Gründonnerstag

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booksJava Extreme Programming Cookbook Excerpts: Cooking with Java XP.

java blogJason — Why I stopped using vim and started using IntelliJ.

blogDavid — Standalone SWT libraries available.

java blogGreg — Linux+Apache+Tomcat Setup at klebus.com.

java blogThomas — SCJP Java 1.4 Certification - New Free Web Site - Test Your Java Knowledge.

blogDan — Making the most of your computer.

java blogCalvin — JBlogLib BloggerAPI Release.

javaJRioUtil 1.0, a GUI utility that interfaces with Sonicblue's line of MP3 players.

pcGateway Reports $200 Million Loss In First Quarter.

blogRuss — I DID IT!!!

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javaA JSTL primer: Presentation is everything.

javaJSP best practices: Improve your look and feel with the JSP include mechanism.

wirelessSecuring 802.11 transmissions, Part 1.

javaNoUnit, measure your JUnit Test Coverage and Effectiveness.

javaJester, the jUnit test tester.

wirelessBeyond Wi-Fi: The 5 next big things. Ultrawideband, Mesh Networks, Software-Defined Radio, Wireless Personal Area Networks, Adaptive Radio.

java blogMatt — Cool Java Certification Site and What's coming in XHTML 2.0.

java blogJason — A call to Open Source developers…

java blogNiel — CodeNotes for Java.

javaPMD 1.0.5, a Java source code analyzer.

windowsWinCvs 1.3b13 released.

javaJava Aspect Components 0.10.1, a Java framework for distributed aspect oriented programming.

windowsVisual Studio .NET 2003 Available on MSDN Subscriber Downloads.

netNet spurned by 25% of Americans. One in four Americans say they do not go online and have no intention of doing so, a study finds.

netRe-Code.com Is No-Code.com As They Shut Down.

newsShould You Hire a Hacker? Mitnick, he say yes.

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javaJakarta Commons Validator 1.0.2. This release includes only bug fixes.

moblogJim — London Pub Meet - Tues 29th April.

blogHenri — SuSE 8.2.

blogMatt — Windows 2003 Server for $45.

moblogJoi — Moblogging conference in Tokyo - July 5.

blogKasia — Classifying programmers.

blogMatt — Meld: Visual Diff/Merge.

mobileIs cellphone porn hot or not? Conflicting stories.

wirelessCisco to ship Wi-Fi mobile phone in June. Model number 7920 with IEEE 802.11b.

humorUnemployed Man Files (And Gets!) $1.5M Tax Refund.

MultimediaSamsung debuts surround sound MP3 player. The YP-55 sports SRS Labs' WOW surround sound simulator.

newsPaul Allen Plans Sci-Fi Shrine in Seattle. Complete With Aliens.

javaNetBeans IDE 3.5 Beta. Codenamed Tegal.

mobileNokia hangs on to its lead. Nokia has posted robust profits, but warned that sales were weak and the outlook uncertain.

musicIn case you didn't know, Kelly Clarkson's new album, Thankful, is out.

java blogTom — A list of J2ME devices, together with in-depth specs.

On April 17, 1967 — The FBI lab reported that it could not determine the lyrics to “Louie Louie.”

Pesach: Passover

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macBellevue Apple Store set for a May opening.

java blogFred — J2ME Dev Portal Listing.

java blogDavid — blojsom 1.7.2 released.

moblogRaible — Cool Customer Service from AT&T.

blogDamien — Comments on “Pocket PC vs. Palm: Which is Really Easier?”

java blogAndy — Should JavaBlogs be just about Java? I agree. I want to read about everything, not just Java related material.

javaJava Calculator Suite 1/10^2, a collection of Java classes related to equation calculators.

mobileNokia camera sends a cell message. A wall-mounted surveillance camera that can send images directly to a cell phone will be available in the US this summer.

mobileNYT: Camera-Cellphones Reviewed. Nokia 3650 (from T-Mobile or AT&T Wireless), Panasonic GU87 (AT&T Wireless), Samsung V205 (T-Mobile) and Sanyo 5300 (Sprint PCS)

mobileWireless Porn Won't Be Hot, Analyst Firm Says.

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javaNetcraft Java Servlet Engines Report. Tomcat and Resin, the #1 servers.

blogMatt — MailTo: Links.

blogNeema — Syndirella Retired.

java blogRyan — Starting the free J2EE course.

newsSun Microsystems Posts Small 3Q Profit, despite a 10 percent drop in sales.

macApple posts $14 million profit, or 4 cents per diluted share.

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javaJakarta Commons Discovery (pre-)release 0.2, a component for discovering, or finding, implementations for pluggable interfaces.

javaJFormula 2.0, a Java Library for evaluating mathematical expressions.

javaJ2EE 1.4 Platform Specification Proposed Final Draft 3 Available.

blogMatt — What I learned from this weekend's re-design.

blogDominic — Tablet PC Developer site.

java blogSimon — Bye bye Radio Userland.

java blogJiri — How many development tools do you need?

java blogJason — Ant framework.

blogCarlos — Mathematical Modeling of SARS.

java blogTed — Effective Enterprise Java (Security): Always validate input.

javaFreeGuide TV Guide 0.5.4, a TV guide program written in Java.

macA very quick introduction to Java… Control iTunes with Java. 

pdaMitac's Mio338 Plus Pocket PC.

pdaWhy Pocket PC isn't WinCE? When is Windows CE not Windows CE? When it's part of Pocket PC, it seems.

blogBill — Use compression on your web server.

blogBrent — Safari and NetNewsWire.

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javaJUI 0.6, a tool for creating Java GUI layout components.

blogDominic — Phoenix browser name change/rippoff.

blogKeith — Norah Jones live streamable/downloadable music.

windowsCorel debuts new WordPerfect.

netIn Searching the Web, Google Finds Riches. The band of technoinsurgents who run Google are striking a blow against the giant Web portals by rewriting the rules of Internet advertising.

java blogMike — JavaBlogs read statistics and Java + Lego to solve Rubik's Cube?

pdaPocket PC vs. Palm: Which is Really Easier?

meApache crashed while we were in California. Funny how it always seems to happen when we're out of town.

javaRational Straddles Java and .NET. How will IBM's acquisition of Rational change the acknowledged leader in modeling and lifecycle tools?

javaTricks with Static Initializers. Don't be limited to simple expressions when initializing static values. Static initializers provide more complex processing for initializing classes

javaTop Java Programming Prize Winner. David Arthur, a junior at Duke University, has won this year's Sun Microsystems and TopCoder Collegiate Challenge.

javaSerialize Java Data Objects to XML. Save and Restore Java data objects to a compact, robust, and reusable XML form.

javaJava and the Model Driven Architecture. Building distributed, Web-based applications will get easier when you regard target platforms and middleware.

On April 16, 1996 — Kiss announced a reunion tour with makeup.

Back in town...

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java blogMats — Why the “Elements of Java Style” book drives me crazy.

blogDiego — a chat with russ.

java blogAndres — JBoss setup under Redhat Linux.

blogMichael — ask.yahoo.com RSS beta.

booksO'Reilly releases ‘The Web Programming CD Bookshelf’.

newsIntel sales flatter than a pancake. A little better than expected.

wirelessUPS all wrapped up in wireless. From Bluetooth to Wi-Fi…

linuxPhilips iPronto does it with Linux. “The iPronto combines audio/video, home automation, and home network control capabilities in an easy-to-manage device that offers consumers a new solution for controlling a wide range of devices in the connected home.”

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multimediaMontaVista wins Panasonic Linux deal. Panasonic has selected MontaVista Software to provide the operating system for its new Broadnow Internet-enabled television set-top box.

mobileSony Ericsson T306 For $.01.

java blogSimon — Free code snippets at javaalmanac.com.

java blogMatt — Tomcat Included in Netware 6.5.

windowsMySQL Control Center 0.9.1, a GUI client for MySQL databases.

macInterview with Jordan Hubbard of Apple and OpenDarwin.

netVendors upgrade instant messaging offerings. Enterprise IM from GTV, IMlogic Inc. and SurfControl PLC.

netLiberty Alliance Releases Draft Of Phase 2 Identity Spec.

netAmerica Online sues spammers. The lawsuits seek at least $10 million in total damages along with court orders to immediately stop the alleged practices.

pcAMD Ready to Drop the Hammer. Opteron.

wirelessT-Mobile, Kinko's hook up for hot spots. Wi-Fi at 1,100 Kinko's stores.

mobileWireless industry argues against letting customers keep cell numbers when switching carriers.

technologyStudy: Techies could use some PR.

technologyScholar solves $1m question 100 years on. Grigori Perelman believes that he has proved the Poincaré Conjecture.

moblogFred — Motorola Doesnt Understand Developers.

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javaIBM releases complex spreadsheet generator. SheetPages from IBM's alphaWorks. 

javaSalary Survey: Java Still Hot. What recession? Annual survey finds top Java skills pay more than ever.

javaRetrieve Volume Information. Create a class that encapsulates OS API calls to let your app's managed code retrieve information about the user's hard drive.

javaUnmaintained Free Software: javaldap 0.20. A functional, small, embeddable LDAP server written in Java.

blogJim — BuddyZoo - FOAF for AIM users?

wirelessApple Ships 150,000 802.11g Units.

java blogJeff — Setting up Apache, Tomcat and Mod_JK.

java blogHenri — Dreamweaver + JSP.

java blogDiego — when abstractions don't work.

blogSam — Win2VNC.

java blogDavid — Ariadna, build#700 is available.

blogMatt — Blogging from Starbucks.

java blogDominic — Java Database Best Practices.

java blogJason — Having a healthy FOAF.

blogUgo — Mike's back.

java blogDaniel — Java for GameBoy Advance.

blogDave — Safari Beta 2.

blogFrançois — Ma meilleure raison de ne PAS acheter de PDA!

java blogNiel — Fun with Java (Java AIM Bot).

java blogRogers — Column: Using XML-RPC with Java.

java blogTed — Effective Enterprise Java (Security): Establish a threat model, Security is not just prevention and Security is a process, not a product.

java blogCostin— JAAS and TextInputCallback.

javaJXBeans 1.0 beta, an open-source framework that leverages the power of JavaBeans and XML to rapidly build XML processing applications, business process models and web services.

musicMicrosoft, and now Apple, Consider Universal Music Purchase.

pcIntel Recalls New Pentium 4 Processor. 3GHz Pentium 4.

newsJudge: No Class Action in Microsoft Suit.

macHappy 13th, TidBITS.

netWho are the Fastest Growing Hosting Providers?

On April 15, 1850 — The city of San Francisco was incorporated.

Gone Fishing...

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We're going to California for the weekend to attend my partner's wedding. Regular programming will resume on Tuesday morning.

TGIF

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blogBill — Windows navigation tip.

javaOpenOffice.org 1.0.3 Released.

javaAMD, Intel, HP, Microsoft, IBM start new “trust” group. Trusted Computer Group swallows TCPA alive.

AdultVibrating Nokia self-pleasure - yours for £1.50.

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moblogPetri — Limited Edition Phones.

wirelessNew WiFi Directory launched to help find a hotspot.

moblogFred — SymbianOS v7.0.

java blogBill — Running Java: I.

java blogCameron — Simple is good: SimpleLongArray and Java thread scheduling.

java blogJonas — AspectWerkz 0.4 released.

java blogMichael — MySQL Users Conference 2003.

blogRay — OPML 2.0?

java blogJohn — Java Web Start Meet Plucker.

pdaWiFi-enabled carrying case by Enfora.

macApple boosts Bluetooth - Bluetooth boosts Apple. P800, Series 60 support added in OS X rev.

javaJTimeTracker 0.3.5, provides personal time tracking.

musicApple in talks to buy Universal Music Group. What will The Beatles have to say about that?

blogJames — OS X and SMS messaging.

On April 11, 1783 —After receiving a copy of the provisional treaty on March 13, the U.S. Congress proclaimed a formal end to hostilities with Great Britain.

To Whom It May Concern

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javaDiagnosing Java code: Java generics without the pain, Part 3.

mobileSyncML Device Management. An emerging protocol standard for managing devices.

booksThe reading lounge — The Book of Wi-Fi.

javaHow it works JSP? JSP Tutorial in French.

moblogRuss — Sendo's Dev Program for Series 60 Phones.

blogJames — Confessions of a Switcher.

moblogChris — New PDA.

java blogGordon — String.IsNullOrEmpty().

java blogMathias — Maven beta 9 released.

macApple releases Mac OS X 10.2.5.

netSenators Introduce Anti-Spam Law.

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javaBelgium introduces Java-based ID cards. Belgium has begun introducing the country's first electronic identification cards.

java blogFred — Siemens Developer Portal.

multimediaNew 15GB and 30GB iPods by the end of the month.

pcIs there a difference between single and doubled-sided RAM?

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windowsWindows holes open Java VM triple threat.

javaA Custom JSP Tag Library for Dynamic Menus. Prabu Arumugam demonstrates a tag library that can render dynamic menus.

javaCustom PMD Rules. Tom Copeland shows two approaches to detecting error patterns.

mobileFantastic new Sony Ericsson design for NTT DoCoMo. NTT DoCoMo is set to launch 6 new phones over the next three months.

java blogMartin — Orion goes J2EE!.

java blogCameron — Arrays, Lists and Maps.

blogBill — Got Dot Net? 1.1 is out.

blogBrent — Bought Transmit Today.

blogJoi — Kung-Log 1.4 thumbnails and EVERYTHING!

blogKasia — Code reviews or “how did I miss that?”

java blogKev — JBoss dodging the test?

blogMatt — The Death of Thinking in C#.

java blogTed — Why messaging?

java blogAlan — JUnit Code Snippet.

java blogJulian — Java RichTextOutputStream Class.

blogLuke — Best 404 Error ever.

javaJava Service Wrapper 3.0.2, a tool which allows Java applications to be installed and controlled like native NT/Unix services.

javaJSwat Java Debugger 2.15, a JPDA based graphical Java debugger.

javaJXTA Instant Messenger 0.1d, a server-free instant messenger for JXTA/Java.

netCourt strikes down state e-commerce law. A North Carolina law restricting shipments of wine from Internet retailers in other states is deemed unconstitutional.

news7-Eleven, Verizon Offer Online Bill Payment. The Vcom kiosk.

meLisay Marie Presley was on Letterman yesterday. The girl can sing. We bought her album on Tuesday… not bad.

On April 1790 — The U.S. patent system was established.

Red Hat 9

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meI've created Red Hat 9 packages for imap-2001a-18 with DRAC support which are now included with Colin Bloch's installation instructions.

javaJava Agent Freezes Lotus Notes and Domino 6.0.1.

javaStrutsTestCase for JUnit.

javaCreating 2D Action Games with the Game API.

javaUrbancode’s Anthill Build Management Server Jolts Software Development Awards.

booksJava Performance Tuning, 2nd Ed.

moblogJim — Erm PMG, what's that?

wirelessFree Seattle Hot Spots. Free networks, free hot spots, and a neighborly feeling.

mobileT-Mobile HotSpot Service now Available at 145 Borders Books & Music Stores.

java blogHenri — Simple-jndi 0.5.

blogDiego — version control systems: the comments.

java blogFred — Porting to Nokia J2ME and startApp and pauseApp in J2ME.

java blogGreg — Red Hat 9, Network Woes Under VMWare, Java Smokete.

java blogJeremy — Cool ‘Look and Feel’ with No Coding.

java blogRyan — A Java Frameworks Repository.

blogFrançois — Tableless design.

java blogCarlos — Hotspot's Dynamic Optimization and Scripting.

blogMatt — MySQL 4.1.0 (Alpha) Released.

java blogMatt — Using HTTP conditional GET in java for efficient polling.

blogDan — What Does "Optimizing" Mean in OS X?

javaJMP 0.29, A runtime profiler of the JVM, with object and method statistics.

netFBI: Internet fraud complaints tripled in 2002.

mobileGSL's other Palm PDA/phone. The Onyx.

pdaReview: Sony CLIE PEG-NZ90.

wirelessNokia HDW-2 Wireless Headset. Nokia's first Bluetooth headset has hit shelves.

javaMacintosh Runtime for Java (MRJ) 2.2.6, addresses issues with Oracle 11i.

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javaGet Error-Free Updates With Java Web Start. Make Applications Update-Aware.

booksReview: Java Data Objects.

mobileESPN coming to US cell phones. ESPN ring tones and score ticker expected soon.

blogJim — Browser apartheid.

moblogPetri — Integrated phone options for cars.

moblogRafe — Opinion: Future paths for smartphones?

java blogRuss — Unwired!

java blogDavid — Hibernate implementation done.

java blogMatt — Maven makes it easy.

java blogFred — A new Symbian site for J2Me Developers.

java blogEric — Lessons Learned Writing a Swing Look and Feel.

blogJames — OS X and Sharp Zaurus.

java blogDaniel — Exadel Struts Studio looks cool.

blogMark — NSIS, an open source installer maker.

java blogMatt — Apache Ant 1.5.3 Fixes Bugs.

java blogGlen — Thoughts on latest Idea EAP.

java blogAndre — Anybody notice this?

blogCrowbar — RedHat To Eliminate Free[down]loaders.

netHappy Birthday, Ask Jeeves!

javaIntel, Nokia et al launch WiMax Forum.

developmentSybase Debuts Code Sharing Forum. CodeXchange.

javaSilbergrau blue, a full featured application container to quickly test and develop Java2EE applications.

meI just upgraded this server to Red Hat 9. Very smooth upgrade. I just had to recompile a few of my things and update some configuration files.

On April 9, 1959 — NASA announced the selection of America's first seven astronauts.