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Quick Notes: SCJP 1.6 (Sun Certified Java Programmer)

This articel contains quick notes which I did during reading  Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Study Guide - SCJP. Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates. Also it was extended with some additional notes from official Java doc API which are not required for SCJP 6. If you gonna pass SCJP exam - it will be the best crib.    1           DECLARATION & ACCESS CONTROL 1.1       Ranges of Numeric Primitives Type Bits Bytes Min. Range -2 (bits-1) Max. Range 2 (bits-1) -1 byte 8 1 -2 7 2 7 -1 short 16 2 -2 15 2 15 -1 int 32 4 -2 31 2 31 -1 float 32 4 n/a n/a long 64 8 -2 63 2 63 -1 double 64 8 n/a n/a 1.2         Comparison of modifiers on variables vs. methods Local Variables Non-local Variables Methods final fi...

Google’s History: A Visual Look at the Search Engine’s Timeline

Launch in 1998, the company founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page, has continued to grow and always expanded more and more. Today when thinking of Google it isn’t just a search engine anymore but also one of the biggest advertising platform world wide (the biggest?), a software distributor and a mobile phone manufacturer. Google is rumoured to venture even further and recently announced Google TV, an operating system for television sets. Only yesterday the company announced that it is positioning itself better in the VOIP and telephony space as well. Nobody knows when the company will stop to acquire and expand its services. 'Techproceed' team had a look at the history and timeline of Google and all this info was compiled in an infographic.

100+ Sites to Download All Sorts of Things

These days you can find all sorts of things online, from audio books to flash files, from sound effects to CSS templates. Below we compiled a list with over 100 download sites that serve that purpose. We will also try to keep the list updated, so if your favorite download site is not here, let us know about it with a comment. Audio Books Librivox : One of the most popular audio libraries on the web. The LibriVox volunteers record books that are in the public domain and release them for free. Podiobooks:   Similar to podcast, Podiobooks are serialized audiobooks that are distributed through RSS feeds. You can receive book episodes or download directly from the site.  Oculture (Audio & Podcast):   Offers a rich array of educational and cultural media. The site editor scours through the web to find the best cultural and educational media available. Learn Out Loud:  A one-stop destination for video and audio learning resources. You can brow...

How to get Popular on the Internet

We all wish to be popular. But unfortunately, getting popular is not so easy in the real world. However, in the cyber world of which we all are part of, it is not so tough if you follow some tips given below. Now what are you waiting for? Bring your Pen and Paper start taking notes on how to become famous. 1.   Start a Website : You might have heard the cliche, "everyone popular has a website." But fortunately, you don't have to be famous to have a website. You can have your website made from a specialist or can make it yourself. Just choose a topic you like, get your pen...err... keyboard ready and start creating killer content for which people would come back again and again. 2.   Start a Blog : Some bloggers are ridiculously famous. No matter what they write, people like it and start praising them. Although such wizardry would have no reason in the real world, the cyber world has a reason for everything. To become one such popular blogger, the basic thing...