While running some Java applications (like Thinreader) you may see this strange looking error - Couldn’t find per display information. You may find this error when running such applications in JDK 6 or later. Let’s find out more about it and how you can easily fix it.

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First impressions on Thunderbird 2. Is it a must upgrade?

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In JavaOne 2008 I noticed something I least expected - an abundance of Mac laptops (Macbook, Macbook Pro & Macbook Air) in not just developers hands but also press / analysts and presenters. I didn’t conduct a formal survey but anyone there can attest to the fact that around 60-70% of the laptops were Mac with Dell being a distant second. Obviously there must be good reasons for it. So I started asking the software developers. I found 5 good reasons for software developers to use a Mac laptop:

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I was amazed to find Microsoft design engineer Mugunthan Mugundan teaching Java (how to create REST output using Java) using Eclipse IDE. I found it rich in irony at many levels. What do you think?

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Months after Microsoft announced its intention to buy Yahoo, it appears they are finally coming together. Microsoft appears to be willing to raise the price to 32-33$ per share while Yahoo board would be satisfied with $35. Do the math.

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There is an old trick from Dos days (still valid in all windows under cmd prompt or even command.com) when we wanted to create a quick file without loading up edit (edit.com) was to use copy con. The exact syntax is:
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More than a year after Windows Vista’s release, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and millions of sales later Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer admits Windows Vista to be a “work in progress”.

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The pressure of one unholy alliance (Microsoft + Yahoo) may lead to another (Google + Yahoo). According to WSJ:
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Microsoft sales team has too much free time on their hands to make a terribly inept music video about Vista. For some reason it really made me sick in my stomach.

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Yahoo has three weeks to accept Microsoft’s $31 per share combined cash and stock offer or Microsoft may lower its bid and also take its offer directly to Yahoo investors, Microsoft said on Saturday.

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