Java for Dummies ^{3rd Ed.}

Tap into the most exciting technology to hit the web — since the Web itself! With Java for Dummies^®, 3rd Edition, it's never been easier to get hooked on Java. With expert advice from Java master Aaron Walsh, you'll quickly and easily figure out how to set up Java applications on your desktop and weave pre-made Java applets, sound/video clips, and special effects into Web magic.

Inside, find helpful advice on how to:

• Find the best sources for Java applets and full-featured Java applications on the Web — Web sites, newsgroups, and e-zines
• Modify Java applets and applications — without touching any code
• Bring your Web site to life with animations, music, marquees, and other multimedia tricks
• Get your hands on the latest Java-savvy browsers — including Internet Explorer 5.0, Netscape Navigator 4.5, and HotJava
• Supercharge your desktop with cutting-edge Java applications

• Part I: Caught in a Web of Intrigue
1. A Thirst for Java
2. Java-Savvy Browsers
• Part II: It's Applet Pickin' Time!
3. HTML and the <APPLET> Tag
4. Learning to Love the <APPLET> Tag
5. Designing Your Own Java-Powered Web Page
6. Finding the Applets of Your Eye
7. Weaving Applets into Web Pages
8. Preparing to Customize Your Applets
9. The Main Ingredients — Customizing to Taste
10. Plugging into the Java Plug-in
11. Bringing Your Applet to Life on the Web
12. Troubleshooting Shaking the Bugs Out
• Part III: Application Overdrive: Bringing Java to the Desktop
13. Rumble in the Jungle: Applications versus Applets
14. Hooking Up Java Applications
• Part IV: The Part of Tens
15. Ten Places to Find Java Help on the Web
16. Ten Rock 'n' Roll Web Sites for Finding Applets
17. Ten Kickin' Java Applications
18. Ten Technical Tragedies
• Part V: Appendixes
1. Resources for Staying Hip to That Java Noise
2. A Sip of JavaScript
3. About the CD

It will not get any easier than this. Pretty good, and adds an appendix on Javascript.