And I didn’t play video game all this time thinking it would be a waste of time!

April 20th, 2006 I talked about JRobots, an extremely addictive Java game where you develop robots in java to fight against other JRobots in a monthly battle royale. Today I will present you with a simple sample JRobot to encourage you to participate in this contest.

March 4th, 2004 Update: Many of you are coming to this link as it is top ranked in google for jdk1.5. Welcome! Few links of interest judging from your comments: Download Java Development Kit (contains compiler, interpreter (with just-in-time compiler) and other tools for development and deployment) - This is a must download if you want to learn Java Java Tutorial - A good introductory tutorial on most Java topics Thinking in Java - For many it is a favorite book for learning Java.

November 1st, 2004 An interesting question is posed by Simon (in trackback). It is also true for many other professions.

August 9th, 2006 Ozura Mobile, a leading publisher and developer of mobile entertainment, today announced they are releasing Lava Kroft to mobile phones and users globally. This mobile action adventure game stars Lava Kroft who is a new age woman who has an exceptional thirst for discovering some of the most intriguing and mystical treasures in the world (tell me that doesn't sound familiar to a certain female whose name happens to rhyme with Lava's).

December 20th, 2008 Java is a programming language originally developed by Sun Microsystems and released in 1995. But its been more than 10 years from then and the popularity has taken Java to an enviable height.

July 14th, 2005 Today I had an interesting conversation with my ex-Boss and good friend. He asked me to summarize the current state of Java world these days as he was busy with databases and scientific computing.

September 24th, 2007 Simple Thoughts has always been about technology. However occasionally I like to post something humorous.

August 23rd, 2007 Kind of gives you a clear indication where Sun (NASDAQ: SUNW) is headed, doesn't it? It does give me a warm feeling too knowing Sun is so much committed to Java, a language I have been working on since 1996. The change will go into effect on Aug.

April 29th, 2008 Robert Hodgin created an amazing music video in code. It get better as you progress.

July 21st, 2005 When Java software developers consider portable devices as platforms for their applications, they often see cell phones as the only real option. Cell phone only focus is now changing.

April 22nd, 2006 An educational and entertaining video on Java. Enjoy!

March 10th, 2008 Here is a nice video on the quintessential Hello World program. All you need is Java to go through this excellent introductory tutorial for Windows users.

February 10th, 2005 My blog readers prefer Mozilla based browsers, which is used by 51.21%. IE is lagging behind at 39.08%! On the other hand my readers prefer Windows with Windows XP alone accounting for 51.48%.

February 19th, 2005 Looks like new opportunities for the Java industry. The New York Times > Business > Health Industry Under Pressure to Computerize Across the ideological spectrum, health care experts and politicians agree that the nation's hodgepodge of paper medical files needs to move into the digital era, so that eventually each person has an electronic health record that can travel across networks and be read by doctors, hospitals, insurers and the patients themselves.

December 26th, 2008 Social networking has a very important part to play in our lives now. Be it Facebook or Myspace or Orkut or Twitter - these sites are proving to be beneficial for both personal and professional purposes.