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Jim — Link prefetching palaver.

5 online cigarette retailers sued. California Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed lawsuits against five out-of-state online cigarette.

If you're interested in buying a Zaurus, here's another chance:

[As seen in Sharp's Zaurus Developer Newsletter]

On April 5th HSN will be airing and selling the Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 for an unbelievable $199.99 just for the day. It will be featured as their daily special starting at Midnight (Friday night/Saturday Morning) (EST) with 2 spots at both midnight and 1 am.

The next morning on the 5th (Saturday) it will be featured at 8 and 9 am Eastern Standard Time. This one day price special will be just for the day and will not be offered at this price again.

There is VERY limited supply at this price and it may sell out by morning, so please get your orders in at Midnight. The web site is http://www.hsn.com/ and you can get an additional percentage off for first time buyer.

Remember to set your alarm clock for midnight for the night of the 4th, morning of the 5th and get your orders in!

The Pocketop Keyboard and the flexible FX100 Keyboard are both compatible with the Zaurus.

Microsoft seeks Java ruling reversal. Microsoft to appeal Java ruling.

Understanding Classloaders: log4j in a J2EE Environment.

Handling Multiple Submits. Whether by accident or out of frustration, users may accidentally submit the same web form multiple times.

Top 12 Reasons to Write Unit Tests. Most programmers do not write tests.

Tom — Handango Yardsticks.

Kurt — Great Structs FAQ.

Matt — String Tag Library 1.0.1 and Bug in Ant 1.5.2?

Dominic — JiBX and data binding frameworks and Fast XSLT - Apache XSLTC.

Eric — Getting Started With Eclipse.

Java 1.4.2 GTK+ Look and Feel. The next version of J2SE, Java 1.4.2, will be released shortly featuring improved look and feel support for Windows XP and Linux user interfaces.

Velocity 1.3.1 Released. The Jakarta Velocity project has released v1.3.1 of the Velocity Template Engine. Velocity is a Java-based template engine.

Dave — KISS: The Engineering Principle.

Erik — Dress More Professionally.

Bill — sendmail refusing to answer?

Michael — Pre-register for the national Do Not Call Program.

Dave — Code Generation.

Matt — Java Serial Port and IrDA Access.

Chris — Fun with macros.

JAction 1.1, a framework providing flexible control layer based on standard technologies like Java Servlets, JavaBeans, ResourceBundles, and XML.

Microsoft details Office 2003 lineup. The company is adding several new application bundles to the Office 2003 suite due out in June, including a new Small Business edition.

Juno offers Mac OS X users dial-up Internet. I just saw a TV ad stating they were now Mac compatible.

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Streamline Your Exception Processing. Make applications easier to maintain and support by implementing exception handling at an application level.

Review: Java Development with Ant.

30 years later: What's wrong with cell phones?

MyFaces, provides a configurable JSF implementation without using Servlet sessions or cookies for saving the client state.

James — I've switched! The 17 inch PowerBook and OSX rocks!

Keith — MSDN has RSS feeds!

JiBX beta 1, XML Data Binding for Java.

Making Emacs Stand Up To Visual Studio 7.

Ben — April Fool round-up.

zClipse.org, Open Source plugins for the Eclipse project.

Jaxe 1.4, a Java XML editor.

Jim — Microsoft and Orange still don't get it.

Java MSN Applet, a Java applet MSN client.

Now that I've downloaded it, I'm pondering whether I really want to upgrade this server to Red Hat 9.

On April 2, 1978 — “Dallas” premiered on CBS.

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Technical Review for Red Hat Linux 9.

Jim — Bluetooth USB adaptors.

Neill — added to my jarsearcher tool…

Danny — CVSGrab Ant task and Java Jam 4.

JMX4Ant v1.1, provides the ability to interact with JMX MBeans from Ant.

Linksys, Ricochet unveil wireless wide-area network router.

Ban On E-Commerce Taxes Likely To Be Extended.

Apache 2.0.45 Released.

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The Future of JDOM for processing XML using Java.

Samsung spoils the Microsoft party with a Symbian phone. The new SGH-D700 is a Nokia Series 60 license.

Jonas — AspectWerkz AOP framework for Java 0.3 has been released.

Castor Eclipse Plug-in v1.0.1, an XDoclet plugin for Eclipse.

EBay's PayPal accused of violating Patriot Act.

IRS electronic filing logs 2 million users.

Dominic — IBM Xperanto.

HP to pair Mozilla with its OS.

High-Tech Companies Get Low Marks For Online Service. Top: HP, Dell, Xerox, IBM, Microsoft, Apple.

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Java Performance Tuning Newsletter no. 28.

Chuq — RFC 3514.

Bryce — April Fools.

LiteWebServer 3.0.2, a small modular web server and Java web container based on Tomcat.

Servlet 2.4: What's in store?

DbEdit Plugin for Eclipse, provides a view on the content of a database.

Oracle targets SMEs with 9i Java Edition. The complete e-commerce kit in a box.

April Fools: TheServerSide Bought by Microsoft.

David — Bringing your Java Application to Mac OS X: Part Two.

Fred — Bruce Eckels Weblog coming soon to Javablogs.

Werner — InetAddress and Javablogs.

Glen — SourceJammer: a Java CVS replacement.

JDK 1.5 Early Access 1 Released.

Matt — Red Hat 9 Download. I got all the images in about 5 hours using BitTorrent, and let it run all night.

Matthew — 2003 JDJ Readers' Choice Awards — Voting Begins Today.

Costin — Manifests and properties.

JSch 0.1.3, a pure Java implementation of SSH2.

Survey: Sweden tops U.S. as Web-savviest nation.

Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time.

On April 1, 1778 — Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, created the “$” symbol.

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FreeMarker 2.2 Final, a “template engine” to generate text output (anything from HTML or RTF to autogenerated source code.)

Simon — TagUnit 0.9 released.

OpenSSH 3.6 Released.

Dominic — Tomcat JDBCStore for Session Persistence.

Eric — Ideas for Eclipse Books.

Bob — StringBuffer memory leak.

Erik — JavaPro book review.

François — La fin des PDA?

Ted — Effective Enterprise Java (Presentation): Use HttpSession sparingly.

Danny — Quick References.

Matt — Why Does SourceForge Suck?

Andy — It has come to my attention.

Apple drops to 381 on Forbes 500. Apple dropped 92 places from 289 last year.

Kumar — Eclipse: Mirror for faster downloads here.

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Jisp, uses B-tree indexes for keyed access to variable-length serialized objects stored in files.

Matt — JDK 1.4.1 - Memory Leak Bug in StringBuffer.toString(). Ouch!

Andres — A surefire way to get attention.

Mac OS X Support for the Samsung i330 phone. Missing Sync from Mark/Space.

The Bastard wants to know — How's your interviewing style?

Oracle aims low with App Server. Spelling BEA.

Jim — Blogshares a-go-go! Doing my share. ;-)

Matt — Crucial Rocks!

Thomas — Strict typed interfaces.

jPDF-Template, a commercial server side component designed to dynamically generate PDF documents from templates.

Snag the Red Hat 9 ISOs, via Cash or BitTorrent. 50+ hours over BitTorrent. It'll be available via ftp by the time it is done. :-/

Paul — Exception Handling, My 2-Cents.

Morgan — Don't stare at the Eclipse.

Steve — BC4J Toy Store Demo.

Antenna 0.9.8, a a set of Ant tasks for developing J2ME/MIDP applications based on the J2ME Wireless Toolkit.

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Techies are the top email bullies. One in five IT workers persistently receive emails that ‘harass or demean’.

Growing trust in Linux not reflected in sales. No growth in overall usage despite increased confidence.

The XML Apache Project has released Xerces-J 2.4.0, an open source XML parser for Java.

Lotus Notes und der Zaurus. NoteSync.

Qui va fabriquer les iBook?

Microsoft releases Windows update to handle Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).

Matt — [Tomcat 4.1.x] Authentication Best Practices.

Having fun on April 1st with SSH. Absolutely nasty…

Vein Pattern Bio-Metric System. Fujitsu announced the world's first human vein pattern recognition system.

Adam — cdma over gsm.

Joi — Book on legal tax evasion banned in US.

Oregon Open Source Legislation Update. HB 2892.

BEA upgrades the WebLogic Platform. Version 8.1.

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BASIC Java. Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.

Jesus — Introducir Objeto Null (Introduce Null Object).

Charles — Thread.run().

Petri — Time for Wire-free mobile phones.

Anthony — Article: Two Critical Tips for Unit Testing in Java.

Diego — more on version control.

Matt — Pointers From a Weekend Offline.

Macromedia Flash Player 6 Now Available for Pocket PC 2002. Pocket Flash.

Frank — Nokia Digital Pen.

Nfld. cellphone law in effect tomorrow. Newfoundland drivers will have to keep their hands off their cellphones or face a fine beginning tomorrow.

Human Transporter sales move slowly. Is that it?

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OpenZaurus 3.2 Released.

Charles — Java Pointers : Topical Java Resources.

Diego — a dick tracy world.

Matt — Hibern8 IDE, StrutsCX Article and Cool TagLib Document.

Greg — Directory Compare: Another Eclipse Goodie.

Ben — Awesome resume.

Matthew — IntelliJ 3.0.3 Seems To Work Perfectly with OS X.

Sylvain — sunBow 1.0 released.

PDFDoclet 0.4.2, a Javadoc Doclet which produces PDF output for a given Java API.

Bryce — SD WiFi not coming soon.

IBM Chooses Qtopia over Palm and Microsoft. Qtopia, the OS of choice for the Sharp Zaurus handhelds.

Flash Memory And Its future. Crisis of limits looms for memory chips.

Fred — Flixed Point Mathin J2ME.

Ted — Effective Enterprise Java (Presentation): Don't forget the rich client.

ADC publishes Safari Developer FAQ.

Bluetooth Guide. Tom's Hardware Guide report on Bluetooth.

More Headaches for Sendmail.

Open Source needs centralized PR, not development.

Mylène — Invest in J2EE or .NET in these times?.

Danny — 200,000 bugs.

If you ever want to clear/reset your Windows DNS cache issue the following command:

    ipconfig /registerdns

I learned that one the hard way.

On March 31 1889 — In Paris, the Eiffel Tower officially opened.

I eat, drink and sleep Zaurus. I'm just oozing.

First, for the technology impaired, I wrote step-by-step instructions on configuring TCP/IP over USB using Windows.

Second, Vik and I went to CompUSA shopping for goodies. Here's what we bought:

• Pilot Pentopia GP2 Multi-function Stylus Pen, for a cool $2.99. Don't let the price fool ya. It is the ever-so-popular Pilot G-2 coupled with a stylus tip.
• Sony CLIÉ Carrying Case, which fits the Zaurus like a glove and is helluva better than Sharp's bulky offering. Amazon has a great deal on them right now.

Finally, since I intend to run OpenZaurus. I also ordered a 256MB SimpleTech CompactFlash card, which I, once again, found thru the More Stuff 4 Less blog. Somebody stop me, please!

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Sun plans to get Java on PCs. Sun Microsystems expects major PC makers to begin bundling Sun's software for running Java programs on their computers.

Forbes on Centrino/Pentium-M battery life.

Microsoft Delivers Fresh Windows XP 64-Bit Edition.

Your Personal GPS in a Mobile Phone.

50 Best Pocket-sized Gadgets for 2003.

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Download4J 1.1, a JSP/Servlets component for downloading files.

ONJava: Surviving Abrupt Shutdown.

Design Markers. Explicit Programming for the Rest of Us

Bluetooth: A User's Experience.

Diego — onward!.

Didier — The endgame is over! Eclipse Project release 2.1 is now available for download.

Brent — Interview with me.

Matt — A Phone Without T9 is Not Worth Owning.

Matthew — Mobile Phone Number Portability Becoming a Reality.

Secure FTP Bean 2.0.3, a Java bean for performing secure FTP transfers.

Centrino-based Tablet PCs on the horizon.

LINKing your iPod and your cellphone. Skullcandy's LINK headphones.

Use A Firewall, Go To Jail… AND Send Bill Gates To Jail.

20-Inch LCD Breaks $1,000 Barrier. Formac's new Oxygen line.

I'm getting WiFi'ed. I just placed an order for a NETGEAR Wireless Router, PC Card and CF Card. The mail-in rebates and coupons made it impossible to resists.

I even found a 802.11b Driver for Mac OS X. Sweet.

Now I just hope my 2.4GHz cordless phone won't interfere too much.

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Eric Raymond Talks About Going Back to Basics.

California moves closer to Net sales taxes.

Final Release: Connected Limited Device Configuration 1.1. CLDC.

Greg — Quick References Heaven.

Charles — Testing private methods (don't do it).

Mobile Commerce. The three giants have signed a letter of intent to work together.

TipicME 1.2 out for UIQ, Series 60. J2ME-based Jabber Client.

Acer preps cut-price PocketPC. The n10 is set to cost under $300.

Tutorial: Look, Ma, No EJBs!

Russ — Nokia MIDP Gaming UI Whitepaper.

Matt — Frames and XHTML.

David  — IntelliJ IDEA #698 available.

Giulio — To Test Or Not To Test: private methods.

ID theft: a $1bn a year crime.

Thanks in part to Russ, I was able to solve my Zaurus' TCP/IP over USB problem.

On March 28, 1968 — The U.S. lost its first F-111 aircraft in Vietnam when it vanished while on a combat mission. North Vietnam claimed that they had shot it down.

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Simon — TagUnit examples online.

Revenue soars for XM Satellite.

I've jolted down my Zaurus' first impressions.

ProFTPD 1.2.8, the FTP daemon we use on our servers. 

Use Google? Here's how to hack it!

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Java theory and practice: Performance management — do you have a plan? Knowing when to optimize is more important than knowing how to optimize.

Magic with Merlin: The ins and outs of Merlin's new I/O buffers. Learn how to manipulate J2SE 1.4's new I/O package.

O'Reilly E-Tech Java Guide.

Diego — The design of Nokia's 3650.

Matt — Are you a contractor wondering what you should charge?

Didier — Castor Plug-in for Eclipse v1.0.0 released.

Max — Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) for Java ?

Doug — NetLogo 1.2.

Amthony — The Time Draws Near.

Steve — ctl+shift+v in IDEA.

Tom — <cough>Mine!</cough> .

Macromedia Takes Flash Beyond the Browser. Macromedia Central software environment.

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Bambookit, an extremely lightweight XML based GUI platform.

Leslie — PersonalWebProxy.

Mark— HTTP Error 410: Gone.

Charles — PortableRemoteObject.biteMe().

Dave — Code Kata One - Supermarket Pricing.

JiBX Alpha 2, XML Data Binding for Java.

Review: MySQL Cookbook.

ReplayTV service only guaranteed through April. SONICblue, the company that makes ReplayTV digital video recorders, declared bankruptcy last week.

GPRS/WiFi LAN PC-Card from Sony Ericsson. GC79.

Siemens C56, S56 now from AT&T Wireless. The C56 mobile phone starting this month and the S56 mobile phone beginning in Q2 2003.

Russ — Examining the 3650's Design Choices: Is Nokia Genius or Smoking Crack?

Jim — Gun jumping, take two.

On March 27, 1986, — Sammy Hagar played his first show as lead singer of Van Halen.

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Ken — IDEA EAP build #807 review.

Matt — Which caching framework to use?

Haiko — No, I'm not Obsessed!

Matt — Why is Poorly Documented Code the Industry Standard?

Oracle touts J2EE frameworks. The next release of JDeveloper…

IDG creates Macworld substitute. The show, to be called Create, will be held during the same time slot planned for the Expo, running July 14-18.

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Jim — Word for the day: Muggle and Blogrolls, bah humbug…

Diego — looking for a new look and feel.

Matt — Hibernate: Comparing Objects and Struts Upgrade: 1.1 RC1 to Nightly Build (20030326).

Joe — JBoss' certification.

Neill — Mike Clarks JWhich will tell you where a class is being loaded from.

Happy Birthday, Brent.

Jason — New C# language features.

Matt — Moving from Access to MySQL.

Dan — (Perl|python|Ruby) on (.NET|JVM).

ActiveState and O'Reilly join up. Safari Bookshelf.

The Wristomo wristwatch phone from Seiko.

PayPal Tightens Transaction Reins. “Every change they've ever made to the system has only served to make it less useful to people…”

Grand Theft Auto Finance. As Internet-based lenders capture a growing share of the auto financing marketplace, traditional players fight back with online offerings of their own.

Senator calls for copy-protection tags. Software, music and movies that employ copy-protection schemes must be prominently labeled with consumer warnings.

VeriLocation, a service that lets your pinpoint the location of your mobile phone.

Cedric — Is your tool tool-friendly?

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Jeremy — Interview with Sergey Brin, Google co-founder.

Intel granted overclocking blocking patent.

JMail 0.8.5, a Java-based mail client.

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Bob — SD-West Tuesday.

U.S. EBay Seller Refuses Canucks. “If you are not with us, you are against us.”

Jarchiver 1.0, a Java Archiving Tool.

Bartender 1.0, a Java barcode generator.

J2ME VNC Client Alpha 1 Released.

JaxMeJS 1.4, a framework for generating Java sources.

Ogg Vorbis for the P800. Ogg Vorbis player for the UIQ platform.

Commuters hack wireless networks. Wireless hacking is most likely to occur during the rush hour.

Julian — My Tools Are Being Used, Java's Not?

Scott — Email Newsletters Worth Getting.

Chiara — I love Rickard, i am sorry, i can't help it..

On March 26, 2000 — The Seattle Kingdome was imploded to make room for a new football arena.