QuickTime for Java: A Developer's Notebook -- Java developers who need to add audio, video, or interactive media creation and playback to their applications find that QuickTime Java is a powerful toolkit, but one that's not easy to get into. This book offers the first real look at this important software with an informal, code-intensive style that lets impatient early adopters focus on learning by doing. You get just the functionality you need. Sample Chapter 5, Working with QuickDraw, is available free online.

Remote Method Invocation is a powerful technology for developing networked applications without having to worry about the low-level networking details. This chapter from Java Examples in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition presents examples of the RMI capabilities of the java.rmi and java.rmi.server packages. If you like this chapter, read the whole book (and up to nine others) on Safari with a free trial subscription.

Streaming QuickTime with Java -- Years ago, realtime multicast streaming came to QuickTime in version 5, but people still don't realize that it can be called from QuickTime for Java. Learn how it works from this ONJava.com article by Chris Adamson, author of QuickTime for Java: A Developer's Notebook.

Embedding Multimedia in JSPs -- A JSP is the preferred choice for combining multimedia with dynamic content, because you can make the tags that you use to embed the multimedia a part of the JSP's HTML template text. Chapter 17 of Java Servlet & JSP Cookbook teaches you how to use object and embed tags to embed multimedia in Java web components. If you like this chapter, read the whole book (and up to nine others) on Safari with a free trial subscription.

java.net Online Books -- Safari Bookshelf has expanded its services to members of the java.net community. Among Safari's many features are plugins for the Eclipse and NetBeans development environments, so users can search, annotate, read, and download the industry's leading technical books without ever leaving their working environment. Read about the new safari.java.net portal in this blog by Daniel Steinberg, editor of java.net.

A Computer Book Author's Manifesto -- In a recent post to the StudioB mailing list, Kathy Sierra shared her thoughts about the state of the computer book industry, along with some ideas about what can be done to improve the situation. Kathy is a co-creator of O'Reilly's Head First Series.

A Distributed Discussion with Elliotte Rusty Harold -- In this ONJava.com interview, Elliotte Rusty Harold discusses the improvements and hazards of networking in Java, as well as the evolution of Java itself. Elliotte is the author of Java Network Programming, 3rd Edition.

Creating Toolbars Using SWT -- The final element that end users expect to see in a well-designed Eclipse window is the toolbar. This sample chapter guides you through the creation of the toolbar, toolbar buttons, and a complete toolbar example, as well as making buttons work by adding listeners. Learn how to make SWT work for you from SWT: A Developer's Notebook.

URLs and URIs, Proxies and Passwords -- Java networking is seldom as simple as it seems. Learn how to encode and decode URLs, work with URIs, use multiple proxy servers, query servers with HTTP GET, and use password-based authentication. It's all in this excerpt from Java Network Programming, 3rd Edition.

What's So Java About Sun's Linux Desktop? Sun attracted sharp criticism when it released a tightly integrated Linux desktop distribution under the name Java Desktop System (JDS). In this article, Sam Hiser writes that JDS is not only the very best, most complete, and thoroughly integrated GNU/Linux distro on the market, but it's also a testament to shared values for open standards and competitive functionality. Sam is a coauthor of Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop

Advanced Synchronization in Java Threads, Part 2 -- J2SE 5.0 introduces new utilities for coordinating multiple threads. But where you have synchronized threads, you run the risk of deadlock. Here's a look at deadlock and some guidelines for preventing it, excerpted from O'Reilly's recently released Java Threads, 3rd Edition.

Groovy: Java's New Scripting Language -- When experienced Java developers hear about Groovy, their first reaction is often, "Oh no, not another scripting language." Ian Darwin had the same response--until he took a closer look. Ian shows you why Groovy is worthwhile, giving you the goods so you can judge for yourself. Ian is the author of Java Cookbook, 2nd Edition.

Download Chapters Through Safari -- There are over 2,000 books from the industry's leading technical publishers available on Safari Bookshelf. As the library grows, so does its functionality. Do you ever wish you could download content from O'Reilly books? Just the chapters you want? Now you can, with a Safari Max subscription. Save time, reduce errors, keep current, and save money. If you haven't yet gone on Safari, try a free trial subscription.

Developing Your First Enterprise Beans -- One of the most important features of EJB is that enterprise beans have the ability to work with containers from different vendors, but selecting a server and installing your enterprise beans aren't trivial processes. Learn how to define the remote interface, create a deployment descriptor, deploy, and everything else you need to create and use your first entity bean, in this excerpt from Enterprise JavaBeans, 4th Edition.

BEA dev2dev Launches -- BEA has launched an enhanced version of its developer site, BEA dev2dev, providing an interactive, engaging portal that offers collaborative tools, newsgroups, best practices, and technical content. The site features a new collaborative software development tool, dev2dev CodeShare, from CollabNet, as well as deep technical content from O’Reilly Media. Visit dev2dev.bea.com.

Got Project Automation? Each project task you automate is an investment that pays off immediately and increases in value over time. Here's an overview of the benefits that automating your project can bring, from Mike Clark, author of the Pragmatic Programmers' Pragmatic Project Automation.