Resources for user experience designers

Just for a moment back in front of the computer .. I found a new interesting user interface references ..
Check this out .. it's really valuable..

2 Weeks off :)

I'll be on vacation 2 weeks from now and my access to internet will be difficult to none ...so "see you" in 2 weeks with some fresh news and brand new ideas !
All the best from a lucky wonderer !

Last before vacantion

The other day I was talking with a colleague about the user interface of the Designer of IBM Document Management System and his attention was attracted by the custom JMenuBar with gradient and a picture ... so today I'm presenting you my implementation. You can specify the color of the gradient and the image that is scaled to the JMenuBar height.
For future improvements I'm waiting for some feedbak !

Web Content Management System

Magnolia CMS version 2.1 has been released, and even better has open sourced it. Most notable new features:
* full I18N support - delivered with 15 major languages
* native search
* import/export of XML based data
* supports several JSR-170 compliant repository implementations, including the Open Source implementations "Jackrabbit" and "Jeiceira" as well as commercial alternatives.
* improved performance through 70% reduction in number of nodes compared to Magnolia 2.0
* simple war-file drop-in deployment on any J2EE container
* run as many Magnolia sites as you like within a single J2EE container for cost-effective hosting
* choice of two leading cross-browser rich-text editors - Kupu and fckEditor
* vastly improved module mechanism to provide for flexible and easy extensibility
Worth a try .. isn't it ?

Change of image :)

You, my old visitors, couldn't miss the change of image ! :)
I hope you'll see that as a improvement .. still I'm waiting for your feedback

Digging into Java Web Start

Digging into Java Web Start: I found this article interesting for the Pack200 support description (for Tomcat at least) .. I'm tempted to use it in production .. some customers will be happy for sure ! :)
For those of you who deploy Java Web Start using Apache Web Server here is some stuff for you JWS on Apache Web Server. Enjoy ... and deploy !

Ergosign - Company website ..

This is the kind of information I would like to have in front of my eyes every day...I noticed the style in site's web design, their projects gave me an impression of their well done work ..
They have the experience that makes my say "If I were interested in developing a product I would count on their expertise". And it's not advertising, I really like very much their work.
It's interesting though that I discovered a lot of companies or consultants covering the User Interface and Usability issues established in Germany .. just one example: Karsten Lentzsch(JGoodies web site).

EclipseZone - SWT: How to add an icon with a popup menu to the system tray

SWT: How to add an icon with a popup menu to the system tray: The code in the article is a simple SWT app with a systray icon, and a popup menu with an item to exit.
Interesting, if you considered SWT for developing the GUI for your next Java application.

HTMLSource: HTML Tutorials

If you are a beginner in HTML editing .. or not, you might be interested in the stuff I found on this site .. nice presentation, cool information. Enjoy !

Capivara - Java filesync

Capivara - Java filesync: "Capivara is a two pane file manager with support for SFTP and FTP servers. Capivara is not an ordinary file manager because it adds synchronization features like comparing timestamps or SHA-1 hash values."
I was attracted by the declared ability to synchronize two folders .. I must recognize that.

MiG Calendar Component

MiG Calendar Component: If you are looking for a Java component to have a calendaring application done or a booking one .. this is the place to start searching ..
At least you can be inspired by the clean look and feel and the flexibility of this component(s).
Nice product .. proved by previous experiences like Wing Flight Planning System.

Quaqua Look And Feel

Quaqua Look And Feel: The Quaqua Look and Feel (Quaqua) is a Java implementation of Apple's Human Interface Guidelines (AHIG) for Mac OS X. It only works on Apple's Macintosh Runtime for Java. Quaqua is focused on fixing minor bugs and glitches in Apple's implementation of the AHIG as well as providing enhancements that make your application fit nicely into Mac OS X.

I wish I had a Mac to use it .. :(

Aqua Data Studio 4.5 released

Aqua Data Studio: is a database query tool and administration tool that allows developers to easily create, edit, and execute SQL scripts, as well as browse and visually modify database structures. Aqua Data Studio provides an integrated database environment with a single consistent interface to all major relational databases. This allows the database administrator or developer to tackle multiple tasks simultaneously from one application.
I like very much this mature product it's one of my favorites because of my heterogeneity of databases used in my projects ..
I hove you'll give it a try .. and apreciate it like I do.

Google Talk IM Launch

Google Talk - Last days I was more interested in using the brand new Google Talk instead of using the brave old GAIM.. the excitement is obvious ... and the simplicity and voice conversation quality convinced me to have simultaneously two active IM clients. Yes, I know that is possible to use GAIM for everything :) .. but since I use for now Windows, Google Talk looks more appealing ..
Give it a try, give me a sign :)

Performance Benchmarking of Embedded Databases

Performance Benchmarking of Embedded Databases: A very interesting comparizon between embedded databases and MySQL .. for the interested ones like me in choosing a embedded database solution .. looks like HSQLDB is a winner !
Seems more interesting since version 1.8 of HSQLDB.

iReport 0.5.1 Released

iReport - OpenSource Java Reporting Tool: "The iReport Team is pleased to announce the new iReport release: 0.5.1.
Newsflash
- Full support for JasperReports 1.0.1
- New charting support
- New TXT exporter
- New RTF exporter
- Support for the new Report Virtualizer
- Serveral bug fixes and improvements "
Enjoy ! I know I will try this new version ..

Subversion

Subversion: Subversion project is to build a version control system that is a compelling replacement for CVS in the open source community. The software is released under an Apache/BSD-style open source license"
It's a piece of software I better get use to, because it has great potetial and strength .. and could replace cvs by it's features and stuff. For Eclipse users there is a plugin similar in functionalities with the cvs-implicit one .. Subclipse

Cobertura

Cobertura: "is a free Java tool that calculates the percentage of code accessed by tests. It can be used to identify which parts of your Java program are lacking test coverage. It is based on jcoverage"
Interested already ? Go there and find out more ...
Ant tasks included :)

Building Reports with Jasper Reports

Building Reports with Jasper Reports: Using Hibernate queries with JasperReports is a optimized approach of "binding" together JasperReports, Hibernate and eventualy iReport.

The Swing Connection: Swing Sightings

The Swing Connection: Swing Sightings: With a short delay I'm glad to have de possibility to guide you to a colection of well designed and implemented user interfaces in Swing ..different applications, different approaches ..the same result: You appreciate the designed application, it's look and functionality.