In 32-bit Java, the technique for connecting to a Microsoft Access file via JDBC connection is well-known and available as part of the Sun JDK. There are a number of errors, though, if you attempt to use a 64-bit version of Java that are not as well documented. This article points out some of those [...]

I was looking for a custom gallery for displaying and selecting images on an Android phone, and while I found the sample code here to be a good start it needed some work before it was useful. Before starting, it is worth pointing out that the Android API supplies a perfectly useful image gallery, and [...]

I downloaded Eclipse 3.7/Indigo release.  Since I got my Mac so recently, I waited to install development tools and create a new Mac workspace until Indigo came out.  My first set of installs on a Mac had some extra unexpected surprises of course.  Installing Postgres didn’t go nearly as smoothly as Eclipse.  Check back for [...]