JavaFX is getting there

Just a quick note: I revisited JavaFX last weekend, downloading the NetBeans version which includes it, running some of the samples and playing around with some scripting. For the first time, I’m ready to say that I’m impressed and looking forward to building some nice looking apps with it. If you want to see more check out the online examples here:http://javafx.com/samples/

Microsoft floating 3.8B in Debt – Why?

Two possible reasons:

1. They’re planning a huge acquisition and will need the money. It hard to imagine this since they’ve already got 25B in cash, but hey, maybe they want to buy a small country somewhere. A place where they can outlaw Linux.

2. They want to get into the bond business and this is a way to get started. Why they would want to do this is equally hard to imagine.

ref: http://www.smartmoney.com/Investing/Bonds/What-s-Behind-Microsoft-s-Bond-Offering/?afl=yahoo