http://bfo.com/blog/categories/tips/ Tips, Tricks and News from the Big Faceless Organization en BFO Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:34:00 GMT BFO 2012-01-16T15:34:00Z en BFO http://bfo.com/blog/categories/tips/ http://bfo.com/blog/2012/01/16/odds_and_ends_avoiding_non_heap_outofmemory.html When working with Java APIs that use native code you can hit an OutOfMemory in the PermGen space due to weaknesses in Java's garbage collectors. Here's an ugly little hack that might help.<p><a href="http://bfo.com/blog/2012/01/16/odds_and_ends_avoiding_non_heap_outofmemory.html">Read more...</a></p> Tips and Tricks java.nio optimization outofmemory tips Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:34:00 GMT tag:bfo.com,2012-01-16:default/1326728040000 2012-01-16T15:34:00Z http://bfo.com/blog/2011/03/08/odds_and_ends_creating_a_new_x_509_certificate.html A quick tip completely unrelated to PDF or Graphs: How to create a new self-signed X.509 Certificate with Java.<p><a href="http://bfo.com/blog/2011/03/08/odds_and_ends_creating_a_new_x_509_certificate.html">Read more...</a></p> Tips and Tricks tips x.509 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:01:00 GMT tag:bfo.com,2011-03-08:default/1299585660000 2011-03-08T12:01:00Z http://bfo.com/blog/2010/05/13/combining_ant_jar_signatures_and_pack200.html If you're deploying Java code as Applets, Pack 200 compression can reduce the size of your download by 70%. This article shows how to build digitally signed Jars with Pack 200 compression using Apache Ant. It can be applied to any code, not just BFO code.<p><a href="http://bfo.com/blog/2010/05/13/combining_ant_jar_signatures_and_pack200.html">Read more...</a></p> Tips and Tricks applet pack200 tips Thu, 13 May 2010 10:14:00 GMT tag:bfo.com,2010-05-13:default/1273745640000 2010-05-13T10:14:00Z