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I had the displeasure of being woken up by a nasty calf cramp yesterday morning. It was pretty hot all day and I didn't drink enough for a post-workout day. I can still feel it, icy-hot is helping a little.

Web Services Tool Kit for Mobile Devices (version 2.0). Provides tools and run-time environments that allow development of applications that use Web Services on small mobile devices.

François — Firebird, bleh.

Russ— Necho Stuff.

Matt — Linux Journal 2003 Editors' Choice Awards.

Steven — P800 vs Sidekick comparison.

David — Echo feed validates or [Valid PIE].

Fred — Testing MIDLETs w/o Devices-J2ME.

Edwin — XML Dev Con Trip Report.

Vincent — Evolving Java-based APIs… The nightmare of binary compatibility!

Hani — Compile time safety doesn't suck.

Zulfikar — Icon for the Digital Age.

Adam — mea culpa and what are the benefits of (n)echo to users?

Keith — Best 80's list ever and Free command line development tools from Microsoft.

Bryan — Yahoo2iPod.

Luke — The most insane thing I've ever seen (so far).

Mac Net Journal: The shortcoming of ad programs like Google Adsense.

Wired's gadget picks. Casio's Exilim Z3 digital camera, Fujitsu's Stylistic ST4000 Tablet PC, Danger's color Hiptop, Kanguru's KangaruMicro keychain MP3 player, and Casio's SY-4000 portable TV.

Pocket PC 2003 guide. Guide to all of the new Pocket PCs running the recently-released Pocket PC 2003 operating system.

‘Open and helpful community’ – of credit card thieves. Honeynet shows carders are getting slick.

On July 13, 1835 — John Ruggles received patent #1 from the U.S. Patent Office for a traction wheel used in locomotive steam engines. All 9,957 previous patents were not numbered.