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R.I.P Linkblog

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After 7 years, It's time to put my linkblog to rest. I've been struggling in the last few months to find good content… what used to take 30 minutes, now ta…

Internet

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

19 years ago

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Javalobby was under spam attack over the holidays: We had completely disappeared from Google's main index! If you run a website, then you know how serious a…

We had completely disappeared from Google's main index! If you run a website, then you know how serious a problem this is. On any given day over 10,000 visitors arrive at Javalobby as a result of Google searches, and suddenly they stopped coming! We had apparently been grouped together with the spammer's viagra and casino sites, and poof! Suddenly we no longer existed in the eyes of Google, the world's largest search engine. Countless thousands of well-ranked pages gone in a blink. Perhaps you now understand why I would commit a violent crime if I caught those forum spammers? In essence, they have wiped out strategic positioning that we took years to…

Mobile

Configuring DST on WM

19 years ago

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Because of the Energy Policy Act, daylight saving time will be extended by four weeks in 2007. How to configure daylight saving time for the United States an…

How to configure daylight saving time for the United States and Canada in 2007 and in subsequent years on…

Java

Erik's Pulse: 2006-09-26

19 years ago

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Erik's weekly column published in the Javalobby Newsletter.

Star Speaks Out!

20 years ago

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Star Jones appeared on the Today show and apologized for her wedding antics a few years ago… I don't think I took the viewers on the right journey with me,…

Surveys

Survey: Open Source Java

20 years ago

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I haven't done a survey in years, but this one should be interesting: How long do you think it will take Sun to actually open source Java?

Taylor Hicks

20 years ago

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You've gotta admire a 29 years old who said no to Just for Men. America got it right, once again. I'm joining the Soul Patrol.