Winter Solstice

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mobile javaFirstSQL Releases FirstSQL/J Embedded Mobile Edition for Enterprise Mobile and Embedded Device Applications.

moblogRuss — Series 90 Theme for the Nokia 6600.

pdaPalm Has The Edge on Reliability, according to PC World survey.

blogRichard — Team meeting.

java blogHoward — Presenting … my card.

moblogRui — blog/2003-12-22.

javaZIP Code Visualizer. A Java-based map of the continental US that progressively narrows down the area covered by a ZIP Code as you type in the numbers one by one.

javaJava DBMS functions for MySQL 0.2. Provides Java DBMS functions for MySQL.

javaJava Psion Link 2.0 alpha 4. A Java implementation of the Psion Link Protocol.

multimediaSecureDigital now number one. SD takes on CF.

technologyMySQL Quashes Defects in Database Release. The release cleans up code defects that were recently sniffed out by a third-party inspection company.

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meI'm tentatively running Tomcat 5.0.16 on this server. Everything seems to be working so far… We'll see how it holds.

blogJim — LoTR - RoTK.

moblogFrank — T-Mobile: free WiFi for german users!!!!

java blogDavid — blojsom 2.06 available.

blogDerek — Alien vs. Predator.

blogHani — Commit sluts.

blogAndreas — TimeCore - Freeware Timetracking Software.

musicRumors: Low Cost 2GB and 4GB iPods - in January?

newsVideo game maker sues Microsoft. Mythic Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, charging it with trademark infringement and unfair competition in its marketing of an upcoming video title.

musicWalmart's Music Download Terms Say You Don't Own A Thing. "Current DRM has nothing to do with preventing piracy, everything to do with impairing consumer rights, competition and innovation."

musicRIAA Plans New Lawsuits Soon. Vowing to file more lawsuits "in the near future."

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java blogJoe — You should write.

blogPaul — Here comes the free Net music.

gadgetsI4U Top 10 Gadget Trends 2003. 2003 the year of Gadget Mainstream adoption and some shattered Gadget Dreams.

netTop Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2003 [via dive into mark b-links].

technologyInfoWorld — 2003: The news in review.

java blogDaniel — Open Source Developer Myths.

javaIBM Toolkit for MPEG-4 1.1.1. Video and audio improvements; fixed problems with RTSP and odd-sized video; and other minor enhancements and bug fixes.

blogMatthew — Movable Type 3.0.

java blogEugene — IntelliJ IDEA Personal license.

blogBrent — NetNewsWire and NetNewsWire Lite 1.0.7 released.

blogMichael — Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake.

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developmentSubversion 0.35.1 Released.

mobileYour Cellphone Is Keeping Tabs. Personal location devices.

moblogMatt — New Toy^H^H^H Development Platform: Nokia 9290.

java blogLaurent — Java regex.

java blogJoshua — Swing Hack 7: Let it Snow!

java blogMarc — index the jar.

macApple to sell software downloads? Plan predates iTunes Music Store.

meI saw a couple of unexpected ads at the theater yesterday, one for Jamdat and one for LiveJournal.

java blogRusty — The Blackdown Project has posted the first release candidate of their version of the Java 2 Standard Edition for Linux 1.4.2.

macMacworld: Steve Jobs Keynote: Jan 6, 9am PDT. Live QuickTime webcast.

maciPatch 2.0, easy-to-use patch maker for Mac OS X.

technologyLegal victory for 'DVD hacker'. DVD Jon cleared.

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