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javaNew Yahoo! SiteBuilder. Yahoo! just released SiteBuilder, a Java application bundled with JRE 1.4.1

developmentBest Practices for Programming in C. Although the C language has been around for close to 30 years, its appeal has not yet worn off.

java blogDiego — clevercactus beta 2.

blogFrank — Groove: 10 good reasons not to buy.

blogMatt — My Next Gig?

blogJon — Why the negativity around JDO?

java blogRusty — Second early access release of the Java Management Extensions (JMX) Remote API.

java blogChris — Nifty ASCII-art editor.

blogJeremy — Hung like the Hulk.

blogKarl-Martin — A bunch of XML links and More links.

moblogMichael — American Airlines allows cell phones during taxi-in.

blogAndy — Apache Dreams or Converting my Household to the Apache Way.

java blogJack — Java Case Studies.

macMac OS X passwords 4,096 times harder to crack than Windows. Unix and Linux harder too.

musicCreative's Nomad Jukebox Zen NX. Thinner than the regular Jukebox Zen, and costs about 40% less than the same capacity iPod.

pcToshiba's 17-inch Media Center laptop. The Satellite P25-S607 with Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center.

musicRIAA Begins Identifying Targets In Copyright Suits. Nice roundup.

macSafari problems bug Web developers. Over-ambitious caching, etc.

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meThere were quiet a few vodafone red t-shirts at the airport yesterday.

java blogHani — Those dreaded words..‘beanshell integration’.

java blogLeslie — Quick links.

blogStuart — Python Command Line parsing.

java blogNorman — The best tech books.

blogMarc — TiVO shifts strategy.

newsHow tall really was Napoleon? Here's how the tall tale of Napoleon's short stature got started…

mobile javaJ2ME VNC Alpha 2.9.1, a VNC client for J2ME devices.

javaOpenBlackjack 1.0, a blackjack practice program.

macPanther est bien plus rapide. Mac OS X Panther seems to be quite faster.

mobileCellphones more dangerous than alcohol. Hands-free doesn't seem to help.

windowsMS alerts users to Windows DirectX vulnerability. Potentially devastating flaw.

java blogMatthew — Terra Form-ing.

mobileDoCoMo recalls SH505i phone. Free repair service offered to users.

pdaEuro PDA sales leap as global sales slump. Local vendors for local people.

On July 24, 1987 — Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbed Mt. Fuji. Hulda became the oldest person to climb Japan's highest peak.