Asleep at the wheel...

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moblogRuss — Sun Vs. Palm Continued.

linuxIBM giving SuSE Enterprise Linux away. Go on, give it a try.

newsSun holds onto profit as revenue falls. More cash piled away.

javaExploit XDoclet's Struts Capabilities. Use XDoclet to streamline Struts development and eliminate repetition in J2EE-based application development.

javaJSIS and Source Code Dependencies. JSIS provides a relatively easy API for building tools that can analyze, scrutinize, and operate on Java source code.

javaMore Object Persistence Choice Factors. Object query mechanisms and transaction state management are discussed are critical factors in deciding on the right object persistence technology.

javaDaffodil DB version 2.2, a Java database with support for Unicode and PL/SQL.

mobile java3Gwhizz.com: Free Mobile Java Software, Games, Utilities, Ringtones and Video.

musicSell Your Music on iTunes Music Store. CD Baby is now accepting music to be sold via digital distribution.

moblogMoof — London #Mobitopia Meet: 12 August 2003.

java blogMatt — Luke - Lucene Index Browser.

blogDominic — C#Builder Personal download available.

java blogTobias — Testing FileUploads with Cactus.

blogDan — Watch out. Here comes the next craze in Internet advertising.

java blogMerrick — Does Java Need Value Objects?

java blogRusty — JDebugTool 3.0.

java blogCameron — Massively Clustered J2EE Apps.

java blogChris — interview with Bruce Eckel.

blogBrent — Bug in some RSS feeds.

blogKenneth — Readers Report on Win2K SP4.

blogJeremy — More Spam Tricks.

javaBarbecue, a Java barcode generator.

pdaUnofficial Zaurus FAQ. A handy IPK version is also available.

javajUDDI 0.8.0,a Java toolkit and registry implementation of UDDI.

blogJMap Port Scanner 0.3.1, a Java-based, threaded, network port scanner.

pdaPalm to update handheld, cut prices. Palm is preparing to update its Tungsten T line of handhelds.

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blogRuss — I *Really* Want This Job.

meI saw the wildest thing while finishing a cigar on my balcony around 3:30am.

Some car went thru the intersection, slowly rolling forward. Forcing incoming traffic to swerve to avoid a collision.

The car was abruptly stopped by the sidewalk ledge and finally stood still for a few seconds.

It then suddenly literally jumped over the sidewalk, seriously scrapping its undercarriage. Landing in the middle of the flower bed in front of the apartment complex across the street.

I was about to dial 911 when the driver backed up and sped away.

Drunk? Passed out? Weird for sure.

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javaAdd concurrent processing with message-driven beans. Process a request concurrently in the J2EE framework.

javaFormat Java-extracted data using DOM and XSL. Java can extract data from any JDBC-compliant database, convert that data into a DOM object, and then use XSL to format that data in the desired fashion.

javaJCSI Kerberos, Kerberos for Java.

javaLimSee2, a SMIL authoring tool, with support for SMIL 1.0 and SMIL 2.0.

javaBuild SWT GUI applications in minutes. SWT GUI Builder.

moblogJim — Over the Air downloads - the future direction for mobile games? and Secrets and lies.

java blogMatt — Jabber/Mono Crossover.

java blogFred— DCT joins EEBMC Java Benchmark Group-J2ME.

java blogWerner — Undercover reports for J2EE application servers.

blogGeoff — Australians as they see themselves.

blogDan — Why you should always use linked CSS files.

blogSimon — ZMatrix.

blogNeill — mailinator – email addrs without account creation.

moblogMike — One week with a Smartphone.

java blogPierre — EditPlugin 1.0 is available.

pcIomega announces miniature 1.5GB removable storage technology.

netBuyMusic Launches. Albums at $7.95 and $0.70 for individual songs.

pcPicking the best 17-inch LCD. X-bit Laboratories roundup of thirteen 17-inch LCD monitors to the test.

javaOptimalJ proves its case. Faster, better coding.

moviesMovie Studios Launch Anti-Piracy Ad Campaign. It's wrong to download movies…

On July 22, 2003 — Astronomers at the University of Arizona announced that they had found a 17th moon orbiting Jupiter.

Pulsating...

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[@287] meErik's Pulse has been published. moblogEwan — Same Game Launched. Congrats! blogGarth— How To Keep Your Job. javaFindBugs 0.6.1, a Java-bug finder. tvReplayTV caves in. Stripping out all of the commercial-skipping and show-sharing features that were pissing off the entertainment industry. technologySCO Copyright Claims Questioned. The Free Software Foundation hit back. netMichael Jackson Slams The Idea Of Putting File Traders In Jail. MJ is against the ACCOPS Act. [@981] javaMacromedia renews J2EE license. Renews J2EE License Agreement for JRun. blogRuss — Out To Lunch. blogMatt — Blosxom 2.0 Released. moblogRod — How to access funky characters on your Zaurus. blogMatt — Which new laptop would you buy? I left a comment. java blogRusty — Version 4.0.2 of ICEMail… java blogErb — Java 1.5: The end of Java? java blogNiel — J2ME Development With Eclipse and Antenna (HOWTO). pdaFossil/Palm PDA Watch Reviewed. Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal. pcReview: Small Hornet PC Stacks Up Well. pdaSamsung debuts ‘world's fastest’ PDA CPU. Beats XScale by 133MHz developmentReal Basic to target Linux. Compilation support coming but no IDE for now. java blogDominic — Eric Giguere and J2MEDeveloper.com. [@938] meI just got a call from Moreover.com. They will be shutting this page down.
Apparently the free feed ride is over. I've always wondered how they made any money considering that so many of their services were free.
[@685] musicApple: Pods Unite. java blogRusty — JXV 0.4. blogJames — more OS X stuff: VoodooPad. blogMike — In Search of Stupidity. blogMark — Open Source and Quality Assurance. javaIBM Adds ‘Traffic Cop’ Feature to WebSphere. Automatically monitors application workloads and routes traffic from one server to another. moblogDominic — TuxMobil: Linux on mobile computers. blogBruce — Interview and Weak Typing. java blogHani — JSR 168, the sucky bits. [@583] blogMatt — Typical Sunday Roundup. netAccess Denied: RIAA, MPAA Blocked From Techfocus. developmentPython and the Tipping Point. A Conversation with Bruce Eckel, Part IV. moblogMatt — RSS Creator and New Samsung Mobile Chip. moblogGlenn — Woz Tracks You—Slowly. blogCharles — The Fifteen Minute Test. blogNorm — IE Rules. java blogChristoph — Eclipse 3.0 M2 – New and Noteworthy. java blogPat — OpenSymphony gaining momentum. java blogJean-Yves — Server-Side Java with the Struts Framework on Mac OS X. musicYamaha's MusicCast wireless digital audio system. I just saw them in the latest Good Guys catalog. netLycos Offers “Second Opinion” Search Results. New utility displays Lycos search results next to results from Google, Yahoo, etc. pdaFossil Wrist PDA delayed to 30 Sept. Embarrassing. On July 21, 2002 — WorldCom Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. At the time it was the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.

Bad Boys

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usWe went to see Bad Boys II this afternoon. What a ride! Not much of a storyline, but lots of laughs and some kicking action scenes.

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perlA Taste of Perl 6. Perl 6 has more power, less syntax, and the same great Perl Flavor.

blogMatt — Code Reading.

javaStreamline Data Delivery in Java. Retrieve data without resorting to resource-intensive database polling.

java blogCarlos — Have EJB Vendors Just Discovered O/R Mapping?

blogDominic — Gizmodo: possible blogging business model.

blogDaniel — All Mathematicians: forget prime numbers…

blogMark — Scale the Requests Down.

blogVanessa — Javapedia – Individuals.

blogBill — How to deal with 15,000 messages a day at the White House: Bayesian Filters.

blogSam — Atom Mailing List.

blogCharles — On Specs and Brown M&Ms.

blogJulian — Free eBooks from Microsoft — at What Price?.

musicMusic firms subpoena IDs in Web downloads. At least 871 are obtained in plan to file civil suits.

On July 19, 2003 — People collectively decided to stop buying Music CDs and stick it to the RIAA.

RSS: too little, too late.

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pdaSony Confirms the US Release of Two UX Clies. The UX40 and UX50, available in September.

java blogSimon — Core J2EE Patterns, 2nd edition (Prentice Hall).

java blogRod — LGPL and Java: More confused than ever.

blogChuq — Dear Dave (again….) and The spam wars escalate.

blogAndy — RSS 2.0 goes to Harvard.

blogKevin — RSS goings-on.

blogBrent — RSS Spec Moves to Berkman, Advisory Board Formed and More questions answered.

netThe French have a word for it: ‘E-mail’ is now ‘courriel’.

moblogMatt — Preorder Your N-Gage and Python 2.3c1: Release Candidate.

moblogFred — MicroJava.com Name Change.

java blogGreg — A Free J2EE 1.3 Compliant Server.

blogNeema — Nice tool for finding cheap flights.

java blogCameron — Filters: Static AOP for Servlets.

humorGarth — It's 0530. What does the 0 stand for?

macAn interesting interview with Jeffrey Zeldman. AppleMatters has an interesting interview…

technologyInstallShield sues competitor Wise Solutions for electronic espionage.

wirelessSMART ID's WiFi detector. Kensington is not alone.

pcNo more Computer for Dell. An Inc. will do.

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blogJean-Yves — Good news about RSS2.0.

pdaNew Clie UX50 uses a sony-designed ARM-based chip. Sony handheld, Sony chip.

java blogCarsten — Public Review of Portlet Spec.

java blogRusty — DTDDoc 0.0.9.

blogMatt — Backup your Powerbook on your iPod.

java blogDominic J2ME Ant Tasks by Stampysoft and Ant, Antenna and Eclipse for J2ME development.

java blogDion — OSCON Java sessions are now available for download.

java blogDerek — Core J2EE Pattern Defeated – JMS ServiceLocator.

blogAndy — Unemployed? Want $4000 worth of training for $150?

java blogAaron — Java Collection Types & ColdFusion.

java blogJoe — Design by contract: testing implementations of interfaces.

blogJeremy — Man Beats Donkey.

macBeta testers sought for next version of QuickBooks. Intuit is recruiting Macintosh beta testers.

blogTodd — PowerToys for Windows XP.

gadgetsRCA's new gadgets. MP3 players with SD card, a wireless digital audio system, a DVD player with a 7-inch screen, and a slot-loading progressive scan DVD player.

pc101 reasons not to get a Tablet PC. “It can't get wet.”

technologyNYT: PeopleSoft Completes Deal for J.D. Edwards.

netBush's e-mail faces DOS attack. New site crippled.

javajLo, yet another logging framework.

java blogBertrand — jfor 0.7.2rc1.

blogCharles — T2: The Director's Cut.

On July 18, 1936 — The first Oscar Meyer Wienermobile rolled out of General Body Company's factory in Chicago, IL.

DocCheck

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musicOgg Vorbis decoder chip a reality. Oggastic!

blogAllon — Most “Redicurous” Item of the Week.

blogDominic — W3Schools .NET Tutorials.

blogRogers — Lycos, Amazon seek weblog trademarks.

blogAndy — Oh shit. I've been slashdotted.

musicCongressman pocketed $18,000 for RIAA ‘lobbying trip’. Ethics probe call needs your help.

java blogHenri — LGPL/Java blah blah.

macApple CFO joins eBay board of directors. Fred Anderson.

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mobile javaJ2ME CDC for PocketPC ARM and Sun J2ME's last stand on Pocket PC. Get off your collective arses!

mobileFool.com: Nokia shares down approx 20% this afternoon.

java blogMatt — HowTo: Upgrade your app to JSP 2.0 and An XForms Tutorial.

java blogDion — Hibernate & Cocobase: Open source and the law and New way to learn MVC. View a sing-song.

java blogHani — More distressing symptoms: Werkflow.

blogRafe — Microsoft Monitor on Office XML.

technologyHP's old Bluestone team found off New Jersey Turnpike. Oracle makes XML tools grab.

blogMary Jo — Windows Server 2003 Gaining at the Expense of Linux.

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javaMagic with Merlin: Focus, focus, focus. Focus is the art of managing what component receives keyboard input and when it receives it.

javaJava programming dynamics, Part 3: Applied reflection. Command line argument processing is one of those nasty chores that seems to keep coming around no matter how many times you've dealt with it in the past.

javaDeveloping Web Applications With JavaServer Pages 2.0, provides a fast track, code-intensive tutorial to get you started with JSP 2.0.

moblogMatt — mjabber Does Not Work on My 3650.

java blogFred — New Nokia MIDP Tips Tutorial.

java blogJon — Nanning 0.9 Released.

blogBill — Extracting files from RPMs.

moblogScott — Wireless broadband everywhere: WiMAX.

java blogNorman — XDoclet in Action on amazon.

blogMarc — Here comes AOL journals.

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javaJabber XML-RPC for Java, an implementation in java of the XML-RPC protocol, on top of Jabber instant messaging layer.

mobile javamjabber, a J2ME Jabber instant-messaging client.

moblogMatt — 240-kbit Over EDGE and Kensington WiFi Finder: Cheaper Than You Think.

pdaNew Clie Announced – Welcome the Sony Clie UX-50.

java blogRusty — JaxMe 1.64 and Big Faceless Report Generator 1.1.8.

java blogJonathan — Java VM Management, a modest proposal…

java blogCedric — Objective C.

blogCharles — It's Time to Fork the LGPL.

java blogAndy — what to do about the LGPL in Java.

java blogNathan — j2me devices.

macApple Posts PowerMac G5 TV Ad.

blogTodd — PC sales surge in second quarter.

pcCNET on the Onebox Media Center. The living room PC from Niveus.

newsNew Bill Seeks Prison Time for File Swappers. The bill carries penalties of up to 5 in prison and a $250,000 fine for uploading a copyrighted file to a P2P network.

pdaReview: Viewsonic V35 Pocket PC.

windowsMicrosoft issues doubleplus critical security fix. Secured Win 2003 systems among the vulnerable.

mobileNokia profit plunges by 28 percent, sales flat.

linuxWindows device development faster, cheaper than Linux? But if so, why are so many outfits committing suicide?

linuxSlackware Turns 10. Happy Birthday!

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meI ran Sun's Doc Check Doclet on some of our projects. It did find some problems I would have probably never found otherwise.

The results are output to HTML documents. Unfortunately there is no way to directly open the faulty documents. The process of correcting problems is thus quite intensive.

Someone needs to incorporate similar functionality into IDEA/Eclipse.

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javaJakarta Velocity Tools 1.0, a collection of Velocity subprojects offering servlets and tools for rapid web development.

java blogDion — WebLogic the Platform. Is that what we needed?

java blogFred — A J2SE SmartPhone?

java blogStephan — Another reason for NOT using CocoBase.

java blogChris — What's The Refresh Rate On Your Tongue?

java blogVanessa — How to find the answer to your Java question in 3 simple steps.

java blogLeslie — Email notification of the Googledance and Changes in my link blogging.

blogJeremy — On Buying Feedster.

blogKeith Writing realistic job descriptions.

blogSimon — New PHP experiment, inspired by ColdFusion and The Google Browser.

java blogCalvin — Java and LGPL.

blogRealRadix — Radio Shark.

java blogAaron — ColdFusion Whois client using Jakarta Commons/Net lib.

blogJeremy — Beware The Trojan and Update: The Citibank Robbery.

booksO'Reilly updates popular Linux reference book. Linux in a Nutshell.

macMissing Sync for Pocket PC. Synchronize with iCal, Mac OS X Address Book and AvantGo, as well as transfer music and photos from within iTunes and iPhoto.

pdaDELL Axim X5 Review and Dell Axim Problem Found.

netMusic piracy probe stepped up. US record industry officials send subpoenas to internet providers in a crackdown on music piracy.

blogJim — Metadata roundup.

wirelessHotspots – cold turkey or Big Mac?. Why not try selling more food?

tvDirecTV dragnet snares innocent techies. Dolphins in the Tuna Net.

blogMatt — Multitasking.

On July 17, 1979 — Gary Moore left Thin Lizzy and was replaced by Midge Ure.

Spell Check

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java blogDiego — the limits of MIDP.

javaXML Publishing with Cocoon 2, Part 2.

java blogMichael — LGPL code in jar files places some restrictions.

java blogGreg — How to Become a Java Guru.

blogSimon — Google exercises editorial control.

blogChris — Great KVM solution.

java blogAndy — LGPL clarification.

javaantenna 0.9.10, J2ME/MIDP ant tasks.

macApple reports $19 million profit, or 5 cents a share.

musicBuy.com confirms ‘iMusic’ store. All The iMusic You Can Buy.com.

windowsCritical Flaw Leaves Windows Server 2003 Vulnerable. Microsoft has issued a patch for a serious vulnerability found in Windows Server 2003.

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javaThe Promise of Java Everywhere. What does it take to bring Java into all parts of your operation?

javaIs Sun making a mistake? What is Sun doing?

moblogEwan — Letting Go Of Code.

moblogDiego — Symbian's Achilles' Heel.

java blogDavid — Any chance Radeox license could change from LGPL?

java blogRod — The [L]GPL, Java and Asymmetry.

blogPaul — Is programming in the US just going to be a hobby?

java blogKevin — LGPL code in jar files is viral!

java blogHani — Stupid project of the day: Just4log.

blogLuis — What Really Works.

blogKevin — Zelda Tilts Her Head Quizzically.

java blogRafe — I hate Oracle.

java blogRoss — Just4Log.

java blogLance — Re: Roller and GPL.

java blogJanne — LGPL viral for Java?

java blogOliver — java tuning.

mobileGSL's new Palm-powered smartphone. Xplore G18.

javaBEA Releases WebLogic 8.1 Platform.

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java blogTobias — Running Java as OS Service.

java blogJeremy — More Java awards…

java blogRusty — Sun has posted beta 2 of the Doc Check Doclet 1.2.

java blogCameron — Servlet Container Events.

java blogAndy — LGPL in Java.

blogMarcus — Google Frontends!

macMacromedia Contribute 2 offers PayPal, Mac OS X support.

blogTodd — Wireless Hotspots and hiding from the RIAA.

blogDiego — the best movie you've never heard of.

mobileGPRS networks vulnerable to DOS attacks. GPRS network could be hacked.

moblogTom — MTV launching mobile content…

java blogDavid — For Java, LGPL is viral.

moblogRealRadix — Bluetooth vs Infra Red speeds.

moblogJim — N-Gage the knockout gaming device?

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meWhat a difference a day make. Max just woke up and she seems to be doing a lot better. She ate a little and jumped right on the bed. The pill we gave her knocked her out for quite a few hours, but she needed the rest.

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javaJSpell, a spell checker API for Java.

javaXMLmind Spell-Checker / SDK edition, a Development Kit designed to add spell-checking functionalities in Java applications.

javaXDE's Spell Checker, a spell checker Java applet and HTML only spell checker client.

javaSentry Spelling Checker Engine, a class library developers can use to add a spell checker to their Java applications, applets, and servlets.

wirelessNew in-flight cell phone technology on the horizon. WirelessCabin.

wirelessBusinesses See Wi-Fi as Potential Lure. Restaurants, hotels wooing customers with wireless access

javaROK Files for Java Patent. For its secure Java-based mobile gaming download technology.

javaChoose the Right Object Persistence. Making a choice among JDBC, CMP, and JDO can be critical in enterprise application design.

java blogMatt — Roundup: Moz, Perl, Digital and Tomcat.

mobileSiemens SX-1 has digital zoom.

java blogJeff— Tomcat4 and Runaway processes? and New 30gig iPOD.

java blogDominic — JXTA and JXME and Payment processing via the web and J2ME.

java blogSimon — TagUnit 1.0 nearing completion.

java blogDerek — Who's maintaining maven.org?

blogChris — Legacy code smells: double meanings.

blogStuart — Accessing the WIndows clipboard with Python.

blogCharles — The Battle Of Who Could Care Less…

blogAahz — Typing: Strong vs. Weak, Static vs. Dynamic.

blogBryce — theKompany.rom.

java blogMike — Is there any bloody value in coding standards?

javaJavaWizardComponent 1.1, a Java Swing component for creating wizards.

netProgramming your TiVo via AOL. AOL members can now remotely program their Series 2 TiVos for free.

mobileTake the cellphone test. Need help picking a cellphone?

mobileThe Nokia Spy Camera Phone. Observation.

pcTransmeta powers first sub-$800 Tablet PC. VIA Antaur version too.

mobileGSM to overtake CDMA in USA. Within two years.

blogDiego — comments: to close or not to close?

On July 16, 1979 — Saddam Hussein became president of Iraq after forcing Hasan al-Bakr to resign.