Monday, June 29, 2009

The latest version of NetBeans, version 6.7, is now available. Its arrival matches that of its archrival, the Eclipse “Galileo” tool suite.

Like the previous major NetBeans release, this one presents both opportunities and pitfalls that developers and managers must carefully consider.

Java Store: Coming Soon?

June 29, 2009 at 5:40 PM

in Convergence,Java,Services

Taking a page from the now-popular mobile app stores, Oracle [ORCL] and Sun [JAVA] are ramping up the launch of the Java Store, with a private beta already available, after its announcement during this year’s JavaOne. The premise is, of course, to allow software developers and smaller indie publishers to bring their qualified software to [...]

Starbucks Mini Card Now Available

June 29, 2009 at 1:15 PM

in Meanderings

The rollout of Starbuck’s [SBUX] latest Starbucks Card campaign involves… the Starbucks Card. But now in “mini” format…   The Good News The Starbucks Mini Card is handled exactly like the “regular” Starbucks Card versions, but it has a convenient hold punch for your keychain. Now, if you’ve already punched a keychain hole in your [...]