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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.