Breaking out of the Applet Sandbox
Most users would download and install software from unkown sources without even a blink of an eye. Sometimes these downloads contain trojans, worms, viruses and many other kinds of unfriendly creatures. Yet the same u
Tutorial Details:
Before we go any further let\'s see what really happens when an applet tries to do something trivial like displaying an image stored on a remote webserver. While there\'s nothing wrong with the code itself, as you will see when you click on the demo link, the applet fails rather miserably. If you open the plug-in console window you will see a heap of error messages.
This article will attempt to provide two different solutions to overcome sandbox restrictions. The first approach which involves the use of signed applets can be used in almost any situation. The second approach is transparent to the user but cannot be used in certain situations.
Eclipse 3.0 is out
Eclipse 3.0 is out
Welcome to eclipse.org
Eclipse is a kind of universal tool platform - an open extensible IDE for anything and nothing in particular.
Java POS Software
Java POS Software
Large retailers are increasingly turning to Java software to manage their retail enterprise.
Inside Class Loaders: Debugging
Inside Class Loaders: Debugging
This article will show how to solve class-loading problems and to overcome some debugging limitations of the JDK class loaders.
Introduction to Servlets, JSP, and Servlet Engines
Servlets are the Java Technologies' answer to CGI programming. They are programs which run on the server side and generate dynamic content. Why would one prefer to use Servlets over traditional CGI programming?
Understanding MIDP System Threads
Describes the multi-threaded aspects of the J2ME application environment. Understanding the interactions between systems threads, user-interface and application threads will help in avoiding MIDlet deadlock.
Using Lucene With OJB
Brian McCallister looks at the Lucene search engine and shows us how to index and retrieve objects from a sample Student application.