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June 2008
Swing Bits : How-to Bind JTable to MySQL Table (no coding), New TreeTable, Matisse, JSlider, JTabs+Components
Sunday, 29 June 2008 12:10 A GMT-08
There are bunch of Swing bits that are worth looking at. The first is how-to bind a JTable to a MySQL Table without coding. Second, there is a new TreeTable. Third, learning Matisse. Fourth - JSlider tips. Fifth, putting a component on a tab. more..
Developer Platform : OpenSolaris (video)
Friday, 27 June 2008 8:59 A GMT-08
This is an interesting presentation by Sun technologist Roman Shaposhnik which has lots of good points and counter-points on developer operating system environments. More....
NetBeans IDE 6.1/MySQL Tutorials : Connecting & Creating a Simple Web App
Thursday, 26 June 2008 11:22 P GMT-08
Check out two new NetBeans IDE 6.1 MySQL tutorials that show you how to connect to MySQL via NetBeans and how to use NetBeans within a simple web app. More....
Tutorial : Creating a Loan Processing Component App using NetBeans BPEL, XML Tools, etc.
Monday, 23 June 2008 10:42 P GMT-08
Check out the new tutorial on how to create a loan processing component app using NetBeans. BPEL editor, XML Schema editors, creating WSDL files creating BPEL processes and more....
Cloud Computing : Sun Lab's Project Caroline
Sunday, 22 June 2008 10:59 P GMT-08
What is Project Caroline ? I've started looking at it much more closely and it is worth looking at if you are interested in cloud computing. More...
NetBeans : Groovy and Grails in NetBeans 6.5, Dev Build has Groovy/Grails
Thursday, 19 June 2008 11:57 P GMT-08
Three bits. NetBeans dev builds now have Groovy and Grails. They will be in 6.5. Three examples of using Grails, Glassfish and MySQL and building CRUD apps.
New Article : JavaScript Hater's Guide to NetBeans JavaScript Editor + OpenOffice, Building a NAS Server
Wednesday, 18 June 2008 7:00 P GMT-08
Three bits starting with a detailed view of the NetBeans JavaScript editor. Two side-bits - how to create your own OpenSolaris NAS Server and where to find all the OpenOffice guides. More....
New Article : Next Generation in Applet Java Plug-In Technology
Tuesday, 17 June 2008 7:40 P GMT-08
There is a new article on the next generation of applet Java plug-in technology. More....
NetBeans Bits : Debugger Improvements, Code Check-out, Hibernate in Visual Web JSF App
Tuesday, 17 June 2008 5:10 P GMT-08
Three new bits. First a nice tutorial on code check-out using NetBeans Subversion and CVS features. Second, a quick article showing improvements in the NetBeans debugger. Finally, a tutorial showing how to use Hibernate in a Visual Web JSF App. More.
Killer Gadget : Samsung Instinct + Java, Sprint Java Instinct Contest (video)
Sunday, 15 June 2008 3:09 P GMT-08
I ran into this wonderful Samsung phone. I kind of expected this kind of quality phone from Samsung. Includes support for Java and to boot Sprint is sending a message to Java developers to develop for it by doing a Java contest. More.....
Writing Tools and Blog Metrics : Woopra, OpenOffice Import PDF Extension
Sunday, 15 June 2008 1:26 P GMT-08
I bumped into two useful tools - one for my blog and the other for PDF editing. With woopra I know exactly who is reading and what they are reading on my blog at the moment. The other tool is an OpenOffice PDF Import killer tool....more.
New Swing Article : SwingLabs' PDF Renderer
Saturday, 14 June 2008 3:03 P GMT-08
New article on the PDF Renderer project at SwingLabs. More....
Cool Stack 1.3 Early Access Version Available
Wednesday, 11 June 2008 9:36 P GMT-08
Cool Stack 1.3 RC1 is available. More....
Zembly : Social Network App Development & Collaboration
Saturday, 7 June 2008 7:21 P GMT-08
A new way to make social network apps are here. Zembly arrives. More....
Screencast : xVM VirtualBox + Virtual Window Manager + Java SE 6u10 on a Mac
Wednesday, 4 June 2008 6:14 P GMT-08
You can escape the constraints of your operating system by using xVM VirtualBox - it's free and open source and let's you among other things run Java SE 6 Update 10 with the latest NetBeans on your Mac (on Tiger). Watch the screencast. More....
NetBeans Mobility on Solaris and MacOS X + Blender Institute Releases New 3D Film Using A Cloud
Monday, 2 June 2008 11:10 P GMT-08
Check out the new NetBeans Mobility support for Solaris and MacOS X. Also check out the new film from the Blender Institute.
Project SocialSite Allows Easy OpenSocial App Development
Sunday, 1 June 2008 9:07 A GMT-08
If you are interested in social networks and development of applications for them - you will be interested in Project SocialSite. More....