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Best of 2001

The year 2001 saw 179 new applets posted to JavaBoutique. Below are the 2 most popular apps from each month of 2001.

January:

RealSnow
Generates real looking snow that falls over your picture. You can set a background picture yourself and specify the amount of snow and the wind turbulence.
... [more snow applets]

TxtViewer
This applet is a great way to view an archive of text files. The files can also be viewed in groups.
... [more utilities]

January 2001: check out:
the TOP Java apps - ALL the Java apps

February:

Bouncing Balls
You can move and resize the rectangle! Manipulate the bouncing balls. Great for learning Java. Source code included!
... [more visual effects]

ImageViewer
A customizable grid image viewer that supports JPG files. All images zoom in to full view when clicked on.
... [more slideshow apps]

February 2001: check out:
the TOP Java apps - ALL the Java apps

March:

3D Maze!
Try to find your way out of this one! This is a 3D maze that you can change! Source included!
... [more games]

X_Anim
Flash type animation without Flash! This cool applet scrolls text in from top, bottom, left or right based on user events. Highly configurable!
... [more text effects]

March 2001: check out:
the TOP Java apps - ALL the Java apps

April:

HorizonMenu
Not your standard bubble text. This cool little applet fades additional info in from left to right, on mouseover.
... [more navigation menus]

jChatBox
Can we talk? You bet we can, with jChatBox, a JSP Chat Application that supports multiple chat rooms and private messages!
... [more applications]

April 2001: check out:
the TOP Java apps - ALL the Java apps

May:

SearchToHTML
The SearchToHTML applet performs a simple text search of the files you specify in its parameters. It writes out the results of your searches as HTML in a separate frame or a new window.
... [more utilities]

DS_CrossRipple
This applet can show a CrossRipple effect between any images. Over the animation you can also insert an image and a scroll-text. The applet is interactive and includes a HTML code generator that allows to change parameters without any knowledge of Java and HTML programming.
... [more slideshows]

May 2001: check out:
the TOP Java apps - ALL the Java apps

June:

MovingText
This little applet scrolls text both ways... at the same time!
... [more text effects]

GooSiteSearch
Offer your visitors a search box for your site! GooSiteSearch is Google-powered, so you can expect fast and accurate results. Parameters allow you to change background and foreground colors to match your site.
... [more utilities]

June 2001: check out:
the TOP Java apps - ALL the Java apps

Part 2 of the Best of 2001 list

How to Add Java Applets to Your Site

New on the Java Boutique:

New Article:
JBOSS's Inner Circle Looks at J2EE and Points Beyond
Join Chris Beford as he speaks with three members of JBOSS's inner circle, Marc Fleury, Founder and President of the JBOSS Group, Scott Stark, CTO, and Ben Sabrin, Director of Sales and Business Development.
... [more articles]

New Tutorial:
Using Apache Axis version 1 to build Web Services
On the trail again, Keld Hansen pulls out his trusty toolkit, Apache Axis (version 1), and uses its SOAP to help clean up some of the murkiness surrounding web services.
... [more Tutorials]

Year in Review:
The Best of 2001
The year 2001 saw 179 new applets posted to JavaBoutique. Check out the 2 most popular apps from each month of 2001!
... [popular applets]

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