JavaBoutique JNews(R) Weekly Newsletter
For the Week Ending January 18, 2002
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For the Week Ending January 18, 2002
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* Feature 1) New Applets and Applications
* Feature 2) From the Archive
* Feature 3) Articles
* Feature 4) Java Forum
* Feature 5) Java@Work
* Feature 6) Java and Jini News
* Feature 7) Java Bytes
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* Feature 1) ------------> New Applets and Applications <------------
# Latest Java Downloads
Find all of the newest additions to the vast JavaBoutique archive.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/byDate/
:: Trouble Underground
A worm, a mole, a maze. Working together they can move the obstacles, and
make their way to the next level!
http://javaboutique.internet.com/Trouble/
:: NavWinButton
Updated! Internet Explorer type menu applet. Versatile and easy to
configure. Use with or without images!
http://javaboutique.internet.com/NavWinButton/
:: DS_FireScroll
Send your text across the screen in a 'blaze of glory' with this hot little
applet! A code generator is provided for the HTML and programming challenged!
http://javaboutique.internet.com/DS_FireScroll/
:: ImageFader
Create your own fade transition with this cool little applet! (The secret's
in the fade.gif).
http://javaboutique.internet.com/ImageFader/
:: Sonali Calendar
A handy, customizable calendar, suitable for printing! Add your own
background image.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/SonaliCalendar
# Download of the Week
:: Sonali Calendar
A handy, customizable calendar, suitable for printing! Add your own
background image.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/SonaliCalendar
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* Feature 2) ----------------> From the Archive <----------------
# Applet Archive
We usually focus our indices on recent and popular applets. However, there
are many 'sleeper' applets that have aged well over the months. This
archive page contains links to applets (and applications) that have been
recently updated and applets that deserve another look.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/stats/archive.html
:: NavPop
Updated! NavPop is a window menu system that pops over your normal html
page,freeing up space on the page for more information to be displayed.
Once initiated, the menu window will "hang around", until it is
deliberately closed, or the initiating frame is replaced. The menu can be
moved, minimized or pushed behind the browser to reveal underlying content.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/NavPop/
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* Feature 3) -------------------> Articles <-------------------
# Java Articles
http://javaboutique.internet.com/articles/
# New Java Articles on other internet.com sites
http://javaboutique.internet.com/articles/more_articles.html
:: Understanding Java Multithreading and Read-Write Locks, Part 2
By Nasir Khan - Published 1/15/2002 -- We conclude our look at some of the
key concepts of multithreading through our hands-on work on a read-write
lock in Java -- along with clarifying a few common misunderstandings.
http://softwaredev.earthweb.com/java/article/0,,12082_955341,00.html
:: Book Review: The Complete Java 2 Training Course
Patrick Butler Monterde reviews Deitel and Deitel's book, Java: How To
Program, which is part of The Complete Java 2 Training Course. This
book/course strives to be an introduction to programming and application
modeling with the use of Java. Does it succeed?
http://webdeveloper.earthweb.com/scripting/webjava/article/0,,12230_954581,00.html
# Java Tutorials and Sample Chapters of Java Books
http://javaboutique.internet.com/tutorials/
:: Professional JSP Site Design - Part 3
This book is designed to take you from a basic knowledge of the JSP and
Servlet technologies to a deeper understanding of how best to implement
core web site features such as dynamic navigation, page layout, and content
management. This weeks installment covers Building the Filter, Building
the Tag Library, and Using the Filter. From Wrox Press.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/resources/books/JSP_SiteDesign/design3_1.html
# Java Reviews
http://javaboutique.internet.com/reviews/
Summaries of the latest Java books, IDEs, and other tools and products for
programmers and non-programmers alike.
:: Simplicity Professional
Simplicity Professional provides you with an intuitive graphical method of
integrating data into your applications from any JDBC/ODBC data source.
Simplicity Professional also enables you to build Servlets quickly and easily.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/demoIDEs/Simplicity_Prof/
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* Feature 4) ----------------> Java Forum <----------------
The place to go if you have a question to ask or an experience to share.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/forum/
# Discussion Group
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# JavaBoutique Users Poll
http://javaboutique.internet.com/forum/poll.html
:: Current Poll
Which of these "Hall of Fame" applets is your favorite?
:: December 2001 Poll Results:
On which platform do you develop?
Other Windows 39.3% - (83 Votes)
Windows NT 29.3% - (62 Votes)
Linux 13.2% - (28 Votes)
Macintosh 8.5% - (18 Votes)
Other Unix 7.1% - (15 Votes)
Other OS 2.3% - (5 Votes)
Total Votes: 211
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* Feature 5) ----------------> Java@Work <----------------
# Java@Work
Examples of Java on different sites around the web
http://javaboutique.internet.com/resources/javaatwork/
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* Feature 6) ----------------> News <----------------
# Java and Jini News
http://javaboutique.internet.com/news/
http://javaboutique.internet.com/jini/
:: JRockit 3.1 Jvm with Enhanced Performance Available for Free Trial Download
Appeal Virtual Machines today announced version 3.1 of the company's
JRockit product line, available immediately for download from the company's
web site...
http://industry.java.sun.com/javanews/stories/story2/0,1072,41927,00.html
:: Mobilitec, Inc. Sponsors the Wireless Java Conference
January 16, 2002 -- Mobilitec, Inc., a leading provider of platforms
enabling over-the-air delivery of dynamic content and applications to
mobile devices will be sponsoring...
http://industry.java.sun.com/javanews/stories/story2/0,1072,41877,00.html
:: Autodesk Upgrades Location Platform
January 15, 2002 -- Includes Java, XML, SOAP APIs
http://devices.internet.com/developer/news/2002/01/15/autodesk_upgrades.html
:: Leading POS Software Vendors Demonstrate Solutions on Wincor Nixdorf And
Sun Platform at NRF
January 14, 2002 -- Wincor Nixdorf's Alliance With Sun Microsystems Fuels
Growing Number Of Java™ Technology-based Solutions for Retailers NEW YORK,
Jacob Javits Center, Jan....
http://industry.java.sun.com/javanews/stories/story2/0,1072,41791,00.html
:: Adventnet Releases Autotest Toolkit for J2EE Apps
January 11, 2002 -- AdventNet, Inc., a leading provider of software
products for end-to-end instrumentation and management of applications,
announced the immediate availab...
http://industry.java.sun.com/javanews/stories/story2/0,1072,41763,00.html
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* Feature 7) ----------------> Java Bytes <----------------
# Java Bytes features items of interest for novices and experts, as
well as the rank beginner who just wants an easy way to get a few applets on
their sites.
http://javaboutique.internet.com/javabytes/
:: NewsGreed
Provided by: Leonardo Ferracci - NewsGreed is a Java application which
automatically downloads binary articles from newsgroups - it supports
automatic reassembly of files split among articles too!
http://jars.com/classes/jresout.cgi?resource=9958
:: Productivity! for JBuilder
AMIS Software. Genuine and rich set of development tools for JBuilder
intended to simplify routine development tasks. It allows significantly
increased development productivity.
http://ipw.internet.com/development/java/1010844415.html
:: JVChat Video Conferencing
JVChat is a Java based video chat system, based on the Java Media Framework
(JMF). Users can exchange audio, video and text messages, and can also
engage in real-time audio, video and text chats.
http://jars.com/classes/jresout.cgi?resource=9988
:: AdventNet AutoTest Toolkit
AdventNet, Inc. Automated application testing platform suited especially to
Java applications. Allows for the testing of app configuration,
functionality, and performance.
http://ipw.internet.com/development/java/1010763504.html
:: FreeNews
FreeNews is an experimental NNTP Freenet gateway. It allows you to use any
Newsreader to access messages in Freenet using Text Over Freenet.
http://jars.com/classes/jresout.cgi?resource=9989
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Feature 8) ----------------> New on internet.com <-----------
:: FTC Chairman Backs Off Giving Up Anti-Trust Review
Proposed private deal between FTC chairman and Department of Justice would
reverse six decades of precedent.
http://dc.internet.com/news/article/0,1934,2101_957391,00.html
:: Publishing Your Own Newsletter: Part 12
Concluding her series on newsletter publishing, Alexis Gutzman discusses
how to find potential sponsors and advertisers for your newsletter.
http://ecommerce.internet.com/news/insights/ectech/article/0,,10378_957371,00.html
:: Cordant Acquires IMfuse's IP Assets
Acquisition will accelerate the development of key products that will
further extend Cordant's competitive advantage.
http://www.instantmessagingplanet.com/news/article/0,,2811_957111,00.html
:: FAST and Fresh
Would you like a snapshot of the past year's trends and a glimpse into the
search engine future?
http://www.clickz.com/article.php/955801
:: 2001: An Online Travel Odyssey
Online travel sales were in the midst of what e-commerce research firm
comScore Networks calls "almost juggernaut-like growth" at the time of the
Sept. 11 attack, and they haven't recovered yet.
http://cyberatlas.internet.com/markets/travel/article/0,,6071_956051,00.html
:: A Group of One's Own
Career savvy IT executives know how to use online networks as a way to
interact with peers, sniff out good job opportunities, and get up to speed
on the latest tech issues.
http://cin.earthweb.com/public/article/0,,10493_952041,00.html
:: Aggregators Out, Integrators In for 2002
Are ASP aggregators such as Jamcracker as dead as a dodo or just evolving
into a more advanced life form -- that of Web services integrators?
http://www.aspnews.com/analysis/analyst_cols/article/0,2350,4431_954871,00.html
:: Industry CEOs Issue Broadband Challenge
Industry leaders are calling on the federal government to get 100 million
broadband users online by the end of the decade.
http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,,8_955511,00.html
:: Linux Breathes New Life Into The Mainframe
Linux -- the open source operating system which started out as a college
student's hobby 10 years ago -- is rapidly becoming a force to be reckoned
with in the mainframe data centers of corporate America.
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/netsys/article/0,,11961_954821,00.html
:: CERT Warns of Solaris Exploit
A vulnerability in a graphical user interface for UNIX and Linux systems is
being actively exploited against Solaris systems.
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article/0,,10_954461,00.html
:: 2002: The Year in Preview
Now that 2001 is (thankfully) behind us, what do the next 4Qs hold in store
for us?
http://networking.earthweb.com/netos/article/0,,12083_954271,00.html
:: Grand Openings, January 2002
As our PC bargain hunt heads into a new year, Windows XP and speedy DDR
systems are everywhere -- and for the first time, big-screened,
not-stripped-down notebooks have joined their desktop cousins in the
under-$1,000 jungle. We've updated our criteria and hit the Web to find the
best values for budget shoppers.
http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/reports/4001/1/
:: CERT: Number of Viruses, Flaws Rocket Skyward
Increased awareness is helping to spot malicious intrusions and security
vulnerabilities, but intruders are also becoming more sophisticated.
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article/0,,10_953241,00.html
:: Talk Is Cheap
Or, "Why Your Next Phone System Will Be VoIP" We take a look at the good,
the bad and the future of Voice over IP systems, and provide a guide to
vendors.
http://networking.earthweb.com/netserv/article/0,,12091_953301,00.html
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