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A newsletter published by TechTarget   January 14, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail   Today's Highlights   >>  FEATURED TOPIC:  Top 10 programmer tips from 2003 >>  NEWS:  Resellers remain realistic about iSeries gains >>  TIP CONTEST:  Win a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate >>  THE MISSING LINK:  Even PCs can eat too many carbs  News and Top Stories   FEATURED TOPIC Top 10 programmer tips from 2003  (Search400.com) Looking for quality programming tips? Look no further. We've gathered the most popular programmer tips from 2003. Browse our top 10 for the best programming advice on the Web. More on this topic: >  View previous Featured Topics SPONSORED BY:  Search400.com Product and Vendor Guide The Buyers guide is one of the most comprehensive directories of vendor and product information on the Web. It covers a wide range of areas for your research needs, including Application Dev, E-Commerce Solutions, Security and more. Simply search by topic, company name or keyword and you have access to complete vendor and important product information without having to comb through multiple sites. Click Here! NEWS Resellers remain realistic about iSeries gains (iSeries Network) While IBM is boasting of an iSeries "comeback," resellers say the platform never actually went anywhere. Instead, they contend that any gains made by the iSeries last year were just a normal extension of the platform. (Free registration to this site required.) DAILY HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available from our news page.   >  Novell to keep SuSE enterprise customers safe from SCO (SearchEnterpriseLinux.com)   >  Offshoring cuts into U.S. high-tech salaries (eWEEK)   VIEW ALL NEWS AND TOP STORIES  Announcements & Links   PROGRAMMER TIP Merge two keyed physical files This utility from Search400.com member Dean Griffith helps you get around having to copy together two files that are the same and have duplicate keys. >>  View the complete tip FORUM ADVICE Find which program activates a command "Samandi" was looking for a way to see the programs activated from some commands. He wanted to do this in a CL program. Thankfully, "Tschmitz" provided him with an API that provides the information he's looking for. >>  View or participate in this discussion thread USER POLL Cast your vote Will you be using Java, WebSphere or Linux this year? >>  Sound off! What do you think about this poll? Let us know TIPS EXCHANGE Win a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate This month we're giving away a $50.00 Amazon.com gift certificate. Buy yourself something that you really want, rather than settling for something less. You can choose from several categories of items such as books, music, videos, electronics, gardening, toys, housewares and more. Submit a winning tip and treat yourself to something you really want. >>  Send in your tip today THE MISSING LINK Even PCs can eat too many carbs Ah, the ol' tuber trick! A guy in Germany, claiming that the PC he'd just bought didn't work, returned it to the store. Employees there found a very good reason why the computer went on the fritz -- it was stuffed with potatoes. The store replaced the machine, but the guy returned, complaining that the new PC didn't work either. This time, he wanted a refund. Staffers found the same starchy spuds stuffed in the center of the machine. Coincidence? Probably not. Countering the ol' tuber trick with the older "fool me once" philosophy, the retailer called die Polizei and the guy was arrested. Recent missing link stories you may enjoy. Update your subscriptions Select newsletters you would like to receive from the list below. Security Tip Programmer Tips Administrator Tips E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription.   Contact Us   SITE EDITOR Michelle Davidson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send us your story ideas and best practices SENIOR NEWS EDITOR Kate Evans-Correia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send in your news, story ideas and poll suggestions ASSISTANT SITE EDITOR Debra Tart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send us your tips and Best Web Links DIRECTOR OF SITE SALES Gabrielle Derussy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R This newsletter is published by TechTarget, the most targeted IT media. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News":   -  Reply to this e-mail with REMOVE in the Subject line OR   -  Go to unsubscribe and enter your e-mail address to cancel your subscription Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed.