I am on to create a cool (really really cool) application with Java back-end, distributed processing and all . Expect to see lots of Java tech tips and articles in the coming days.

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Sun is offering three free assessment tests for Solaris 10 operating system focusing on Unix Essential and System Administration. They are for the following certifications:
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Sun offers 5 free proficiency assessment examinations. Read below for details and how you can take them.
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Robert Scoble recently commented that the secret to twitter is to follow more people, that way you get to learn more. I agree that is it important. However that doesn't give you the real value out of twitter. You can get more out of twitter.

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Check out our career page and open positions. We prefer candidates from Kolkata, India. Exceptional candidates out of state will also be considered. In short we are looking for:

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It was well known that there is a significant amount of Java development in Bangalore these days. However it took me by surprise to find that it may actually be a world leader in terms of amount of Java and India too as a country. What was even more surprising is that USA doesn't figure in top 10.

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Openfire (Jabber/XMPP server) by default binds on port 8080 which is also used by Tomcat. This causes Tomcat to fail when openfire is started before it. The solution, as always, is simple.

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AdBlock Plus is a controversial Firefox plugin to prevent ads from displaying on web pages. There is a simple procedure to detect (and take appropriate action) AdBlock Plus.

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Simple things should be simple. While starting with ExtJS, I saw a screencast on Grid which used a rather dubious method of making an AJAX call using an actual form element. I hunted for a better option and I came across a better option - Ext.data.Connection. Here's an working example on how you can easily make AJAX call in ExtJS library.

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Fedora Core developers make it rather hard to install and properly configure Sun's JVM. All said and done Sun's JVM (comes with JDK) is the best JVM implementation out there; not to mention that it is the reference implementation. Here is how you can easily install JDK 6 / Java SE 6 in 5 minutes or less. Here are the steps:

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