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July 24, 2008
The New Draggable Applet Feature in the Java SE 6 Update 10 Plug-In
Java SE 6 Update 10, currently in beta release, reintroduces the concept of the applet, which unifies the desktop and browser experience.

July 22, 2008
An Introduction to Real-Time Java Technology (Part 2)
Learn about approaches to garbage collection (GC) and the new features and improved tools in the Sun Java Real-Time System (Java RTS).

July 18, 2008
Java Performance Tuning: A Conversation With Java Champion Kirk Pepperdine
Java Champion and Java performance expert Kirk Pepperdine shares ways to identify and solve Java performance bottlenecks.

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Enterprise Java Expert Adam Bien Makes Java EE Programming Easier
Janice J. Heiss interviews Java Champion Adam Bien, who discusses some common fallacies about Java EE and takes the mystery out of distributed computing.

Java Champion Adam Bien on Bleeding Edge Technologies
In this podcast QA with Janice Heiss, Java Champion Adam Bien discusses JavaFX technology, his open source projects, scripting languages, and more.

Ask the Experts Transcript: Java SE 6 Update 10 Beta
Read the transcript for answers about the Java Plug-in for the Mac OSX, Nimbus skins for components, the JKernel, how to make a Java app download smaller in JRE 6u10, and more.
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Build Java ME apps with XML, an easy-to-use syntax, and a GUI builder for the NetBeans IDE.

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With a proper CSS engine, you don't need to bury the configuration in code or burn it into proprietary configuration files.

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