I keep being amazed how some fairly large and visible companies still operate as if they were in 19th century. Today\’s grand-prize winner is Corel corporation. FACT: You can not buy any of Corel\’s software products online! The whole world is selling software online. You can buy any Jack and Joe\’s program but - Corel?...

Java.net has published a great article about implementing Spell Checker in Lucene.

Mac OS X user can now enjoy a Skype Dashboard widget along the Skype\’s new updated version: http://www.skype.com/products/skype/macosx/

Apple launched .Mac Groups initiative. Now anybody can create pretty powerful online communities. AWESOME.

Rumors that Steve Jobs may run for Governor of California are increasing. I, personally, do not think he would do it, even if he had better chances than others but it is an interesting theory. Looking at the rating of the “Terminator Governor” it is obvious that he was a complete failure. No surprise there,...

BileBlog is the worst blog about Java, ever :) Mean-spiritted, hardly serious spit-offs of anger of a man who does not hide his existential problems. If you are not already nuts, reading this nightmare, it can definitely make you one. Yet, sometimes it can be funny. I could not help ROFLMAOing when I read the...

Ever wondered about details of differences between JDK5 and JDK1.4? Wonder no more, and use JDiff. One word - AWESOME.

Lebedev Studio, the leading Russian design studio, has come up with a very innovative approach to keyboards: http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/

Mambo is one of the most distinguished OSS CMS systems. Seems like lead developers left the project and started a new venture. Find more about this in a Cnet article: http://news.com.com/Open-source+split+of+Mambo+software+begins/2100-7344_3-5846006.html

This is so cool! Wonderful casts and yea, it is podcast, baby :) \ http://javacast.thepostmodern.net/ Awesome

Joda Time is an interesting and important class library. It tries/claims to improve on Java\’s Calendar and Date support.

Google seems to have developed Mac OS X version of Gmail Notifier, too. That\’s nice and good but I do not see it having any additional features compared to the GMail Status that I have been using for a long time, now. Actually it looks so similiar, I would get pissed off, if I was...

Are you driving a hybrid car? Maybe you should? \ http://toccionline.kizash.com/films/1001/178/

Amazon is one of the companies that actually has a customer service phone number but tries to hide it well.Following is the number I use to look up at Google repeatedly, so I thought storing it in my blog would bemore convenient. Enjoy1-800-201-7575

When compiling a QT3 distribution on a unix system, there are several switches I would rather modify from their default values. For example, by default QT compiles in shared mode. Now, now - do you really want to send somebody an application you compiled and get cursed because that user does not have libraries your...