November 14, 2009 - Embedding a Slideshow in a Web Page

If you're looking for a way to improve one of your Web pages, and if this page contains multiple images, consider presenting these images (and appropriate captions) via a slideshow that's based on simple JavaScript and HTML. My latest article shows you how easy it is to accomplish this task.

  November 8, 2009 - Elvis Comes to Java

The Elvis operator (?:) helps to reduce boilerplate while ensuring that a non-null value is returned. Many developers anticipated Elvis's arrival in Java 7, but that won't happen, at least not officially. Fortunately, you can still take advantage of Elvis in your Java source code, as evidenced by my latest Java article.

  October 27, 2009 - Android Activity Lifecycle

Android activities (focused actions with which users can interact) are instances of classes that subclass the android.app.Activity class, and have a lifecycle. Discover this lifecycle and the various callback methods that are invoked by the Android OS as an activity's life plays out in my latest article.

  October 21, 2009 - Did You Know?

Each of us knows many facts about various software development technologies. However, there's always something new to learn, which is the rationale for my latest website feature: Did You Know?. To possibly discover something new, click the lightbulb icon on the menubar, and read the content in the resulting window.

  October 19, 2009 - Ajax By Example

You can make your website more dynamic by embedding Java applets into its various pages. Alternatively, you can take advantage of the Ajax technology suite, which relies on JavaScript, XML, CSS, XMLHttpRequest, and other technologies to make this happen. My latest article introduces you to Ajax.

  October 16, 2009 - Scrolling Through a Sequence of Labels

My latest JavaFX article, a sequel to my Exploring JavaFX's ScrollBar Control article, presents a technique for scrolling through a sequence of labels, where only the current label is displayed during the scroll. You might find this technique useful when user interface space is limited.