This utility displays a big analogue clock on your desktop, and you can adjust its position and size. Three skins are available in the downloadable version: default, night and classic. A programmable alarm, hourly beeps and the clock translucency can be set. This clock can be shown in front of all other windows or it can be minimized to tray. With the mouse wheel you can modify the clock size.

The revised edition of the classic Core Java™, Volume II–Advanced Features, covers advanced user-interface programming and the enterprise features of the Java SE 6 platform. Like Volume I (which covers the core language and library features), this volume has been updated for Java SE 6 and new coverage is highlighted throughout. All sample programs have been carefully crafted to illustrate the latest programming techniques, displaying best-practices solutions to the types of real-world problems professional developers encounter.

Volume II includes new sections on the StAX API, JDBC 4, compiler API, scripting framework, splash screen and tray APIs, and many other Java SE 6 enhancements. In this book, the authors focus on the more advanced features of the Java language, including complete coverage of
Streams and Files
Networking
Database programming
XML
JNDI and LDAP
Internationalization
Advanced GUI components
Java 2D and advanced AWT

All true craftsmen need the best tools to do their finest work, and programmers are no different. Java Power Tools delivers 30 open source tools designed to improve the development practices of Java developers in any size team or organization. Each chapter includes a series of short articles about one particular tool -- whether it's for build systems, version control, or other aspects of the development process -- giving you the equivalent of 30 short reference books in one package.

No matter which development method your team chooses, whether it's Agile, RUP, XP, SCRUM, or one of many others available, Java Power Tools provides practical techniques and tools to help you optimize the process. The book discusses key Java development problem areas and best practices, and focuses on open source tools that can help increase productivity in each area of the development cycle, including:
Build tools including Ant and Maven 2
Version control tools such as CVS and Subversion, the two most prominent open source tools
Quality metrics tools that measure different aspects of code quality, including CheckStyle, PMD, FindBugs and Jupiter
Technical documentation tools that can help you generate good technical documentation without spending too much effort writing and maintaining it

As a PHP developer, you have some great tools for developing web applications. Ruby on Rails is another key tool to add to your web development toolbox. Rails is a high-level web development framework that emphasizes high productivity and clean code. However, the Ruby language and Rails framework take a different approach from the way many PHP developers write applications.
Ruby lies at the foundation of Rails, and we'll teach you the Ruby language from the beginning by building on your existing foundation of PHP. We'll explore Ruby through parallel code examples that illustrate the differences between the languages, and help you understand the Ruby idioms and how they differ from popular PHP code and style.

You'll then learn the Rails framework by iteratively building a complete application, starting from the home page through to a finished product. Along the way, you'll build your skills as a Rails developer by learning the Rails fundamentals such as MVC structure, domain modeling, and testing.
In addition to serving as a guide to learning both Ruby and Rails from a PHP developer's perspective, this book includes two extensive reference chapters. They map the most common PHP tasks to their equivalents in the Ruby and Rails world, giving you at-a-glance information that you'll refer to often.

Techniques
The latest and greatest techniques:
- Hollywood poster effects
- Paint digital portraits
- Top ten Photoshop problems solved

Creative Tutorials
Challenging & inspiring Masterclasses inc:
- Expert lighting techniques
- Illustrations with impact
- Create a Victorian street scene

New Electronics is the UK’s leading trade and technical magazine serving the electronics design community. Published fortnightly, this bright and lively magazine is read avidly by senior designers, technologists and engineering managers throughout the UK. Every issue contains technology news plus technical articles and new product information divided into Technology Sections. The Technology Sections allow busy designers to turn quickly to the areas of most interest to them. The fortnightly frequency ensures we keep readers up to date with the latest devices and design techniques. The colourful design allows us to present technical information in an efficient, easy to read format.

This is a stand-alone, 2D Counter-Strike game. You control your character from a top-down perspective and guide them throughout more than 15 included maps to fulfill various objectives. Just as in the original Counter-Strike, you can use a variety of weapons and team tactics online or in bot matches.

Simple, but fun to play when you get bored after playing all high class games.