannounced product? java blogCharles — SLEE - A Java Application Server for the future. java blogSimon — XDoclet in the J2EE web tier. java blogDebashish — Javaranch newsletter: October Issue.

mod_jk2

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moblogDiego — O2's and Vodafone's "idiot upgrade package".

moblogMatt — Hotspot Roundup.

wirelessIs Bluetooth Dead? According to the EETimes, Bluetooth is dead.

blogDion — XForms 1.0 Finalized.

blogHani — JRoller TOS.

blogpeKevin — NewsMonster 1.2.2 Beta.

macApple reports $44 million profit for the fourth quarter.

netNew Internet speed record set. Sent 1.1 Terabytes of data at 5.44 gigabits a second from Geneva to California.

windowsMicrosoft Issues First Monthly Security Alert. Five 'critical' flaws.

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blogRuss — The Boom is Alive and American Mobile Thoughts.

java blogJoe — Avoid "TeckChek" — Invalid questions and lousy browser support.

blogCheah — Comparing Mozilla Firebird with other browsers.

javaJEL 0.9.11, a compiler for one-line expressions into Java bytecode.

mobileBluetooth cellphone headset roundup. Motorola Bluetooth Headset, Nextlink Bluespoon Digital, Nokia HDW-2, Plantronics M3000, Sony Ericsson's HBH-35 and HBH-60, Siemens HHB-500.

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mobileN-Gage works with iSync. Needs some tinkering.

blogNik — Packard Bell Athlon 64 XP notebook close to r…

netMozilla Thunderbird for Windows 0.3, Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac OS X 0.3 and Mozilla Thunderbird for Linux 0.3.

netMozilla Firebird for Windows 0.7, Mozilla Firebird for Mac OS X 0.7 and Mozilla Firebird for Linux 0.7.

mobileDismal first week for N-Gage, say games retailers. Tomb Raider tops handheld's software chart.

java blogJonathan — Now that's a specification.

java blogMatt — JSP Navigation Systems.

blogJim — Keeping Blaine Awake.

pcPC World: Apple G5 Gets Trounced By Athlon64.

netMozilla Launches Version 1.5. The Mozilla 1.5 suite.

blogAnil — hey, come work with us.

gadgetsNew TV wrist watch. Powered by the Sony Tuner chip-set.

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javaJava Upgrade Guide: Migrating From the MSJVM to the Sun JRE.

javaTech Tips: Introduction to the Java3D API and Using the TransferHandler

pcIntel profits up 142%. 1.7 billion dollars.

java blogDavid — blojsom 2.03 progress.

java blogDion — Installers for Java Programs.

java blogJayson — Blarg #2: What do you think about weblogs?.

java blogVattekkat — Quick Links.

blogLeslie — Quick links.

blogBrent — NetNewsWire 1.0.6fc2.

blogSeyed — Friends of MonkeyX (FOMX).

blogAlan — Programming Fonts.

windowsFileZilla 2.2.1a, a very neat FTP client.

mobile javaJ2ME VNC Client. Alpha 2.9.5 released.

javaJDBC SQL Profiler 0.2 released.

wirelessD-Link doubles the speed of 802.11g. Proprietary.

mobileGet the Sony Ericsson T610 for free at Amazon. With contract.

pdaDell launches Axim X3. Three new Axim models are unveiled as Dell officially launches the X3 series.

windowsBill Gates: 'Longhorn is going to be late'. Interview Driven by progress, not release date.

blogRealRadix — Fake university certificates.

meI've installed and configured mod_jk2. I'm hoping it will solve some of the problems I've been seeing with mod_webapp lately.

blogCheah — Mozilla Firebird 0.7 released!

pcIntel to shrink Celeron to 90nm during Q1 2004. 'Most of the value line' in that timeframe.

Fossick

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java blogDaniel — CSS and Swing.

java blogRusty — DocBook Docklet version 0.5.1 and JDebugTool version 3.3.

blogDavid  — Blog Name Generator.

blogSam — Nice FREE C# IDE.

java blogMathias — TheServerSide again worth the read.

blogHani — CPU based pricing.

blogAnil — my infoworld interview.

java blogJanne — JSPWiki joins Debian.

blogKevin — Orlowski blinded by hatred for blogs again.

blogChris — Bad Bots history lesson.

javaJSP Documentation Generator 1.0.8. Generates javadoc-style documentation from .jsp pages.

netPayPal Sets Up Safety Net. Up to $500.

musicMan denies RIAA charges of Latin music love . J. Lo means nothing to me.

neteDonkey rides like the wind in P2P protocol races. Where did Gnutella go?

newsOracle seeks EU approval on buyout. Tenacious O.

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mobile javaSun Boosts Mobile Java Options. A new program to boost the development of mobile Java services and new partnerships.

pc19-inch LCD monitor shootout. Three models from LG, three from Sony, two from Samsung, two from Iiyama, and one from NEC.

java blogMatt — Skinning your applications and Apache+Tomcat on RH9.

java blogJanne — Ego Stroking and Geek Envy.

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blogDiego — rss autodiscovery, take 3 and google's lack of manners.

java blogZhang — Exceptions Is Harmful (?) NOT!

java blogBen — Errors & exceptions.

java blogCharles — Taking Exception to Joel Spolsky and Google, Weblogs, and the End of the World.

netBlog noise achieves Google KO. Can we rescue our search engine from the wiki-fiddlers?

java blogSeyed — Sun Strategy: "Monetize" Java.

java blogNiel — Java Bounty at Boone's.

blogSteve — Open Source Impasse.

blogSimon — Learning to use Floats.

wirelessFrance to roll out Wi-Fi on high-speed train lines. Internet access à grand vitesse.

blogFrank — Looking for a job.

blogJoshua — How do kids program today?

macApple to Webcast quarterly results on Wednesday. FY 03 fourth quarter results.

blogMartin — Three Finally Get A Clue — In Denmark.

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meErik's Pulse has been published.

blogMatt — Rawdog 1.5 and Popdex Top 100.

blogRuss — Weblogs and Jub Hunting.

blogDave — J. Rolling handbook.

blogMichael — Bjarne Stroustrup Artima.com Interview, Part 1.

java blogKumar — J2SE: 10 References for 1.4.X GC.

java blogSimon — NeoOffice/J 0.7 Released.

technologywebMethods to acquire The Mind Electric. webMethods GLUE.

moblogMark — New Zealanders Get Wi-Fi with Fuel. It's like to see Wi-Fi at Safeway and 7-Eleven in the US.

moblogWendong — MIDP 2.0 Phones.

blogLeslie — Quick links.

blogJeffrey — First Look at ASP.NET 2.0.

blogSam — FDML.

blogChuq — Perl DBD on MacOS X 10.3.

blogCharles — Money Laundering.

developmentMicrosoft releases Office developer tools. Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Office System.

javaCommons HttpClient 2.0 Release Candidate 2. This release consists primarily of bug fixes and will hopefully be the last RC release.

newsMotorola Expands Into Flat-Screen TV Business. Deal with Hong Kong firm to make flat-screen televisions and computer displays.

Kill Bill

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moblogChristoph — Keyring Wifi finder.

blogJTLT 0.4, a templating system for Java.

technologyMozilla Charts an Independent Course. The open-source project, after being split from Netscape, now takes aim at attracting end users and enterprise customers.

java blogDaniel — Making things right.

meJRoller.com RSS feeds no longer use <link/> tags, they only use <gid/>. I don't know about you, but it seriously messes up my aggregator.

blogSimon — Mac OS X OpenOffice.org.

meInstant Tech Support. Keith was having problems with clevercactus. I hooked him with Diego on IRC. They're hammering it right now.

wirelessTI Behind Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Convergence.

java blogSimon — Integrating Tomcat and Apache on Mac OS X.

netStudy: Yes, spam's a problem. Category: Duh!

java blogCameron — Java Threads: The Hand-Off.

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netGaim 0.71 is Out: More Than Y! Connectivity.

blogCarlos — The Mind Electric takes over WebMethods.

java blogDiego — calendar questions.

mobileCingular Launches MMS. Unlimited MMS for $2.99 per month, until January.

java blogRusty — EJBCA 2.1 and JCalendar 0.5.

java blogDaniel — Subclipse 0.8.1 Released.

java blogJon — XMLFace 1.0 Beta 1 released.

java blogAdrian — AntClipse reloaded.

blogRick — MusicMatch Radio service is worth it.

java blogMichael — JSPWiki and SnipSnap compared.

java blogBrian — Apache OJB Unit of Work Tutorial.

blogSimon — Happy Birthday!

blogBill — OpenOffice.org XML Essentials.

macA Mac OS X 10.2.8 troubleshooting tip. Vicki has been experiencing similar problems with her iMac. I'm going to try to downgrade the PowerManagement bundle as suggested.

pcAcer's Ferrari laptop. Limited edition Ferrari-styled laptop from Acer.

pdaHP's new wireless Pocket PCs. h4150 and h4350.

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javaJava SOS 3.60, a Java servlets office suite.

moblogAnil — Microsoft announces mobile webservices.

musicStudent CD piracy lawsuit dropped. A software company drops a threat to sue a US student who showed how to bypass anti-piracy music technology.

moblogDave — Do Mobile Services.

moviesDell backs away from smartphone plans. Leaves market to Nokia.

moblogFrank — Palm OS 5.2.1 Second Edition.

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javaHaystack - The Universal Information Client.

javaJiXB, a framework for binding XML data to Java objects.

blogDiego — matrix (over)loaded.

blogMatt @ Camp Foo:

blogRuss — Arrived, Morning in California and Ode to the Kreme.

mobileReview: The Z600 is damn near perfect.

netJudge Gives Leg Up to Internet Calls. A decision that Minnesota should leave Internet phone businesses unregulated does not put the issue to rest.

java blogArjun — JAR Hell.

java blogDave — SAX has recently switched over to the SourceFor…

java blogMatt — OS X Rocks, but it sucks too.

blogDave — Wanna cheap iPod?

blogMike — Breaking FOO Camp.

blogErik — Cigar Fraud.

blogTim — Foo Camp Notes.

blogSam — A slice of foo.

blogChuq — Foo Camp.

pcSharp launches 3D notebook. Actius RD3D.

netmIRC DCC Exploit. /ignore -wd *

usWe went to see Kill Bill on Saturday. It opened at No. 1.