The Java language libraries include a "swing timer," which lets you add a countdown timer on your Java forms. You set up the timer's properties such as the amount of time that passes before a function ...

Almost all modern applications have a splash screen. Using a splash screen is a way to advertise your product. It is also used to indicate to the user that something is happening in your application ...

A potpourri of Java client application technologies were on the agenda at the Desktop Matters conference in San Jose, Calif., where the desktop received top billing over the Web. Dominating the ...

I have a program perfect for threading. Except at the core of the critical loop I call a Swing method. So how do I best do this? A) Surround the Swing.method() with locks. Sounds slow. B) Come up with ...