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Sun Microsystems: Can it grow?: Sun Microsystems: Can it grow?Java and NiagaraHow can you have an entire discussion about Sun's future growth without even mentioning Java and Niagara? This almost seems like a willful oversight. Niagara is designed for the modern blade-based server cluster farms. It is designed for energy efficiency -...; Tags: Programming languages, Sun NetBeans, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Niagara, Java 6; Discussion threads 2008-01-25
Sun's JavaFX = Microsoft Silverlight (in theory, at least): Sun's JavaFX = Microsoft Silverlight (in theory, at least)Java rules the known universeJava absolutely dominates the software development market. Java has been and continues to be a raging success. All of this prior to Java being open-sourced. Now that Java is OSS, we'll see it playing an...; Tags: Programming languages, Java 6, Java horse, theory, C#, Java, JavaFX, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-05-08
JavaFX takes center stage at JavaOne: JavaFX takes center stage at JavaOneNo smooth deployment availableWhat ultimately turned me away from Java as a developer was the lack of a streamlined deployment technology that was seamless for users. Mark up another win for .NET!The runtime is 13 MB!!not 50 MB. The JDK is 50 MB.Java 2 version...; Tags: Programming languages, Java 6, Eclipse, JDK, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaFX; Discussion threads 2007-05-08
Mustang bolts out of the gate: Sun is set to release the latest and greatest version of its Java development platform this week. Java Standard Edition version 6 (code named "Mustang") contains a plethora of new features designed to inject new energy into the 10 year old community. Some of the major themes of...; Tags: Sun, Programming, Community, Java, General; Blog posts 2006-12-10

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Wireless lessons from Europe: Wireless lessons from EuropeHmmm, that's got me thinking..."If both phones are equipped with GPS with a single button on the phone labeled, say, "send location," one or both persons could push the button and pop their precise location to the other party."I'm just about to get my first phone with...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Programming languages, phone, wireless; Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook again: Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook againApple on the MoveApple continues to impress both in unit sales and marketshare gains. It has taken Steve Jobs awhile to make significant inroads into PC marketshare, but you are now witnessing the fruits of his perseverance. If Apple only had a development...; Tags: Development tools, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced: Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on. From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...; Tags: Nominee, Vulnerability, XSS, Attack, Flaw, Dan, XSS Flaw, Lifelock, Security, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-21
New studies highlight the potential downsides of SharePoint: New studies highlight the potential downsides of SharePointSharePoint Best Practices!!!I'm not disputing the result of the studies but i think the downsides are normally excerbated by inappropiate practices. Every product has its downsde but i believe these downsides can be overcome if appropiate practices are used: SharePoint Best Practices Start...; Tags: Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise software, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Sony's amazing crapware-free PC: Sony's amazing crapware-free PCWhat's really sad.......is that you didn't bother to read the part where it says Sony quickly changed its mind about charging for crap-free PCs before running your yap.WrongAs John E notes, no customer has ever been charged for this option and the decision to charge was canceled...; Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Corp., PC; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Blue Light House (zip): Blue Light House is an innovative and intuitive software application of Bluetooth Wireless Technology, it can send multimedia messages to most mobile phones in the neighborhood without any cost. Our software can be installed in any Laptop or PC equipped with an integrated Bluetooth or USB Bluetooth Adapter. Blue Light...; Tags: Software, Multimedia, Cheap Wares, Bluetooth, Tools & Techniques, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Management; Software downloads 2008-07-21
Open-source Castle Project founder joins Microsoft: Open-source Castle Project founder joins MicrosoftI've always been curious about the uptake of Iron*Its a strategy that seems to follow the same mistake MS is making on the web...."If we offer OUR version they will come". It seems to me that ASP.Net attracts a certain type of person just like...; Tags: .NET, Middleware, Application servers, Scripting languages, open source, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Corp., PHP; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Jmsgparser (zip): Java parser for Microsoft Outlook msg and eml files. This application converts the tnef msg file or the outlook eml text based file to an easy to use java DTO. In-order to use the parser you need to have java1.5+ installed, the product can run in every OS that can...; Tags: NetComps, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2008-07-17
StelsMDB JDBC Driver (zip): StelsMDB is a MDB JDBC type 4 driver that allows to perform SQL queries and other JDBC operations on Microsoft Access database files (MS Access 2000, 2002, 2003, XP versions). The driver is completely platform-independent and does not require installing additional client or server software to provide access to MDB...; Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Corp., J-Stels Software, StelsMDB, Databases, Microsoft Office, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Office Suites, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-07-17
LMA (Learning Mobile Author) (exe): Hot Lava Softwares Learning Mobile Author is a mobile content authoring and publishing tool that allows the rapid design, editing and publishing of trackable mobile learning and testing content. Authors/Publishes online for mobile phones,cell phones, smart phones, podcasting, wireless devices, desktop machines, and any Internet device. Authors/Publishes stand alone for...; Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Hot Lava Software, Hot Lava Softwares Learning Mobile Author, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Software, Marketing, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-07-17
Beta version of Hello, Android book is out: Beta version of Hello, Android book is outNice work Ed!I read through a draft of Ed Burnette's book and I found it very well written and informative. I even used some code for my personal project. I eagerly await the complete book! I think it will be a must-read for...; Tags: Java, Research In Motion Ltd.; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Beta version of Hello, Android book is out: Ever since Google and other members of the Open Handset Alliance announced the Android platform last November, I've been working on a book to help developers write programs for it. The book, called Hello, Android, is now available in Beta form at the Pragmatic Programmers web site. The current version...; Tags: Version, Adobe PDF, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Ounce Labs finds 2 security vulnerabilities in Spring framework: Code inspector Ounce Labs has identified two vulnerabilities in the open source Spring framework that exposes their enterprise applications to would-be hackers and hijackers. The two issues, ModelView Injection and Data Submission to Non-Editable Fields, affect only the MVC module of the Spring framework, which is used to...; Tags: Vulnerability, XSS, Framework, Ounce Labs, Spring, Security, Operational Planning, Databases, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Japplis Toolbox (exe): Japplis Toolbox is a compilation of text utilities in one application. It can encode and decode URL, Base64, Hex, SoundEx or Metaphone. It can convert numbers from/to binary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal and to date. It gives you text information such as character count, word count, MD5 or SHA. You can...; Tags: Environment, Anthony Goubard, Japplis Toolbox; Software downloads 2008-07-16
Sun: Business isn't so bad; It's actually decent: Worries about Sun Microsystems fourth quarter may have been misplaced. The company said it expected to report net income between 5 cents a share and 15 cents a share. Excluding charges, Sun will report earnings of 25 cents a share to 35 cents a share. Wall Street...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Financial Accounting, Workforce Management, Finance, Human Resources, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Why Flash and Silverlight will save the web: Why Flash and Silverlight will save the webnone issueI thought that parts of flash Flex were open source and parts of silverlight are too. as these platforms evolve, open standards will be tacked on them. SilverLight, my opinion, really needs HTML display support built in so W3 standards...; Tags: Channel management, Quality, Microsoft Silverlight, Web, standards; Discussion threads 2008-07-15