Java: Lifecycle of a Java Program

It had been long since i posted something about Java and thought of putting up a post describing Lifecycle of a Java Program.

The figure above explains the lifecycle of a Java Program. In words, the figure can be explained as:

A Java program is written using either a Text Editor like Textpad or an IDE like Eclipse and [...]

What was HOT: 1 month back on Technofriends

Fring.com: Now mobile calls over 3G/Wifi : This blogpost has mention of Fring.com. Fring can be used to make free phone calls.
Recovering ‘permanently’ deleted email in Microsoft Outlook 2003: This blogpost describes a step by step procedure of recovering permanently deleted mails.
How does Google knows if you are a Adsense client and clicking on your own ads?: This blogpost [...]

Apple Update disables Unlocked iPhones

Apple on Thursday released iPhone update 1.1.1 which has led to many unlocked iPhones getting disabled.

The update process goes through without a hitch, however, when the phone is restarted an activation message appears which says, “Insert an unlocked and valid SIM to activate iPhone.”
Source: Macworld

LinkedIn Profiles: Add your photo starting this Friday.

LinkedIn, the Professional social networking tool will allow adding photo to your profile starting Friday. This feature addition by LinkedIn is certainly a move to catch up with Facebook.

Also, Linked is coming out with the LinkedIn Development Network on the lines of Facebook; LinkedIn Development Networks is still under development.
Connect with me on LinkedIn here [...]

Learning the basics of Service Oriented Architecture

In computing, the term Service-oriented architecture (SOA) expresses a software architectural concept that defines the use of services to support the requirements of software users. In an SOA environment, nodes on a network make resources available to other participants in the network as independent services that the participants access in a standardized way.
The embedded ppt [...]

Microsoft Windows: More fun with the HOSTS file

Thought of writing another short post on one more interesting thing that can be done using the HOSTS file in Windows.
Previously, I had written about HOSTS file in my post  Block Websites of your choice without any Software.
The Hosts file is usually available in C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc in case of Windows XP.
If you wish to interchange the websites [...]

Microsoft Outlook: Creating an Appointment From a Mail

From the mail list, mark the desired mail Drag and drop the marked mail to the Calendar shortcut on the Outlook bar (or the Calendar folder in the Folder list).
The appointment window opens, and the mail text is displayed in the body of this window
Ensure that the date and time [...]

Computer Viruses: How do they work?

I first heard of this term called Computer Virus when i was 10 years old and that was 15 yrs back. Since then, Computer Viruses have matured both in the way they attack and the coding that goes behind them.
A computer virus is nothing but a small software which piggybacks itself onto some other program. An [...]

Web Technologies: Enter the future

Web Technologies: Enter the future

Until a few years back, Internet used to merely a bunch of static web pages linked to each other. However, today, the time and the Technology governing the net have changed. With the emergence of Web2.0 technologies, Internet today is a live and happening place, and, the popularity of Web 2.0 [...]

Microsoft Windows: How to Process Idle Tasks

Running multiple applications simultaneously in Windows for long periods leads to a gradual decrease in system performance over time. Often the only option is a Restart. Even if you close the application in the Task Manager, the tasks/threads associated with the application are not released completely, depleting the system’s memory resources [...]