JNLP Java Web Start update in progress

Cafe au Lait Java News and Resources: "Sun's posted the maintenance review change log for the Java Network Launching Protocol and API (a.k.a. Java Web Start) specification. Changes are fairly significant and include an update element to indicate the preferences for how application updates should be handled by the JNLP client, a check attributes to specify when the JNLP client should check for updates, and a policy attributes to tell the client what to do when an update is available before the application is launched."

FlightGear Flight Simulator version 0.9.9 released

FlightGear Flight Simulator: "The FlightGear flight simulator project is an open-source, multi-platform, cooperative flight simulator development project. Source code for the entire project is available and licensed under the GNU General Public License.

The goal of the FlightGear project is to create a sophisticated flight simulator framework for use in research or academic environments, for the development and pursuit of other interesting flight simulation ideas, and as an end-user application. We are developing a sophisticated, open simulation framework that can be expanded and improved upon by anyone interested in contributing."

For the interested ones, is a refference you can't afford to miss ! At least at this price ! :)

Home - GeoTools

GeoTools has released version 2.2M2 which is a nice thing to know and with this .. the "brother" uDig.

Sun Java Studio Tools - FREE Award-winning IDEs

Sun Java Studio Tools - FREE IDEs : Now lets get serious about developing a web application in Java with these free IDE from Sun !!
If you are after a IDE with full JSF support, this is the way to go .. and from now on without paying for the precious IDE assistance !
There are some very interesting flash presentations here Sun Java Studio Creator. Enjoy a full featured IDE ! I'm waiting for the counterpart from Eclipse Platform ! Aren't you ?

Robert Half Technology 2006 Salary Guide

Robert Half Technology 2006 Salary Guide is a interesting information for those who care about their income and the tendinces in the market ! Enjoy the PDF read ..

Steel dolphin Creative - Color Scheme tool

Steel dolphin Creative - Color Scheme tool is a nice tool with intuitive interface for easily creating your color schemes in web apps or desktop apps. There are some other alternatives to this color scheme creator, maybe some of them are better, but this worths a place in your bookmarks.
Enjoy the play of colors !

Sun Studio 11 released for free

Sun Studio 11:Sun Studio 11 software is the latest release of record-setting, optimizing compilers and tools for the C, C++ and Fortran developer. This release delivers the highest optimizations and the best performance in the development of scalable 32-bit and 64-bit applications on Sun's newest hardware platforms including the latest multi-core UltraSPARC, x64 and x86 platforms. And Sun Studio 11 software now removes the price barrier and is available for FREE!
Isn't that good news ?!

Intel to 'revise' Pentium M naming scheme

Intel to 'revise' Pentium M naming scheme : Intel is to introduce a new processor numbering scheme when its 65nm 'Yonah' chip debuts early next year, sources from within Taiwan's motherboard maker community have claimed.
The four letters work as follows: E indicates a TDP of more than 50W, T for 25-49W, L for 15-24W and U for under 14W. With Intel's strategy directed towards building chips with ever higher performance per watt ratings, the Yonah numbering scheme may well extend beyond the Pentium M to other mobile processors and quite possibly desktop and server chips in due course.

Intel's secret logos revealed

Intel's secret logos revealed in a article posted in a French-language site x86-Secret but retracted after a Intel's legal team offensive, were re-posted today by Taiwanese site DigiTimes.
So it seams like a real thing .. but we will see..

Apple Planning Intel-Ready iBook Debut for January

Think Secret - EXCLUSIVE: Apple Planning Intel-Ready iBook Debut for January - intersting article for those like me watching the big bang game of changes in Apple hardware strategy. I'm looking forward to see the future Intel based models.

Romain Guy's Weblog : Synth Builder

Synth Builder is a theme builder for Synth.
A nice piece of software to play with if you think you need to modify the Synth theme provided by Java 5.
Enjoy !

Mac OS X System Startup

Mac OS X System Startup is a nice article for those interested like me in OSX.. my interest in this OS is enhanced by the quality of Apple hardwaree (mmmhhhh powerbook ..is a wonder)

Java people blogs directory

This is a collection of news and views from the Java™ SE Development-Kit Community. Nice and interesting stuff.
There are certain links you could pay attention to.

Java 6 TabComponents in action

Alexander Potochkin's Blog: TabComponents in action is a nice article about JTabbedPane components in next Java version, the long waited (for me) Mustang version.
There are good news about java components flexibility !

iReport - version 0.5.2 released

iReport is releasing first version after the partnership with JasperSoft and it's adding new features and bugfixes:
* Partial support for JasperReports 1.1.0 (crosstabs, styles and frames are not yet supported)
* Improved log window
* Fixed all templates
* Serveral bug fixes and improvements
For long run users like me this is good news !!

Eclipse Platform 3.2 M3 Released

Eclipse Platform 3.2 Milestone 3 was released on second of november, and there are some news you would be glad to hear about.
Enjoy your reading the of newsworthy and ... go for download mirrors !

Mr Schedule

Mr Schedule is a simple tool for making time estimates and keeping track of your todo items as the author describes it.
It has a nice interface based on JGoodies Looks and Animation and a Eclipse icon subset.
I'll try to see if the functionality stands up to the User Interface ! :)

editor PSPad - freeware editor

editor PSPad - freeware HTML editor, PHP editor, XHTML, JavaScript, ASP, Perl, C, HEX editor is a nice product I'll give it a try, seems to me very cappable..I'm mostly interested right now in editing html files with some code completion and the CSS files too ...

Project management and task management software: Basecamp

Project management and task management software: Basecamp is a interesting tool to make your project more efficient. There are multiple bussines plan to sign up for.
Nice user interface too (from their screenshots only).

GTDTiddlyWiki - try this !!

GTDTiddlyWiki - your simple client side wiki is a very interesting way to tell me that web apps can be extremely good looking and fueled by nice visual effects !
I might give this a try ! You might give this a look !:)