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java blogDaniel — You know what I mean.

newsThe Ten Most Overpaid Jobs In The U.S. 'Almost no one in America would admit to being overpaid…'

blogMatt  — Best. Craiglslist Post. Evar!

blogMatthew — ETech 2004 details.

blogRuss — Relativity.

macApple ad claim rubbished by watchdog. G5s are not the "world's fastest, most powerful personal computer".

musicSony Music wants buyers to like copy protected CDs. Copy protected CDs that also include "a compressed digital copy of the music that can be quickly copied onto any computer."

moblogEric — Gartner Declares Premature Victory for Microsoft Smartphone.

java blogRusty — Excelsior has posted the third beta of FlawDetector 1.0, yet another lint-like static code checking tool for Java.

java blogDion — Jakarta Team Releases New Jakarta Commons Primitives Package and Alledged Code Copying in Apache Geronimo spurs JBoss response.

java blogSam — J2EE/JSP Week at SitePoint.

java blogJoshua — Swing has failed. What can we do?

blogEric — SCO Claims Ownership of Patriot Act.

java blogMatt — Why I don't use My Eclipse IDE.

java blogHani — The senior architect syndrome.

blogChris — Managing packages for OS X.

blogRealRadix — After the iPod.

blogRoss — What Kind of Social Software Are You?

windowsMicrosoft sets low price for Virtual PC 2004. $129 + MSDN subscription.

macMac OS X v10.3.1 improves FileVault, FireWire 800, more.

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java blogDion — 1 NetBeans facelift coming up!

blogMatt — CodeCon 2004 CFP.

pdaNewton II in January? Dvorak thinks so… I loved my Newton. I love my Zaurus.

blogJim — Clay Shirky - genius or troll?

musiciTunes Music Store Is "Invention of the Year". Time Magazine.

pdaPalm Zire 21. Reg Review The perfect beginners' PDA?

javajTunes 4, a Java-based iTunes clone.

developmentNew, Clearer, IP Defensive, Apache Licenses Proposed. "reflect changes in the community regarding patents and contributing…."

mobileNokia not buying Psion. Rumors denied.

java blogJoe — RSS Feed Quality.

tv'Wheel of Fortune'. Show celebrates 4,000 shows.

netA Glimpse Inside the Virus Writer. "Virus writing is not rocket science"

java blogJoe — New Book: Java Open Source Programming.

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javaDevelop state-of-the-art mobile games. Trends in mobile games and a survey of related J2ME APIs.

moblogMatt — Blog-it.

java blogElton — Java Games.

java blogJason — Code in books part II.

java blogMichael — How do you teach Java?

java blogMaxym — Corporate OpenSource.

blogJesus — Fedora Core 1 Review with Pictures.

moblogNeema — Motorola's 3g Phone.

java blogPatrick — XPath and JAVA, where to start?

java blogSimon — TagUnit 1.0 available.

java blogWerner — MyEclipse 3.6.4 released.

newsCounterfeit new $20 bills already in circulation. [from Amy's Robot Link Factory]

blogKevin — Google lies about search terms.

blogStuart — A perl script to create release notes from a cvs log file.

java blogCharles — [AHOV 1] Directory Traversal and [AHOV 2] SQL Injection.

javaJFreeReport 0.8.4-5, a Java class library for generating reports.

macWindows Media Player 9 : toujours pas de DRM. No DRM.

javaJMyra 2.0.3, a Java monitoring plaform with support for multiple logging APIs.

javaDebugging with Eclipse. An overview of how you can use the built-in debugging features in the Eclipse Platform for debugging your software projects.

linuxunix2mac and mac2unix.

java blogRusty — JCalendar 0.7 and version 2.4 of JProfiler.

java blogMichael — J2ME tech tips from JavaRanch.

On November 10, 1969 — "Sesame Street" made its debut on PBS.

TGIF

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moblogMatt — How Much for that 7700 in the Window?

developmentHow to create a SIS file and How to create a SIS file - Part II.

java blogBilly — Why are JMS APIs restricted in J2EE and how to workaround it.

java blogTim — Java v. C++, why do we bother?

java blogDave — Visual Tags for Struts.

java blogSimon — I've been blogging for one year! Congrats.

blogDon — StAX Fun.

blogJason — BlogThis! for the Google Deskbar and a few more searches.

macWindows Media Player 9 for OS X available for download.

musicNapster: 'We will take market share from Apple'.

technologyInfoWorld 100 winners. An industry breakdown of outstanding IT projects.

netSenate Scraps Internet Access Tax Ban Vote. Lawmakers unable reach compromise on whether to make ban permanent or temporary.

wirelessIntel acquires Wi-Fi chipmaker. Mobilian.

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javaEGOTHOR, an Open Source, high-performance, full-featured text search engine written entirely in Java.

java blogJason — Code samples in books.

blogErik — More on Zinio.

technologyWhat does C have in common with a scalding cup of coffee? Opinion Security's Brewing Mess.

javaJerba, a simple persistence framework for J2EE.

javaSun still pondering Eclipse move. Company seeks unified development plug-ins.

java blog:Carlos — Will Google Deskbar Promote Java on the Desktop?

java blogRusty — Tom Copeland has released PMD 1.3.

java blogKeith — The Java is Faster than C++ and C++ Sucks Unbiased Benchmark.

java blogAndreas — CruiseControl.

movies'Titanic' voted Worst Film Ever by BBC viewers. 'A.I.' is second. [from Amy's Robot Link Factory]

blogChris — Well Done, Apple. Just one of the reason why I would never buy a song from iTunes. As long as I have to give up my rights to get low-quality digital content, I will buy CDs and rip them myself.

blogTim — Picture Windows.

mobileWi-Fi providers move toward ISP model. Wayport, T-Mobile…

blogDion — Why it is easy for the quality of Open Source Projects to be bad.

blogAndres — fedora core one slated tonight.

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meErik's Pulse has been published.

developmentBasic principles in database tuning. This article is excerpted from the book Database Tuning: Principles, Experiments, and Troubleshooting Techniques.

java blogDaniel — Therefore, BOOM!

musicMcDonald's Denies Deal With iTunes. Tsk… Tsk…

blogDiego — The Matrix Revolutions: a review.

moblogTom — OrangeWorld portal updates.

java blogGregg — Java.net vs Sourceforge.

java blogSimon — First impressions of Clover and Minor TagUnit changes before 1.0 release.

blogJesus — Fedora Core 1 INSTALLED!

java blogNick — "Enterprise J2ME" — expand your enterprise skills to new horizons.

blogLuke — SharpReader 0.9.3.

java blogMatt — [New Book] Art of Java Web Development: Frameworks and Best Practices and Run Multiple versions of IE on the same Windows OS.

blogMike — Good Ideas by Rogue Amoeba.

blogLeslie — Quick Links.

java blogDon — Tomcat and Windows Server 2003.

java blogErik — QueryParser Rulez.

java blogBill — Google's HTML Deconstructed and Apache Cocoon Recipes.

java blogKevin — Java Deadlock Detection with 'kill'.

linuxGetting to Know Fedora Core 1. Not Red Hat 10.

javaFather of Java joins Sun tools group.

No Revolution Here...

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javaJava 1.4.2 Developer Preview 1 for Mac OS X 10.3 is now available for all ADC members.

javaTutorial: Java certification success, Part 1: SCJP.

javaTip: How to create a simple JAX-RPC handler.

javaA practical introduction to TriActive JDO. TJDO, a lightweight, open source implementation of Sun's Java Data Objects (JDO) 1.0 specification.

javaScheduling recurring tasks in Java applications. All manner of Java applications commonly need to schedule tasks for repeated execution.

javaUse a consistent trace system for easier debugging. When faced with a thorny bug, many developers use System.out.println statements…

javaInvoke Web services with Java clients. A look at Web services clients in the J2SE and J2EE environment.

java blogMatthew — JSF Impressions - update.

blogRuss — First Day in the New Pad.

pdaDell Axim X3i Coupon — Final Cost $306. Coupons galore.

java blogBrett — Mike Cannon-Brookes on TSS and WebWork.

blogMichael — Redhat, Fedora and common questions.

java blogMatt — My Development Environment.

blogAaron — Labs: Google Deskbar.

blogBrent — Can you make money?

blogMarc — Longhorn Architecture.

java blogCedric — JSR 175 available for public review.

wirelessBluetooth reaches 1.2. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the adoption of Bluetooth Specification Version 1.2.

musicNapster and Penn State Announce Free Music Deal. Penn State University reached a deal to offer students free access to the Napster music service.

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javaTutorial: Handling Messages, Errors and Exceptions in Struts 1.1.

javaTutorial: Code Smarter, Not Harder, With XDoclet.

javaTutorial: The Pitfalls of Inheritance.

javaJava API for XML Processing: Getting Started with JAXP.

javaThe New Java USB API.

javaLogging with log4j: An Efficient Way to Log Java Applications.

java blogMatthew — JSF impressions.

blogPatrick — I've got a picture on you !!!

blogRob — The Matrix Reconsidered.

java blogChristian — Using Jalopy with UltraEdit.

humorWhat is the Meatrix? [from Amy's Robot Link Factory]

java blogCedric — Installation from hell (volume 2).

musicWalmart Music Store. The New York Post reports that Walmart is finalizing deals with the five major labels and plans to launch its own music download service…

netFTC peers through Windows weakness. Press conference "to address consumer concerns" about the Windows Messenger service.

java blogRusty — Jakarta Commons Primitives 1.0 and POI 2.0 RC 1.

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java blogDaniel — SOAP - just a name.

javaJSP 2.0: The New Deal, Part 1.

javaA Java-Based Music Player For MP3, Ogg, & WAV. Putting the JavaSound API to work.

java blogCarlos — Open Source Structured Graphics Libraries Written in Java.

moblogMatt — Series 90 C++ Emulator and Development Environment.

java blogBernard — Java Uuid Generators and Java UUID Performance Benchmarks…

blogSam — FeedDemon 1.0 RC3 is out.

java blogMichael — EJB 2.1.

blogTed — Matrix Revolutions (no spoilers).

java blogVincent — JUnit in Action news.

blogLeslie — Quick Links.

moblogConor — Finger Phones.

java blogRob — I forgot that Firebird handles JAR URL's like Java does…

blogMartin — Matrix Regurgitated.

musicNY Post: McDonald's to do billion-song iTunes giveaway.

javaJFormula 2.4, a Java library for evaluating mathematical expressions.

musicSony's $60 iPod? No way.

pcPC sales are getting better, better all the time. IDC on Germany and UK markets.

linuxRed Hat's Fedora released - the upgrade path for the rest of us? What if we have a cuckoo in the nest here?

Charts

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java blogCarlos — Rendezvous Enabled Distributed Build!

blogDiego — the matrix revolutions: the abridged script.

moblogMatt — Testing C++ Applications on Series 90 and Apache Axis C++ 1.0 Alpha.

blogElton — Poseidon for UML 2.1 is out.

java blogSimon — Deploying Pebble on Resin 2.1.x.

blogChris — On Hani and I'm a Console Cowboy.

blogChris — Initial Matrix impressions.

blogKeith — Matrix Revolutions.

blogRick — First programming language ideas?

blogSimon — easytoggle and debugging in Safari.

blogDan — Da Matrix.

blogChuq — Lunar Eclipse Saturday.

windowsWinSCP 3.4.2 released.

javaJavaThrottle 0.1, a pipe bandwidth limiter.

macApple says could easily move to Intel, but happy with IBM.

technologyBEA Releases Finalized StAX. The streaming API for XML.

windows'Critical' Office 2003 Patch Released. Microsoft plugs holes in Powerpoint, Word and Excel.

meI spent most of the day getting familiar with JFreeChart and Cewolf.

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javaExchanger XML Editor 1.1. Cladonia Ltd.

javaGJTester, a Java Testing Tool.

java blogDavid — AtomAPI 0.8 forthcoming.

java blogMike — SD Magazine Review of Bitter EJB.

blogCedric — Installation from hell (volume 1).

moblogMatt — trying my hand at freelance work: P800 review.

mobileNumber portability winners and losers. MyRatePlan.com is running a poll.

blogHani — I loathe Redhat users.

musicRIAA Anti-Piracy Campaign Having An Impact. 1.4 million American households deleted all the digital music files on their computers.

java blogAnthony — JCE.

java blogJoshua — Swing Hack 5: a magic lens.

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blogMatt — Wallop: Microsoft Enters the Fray.

mobileWorldwide cellphone shipments up 21% for the 3rd quarter.

moblogMartin — Light & Camera: Then We'll Have Action!

java blogChris — Trying out Scarab.

blogEddy — Capturing keystrokes with GetAsyncKeyState.

blogDion — Oracle leads multinode SPECJAppServer2002 with new results.

java blogEmerson — Bug fix version 2.1.2 of Eclipse is out.

blogEd — The problem with DRM.

blogMark — Fedora Core Test 3 - First Thoughts.

blogTed — All PGP Keyservers are not created equal.

java blogMohd — JSTL format with multiple Resource Bundles.

blogKeith — Apache's kicking ass.

blogMarc — All-in-one Media PC.

javaSecure FTP Bean 2.0.11, a Java bean for performing secure FTP transfers.

gadgetsFirst look at the PlayStation Portable. PSP.

musicSony to offer $60 iPod? Not likely. Apple and Oranges.

newsMicrosoft Offers $500,000 Bounty for Virus Writers. MSBlast and Sobig.

Election Day

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javaTips: Handling Exceptions and Using the TimeZone Class.

java blogDaniel — Field Validation in JSF.

javaJava Theory and Practice: A brief history of garbage collection.

blogNathan — why are you here?

java blogRoss  — On the 1.5 Java Language Extensions.

blogChristoph — Homeland Security gets $ 2 billions.

maciTerm.app 0.78. Nice Terminal replacement app.

macXcode developer tools get updated. Apple has updated Xcode, its set of Mac OS X developer tools, to version 1.0.1.

tvFCC Approves Broadcast Flag. All digital TV receivers will need to recognize this flag, meaning that people will need to buy new equipment…

wirelessBluetooth boom spawns 'bluejacking'. Rad Fad.

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javaNew Atalanta's ServletExec 5.0 Released.

blogDiego — my feedster plugin @ mozdev.

mobileCredit Card Size Cell Phone. NEC N900.

netSend a FAX by E-mail. [from Anil's Daily Links]

blogAaron — Google Indexing IRC?

blogRafe — Source code control for the lone programmer.

netjpg2asc. Convert JPG images to ASCII images.

musicMTV prepares music download rival. Music service to rival Apple's iTunes in the US.

blogCameron — Why does Open Source suck?

blogLeslie — Quick Links.

javaOpinion: Java Community hits out at .NET Progress.

wirelessNokia's new Bluetooth accessories. HS-4W wireless headset, Nokia 610 Bluetooth Car Kit and AD-5B Wireless Audio Adapter.

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pythonPython 2.3 Quick Reference. Richard Gruet has updated his Python Quick Reference to cover Python 2.3.

pcXbox to Switch to PowerPC. The same chips used in Apple's Macintosh computers.

technologyXHTML 1.0 / HTML 4.01 / DocBook XML v4.2 Validator.

linuxNovell Announces Agreement to Acquire SUSE. This latest move follows Novell's August purchase of Ximian.

blogDiego — mozilla/netscape RSS ticker toolbar.

moblogJim — BlueJacking and FOAF.

java blogEmerson — Eclipse Configuration for Geronimo will be checked-in to cvs.

java blogGilles — A JavaLobby discussion may be the start of something.

blogKurt — CVS pserver on OS X 10.3.

blogTed — I'm excited!

blogWerner — Red Hat 9 end of life : what about my laptop ?

blogJeremy — Self Assessment.

java blogCedric — AOP Presentation at BorCon 2003.

blogStefan — Yahoo modifies homepage.

blogTodd — AT&T to find out how expensive "Do Not Call" Calls will be.

netNetcraft: Strong Growth in Top US and European Hosting Providers.

newsAppeals Court to Consider Microsoft Case. The antitrust case against Microsoft is returning to the U.S. appeals court.

musicRIAA and DirecTV file more suits. Drag thousands to court.

Mobistats

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java blogCarlos — The Story Of Jython.

java blogBrett — JMeter to the Rescue.

java blogDion — Borland announces Enterprise Studio for Java 7 at BorCon.

blogAndreas — Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide 2.2 released.

blogChris — RedDwarf Series 3 Released on DVD today!

blogRogers — Java inventor tries for a jackpot.

macPowerBook G5 is 'going to be a while'. Dave Russell, director of product marketing for portables and wireless at Apple.

blogCharles — Incredibly Obvious Software Development Secrets.

blogMatt — Fog Creek Redesign and From VPNs to Leona Naess.

java blogRick — A Million Monkeys at the Keyboard!

java blogDaniel — Hibernator - Hibernate Eclipse plugin 0.9.6.

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blogMatt — November Netcraft Survey.

moblogAnil — The Ubiquitous Network Society of Today.

blogCedric — iTunes for Windows.

java blogDaniel — Summit Report.

blogDiego — on longhorn.

technologySun, Zend integrate PHP with Sun's Web server. PHP programs can be deployed on Sun's Web server.

java blogDavid — IntelliJ Aurora, build 963 available.

blogMagnus — Good-bye, Red Hat.

java blogDion — Jakarta Jetspeed 1.4 Final Released.

macA new Panther troubleshooting guide. Randy B. Singer has posted a very useful Panther troubleshooting guide, listing common problems & solutions. [from Mac Net Journal]

blogJesus — Fedora Screenshots Link.

java blogHani — The trouble with AntHill (pro).

blogMary Jo — Hotmail Overhaul Coming Later This Month.

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meChris has implemented logging in mobibot, the #mobitopia bot, which now allows us to generate stats for the channel.

javaJarminator, a simple Jar examinator.

javaTutorials: Getting Started with Eclipse and the SWT.

javaJava Tip 143: Utilize the Database Schema Browser.

blogDiego — an introduction to weblogs.

blogFrançois — URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL blah blah blah )-o.

moblogMatt — Freevo 1.4rc2, OpenBSD 3.4 Released and MOTOCODER October Update.

moblogRuss — N-Gage: What a Disaster and N-Gage Arena: Neato Mobile Online Service.

pdaReview: HP iPaq 4150.

netTop viruses for October. Windows, IRC, etc.

moblogEmily — Sexy Mini Movies for Cell Phones.

java blogSam — Pretty Priniting Java/C# Code on a Webpage.

java blogAndrew — POI 2.0 RC1 Released.

blogMatthew — Where are all the XML Configuration tools?

blogFred — WinerLog is Back!

java blogNick — Disabling Tomcat Session Serialization.

java blogKeith — Stress Testing J2EE Apps.

blogAlan — Why The "Hacker Logo" is Perfect.

blogSimon — That G5 Cluster.

java blogChristoph — Struts Enabler Tools.

windowsVirtual Dimension 0.92b, a virtual desktop manager.

windowsWinSCP 3.4.1, a SFTP/SCP client.

netGoogle Rebuffs Microsoft. No thank-you.

newsBankruptcy Judge Approves WorldCom Reorg. Judge approves MCI/Worldcom plan to emerge from bankruptcy.

netYahoo Dropping Enterprise Division. After a round of layoffs, the company is merging the operation of its enterprise offerings with its consumer products.

musicUS downloads beat CD sales. US music fans download twice as many singles over the internet as they buy from record stores, a report says.

macFire 0.32.h, a multi-protocol instant messenger.