Newscast for Nov 2nd 2007

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Roundup - confirmed for Crested Butte, March 4th-7th 2008

• More information about Java on Mac OS 10.5 Leopard
• http://weblogs.java.net/blog/javaben/archive/

2007/10/more_on_leopard.html + http://weblogs.java.net/blog/javaben/archive/

2007/10/the_java_on_os.html + http://weblogs.java.net/blog/javaben/archive/

2007/10/java_on_leopard.html + http://weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici/

archive/2007/10/leopard_changed_1.html + http://www.neowin.net/news/main/07/10/30/

leopard-allegedly-facing-java-problems + http://weblogs.java.net/blog/robogeek/archive/

2007/10/the_ifs_and_whe.html + http://ringinginunison.blogspot.com/2007/10/

eclipse-on-leopard-fine-64-bit-not-so.html + http://weblogs.java.net/blog/kirillcool/archive/

2007/10/why_i_donat_car.html + http://developer.apple.com/releasenotes/Java/

JavaLeopardRN/index.html

• JavaOne 2008 Call for papers
• https://www28.cplan.com/cfp_prod/CFPLogin.jsp?wId=72T235

• https://www28.cplan.com/cfp_prod/topics.do?wId=72T23

• Closures in Java one step closer - Neal Gafter has a prototype of the BGGA function type syntax

• http://gafter.blogspot.com/2007/10/

java-closures-first-prototype.html + http://gee.cs.oswego.edu/dl/jsr166/dist/jsr166ydocs/

jsr166y/forkjoin/package-summary.html + http://www.javac.info/jsr166z/jsr166z/

forkjoin/package-summary.html

• Chris Adamson has another call to arms for JCP members - please get involved and vote on the JCP Executive committees
• http://weblogs.java.net/blog/editors/archives/

2007/10/the_hand_that_f.html + http://www.jcpelection2007.org/jcp/overview + http://tech.puredanger.com/java7

Quick News Items

• Alberto Savoia on the C.R.A.P. metric

• http://www.javaworld.com/podcasts/jtech/

• Sun has released Java 6 Update 3

• http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/ReleaseNotes.html

• Java FX has a new blog and a book

• http://learnjavafx.typepad.com/
• http://www.amazon.com/JavaFx-Script-

Scripting-client-side-Applications/dp/1590599454

• The first General Availability version of Apache Tiles is now out: version 2.0.5

• http://tiles.apache.org/

• Apparently the combination of Windows Vista, Internet Explorer 7 running in protected mode and signed applets is causing problems

• http://blogs.dekoh.com/dev/2007/11/01/

signed-java-applets-broken-on-vista/ + http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/

view_bug.do?bug_id=6504236

• Panasonic has released the first in-dash blu-ray player which includes BD-Java
• http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2007/10/

indash_bluray_player_from_panasonic.html

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  • Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI), written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney. Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad. Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com
  • Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)

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