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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.