Posts tagged with: java

Java 1.4.2 as supplied with Solaris 10 is no longer updated via normal patches. In order to update your Java 1.4.2 instance on Solaris 10, you need to update the pkgs that supply Java 1.4.2.  Continue reading ►

One of the major patents being discussed in the Apple vs Samsung cases is inertia scrolling which Apple claims it invented. However, this is a bit of a porky as Sun Microsystems once worked on a PDA type device called the Star7 (for which Java was initially invented for) back in the 90s which had inertia scrolling.  Continue reading ►

Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you'll no doubt have heard Apple's recent announcements:  Continue reading ►

Links of interest for 26 Jul 2010 - 6 Aug 2010:  Continue reading ►

For years I've been running Firefox from my home directory with a symlink in ${HOME}/.mozilla/plugins pointing to for /usr/java/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so the Java plugin.  Continue reading ►

I haven't seen one of these Microsoft bashing videos in a long time...  Continue reading ►

Links of interest for 5 Nov 2009 - 2 Dec 2009:  Continue reading ►

Links of interest for 12 May 2009 - 1 Jun 2009:  Continue reading ►

I've just run through the "Getting Started With JavaFX Technology" tutorial, and in a word: WOW!!!Creating the simple demo was incredibly quick and easy to do and very easy to follow. I didn't time it, but it couldn't have taken me much more than 20 mins to go from nothing to this simple simple working demo (this is just a screenshot of the designer preview window showing my app as I still need to learn how to embed etc and it's probably an overkill to embed the Java applet here anyway):  Continue reading ►

I used to be a text editor PHP/HTML/CSS developer. By text editor, I mean I only ever used a basic editor like Vi/Vim (via ssh), jEdit (at work) and TextMate (at home) for all my development. I've tried several PHP specific IDEs, but could never find one that I felt comfortable with, and that would work with a certain degree of consistency across platforms. However, that's now changed thanks to NetBeans.  Continue reading ►