Browsing articles from "July, 2011"
Jul
23
2011

Event Handlers in Java

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In my previous stone, I taught you how to create a simple GUI in Java, but that interface did practically nothing. It was merely a skeleton interface which I showed you so that you would learn the basics of creating User Interfaces in Java. In this stone we continue where we left off on the last stone, if you haven’t yet gone through my previous post on the basics of creating a GUI I suggest [...]

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Jul
21
2011

A quick take on Google plus features

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The past few weeks has seen Google’s ambitious answer to Facebook, Google+ project, getting unveiled. With stats revealing 20 Million users in just three weeks, Google plus seems to be Google’s next weapon to fight Facebook. After the fall of Google Buzz and Google Wave, Google plus promises to stay longer or even conquer the Social networking arena. To make Google plus different from Facebook, Google has come up with some fresh ideas that would [...]

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Jul
16
2011

10 World Class Educational Sites

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Harvard, MIT, Yale just these names would make your resumes look so much more attractive. Everybody wants to get the best but not everyone manages to do so. Entries to do these colleges are very reserved and till now, how the students at these institutions partake their educations has largely remained mystical to the unlucky ones on the outside. But this is slowly changing thanks to the Internet and the collaborative efforts of these respected [...]

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Jul
11
2011

Lessons to be learnt from silly command line mistakes

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When it comes to Linux, the terminal is the most powerful tool. Considering the power the terminal has; a bit of carelessness with the command lines can lead to system malfunction leaving you completely clueless and bewildered. So, it is mandatory that we use the terminal meticulously. Have a look at a few commands which teaches you how to avoid havoc that can be caused due to slight error in the commands. LESSON ONE rm [...]

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