24Aug/090
SystemTray Icon for Java Swing Application
Sometimes we need our application to be launched hidden in background. Applications like Skype or ICQ are running in background and waiting for incoming messages. These applications both having their icon in the System Tray and you can easily activate them by double-clicking on their system tray icon. This tutorial shows how to create the System Tray Icon for your Java Swing Application.
19Aug/090
Processing XML with Java
The de-facto standard for computer communication is XML. Java provides good support for XML processing. This tutorial shows how to read XML configuration files with Java. The source code used in this tutorial is taken from my Java application SimpleRSS Reader. I use XML format to store structured text data and to save program configuration.