It's not too early to start planning for JavaOne... also:
Java Today: NetBeans Day at CommunityOne, SailFin interview, and importance of model-view separation
Weblogs: JPA/Rails/GlassFish/MySQL, Fast-open IntelliJ plugin, and are developer interviews practical for cubicle-dwellers?
java.net Poll: Do you use syntax coloring?
Forums: SwingX's Hudson server back online, inflexible interfaces, and the difference between Rectangles and Rectangle2Ds