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How to suppress unchecked warnings in Java

Posted: October 27th, 2008, 1:08pm CDT by Angsuman Chakraborty

The best way to suppress unchecked or other warnings is to fix the cause of the warning. However in some rare cases, the warning is incorrect and there is no logical way to solve it without compromising the intended functionality. For such cases there is a simple solution: Add the following just before the method definition: @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") This [...]
How To Run Artweaver (A Photoshop Alternative) on Linux - A 5-Step Guide

Posted: October 27th, 2008, 12:54pm CDT by Soumya

I first saw Artweaver in one of my friends' house. He is still fond of that bug-prone and stubborn Windows. But I am not. But nonetheless I was impressed with Artweaver. So coming home when I tried to search for Artweaver, I saw it was a Windows software only. Too bad. However I tried to [...]
Why Today’s Economy is Worse Than Divorce

Posted: October 27th, 2008, 11:27am CDT by Angsuman Chakraborty

An Ex-IIT'ian commented on the current economic scenario: This is worse than divorce. I have lost more than half my assets and still have my wife! How are you faring so far in today's economy?
Windows 7 pre Beta- A Detailed Preview on The Revealed and Proposed Features

Posted: October 27th, 2008, 10:21am CDT by Soumya

One of the main focus points of Microsoft while developing Windows Vista was to make it a visual delight. Though Windows was successful in doing that, Vista had a very weak and perhaps the worst reviews from all over the world. A bug-prone and almost half finished project that it was, Windows had to come [...]
Ubuntu 8.10 - Comprehensive Review of 10 Main Features

Posted: October 27th, 2008, 4:02am CDT by Soumya

Ubuntu, right from its release, has been a very popular open source operating system for Linux lovers around the world. It has gained wide popularity even with non-techies for its ease of use and superb user interface. With its new release (Ubuntu 8.10 codenamed Intrepid Ibex) due in just 3 days' time, the hype and [...]