I agree that Swing is sometimes overdesigned (and under-implemented). But it is also the first viable cross-platform GUI framework that I have seen.
For an example of what can be done with Swing, see JeraWorks, a cross platform outliner I developed using Java and Swing. Peformance should be fine on any 150 MHz machine, especially with IBM's Java VM.
I don't have the Swing Book, but I have 2 editions of the main Java Tutorial book. I have used the on-line tutorial extensively, but sometimes like to be able to study material off-line. Book type is also a lot easier to read in long stretches.
Mozilla was Microsoft's master stroke. Not only has it failed to deliver a viable competitor to Netscape, it has also kept any other open source browser project from gaining critical mass.
I'd like to suggest that the open source community adopt the phrase "visible source" for licenses such as Sun's Community Source License which provide source code, but place restrictive terms on redistribution.
Visible source implies, correctly, that "you can look for free, but touching will cost you."
We could use this distinction to educate the media about the difference between visible and open source. As in, "We applaud Sun for making the source for Solaris visible, and encourage them to go all the way and make it open as well."
* If the computer is used exclusively for business, you can deduct it 100%, just like your employer does right now.
* If your computer is used partially for business, and partially for personal use, then your deduction is pro-rated to the percentage of time you use it for business use (50% business use = 50% deductable).
* Note that you typically can't deduct the whole price of a capital asset (like a computer) in the first year. Rather, you get to write off a portion of the price each year over the presumed lifespan of the asset (either 3 or 5 years for computers -- I forget which).
* Except that small businesses (like you) can choose something called a "section 179" election, where you can take the whole deduction in the first year. Note that you need to use an item at least 50% for business purposes to take the 179 election.
* Because there's been so much abuse with people deducting cars, computers, and cell phones, congress passed legislation that requires special record-keeping for them if they're used for business and personal use, or if you keep them at home.
For more information, see: "Tax Savvy for Small Business" by Frederick W. Daily
Also good references: "Small Time Operator" by Bernard B. Kamoroff (good general reference for starting your own business) "Wage Slave No More" by Stephen Fishman (discusses legal and tax issues of being an idependant contractor)
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I agree that Swing is sometimes overdesigned (and under-implemented). But it is also the first viable cross-platform GUI framework that I have seen.
For an example of what can be done with Swing, see JeraWorks, a cross platform outliner I developed using Java and Swing. Peformance should be fine on any 150 MHz machine, especially with IBM's Java VM.
I don't have the Swing Book, but I have 2 editions of the main Java Tutorial book. I have used the on-line tutorial extensively, but sometimes like to be able to study material off-line. Book type is also a lot easier to read in long stretches.
In the end, it's a matter of taste.
Oops! That should be "failed to deliver a viable competitor to IE", of course.
Mozilla was Microsoft's master stroke. Not only has it failed to deliver a viable competitor to Netscape, it has also kept any other open source browser project from gaining critical mass.
I'd like to suggest that the open source community adopt the phrase "visible source" for licenses such as Sun's Community Source License which provide source code, but place restrictive terms on redistribution.
Visible source implies, correctly, that "you can look for free, but touching will cost you."
We could use this distinction to educate the media about the difference between visible and open source. As in, "We applaud Sun for making the source for Solaris visible, and encourage them to go all the way and make it open as well."
IANAL, but:
* If the computer is used exclusively for business, you can deduct it 100%, just like your employer does right now.
* If your computer is used partially for business, and partially for personal use, then your deduction is pro-rated to the percentage of time you use it for business use (50% business use = 50% deductable).
* Note that you typically can't deduct the whole price of a capital asset (like a computer) in the first year. Rather, you get to write off a portion of the price each year over the presumed lifespan of the asset (either 3 or 5 years for computers -- I forget which).
* Except that small businesses (like you) can choose something called a "section 179" election, where you can take the whole deduction in the first year. Note that you need to use an item at least 50% for business purposes to take the 179 election.
* Because there's been so much abuse with people deducting cars, computers, and cell phones, congress passed legislation that requires special record-keeping for them if they're used for business and personal use, or if you keep them at home.
For more information, see:
"Tax Savvy for Small Business" by Frederick W. Daily
Also good references:
"Small Time Operator" by Bernard B. Kamoroff (good general reference for starting your own business)
"Wage Slave No More" by Stephen Fishman (discusses legal and tax issues of being an idependant contractor)
Good luck!
I gave the license a quick once-over, and it seemed okay. What parts did you have a problem with?