1. Invoking Win32 API and Activex Components (Com dlls) from Java Part 1
(Java Concepts/Core Java)

... you have to destroy the method proxy to release the resources. Pros: Easy to use, decent documentation and support, free, small size, works with JDK 1.4 SWT Win32 Extension http://feeling.sourceforge.net/index.php ...

2. 10 Free Docking Frameworks for Java
(Java Concepts/Core Java)

... Netbeans Docking Framework but also supports undocking panels to make them float as separate windows. One striking feature with Info dock is its look and feel that closely resembles native look. Features ...

3. 20+ Free Look and Feel Libraries for Java Swings
(Did You Know?/Core Java)

Java comes with a very few built in look and feels. In this article we shall see various free and a few commercial look and feel libraries that you can use to spice up your swing applications.  ...

4. Make an Installer for your Java Applications
(Java Concepts/Core Java)

... be executed on all platforms for which Java is supported. It is completely customizable; you can customize the look and feel, the screens and even the functionality. <script type="text/javascript"><!-- ...

5. Different Types of OutOfMemoryError You Can Encounter in Your Java Application
(Java Concepts/Core Java)

... you feel the need to make a change to your application, you can simply make the change in your source code, compile the source, and redeploy the application without affecting the other still running applications ...

6. Spice Up Your Swing UI with Substance
(Java Concepts/Core Java)

Give your Swing applications a cool look and feel with Substance. Substance Java look & feel is a project to provide a modern look & feel that combines graphic ideas from Windows XP / Vista and MacOS 10.4. ...

7. Is File.mkdirs() Thread Safe?
(Did You Know?/Core Java)

... that the directories for some categories were not created at all. This made me feel that there might be some problem in mkdirs() so I searched on the internet and I found this. http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4742723 ...

8. Select your IDE Netbeans vs Eclipse
('Uncategorised Content')

Both Netbeans and Eclipse are mature IDE’s. Both started off as a editors for java and have come a long way and can no longer be considered as java code editors. In this article I shall compare both the ...