JavaFX
JavaFX users continued to inspire
other
RIA developers to try the programming language by posting plenty of
tips and tutorials. JavaFX Coding Challenge Winner Sten Anderson demonstrated
a new method to create a border panel, and Jeff “JavaJeff”
Friesen posted
a new JavaFX 1.2 units conversion application with an in-depth
article that takes a deep dive into the process of building the
application. The breadth of JavaFX resources inspired Martin to try
the programming language, who reported
on his experience noting that when building his first application “I
got 80% of the initial functionality done within an hour.” Within a
few days Martin was already up to speed with JavaFX, and posted
a tutorial of his own that discussed how to create a custom subclass
of javafx.async.Task.

NetBeans
NetBeans bloggers generously
shared
their knowledge this week with Tushar Joshi publishing
a tutorial that fully detailed and demonstrated how to create a
desktop application in NetBeans, how to find the JAR file after
building the application, and how to start a Java Desktop
application. Blogger Ali Riza Saral from TEKNE – TECHNE posted
an in-depth tutorial that explained how to create custom packages
with NetBeans, while Alfonso Romero of packpub.com connected
NetBeans with VirtualBox, demonstrating how to configure the software
programs with the TurnKey LAMP appliance to develop complex PHP
applications in a virtual environment.

OpenSolaris
OpenSolaris users had nothing but
positive things to say about the operating system this week with
blogger Tami from milkdrop.de detailing
why she selected OpenSolaris for her new machine, listing the
operating system’s ZFS, RAID-Z2, and iSCSI functions as major
factors, which she noted are “perfect for a file server.” Similarly, a
blogger from Random Ideas praised
his OpenSolaris NAS box which he described as “rock stable,”
noting that even with daily use he had not needed to reboot for more
than a month.

OpenOffice
Bloggers were buzzing about
OpenOffice
this week with a long-time user from the Paradosis blog stating:
“I’ve been using it now for around two years and as I rack my brain
in search of a memory, I cannot discern any complaints or bad
experiences I have had with OpenOffice.” A blogger from Revelations
from an Unwashed brain said
“OpenOffice is a great thing. I use it all the time. My kids use
it…I find it does everything I need to do.” Finally, a blogger
from A Whiff of Doom praised
the utilities of OpenOffice saying it offers all you would expect
from a big-name, big-bucks business suite, but pointed out OpenOffice
“takes up less hard drive space and memory than comparable
programs.”