To Safari or Not to...

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javaAntepo Has Presence in Java. PresenceWare.

blogKeith — Beyond MVC.

blogPat — OSUser - Overhaul.

blogKenneth — Plugin List for Movabletype :: MT Plugins.

blogTed — Pingback v. Trackback.

macApple retail stores offer 10% off new PowerBooks, free t-shirt.

technologyMicrosoft introduces video iPod. Teamed with Intel to create a portable video player with a 20GB hard drive and a 3.5-inch color screen.

technologyMicrosoft tackles timekeeping. New smartwatch that can wirelessly connect to a network and download data.

blogFred — A Question: Where are Java SVG free Libraries? You may want to try Apache's Batik, which I've mentioned a long time ago.

mobileSamsung i700 CDMA Pocket PC debuts. Microsoft is finally making its entry into the CDMA market.

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blogRuss — Hello Moto?

newsEinstein Was Right. The speed of gravity matches the speed of light.

netPaying For The Future. Leonard J. Heckwolf, Chairman of the NACHA Board of Directors.

blogDave — Safari Newsflash: CSS1 Test Suite.

javaLegion of the Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography API 1.17, a light weight API, clean room JCE, JCE/JCA provider.

macSafari, Customization, and David Hyatt.

netMSN links with Paul Allen's Charter. Microsoft's MSN content service expands its relationship with Paul Allen's cable Internet service.

technologyMicrosoft frees up Freestyle. Windows XP Media Center Edition.

javaJython 2.1 released, an implementation of Python written in 100% Pure Java.

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blogDave — Safari Response: meyerweb.com.

blogTed — No Explorer!

javaJGAP, a genetic algorithms package written in Java.

developmentDoing More With XML Schemas (part 1).

pcHP Unveils New Notebooks. Compaq Presario 2100 and 2500.

javaServlet Best Practices, Part 3.

javaObject-Relational Mapping with Apache Jakarta OJB.

javaCreating a Web Application with Ant and Tomcat 4.

blogSam — IDE2BLog.

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javaIECanvas. Embed Internet Explorer or Mozilla within your program using a Java canvas.

developmentIBM developerWorks Live in New Orleans. Save $400.

javaShark, Java On Steroids (Java#) — Link Collection Released.

javaJSOS 3.20 released. Servlets Office Suite.

javaFlux 4.1, a job scheduler and file distribution component.

booksFree ‘J2EE and XML Development’ eBook PDF Download.

blogMark — Small world.

blogGlen — Where Did Soap 1.2 Come From!.

blogGlen — Where Did Soap 1.2 Come From!

blogDavid — Boolean.getBoolean(String name).

blogMatt — mod_rendezvous.

blogDarren — Hiring Hackers.

macSafari breaks single day download record for Apple. 300,000 times in the last 24 hours.

technologyHigh-Tech Job Cuts Drop In 2002. Number of jobs eliminated fell by 33%.

tvMaher: Show ‘to keep everybody honest’. New show is set to debut on February 21.

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blogJason — Basic Java RSS Feed Library.

blogEric — Java Development on the Zaurus PDA.

blogMatt — Apple's X11.

macDevelopers make X11 for OS X announcements. OpenOffice.org and OpenOSX

tvCompany unveils satellite TV for cars. 300 channels of DirecTV satellite programming and 50 channels of radio.

javaJLinksys Logger, a platform independent alternative to the Linksys Logviewer application.

technologyIntel introduces Centrino. Banias.

javaLarry Ellison: Oracle to run on jRockit Server VM from Intel?

blogMark — In brief: 8 Jan 2003.

blogJeremy — Broadband Must be a Two Way Street.

blogKeith — One of the magic words of flexible programming…

blogKarl — Like Kryptonite To Stupid.

blogRuss — Camera Phone Blogs.

javaJava Parser/Parser Generator 2.1.1, a Java-based parser and parser generator package/utility.

javaJ 0.18.0, a text editor written in Java.

macMac Messenger 1.3, MSN chat client.

blogPC error: ‘According to this, I'm dead’. Hospital computer makes fatal error.

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blogBen — Safari Review Two.

blogCarlos — 101 Reasons Why Java Is Better Than .NET.

blogGlen — Are Java Developers Cheapskates? (cont…).

macReporter's Notebook: Woz draws a big crowd, too.

mobileStart-up marries blogs and camera phones. Software will enable mobile phone users to create “blogs” using only their phones.

macMood at Macworld: Line's a Party.

developmentJobserve2RSS. So you're looking for a new programming job.

blogDavid — Eclipse SWT is inherently leak-prone?.

javaSshtools, a suite of Java based SSH2 applications.

javaJChemPaint, a Java 2 program for drawing 2D chemical structures like those found in most chemistry textbooks.

macOracle9i JDeveloper version 9.0.3 available. For Mac OS X 10.2.2.

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meI've spend most of yesterday running Safari side by side with Chimera. If Safari is any “faster” at rendering pages, it isn't by much.

I'm still puzzled by the whole thing. What is Apple trying to accomplish? Safari is not offering anything that isn't already out there.

As I asked yesterday, what's the deal with plugins? Is Adobe going to develop an Acrobat Reader plugin? Are we going to have to rely on Apple for all plugins?

Contrary to what some people have said it is not Apple's first attempt at a browser. Some of us do remember CyberDog.

blogMorten — Lomboz plugin.

javaTop 5 Data Access Methods. Five Paths to Persistence.

javaTime for a Truce. The .NET vs. Java battle has made for great headlines over the last year…

javaAutomate Updates of Dynamic Web Apps. The JPublish project separates the application code from content and data.

pdaNative PalmOS Databases. Working directly with PalmOS database files from Java is a lot less painful than it might have been.

blogMartin — Java GUI Testing.

blogScott — Generative Programming, Aspects, and AOP.

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blogMatt — Struts Resume @ Sourceforge.net.

blogRafe — KHTML v. Gecko.

blogKenneth — Pick goes GPL for Java :: Database Before SQL.

perlcvs2cl.pl 2.44-1, generates GNU-style ChangeLogs for a CVS working copy.

macSafari petition for tabbed browsing posted.

musicNot quite a video iPod. Cinema Disk from Deltron.

technologyMS to license Media Player 9 for Linux, others? More flexible terms for its Windows Media Player 9 Digital Rights Management software.

pcFujitsu 50' PDP. 50"-diagonal plasma display panel.

mobileMotorola sees global handset market up 8-10 percent. Motorola's wireless infrastructure business lost $1.4 billion in 2001.

macDr. Bott announces "ExtendAIR" antennas for AirPort Extreme. 75 m (250 ft.) radius.

blogMarkus — Debugging XML scripts== Pure Evil.

blogRicardo — Enterprise Media Beans.

blogBill — XHTML is good enough.

blogDave — Safari Response: diveintomark.org.

newsArmy unveils ‘SmarTruck II’. Big Brother hovering.

blogSteve — Tapestry has become an Apache project.

blogTom — Free Java Tip of the Day.

Today is the eighth day of 2003. There are 357 days left in the year.

Hard is the way...

8 min read

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meIt has been 335 days since Java 1.4 was first released and still no general availability on Mac OS X. Instead of wasting time making another incompatible browser, how about getting Java up-to-speed?

macDetails emerge on Burton ‘Amp’ jacket. The only electronic jacket with an integrated iPod control system.

technologyHomeRF Working Group disbands. Long live Wi-Fi!

blogPatrick — Liberty Alliance may take off in 2003.

blogFred — To The VCs of Silicon Valley.

macPictures from Macworld Expo.

musicGrammy awards 2003. Norah Jones and Avril Lavigne.

javaPCS Java Toolkit, a small and simple framework for building web applications similar to Jakarta's Struts.

technologyGadget sales seen flat in 2003. DVD players, big-screen TVs likely to be sales leaders.

photosKonica, Minolta plan merger by August. Major precision machine manufacturers Konica Corp. and Minolta Co. plan to merge by August.

javaPassword Manager v2.1 Build 1 Released.

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pdaIBM Joins Sharp Electronics To Target Handheld Linux Market. Big Blue plans to start selling software that can work with Sharp's new Zaurus SL5500 handheld device.

javaNo. 3 Cellco J-Phone Reports 4.7mn Java Users in October 2002.

javaMotoCoder from Motorola helps wireless Java developers to bring innovative applications to the market.

blogJeff — Velocity Eclipse Plugin!

blogAndy — Java lovers: Call for help. Host Video for the J2EE Container shootout.

blogJoey — It's Dead, Jim.

blogKurt — Debugging Jelly == Pure Evil.

newsBeer belly ‘gene’ found. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme.

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meSome of my Safari observations:

  • No tooltip support. Annoying.
  • FTP directories are mounted on the desktop.
  • Activity window displays page content info (images, css, etc.)
  • Bookmarks cannot be showed in a sidebar.
  • Does it support IE plugins? Is there a plugin API? Where do plugins go?

news100 Best Companies To Work For. Quite a few tech companies…

blogGlen — PMD: The Java Lint.

blogMartin — A very wet internet protocol.

blogRick — Stick it to the Record Co's for $5-$20.

javaexeQ, a Java ICQ Library.

macMicrosoft announces Mac 'trifecta'. Office Party, Office v. X Test Drive, Entourage X as a stand-alone product.

macApple drops price on 1GHz 15.2" PowerBook G4, 14.1-inch iBook. As expected.

netICANN raises concerns over VeriSign IDN change. VeriSign service is using technology contrary to Internet DNS standards.

javaJava News Shorts. Brief items concerning Java development.

technologyMost CIOs Average Pay Hovers Between $200,000 And $300,000. Survey says compensation is more dependent on the size of a company than its location.

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macMacromedia ships JRun 4 for Mac OS X. About time!

blogAlan — Great Quote on the state of software.

blogBen — Safari Review.

blogBen — Domino and JSP at last.

blogMark — Safari review.

macApple introduces X11 for Mac OS X. Public Beta.

technologyTiVo, Brother and Aspyr announce Rendezvous networked products. Automatic discovery and connection of devices over IP networks.

pdaNew wireless Pocket PC from Asustek. A710.

mobileSamsung plans camcorder phone. Integrated 300,000 pixel digital camera.

macEnhanced MySQL software for Mac OS X available. MySQL binary installer in “.pkg” format.

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PersonalI'm watching the live webcast of Steve Jobs delivering the Macworld Expo keynote address from Moscone Center in San Francisco.

  • No video iPod, the iPod Ski Jacket instead, $499.
  • Jaguar software update: QuickBooks Pro, Virtual PC 6, Digidesign Pro Tools.
  • Final Cut Express: Edit like a Pro, $299.
  • iPhoto 2: integration with iTunes 3 & iDVD 3, one-click enhance, retouch brush, archive to CD & DVD.
  • iMovie 3: integrated with iTunes, iPhoto & iDVD, chapters, Ken Burns effect, precise audio editing.
  • iDVD 3: integrated with iTunes, iPhoto & iMovie, scene selection, 22 new themes.
  • iLife: iTunes 3 (free d/l), iPhoto 2 (free d/l), iMovie 3 (free d/l), iDVD 3 ($49 retail, includes all other apps)
  • Safari: Turbo Web Browser for Mac OS X, based on open source KHTML. Beta release, free download.
  • Keynote: presentation application, slide-based with themes and transitions support, PowerPoint import and export. $99. Free copy to the all keynote attendees.
  • Titanium 17 inch Powerbook: less than 1 inch closed, fiber optic keyboard back-lighting with ambiant light sensors. 6.8lbs. 1GHz G4, 1MB L3, FireWire 400/800. Bluetooth. Airport Extreme 54Mbs 802.11g. QuickBooks. $3299.
  • Airport Extreme Basestation: 802.11g, USB Printing. $199.
  • 12 inch Powerbook: 867Mhz G4, Combo drive, Bluetooth, Airport Extreme ready ($99 module). QuickBooks. $1799. $1999 w/ SuperDrive.

Not a word on the PowerMacs or iMacs. I guess, as Russ put it, Apple is slowly becoming Toshiba West.

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blogRuss — Quick Nokia 7650 Thoughts.

blogJim — Wrong kind of snow.

blogMark — Dead Airport.

blogMatt — Upgrading to Struts 1.1b3 - Tips and Tomcat 4.1.18 + Apache 2.0.43 + SSL.

macApple Developer posts PostgreSQL tutorial.

netIRS: Ease tax-filing pain; pay on Net.

netCaribbean island for sale on eBay. Minimum bid of $3 million.

AdultE Viva Espana! For Russ. ;-)

booksHacking Linux Exposed, Second Edition.

javaMacromedia Announces ColdFusion MX For Top J2EE Servers.

blogAlan — P800 … email at last!

blogAnthony — BSF on Apache.

blogKevin — Visual Thesaurus.

blogKen — Compiler framework creates Java-like languages.

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blogDamien — Chora, a CVS viewer.

technologyGillette Orders 500 Million RFID Tags. Purchase could move the tags into mainstream commercial use.

pcViewsonic to sell desktop PCs. Better know as a maker of computer monitors.

blogScott — Pasta: Package Structure Analysis Tool.

blogPat — Calling all Orion users.

netYahoo passes paid subscriber goal. 2 million paying subscribers.

blogAnthony — JPublish in JavaPro.

javaCreate your own type 3 JDBC driver. Part 2, Part 3.

javaInstall your Java programs with InstallAnywhere.

javaHelen: JavaHelp Authoring Tool.

javaUsing EMF, Eclipse Modeling Framework.

blogBrian — Pooled EJB Objects.

blogIan — RDF Templates Draft 1.

blogJeremy — Spatial (R-Tree) Indexes in MySQL 4.1.

blogCarlos — Sing Li On Integrating JMX And OpenNMS.

blogMatt — NTP.

blogPhilip — bzero 0.14 available.

blogScott — Liberty Alliance: Majority of members plan to implement in 2003.

blogSimon — JobStats.

javaJLense 0.2.0, Eclipse plugins that make it easier for Java developers to create world-class, thin-client.

blogTM4J 0.8.0 alpha 3, a topic map engine implemented entirely in Java.

technologyTeen cleared in landmark DVD case, Norwegian teenager cleared of DVD piracy charges in trial brought by Hollywood studios.

javaJPedal 1.8.2, a Java PDF Extraction Decoding Access Library.

On January 7 1782, The first U.S. commercial bank, Bank of North America, opened in Philadelphia.

Long is the road...

5 min read

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javaNew wireless Java program: Convert This.

javaSwingML Beta 2.0 released.

blogJeff — Eclipse Books.

blogAnthony — JavaWorld can go f*** themselves.

blogDoug — JNI in a bottle - tutorials, sample code.

blogKeith — More Struts resources.

blogMatt — High-End Blogging.

blogBill — Common UNIX Printing System on Mac OS X.

blogOvidiu — XSLT-process 2.2 for Emacs released.

blogrMike — JavaWorld converting to .Net?!.

blogRuss — Dr. Atkins talks to Larry and Starting Mobile Development.

blogScott — Trust in Ecommerce?

javaJava Preferences Library, extends the JDK 1.4 java.util.prefs package.

macHow will small developers do without a Macworld? Many signs point to the possibility that this week's Macworld Expo in San Francisco may be the last of its kind.

netReport: Spam Cost Corporate America $9B Last Year.

technologyNetwork Associates bags Deersoft. The company announced the acquisition of Deersoft, a maker of antispam software, for an undisclosed sum.

newsJournalist: Clone might be hoax. Duh, you think?

javaJMap Port Scanner 0.1.1, a Java network portscanner.

netDistorting history again Dave? Jim was me telling that it is a fraud to lie on your resumé in the UK.

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netDid E-Commerce Shoot Itself in the Foot? Widespread free shipping promotions are the primary reason that the 2002 holiday season was such a good one.

blogDorodok — Apache now has Wiki.

blogEric — Eclipse M4 Problems Getting Noticed.

meI've just setup Kung-Tunes to upload my playlist. Pretty nifty. You can also view it by clicking the Tunez navigation look in the sidebar. 

blogRuss — Steve Jobs: Live and in Stereo. De nada.

blogFred — Roller Tip#3.

macApple Polishes Up for Macworld 2003. Woz is back.

newsAT&T to cut 3,500 jobs. AT&T said more than half of the terminated positions will come from management.

blogUgo — Plea for help on Tomcat+HSQLDB.

blogJon — Nanning 0.1 released.

blogScott — When In Doubt: Hide the Bad News or How the Bush Adminstration is Making the Economy Look Better than it Really Is.

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newsReport: FCC to drop key phone competition rule. U.S. regulators are preparing to stop making local phone companies rent their networks to rivals at cheap rates.

linuxIBM loses out to start-up on Linux software. “Throwing away a big piece of code really sucks”…

blogJason — Are you frustrated with JCP ?

blogMathias — JavaWorld: Migrating Java applications to .Net.

blogCarlos — Boilerplate For Your Next Pitch.

blogSylvain — Snow.

blogTom — Java Blogs.

javaJava SOS 3.20, a Java servlets office suite.

javaHibernator 0.9, an Eclipse plugin that enables synchronization of a java class and Hibernate.

javaSun's Green says ruling will boost Java. Sun's vice-president and general manager for Java and XML discusses the ruling.

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javaDigging deeper into Apache Axis, a follow-up to “Using Apache Axis version 1 to build Web Services.”

blogGlen — Macwireless.com.

macApple releases iCal 1.0.2. Provides a number of performance and stability enhancements, and improved support for importing vCal and Entourage information.

mobileTwo new Pocket PC Phones. The i700 from Samsung and the Multimedia Communicator from Hitachi.

mobileMicrosoft hooks up with CDMA. Code Division Multiple Access technology.

booksEssential System Administration Pocket Reference.

javaPrintWeaver, a flexible Java printing solution that leverages and extends the current Java 1.4 print mechanism..

javaLBrowser, a browser that displays only the links on a webpage.

javaScheduleWorld, a free open standards based calendar compatible with programs like Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes.

javaLinkBrowser, a program for browsing the links in html documents and downloading the files that they reference.

javaJBeanStudio, builds bean/applet/applications from JavaBeans components without writing code.

adultSexTris, erotical color tetris applet with sex-bombs.

javaCloverETL, a Java based Extraction Transformation Loading framework.

javaSmtpLib, a lightweight library for sending messages over SMTP.

On January 6 1968, Gibson patented its “Flying V” electric guitar.

Two S's, L's and T's

4 min read

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blogAlan — Is America a class-less society?

blogErik — No Fluff, Just Stuff.

blogJon — Oracle Installer please leave my default JDK alone!

blogJoey — Maven and Eclipse.

blogNiel — Home Automation - X10 API for Java.

blogMatt — Adding color to VIM and Cygwin.

blogTed — Gone away, gone away….

netZoe Intertwingle 0.3.5, a unique email client that works through a Web browser.

javajMechanic 4.0, an Eclipse Java IDE plugin providing Java Profiling tools.

technologyTech Gadgets Galore Hit Vegas. International Consumer Electronics Show. CES.

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developmentBeginners Guide to Pathfinding Algorithms.

javaJGraph Valencia 1.0.7 Released.

blogDiego — Why the 'Java Stigma' Part 3.

blogBob — Introducing jAdvise SEQUENCE.

blogSteven — How to become an XML expert.

blogMatt — StrutsTestCase v1.9.5 Released! and Struts Resume 0.5 Released!

blogDanny — Dynamic Java Class Loader using OWL from Michael Grove, Mind.

blogDamien — New tool from Google?

technology Scripting Language City. For folks who want to learn more about the future of this increasingly important subset of the programming universe.

javaJaic Wain, Just Another IRC Client Without An Interesting Name.

mac802.11g Airport coming from Apple.

macWeek ahead: Macworld opens.

javaHibernate 1.2.2, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java. 

javaJava+ Preprocessor 1.0, a free open source Java preprocessor.

javaJDEE 2.3.2, Java Development Environment for Emacs.

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blogMark — Grr grr RSS web spammer. Thanks, Russ.

blogRuss — Extra Projects == Hacker Ethic.

blogBen — Noooooo! Damn you, Alarm Clock!

blogDiego — more on data structure evolution.

blogSteven — Doing something useful with my time.

blogSam — A comment is a comment is a comment.

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blogBrent — NetNewsWire Pro 1.0b7.

blogMatt — Pre-Bedtime Linkage.

blogMatt — JPublish in JavaPro.

technologyDVD players in hotel rooms.

newsEvil lottery money? Let it do good. Salvation Army returns $100,000 donation.

blogRuss — IT Jobs Still Plunging.

technologyRussellB: “Here's a whiny bitch: Down on Technology.”

javaBaseBeans Public Struts Training. NYC, Washington DC.

humorAlbert Einstein's Theory of Relativity. In Words of Four Letters or Less.

blogKeith — Great self-interview by an X-softie and Funny code comments!

javaJava Recipe of the Day: Extracting URLs from a file.

blogSimon — I had alway wondered why IE appears to work so fast

pdaPalm handhelds beneath the palm trees. Go troppo.

technologyBorland defies the skeptics. It survives name change, tough times.

On January 5 1925, Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross was sworn in as the governor of Wyoming. She was the first female governor in the U.S.

Got $6.4 trillion?

4 min read

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macApple, AMD Hammer rumours continue to swirl.

javajBNC 1.0, a Java toolkit for training, testing, and applying Bayesian Network Classifiers.

javaJava Olympus. This site has the ambitious goal of providing you with all the information available on the Java Language.

blogKevin — My New Hat.

blogPat — OSWorkflow query support.

blogDamien — Waiting eagerly for 1.4.1_02, mantis.

developmentPHPEclipse 1.0.4preAlpha, PHP support for the Eclipse IDE Framework.

pcCNET's 19-inch LCD monitor roundup. Princeton's SENergy 981 and Planar's PL191M.

javajrexx, an automaton based regular expression API for Java. 

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booksBook review: Java Programming Fundamentals.

javaAnthill 1.5.40, a Build and Release Management Tool.

blogJoe — As Usual, People Are Retarded.

blogGreg — What Web Photo Album Software in Java.

blogRick — Penn Gillette Gets Groped by Airport Security and Fights Back.

blogMatt — Herbix. Very cool!

blogRuss — Culture Clash. Russ likes cheap peanut butter. ;-)

blogDamien — It is snowing on Paris.

linuxPine 4.44-14 for Red Hat 8.0.

macjDicomX 0.9, a collection of DICOM utilities including an imageServer, send and receive server, and a Query/Retrieve Server.

technologyTech watch: Information sources for job hunting techies. There are serious sources to check out for job information.

blogHenri — Closing STDOUT.

blogFred — ah RIAA and MPAA got some New Enemies.

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blogMatt — Using Both Ant and Maven and Subversion - CVS Replacement?

newsStar Wars Origami. Cool!

blogMark — In brief.

javaPboard, a JSP-based Web Board.

newsMicrosoft Enters Online Software Sales Arena. MS will sell one of its software programs through the Internet.

javaHow to print in Java Web Start.

netHoliday E-Commerce Up 40 Percent.

netCommerce Department Launches Spanish-Language Web Site. For Russ :-)

newsRadiation Detection Wrist Watch. vigiWATCH.

newsWhat Should I Do With My Life? The real meaning of success — and how to find it.

blogJeremy — G-forces. Don't perform high-G maneuvers with a runny nose.

netCourt Punts Sex.com Domain Case. May be heading to California's highest court.

javaObjecteering/UML, a complete UML solution to analyze, design, implement, test and deploy software applications.

javae-XML Media Toolkit, a collection of components integrated into the distributed architecture of the client.

javaSashipa-Melba, a platform for developing Graphical User Interfaces for relational databases.

blogSteven — Configuring HEP for MovableType.

newsU.S. National Debt Clock. An awful lot of pennies.

On January 4 1936, the first pop music chart based on national sales was published by “Billboard” magazine.

NORAD Daycode 03003.7994

10 min read

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blogErik — Convert me!

blogRuss — KaZaa works. Welcome to the 21st century, Russ. ;-)

newsSupreme Court backs off DVD case. The U.S. Supreme Court has bowed out of a long-running dispute over a DVD descrambling utility.

newsMS Java Ruling Sets IT Precedent. What is the judge supposed to do? Fine them instead? The amount it would take for MS to really feel it would undoubtedly be overturned as excessive punitive damage.

newsFederal agency pulls Web documents. The Transportation Security Administration has quietly removed four documents about airport security from its site.

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blogMatthew — Alliance Francaise. Bonne chance.

blogRuss — Where the HELL is everyone?.

blogMorgan — Maven is too easy.

macSteve Jobs autograph causes bidding frenzy. $800+

linuxLinux to Become #2 on the Desktop?

blogGreg — Blog or Be Delisted.

netFreeverse offers board games for free.

macApple Seen Unveiling Video iPod at Macworld Expo.

blogAlan — What to play from your MP3 collection?

blogMorbus — 1500 Bookmark Milestone.

blogGreg — Where Good (Java) Stuff Is.

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javaCryptix JCE for Java 1.4 Released. Cryptix Java Cryptography Extensions API.

blogBrent — NetNewsWire Pro 1.0b6.

blogMike — JDepend 2.3.

blogNiel — Where is Dominic?

blogSteven — Testing HEP coolness.

blogMatt — JUnit Tests - Naming Conventions.

linuxLinux Certification: Certified to thrill.

booksCore JDO: Chapters on ‘JDO and JDBC’ and ‘Transactions’ Posted.

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developmentWriting A User Manual, part 2.

javaQuickTime for Java and Wireless Java Games.

newsWhy RIAA Keeps Getting Hacked.

blogGordon — Java tool for drawing UML Sequence Diagrams.

blogJulian — Is It Time to Move On? IT experts leaving the industry.

blogRuss — Denied.

javaxmlenc 0.20, a light-weight XML output library for Java.

macApple to charge for iApps.  iDVD, iPhoto and iMovie.

macADC posts Windows Win32 API to Mac OS X Porting Guide.

[@846]

javaHow do you calculate the NORAD Daycode?

javaJavaBoutique: Best of 2002.

javaMaturing Java gives developers a respite. Vendors vertically integrate tools, platforms.

javaFastParser 1.1 released. An XML parser for non validating XML processing.

javaJXplorer ldap browser, an open source general purpose LDAP browser.

javaJADE renamed to SOFIA. The Salmon Open Framework for Internet Applications.

blogJeff — Help with MockObjects, TDD and Servlet Development.

blogDiego — AOL does blogs.

blogBen — Pre-Order Now at Amazon!

blogMorbus — DivX Playing on OS X.

blogEric — More Eclipse M4 Woes.

blogKeith— mvc web programming stuff and Understanding Model 2 architecture.

blogRick — SquirrelMail is the SourceForge.net POTM!

blogMatt — Web Services Success.

blogKen — XXL: Java functional programming and data manipulation.

blogNiel — Easily Create PDF Files.

blogCedric — Joyeux anniversaire. Happy Bday!

blogMatthew — I Have The Flu. I sympathize, I'm barely getting over mine.

blogRuss — Moof Down Under.

blogSpike — /sigs [/.]

javajGnash, a cross platform personal finance application written in Java.

javaFirstSQL/J 2.0 has been released.

javaDataVision 0.6, an Open Source reporting tool similar to Crystal Reports, has been released.

newsThe Top Ten Physics Highlights of 2002.

blogMats — Bad magic number -1091568946.

On January 3 1888 The drinking straw was patented by Marvin C. Stone.[@221]

blogErik — Convert me!

blogRuss — KaZaa works. Welcome to the 21st century, Russ. ;-)

newsSupreme Court backs off DVD case. The U.S. Supreme Court has bowed out of a long-running dispute over a DVD descrambling utility.

newsMS Java Ruling Sets IT Precedent. What is the judge supposed to do? Fine them instead? The amount it would take for MS to really feel it would undoubtedly be overturned as excessive punitive damage.

newsFederal agency pulls Web documents. The Transportation Security Administration has quietly removed four documents about airport security from its site.

[@119]

blogMatthew — Alliance Francaise. Bonne chance.

blogRuss — Where the HELL is everyone?.

blogMorgan — Maven is too easy.

macSteve Jobs autograph causes bidding frenzy. $800+

linuxLinux to Become #2 on the Desktop?

blogGreg — Blog or Be Delisted.

netFreeverse offers board games for free.

macApple Seen Unveiling Video iPod at Macworld Expo.

blogAlan — What to play from your MP3 collection?

blogMorbus — 1500 Bookmark Milestone.

blogGreg — Where Good (Java) Stuff Is.

[@046]

javaCryptix JCE for Java 1.4 Released. Cryptix Java Cryptography Extensions API.

blogBrent — NetNewsWire Pro 1.0b6.

blogMike — JDepend 2.3.

blogNiel — Where is Dominic?

blogSteven — Testing HEP coolness.

blogMatt — JUnit Tests - Naming Conventions.

linuxLinux Certification: Certified to thrill.

booksCore JDO: Chapters on ‘JDO and JDBC’ and ‘Transactions’ Posted.

[@912]

developmentWriting A User Manual, part 2.

javaQuickTime for Java and Wireless Java Games.

newsWhy RIAA Keeps Getting Hacked.

blogGordon — Java tool for drawing UML Sequence Diagrams.

blogJulian — Is It Time to Move On? IT experts leaving the industry.

blogRuss — Denied.

javaxmlenc 0.20, a light-weight XML output library for Java.

macApple to charge for iApps.  iDVD, iPhoto and iMovie.

macADC posts Windows Win32 API to Mac OS X Porting Guide.

[@846]

javaHow do you calculate the NORAD Daycode?

javaJavaBoutique: Best of 2002.

javaMaturing Java gives developers a respite. Vendors vertically integrate tools, platforms.

javaFastParser 1.1 released. An XML parser for non validating XML processing.

javaJXplorer ldap browser, an open source general purpose LDAP browser.

javaJADE renamed to SOFIA. The Salmon Open Framework for Internet Applications.

blogJeff — Help with MockObjects, TDD and Servlet Development.

blogDiego — AOL does blogs.

blogBen — Pre-Order Now at Amazon!

blogMorbus — DivX Playing on OS X.

blogEric — More Eclipse M4 Woes.

blogKeith— mvc web programming stuff and Understanding Model 2 architecture.

blogRick — SquirrelMail is the SourceForge.net POTM!

blogMatt — Web Services Success.

blogKen — XXL: Java functional programming and data manipulation.

blogNiel — Easily Create PDF Files.

blogCedric — Joyeux anniversaire. Happy Bday!

blogMatthew — I Have The Flu. I sympathize, I'm barely getting over mine.

blogRuss — Moof Down Under.

blogSpike — /sigs [/.]

javajGnash, a cross platform personal finance application written in Java.

javaFirstSQL/J 2.0 has been released.

javaDataVision 0.6, an Open Source reporting tool similar to Crystal Reports, has been released.

newsThe Top Ten Physics Highlights of 2002.

blogMats — Bad magic number -1091568946.

On January 3 1888 The drinking straw was patented by Marvin C. Stone.

I Can't Drive 55

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developmentLearning To SMILe. Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language.

linuxFile Synchronization With Rsync. Save time on data transfers between hosts with rsync.

blogJeff — Everything you ever wanted to know about HDTV.

blogBill — back on java.blogs.

blogMark — The year in review.

blogErik — Fink Rocks!.

blogBrent — NetNewsWire Pro 1.0b5.

blogRuss — RSS to NNTP Demo: Janywhere.com.

blogGlen — Are Java Developers Cheapskates?

mobileMicrosoft-powered phone takes off. HTC's Falcon.

tvSONICblue's ReplayTV 5000. SONICblue's ReplayTV 5000 changed my life.

tvDirecTV secrets allegedly pilfered. The FBI arrested a college student for allegedly sending stolen information about satellite TV access cards to a Web site.

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blogMatt — I'm FOAFed.

blogNiel — J2EE and J2SE Programming Examples and In Search of free alternatives to XML Spy.

blogRuss — P800 Reviews.

javaJ2EE Year in Review. 2002 is marked by the release of J2SE 1.4…

blogSylvain — Disneyland queue management.

technologySun giving away new version of StarOffice. Sun Microsystems Denmark.

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newsTop 10 celebrity excuses.

blogCarlos — Java Game Emulators Soon To Explode.

blogFx — Puttin a sun server to good use.

blogBill — Agile Software Development: review.

blogRick — Goals for the New Year.

musicEuropean Copyrights. European music copyrights from the '50s due to expire this year.

blogRuss — I've been FOAFed.

pdaDan Gillmore predicts a PDA from Apple in 2003.

technologyCray ships first Cray X1 system with IBM chips.

linuxAWStats 5.3 has been released. Advanced Web Statistics.

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javaStruts 1.1 Beta released.

javaObjectAssembler 2.5 Enterprise Beta. Sporting a Revamped Pattern Workspace.

javaApollo. An Open Source Test Skeleton Toolkit for Web Start Released.

blogWilliam — 5 Predictions for 2003.

mobileSanyo SCP-5300 gets Java from Aplix.

blogJeff — Putting my money where my mouth is…

blogDiego — spaces alpha-1.6.

blogAlan — New Years Resolutions …

blogAnthony — Thanks…

blogBill — Predictions for 2003.

blogBob — drools 2.0-beta-9.

blogAdam — us tv shows no longer hits.

blogBen — The Guardian Survival Guide.

blogMark — The lies can be categorized.

blogJim — New Year's Resolutions.

blogEric — Eclipse M4 Chews CPU Resources?

blogJeremy — What Should I Do With My Life?

blogRobert — Sharp Zaurus -- worth it?

blogMatt — ArrayList vs. Vector - which is better for webapps?

blogRuss — I need to post about…

blogFred — How was New Years?

blogSam — What bright idea will hatch next?

technologyWired's Vaporware list for 2002.

blogCharles — How to Write Like a Wanker.

blogTed — Five predictions for 2003.

macApple releases iCal update, iSync 1.0.

macA reader warning about iCal 1.0.1.

macFlat-panel iMac production to be terminated?

pcExperts: Best time to buy a PC is now.

pcToshiba's Tablet PC selling better than expected.

pdaPalm: The Year in Review.

blogJames — Quest for the perfect news aggregator.

blogMike — Bitter Session States.

technologySSH Putty Exploit Code Posted.

On January 2 1974. U.S. President Richard M. Nixon signed a bill requiring all states to lower the maximum speed limit to 55 MPH. The law was intended to conserve gasoline supplies during an embargo imposed by Arab oil-producing countries. Federal speed limits were abolished in 1995.