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javaLanguage Features of Java Generics. Get the lowdown on J2SE's new support of generics in the core language of its upcoming 1.5 release.

javaUsing Java to Prevent Attacks. Follow two important rules to prevent your Java application from falling victim to attacks.

javaWriting a Code Generator in Java. Design and implement a flexible, Java code-generation system that is easy to maintain, intuitive to work with, and based on IOM.

javaXEsoft Releases XMLFace 1.3. A a toolkit for building Swing and/or SWT based application using an easy to use (and extensible) XML based language.

javaAnother Java Servlet Filter Most Web Applications Should Have. Activate client-side caching.

javaJCP Releases JavaServer Faces 1.0.

linux blogRuss  — What to do about EV1?

mobileVerizon Introduces New Forward-to-Plane Service. $10/month.

java blogBrian — No JavaOne For Me .

java blogSimon — Displaying international characters in JSP.

java blogDion — iPlanet upgrade on java.sun.com the problem? Ouch.

blogMike — Jabber for devices!

java blogCedric — SGen: an XDoclet killer.

blogRui — No Time, Some Links.

javaiReport 0.2.3 for JasperReports.

mac blogDiego — two weeks with a mac.

javajTDS 0.7.1. A JDBC driver for MS SQL Server.

newsJudge orders SCO, IBM to produce disputed code. For a change, the SCO Group had no comment, because Judge Wells told it not to issue any.

newsSun Microsystems Names Sueltz's Successor. Marissa Peterson, executive vice president of worldwide operations.

tvReview: ReplayTV 5504.

javaEclipse board names new member. Four new members.

linuxCourt that will hear SCO v AutoZone lawsuit itself runs Linux. Presumably, SCO's lawyers filed the lawsuit using a system that it contends infringes its intellectual property.

wirelessMike — Free WiFi Catching On At Airports.

netStates Bent on Collecting Internet Taxes. Remember all those gifts you bought online during the holidays? Now it's time to pay sales tax on them…

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development blogRusty — I'm pleased to announce the release of the XML 1.1 Bible.

javaSwingWT 0.80. An implementation of the Java Swing and AWT APIs which instead drives SWT applications.

developmentHow to hire great open source developers. Many companies have employment policies that stipulate that the company owns anything its employees develop.

java blogPelle — Open Source like Java CPU.

blogRogers — Google: 10,000 dancing Linux servers.

java blogEric — Getting Started with Eclipse, and Using VSS, Oracle, and Tomcat.

javaOpenWFE 0.6.1, an open source java workflow engine.

newsEx-WorldCom CEO surrenders to FBI. Bernard Ebbers turns himself in.

musicMike — RIAA's Latest Tactic To Drive File Sharers Underground.

java blogDion — WebLogic Configuration: Part 2.

macFinder co-designer not keen on current user interface. Steve Capps, co-designer of the Finder. Amen.

linuxSwapping Red Hat for a Fedora. Fedora is meant for those who want to stay on the bleeding edge of Linux development.

blogRafe — Will miracles never cease?

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javaCarlos — What is the best Java framework for Web development?

javaGlen — POI 2.5 FINAL Released.

windows blogRobert — Visual Studio tips.

javaJavaPerformanceTuning Newsletter: Fast Random Access.

javaJavaLobby Newsletter: HomePod in the house, and JavaOne for $24.95.

linuxSCO announces quarterly results, first user target. The lucky winner is AutoZone.

booksReview: Java Regular Expressions.

technologyPasswords are passport to theft. How secure are you?

java blogDaniel — Getting Testy.

netGo Daddy Backs Up ICANN in Fight with VeriSign. Domain registrar Go Daddy has agreed to pay ICANN's legal bills, up to $100,000.

blogPelle — Japanese for Nerds.

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javaConverting XML to PDF, using FOP. 

javaAutoboxing/Unboxing. The problem with the collection API is that you cannot put primitive data types into it.

javaAtlassian releases JIRA 2.6.

javaMultivalent PDF Tools, a free set of PDF manipulation tools.

netJustices Hear Arguments on Internet Pornography Law. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments about Internet pornography.

gadgetsAlan — Engadget.

windows blogBernard — Tail for Win32. There's also Paul's jLogTailer, on the Java-side.

blogDaniel — Googlebot doesn't play nice.

java blogHani — JBoss thoughtspeak.

java blogAnthony — Building Eclipse plugins redux.

blogLeslie — Quick Links.

java blogAaron Johnson — Struts & Java Tips: Issue #1.

blogOvidiu — Virus attack on Apache committers.

humorPhilip  — Mel Gibson and the Passion movie again…

zaurusReview: Zaurus SL-5600 Linux PDA.

javaIBM open source Java proposal puzzles Sun official. Schwartz stresses platform compatibility.

moviesThird Spider-Man film 'under way'. Sony confirms a third Spider-Man movie is to be made, according to a report.

gadgetsBBC does Top Ten Gadgets of 2004. [via Mobitopia]

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