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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

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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?

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

L'Happy Nuevo Année

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Happy New Year!
Bonne Année!
New Year 2003 Feliz Año Nuevo!
L'Shannah Tovah!

Réveillon...

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meLast update for the year. I've blogged a total of 218 days in 2002. Not too shabby.

blogCam — Happy New Year!

technologyFirst 802.11g devices hit the market. Just under the wire for 2002.

netThe 20th Anniversary of the Internet. January 1, 2003.

blogDarren — Happy New Year.

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blogRuss — Happy New Year!

blogFred — When You Reach Bottom Climb Out.

macPredictions for Apple in 2003.

technologyMore gadget picks. Phillip M. Torrone and Adam Kalsey.

technologyGizmodo's gadget picks for 2002.

newsNew Year's Eve Wrap-Up of Wrap-Ups.

blogAnthony — The Year In Review.

blogMatt — Happy New Year!!

blogJoe — Benediction for the New Year.

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blogAnthony — Pay for Roller?

blogNiel — Last Post for 2002.

blogScott — Goodbye 2002 - Sun's Out!

blogLance — UnFree Roller.

javajd.xslt 1.4.0, an XSLT processor written in Java.

technologyGadget Picks: the Best of 2002.

newsPentagon Contractor Loses Thousands Of Computer Records. Contractor robbed of hard drives holding 500,000 health-care records.

technologyIBM Completes Disk Drive Sale. The sale to Hitachi, valued at $2.05 billion, is a done deal.

blogJeremy — Apache logging directly to MySQL.

blogKarl — Happy New Years Everyone.

macQuickLink Mobile connects Macs to Internet.

newsNew Massachusetts governor to forgo salary. They should all do the same.

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blogJeff — Plan for Eclipse 2.2 is now out… and IBM JDK 1.4 for Linux and Windows.

javanntp//rss 0.1, an application that will enable you to use your existing NNTP newsreader to read your favorite syndicated information channels.

blogPat — Why do all app servers suck?.

blogDavid — A not so brief history of Roller.

developmentReview of the Year: Application development tools.

technologyComputer Engineers Optimistic About 2003.

newsOverrated and underreported stories of 2002. 2002 media follies.

netYear in Review: The Key and Stupid Web Moments of 2002.

blogIan — Happy New Year.

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javaChart a new course with JFreeChart. Add charts to your Java applications.

javaUse the Comparable and Comparator interfaces to sort data in Java.

javaSecure Data Manager v1.0 released.

javaJarSpy 0.7.3 released.

booksChapter on URL Actions Posted from ‘Core JSTL’ Book.

blogAlan — P800 … last day of the year reflection.

blogDitzel — Looking for NetBeans/Sun ONE Studio Resources?

blogJoe — It's Time to Open Java..

blogBrent — NetNewsWire Pro 1.0b4.

blogJames — Experimental Jabber Transport for Apache Axis 1.0.

blogGreg — Happy New Year 2003.

blogJim — Happy New Year!

blogKeith — Programming languages as user interface.

blogMatt — Notable Freshmeat Releases.

blogNiel — Happy New Years.

blogMatt — Struts 1.1 Beta 3 Released.

blogRuss — 12 Grapes and Pizza.

moviesTop 10 box-office films of 2002. Spider-Man.

blogFred — Blogging Services Donations.

blogDamien — Happy new Year's Eve.

macMacs making music: From Twisted Sister to Sesame Street.

familyWe're going to spend New Year's Eve at home, just the two of us. The last home-cooked meal of the year will feature a beef roast and baked potatoes.

On December 31 1897, Brooklyn, NY, spent its last day as a separate entity before becoming part of New York City.