J2SE 5.0 Performance White Paper

April 29th, 2005 I heard in grapevine that Sun marketing has decided to change the names like J2EE, J2SE, J2ME etc. The name change involves removing the "2" from the platform names.

May 14th, 2005 Do you know that now you too can contribute in developing the next version of Java - Mustang? Here is your chance. What is Sun's motivation? This definitely isn't about cost reduction.

March 15th, 2005 J2SE stands for Java 2 Standard Edition. The 2 stands for version 2 of the platform.

April 11th, 2006 Silent installation of Java SDK (Software development kit) This applies to 32-bit Windows and silent installation of the J2SE Software Development Kit (SDK). JavaTM 2 SDK (J2SDK) installations are built using InstallShield Developer 8.02, which is based on Microsoft Window Installer 2.0.

January 3rd, 2006 In the new year lets look back to Apache Harmony, the much publicised effort to create "open source" J2SE announced in early May last year. After eight months there is still nothing to show, no downloads.

November 26th, 2005 Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 6.0 version (Mustang) lets you access the system tray through two classes in the java.awt package: SystemTray and TrayIcon. These classes give you the ability to add graphics, popup menus, and floating tip functionality to the system tray.

July 22nd, 2009 Homeland Security revamps Web siteWASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department relaunched its Web site Wednesday and became the first Cabinet-level agency to follow the tech-savvy White House directives on social media. President Barack Obama's aides have been urging agencies to add interactive components to their Web sites, such as videos and blogs.

December 26th, 2006 Install Sun's Java Virtual Machine ( J2SE(TM) Development Kit 5.0 Update 9 ) on Fedora Core / Linux platform in 5 simple steps. The procedure is geared for users having access to Linux box from ssh / telnet only as in a vpn / dedicated web hosting.

January 24th, 2005 Did you know that you can use Robot to control even native windows. Apparently the code finds the top window generated by the application.

April 24th, 2005 ThreadLocal allows you to have copy of variable per thread, which are subject to garbage collection when the thread goes away. IBM has an excellent article on understanding and using ThreadLocal.

May 9th, 2005 Which JVM do you want to use today?

June 18th, 2006 List of top 10 features in Java SE 6. Web Services You get first-class support for writing XML web service client applications (death of Apache Axis?).

June 20th, 2006 Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry) has sternly denied a report insinuating that the company was making iPods for Apple Computer in sweatshops. Edmund Ding, spokesman for Foxconn - chief maker of iPods - said there were huge discrepancies between the truth and the claims in the report, which he said seems like a vicious attack on the company.

November 14th, 2005 After enhanced for loop was introduced with J2SE 1.5.x aka J5SE, I made it a delightful habit to use it. You know what I am talking about, right? For example previously I used to write: private gbWay() { ....

May 4th, 2005 The paper - "Grossly Excessive Penalties in the Battle Against Illegal File-Sharing: The Troubling Effects of Aggregating Minimum Statutory Damages for Copyright Infringement" by J. Cam Barker argues that the file sharers sued by the RIAA have a constitutional right to pay much smaller penalties than the millions of dollars they can be liable for under copyright law's minimum damages of $750 per song.