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java‘Java everywhere’ is for world domination. Why the latest wireless buzz matters to all developers.

tvOpen Source at TiVo. TiVo co-founder Jim Barton explains how the company relies on open source technologies.

pdaPalm Raises $18 Million Through Private Institutional Investor.

java blogJason — Re: WebWork2/XWork Definition Editor.

java blogMike — Eclipse Help Tip.

macMacworld Review: Xserve.

windowsMicrosoft pledges allegiance to Outlook Express. Microsoft never ditched Outlook Express. Never updated it either.

python blogMark — POT.py 1.3.

java blogNorman — Java incompatibility, a maddening NoClassDefError.

moblogRuss — How AT&T Moved to GSM (and on to EDGE).

java blogMatt — PHP vs. Java - which is better?

blogChris — mondrian.

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javaRSS Utilities: A Tutorial.

java blogRuss — J2ME Device Database.

java blogRusty — ObjectWeb has released Octopus 2.1.

java blogHani — Cracking java apps.

java blogPhilip — Java vs. .NET, part 4 – Java is a language, .NET is not.

blogBlaine — Wired article – extreme programming (XP).

java blogGiulio — Fun with Jython.

java blogRuss — Corporate Mobile Thoughts and Mobile Goodness.

java blogDavid — An update expected for the Java Runtime on OSX?

java blogArjun — Trouble brewing in Java.net.

java blogJoshua — Swing Hack: Window Snapping.

java blogLeslie — Scraping HTML with curl, tidy, and XSL.

linuxEric Raymond: An Open Letter to Darl McBride.

macKisMAC 0.05d4, a wireless sniffer for Mac OS X.

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javaJFig 1.1, a configuration utility that provides functionality for managing one or more configurations in a Java environment.

netKournikova, Bezos tout sports bra. Shock-absorbing sports bras. I'll get one if she comes with it.

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java blogRuss — Java and XSLT Chapter 5.

moblogJim — Different numbers.

netUsing RSS to deliver Newsletters (and avoid spam filters!)

mobile javaHow to get legally FREE Java MIDP for your Microsoft smartphone.

java blogHenri — robots.txt and robots.txt in the real world.

blogMatt — Make money drinking beer and discussing MySQL.

java blogMike — Minor JavaBlogs fixes. How about fixing the Recenty Added Blogs feed? It's only been broken for months.

java blogPhilip — Java vs. .NET, part 3 – Open Standards.

java bloga san juan — Red Hat and Sun to launch open source Java?

python blogLeslie — Quick links.

blogKeith — Flash Player Detection Techniques Unearthed.

blogCedric — Stallman, Gosling and a bit of emacs history.

blogHaiko — FreeMind mind mapper.

blogDavid — No Mac OS X-specific virus has yet appeared.

javadnsjava 1.4.0, an implementation of the DNS protocol in Java.

javaJavaHMO for TiVo Alpha 3, an implementation of the TiVo Home Media Option.

javaEclipse Instant Messenger Plugin 0.8. MSN, YAHOO, ICQ, AIM, etc.

javaJava AIM Bot 1.3, a modular architecture for providing services through an AIM client.

linuxEric Raymond: Maybe SCO had a point.

wirelessSmartID's WiFi Detector works. WFS-1 from SmartID.

mobile javaPitfalls of J2ME development. Vague specs and hardware differences pose problems for programmers.

technologyNYT: F.C.C. Discloses New Rules for Telecom Industry.

mobileMotorola launches first Linux smartphone. First to two secret ‘weapons’, too…

netBoeing launches antispam spinoff. A commercialized version of the software Boeing uses internally to fight unsolicited e-mail.

newsNational Slackder Day 2003. Stand up for your right to sit back down again!

On August 22, 1932 — The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) began its first TV broadcast in England.