SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS
                  FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d)
                AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
                         (Amendment No. ____1________)1

                            Programmer's Paradise Inc

                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, par value $.01
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    743205106
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                                 (CUSIP NUMBER)

                                December 31, 2004

             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
                                   is filed:

                                / / Rule 13d-1(b)
                                /X/ Rule 13d-1(c)
                                / / Rule 13d-1(d)



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     1    The  remainder  of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
          person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
          of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
          which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

          The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not
          be  deemed  to be  "filed"  for  the  purpose  of  Section  18 of  the
          Securities   Exchange  Act  of  1934  or  otherwise   subject  to  the
          liabilities  of that  section  of the Act but shall be  subject to all
          other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).








                                                                                                          

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     NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS: Daniel Zeff
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
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     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                                    
                                                                                     (a)  0
                                                                                     (b)
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     SEC USE ONLY

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     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION        United States of America

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   NUMBER OF           SOLE VOTING POWER                                                                  56,484
   SHARES             
BENEFICIALLY
  OWNED BY
    EACH
  REPORTING
 PERSON WITH
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                       SHARED VOTING POWER                                                                     0

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                       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                                             56,484

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                       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                                                0

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     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                         56,484


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     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES*
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     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                                                     1.47%

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     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                                                IN

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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Item 1(a).        Name of Issuer:

                           Programmer's Paradise Inc

Item 1(b).        Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                           1157 Shrewsbury Avenue
                           Shrewsbury, New Jersey 07702

Item 2(a).        Name of Person Filing:

                           Daniel Zeff
                           (the "Reporting Person")

Item 2(b).        Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

                           The principal business address of the Reporting
Person is:

                           c/o Zeff Holding Company, LLC
                           50 California Street, Suite 1500
                           San Francisco, CA 94111


Item 2(c).        Citizenship:

                           Mr. Zeff is a United States citizen.

Item 2(d).        Title of Class of Securities:

                           Common Stock, par value $.01

Item 2(e).        CUSIP Number:

                           743205106



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Item 3.   If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or 
          (c), check whether the person filing is a:   Not Applicable

          (a)  [ ] Broker or dealer  registered under Section 15 of the Exchange
                   Act;

          (b)  [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act;

          (c)  [ ] Insurance  Company as defined  in  Section  3(a)(19)  of the
                   Exchange Act;

          (d)  [  ]Investment  Company  registered  under  Section  8  of  the
                   Investment Company Exchange Act;

          (e)  [ ] Investment    Adviser    in    accordance    with   Rule
                   13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

          (f)  [ ] Employee  Benefit Plan or Endowment  Fund in accordance  with
                   Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

          (g)  [ ] Parent Holding  Company or Control Person in accordance  with
                   Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

          (h)  [ ] Saving  Association as defined in Section 3(b) of The Federal
                   Deposit Insurance Act;

          (i)  [ ] Church  Plan  that is  excluded  from the  definition  of an
                   Investment  Company  under  Section  3(c)(14)  of the  
                   Investment Company Act;

          (j)  [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).




                                                                                               

Item 4.           Ownership.

                  A.  Daniel Zeff

                  (a)  Amount beneficially owned:                                              56,484
                  (b)  Percent of Class:                                                         1.47%
                  (c)   Number of shares as to which such person has:

                      (i)  Sole power to vote or direct the vote:                              56,484
                      (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                              0
                      (iii)Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:                 56,484
                      (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:                 0





                           As calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Daniel
                           Zeff beneficially owns 56,484 shares of the Issuer's
                           Common Stock, par value $.01 ("Common Stock"),



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                           representing 1.47% of the Common Stock. Mr. Zeff does
                           not directly own any shares of Common Stock, but he
                           indirectly owns 56,484 shares of Common Stock in his
                           capacity as the sole manager and member of Zeff
                           Holding Company, LLC a Delaware limited liability
                           company ("ZHC") which in turn serves as the general
                           partner for Zeff Capital Partners I, L.P. ("ZCP"), a
                           Delaware Limited Partnership. Mr. Zeff also provides
                           discretionary investment management services to Zeff
                           Capital Offshore Fund ("ZCF"), a class of shares of
                           Spectrum Galaxy Fund Ltd., a company incorporated in
                           the British Virgin Islands.

Item 5.           Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

                           If this statement is being filed to report the fact
                           that as of the date hereof the reporting person has
                           ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
                           percent of the class of securities, check the
                           following: [ ]

Item 6.           Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another 
                  Person.

                           Each of ZCP and ZCF have the right to receive and the
                           power to direct the receipt of dividends from, and
                           the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common
                           Stock held by them.

Item 7.           Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which 
                  Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
                  Holding Company.

                           Not Applicable

Item 8.           Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                           Not Applicable

Item 9.           Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                           Not Applicable



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Item 10. Certification.

         By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

                                    SIGNATURE


         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated:  January 11, 2005

                                            /s/ Daniel Zeff            
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                                                Daniel Zeff





     Attention:  Intentional  misstatements  or  omissions  of  fact  constitute
Federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).





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