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Playing Multimedia Using BREW’s IMedia API

rom the earliest days of the BREW platform, its designers at Qualcomm have paid close attention to the demands of multimedia presentation. Early versions of BREW supported animated image display

A Linux Distribution Comparison Matrix

any people have written about the disjunctive nature of Linux distributions?and the problems involved in differentiating among all the various distributions that exist. Questions experts routinely hear are “Which Linux

Build a Generic Range Class with .NET 2.0

am a big fan of objects. It’s so convenient to work with programming entities that you can ask to do something and they just do it. The shift that we

Unveiling Windows SideShow

ideShow allows users to remotely control PCs and servers. It allows PCs to create interactive output on devices other than monitors so users can view useful data stored on their

How Powerful Is Your StAX Parser?

This tip is a simple application that demonstrates the possibilities of your StAX parser by setting the XMLInputFactory properties to true/false. The StAX parser tested in this example is the

Having Fun with Code Snippets

here are some pieces of code that you write over and over again. Some of these pieces make sense as standard components or standard methods, such as logging or validation.

Displaying Mouseover Text in Web Pages

In Web pages, when you move the mouse over an image, you can see a description of that image.Similarly, you can have a mouse over text for a link in

Create an RMI-JRMP-SSL Server Using the New JDK1.5.0 Classes

Usually, the RMI client is an RMI client only in that it specifies the true store zone for certificates. For example, you can use any certificate available to System.setProperty: (“javax.net.ssl.trustStore”,”SSLcert”);

X- and Y-Axis Transformations in SQL Server

hen I was writing code for user interfaces, I needed to present data in different ways. Logically it wasn’t difficult, but since the presentation layout was often quite different from

Java SE 6 First Impressions: A Desktop Winner

he recently released Java Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6, a.k.a. Mustang) beta is feature complete and stable enough for mainstream evaluation. I downloaded and test drove the release in

Flash Mobile: Coming to a Hand Near You

y now, it’s certainly no secret to anyone that Flash is a successful delivery option for animation and interactive content on the desktop. Flash content can be distributed in its

Connect Flash to a Database Using Sockets

or someone coming to ActionScript development from a traditional client-server background, connecting Flash to a database is a bit of a black art. In the .NET or Java world, you

Data Binding in Windows Forms 2.0

here’s a lot of new ground to cover about data binding in Windows Forms 2.0, so it’s best to just jump right in. This article assumes you have SQL Server

Power to the People

t’s the responsibility of the developer to ensure the best user experience for the increasing number of mobile PCs being bought and used. Every activity your application carries out can

How to Write Software Just Once

As you work on consecutive projects, you will eventually find yourself coding the same functionality repeatedly. When you reach this stage, you’re ready to explore the idea of code reuse.

Copy Selected Text Within a Browser to a Clipboard

Use the following code to copy selected text within a Web browser to a clipboard in VB.NET 2.0: Dim docx As HtmlDocument = WebBrowser1.Document Dim readme As Object = Nothing’assume

A Quick Way to Bookmark a Web Page

Ever wanted to bookmark a Web page so you can read it later? Here’s a quick way to do it, that works in both IE and Firefox: CTRL+D This does

Beware of Using Loop Variables Outside the Loop

People using loop variables in compilers like VC++ 6.0 are acccustomed to using loop variables after the loop. For example, take a look at the following code: for (int i=0;