iText Document Generator: PDF Generation Made Easy
Finally, there's an application server that provides PDF document-generation support. This Java-based API can be used to simultaneously generate PDF, rich text, and HTML documents.

Five Reasons to Move to the J2SE 5 Platform
Five important reasons to move to the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE platform) 5.0, supported by data and references to prove that the 5.0 release will reduce development and runtime costs.

Linux in Government: How Security Exploits Threaten Government Infrast
Showing government offices and agencies how Linux and open-source software provide better security.

Linux MIDI: A Brief Survey, Part 3
An introduction to several Linux MIDI utilities, including JSynthLib, Midirgui and SynthEd.

Java 2D/Swing: Finding Font Coordinates Using Font Metrics

Java 2D/Swing: Finding Font Coordinates Using Font Metrics
If you are using the ol''Graphics g'variable to make custom components, make charts and graphs, or even to do game programming, chances are you'll find yourself rendering some text. In the console world, rendering text is easy, right?...

Book Excerpt: JDS Instant Messenger (IM)
This excerpt from Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop teaches you how to instant message friends and colleagues from your desktop system.

Understanding Network Class Loaders Class loaders
One of the cornerstones of Java dynamics, determine when and how classes can be added to a running Java environment. This article helps you learn about class loaders in general and network class loaders in particular...as well as the security issues that surround them.

Watson in Java 3 Months Later ... Still MIA
It has been about three months since I blogged about Sun's takeover of the popular OS X application Watson. There was talk about the Java version being open sourced.

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ClientJava.com Interview: Java Gaming with Donohoe Digital
Today I'm happy to present an interview with Doug Donohoe of Donohoe Digital. Doug has been developing software professionally for over 14 years. Donohoe Digital's games are built using the cross-platform Java programming language. Currently, Donohoe Digital uses JDK 1.4.2 and plans to keep up to date as new version are released.Donohoe Digital games are released simultaneously for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux platforms. Current games include 2005 IGF Competition Finalist War! Age of Imperialism and DD Tournament Poker.

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