Welcome to Tech Workshop
Tech Workshop offers detailed solutions to specific Java development problems. You'll find a practical, hands-on Java tutorial with all the tips and code you need to handle the kinds of challenges you face day to day.

December 2, 1998
At long last ... JDK 1.2
by Alexander Day Chaffee
The much-anticipated second upgrade to the Java platform has been a while in the making. Now that it's here, though, our reviewer says it was worth the wait. Read about the enhancements Sun has built-in to increase Java's functionality, security, and performance.

November 24, 1998
Java meets e-mail
by Benoît Marchal
JavaMail 1.1 offers a clean, object-oriented API to messaging systems for apps that need the benefits of e-mail support. Here's how to get it working for you right now.

November 10, 1998
Java programming for the Palm OS using Jump
by Michael Glavin
Want to write Java applications for the Palm Pilot? Get a jump on your peers by starting on this new app frontier today.

October 20, 1998
Sign with Microsoft
by John Viega and Tom O'Connor
Want to let your applet play outside the sandbox? We've looked at Sun and Netscape schemes for assuring security by signing applets, now we turn to Microsoft's Authenticode.

October 15, 1998
Signing Code with JDK 1.2
by Tom O'Connor and John Viega
This examination of signing Java code focuses on the way Sun's own Java Developement Kit handles security -- focusing on the tools and techniques for managing and ensuring security.

October 8, 1998
Using the Netscape Object Signing Tool
by John Viega and Tom O'Connor
The "sandbox" security model is intended to keep strange applets from performing mischief, but it can also hobble good code. Signatures offer one way to exploit Java's full potential.

August 6, 1998
The one-class server
by Greg Travis
Learn how to create a simple TCP/IP server in Java using a single class. Server.java listens on a port, and for each connection that comes in, it spawns a thread to handle the connection.

July 9, 1998
Bye-bye gray box: applet loading secrets
by Chris Knight
You spend umpteen hours coding your prized applet and then it takes twice as long to load as it did to create. Don't leave your users bored, annoyed or confused, learn how to get rid of the dreaded gray loading box.

June 11, 1998
Writing a servlet for sending e-mail
by Thornton Rose
Several months ago, we showed you how to send e-mail from an applet. In this article, learn how to write a servlet, a Java component that plugs into a Web server, for sending e-mail from a Web page.