How to Create Translucent and Shaped Windows   03 Jul 2008 22:36 GMT
With the Java SE 6 update 10 release, you can create uniformly translucent windows or per-pixel gradients, or apply a shape to a non-decorated window.
Source: Sun

Working With Java Technology in a Multicore World   03 Jul 2008 22:36 GMT
This 2008 JavaOne session discussed some of the advancements made in JSR 166, Concurrency Utilities, which was initiated by Java technology luminary Doug Lea, in light of the upcoming JDK 7 release.
Source: Sun

Enterprise Java Tech Tips Quiz   03 Jul 2008 22:36 GMT
The Enterprise Java Technologies Tech Tips have covered a wide variety of enterprise Java technology topics. Take our quiz and test your knowledge.
Source: Sun

New Gaming Experiences With Mobile Sensor API   03 Jul 2008 22:36 GMT
Erik Hellman, a Java technology consultant in Sweden, uses a game scenario to tout the winning qualities of the Java ME platform's Mobile Sensor API.
Source: Sun

2008 JavaOne Conference Wrap-Up: Wherever You Go, There You Are -- and So Is Java Technology   03 Jul 2008 22:36 GMT
2008 JavaOne Conference, SDN staffer Laureen Hudson is pleased to report that this year's conference was ubiquitous in all worlds -- real, virtual (Second Life), and via webcast. Now, you CAN be in several places at the same (time-shifted) time.
Source: Sun

Rock Star Joshua Bloch   03 Jul 2008 22:36 GMT
Janice Heiss chats with Rock Star Joshua Bloch, Google's chief Java architect and a former Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems.
Source: Sun

The Open Road: java.nio.file   03 Jul 2008 04:00 GMT
A file I/O API with reliable and speedy methods for copying and moving files? Getting and preserving file attributes? Filesystems to represent RESTful web servers or the contents of zip files? JSR 203, which may be part of Java 7, offers a totally overhauled approach to File I/O in Java. In this installment of "The Open Road," Elliotte Rusty Harold takes a look at the current spec.
Source: Java.net

Java Mobility Podcast 52: Wireless Industry Partnership and Top Ten Dating Tips For Developers   03 Jul 2008 04:00 GMT
Caroline Lewko from WIP shares how WIP helps developers negotiate the mobile ecosystem and talks about the new Mobile Developer Wiki that's currently in Beta. We finish up with two selections from her popular talk Top Ten Dating Tips for Developers.
Source: Java.net

j1-2k8-mtW02: BlueJ   02 Jul 2008 04:00 GMT
BlueJ is the most used educational development environment worldwide. This presentation, by one of the lead developers of BlueJ, shows what BlueJ is, what it can do, and how it may be used in teaching and learning object-oriented programming. BlueJ is widely used at universities, colleges, schools and in OO training.
Source: Java.net