Google Web Toolkit by Microsoft = Volta

Apparently Microsoft is working on a new product (Volta) to improve web development. Basically it boils down to a GWT-like approach. It's a VisualStudio plugin that compiles msil-code to JavaScript (or Flash or Silverlight) for the client tier.
They claim that it's only used internally but it wont surprise me if they release it to interrupt the fast adoption of the GWT technology.

Playing Flash Video (FLV) with Java

*** Update: Read this post first!! ***

Today I was challenged by one of my coworkers to be able play an FLV movie inside a Java client (Swing) application. Well it seems like it's a piece of cake. All you need:

• JMF
• FOBS4JMF
• Adapted JMF.properties file
  
• .FLV file (I took one of the talks @ Parleys.com)
  

To spice up the challenge I added the player inside the ReflectionPanel from the great book: Filthy Rich Clients.
There's nothing special to it... I created this demo in about 15minutes. If you take the FOBS4JMF binary build, all you need is included and preconfigured.