So, for the benefit of those of you not yet initiated into the world of preferences files, or if you just want to expand the horizons of your knowledge, I offer this tutorial. The topic is so big ...

The persistence.xml file is the component that makes database integration possible in JPA-based applications. Like all XML, the JPA persistence.xml file starts off with the requisite, bloated ...

Spring 3 provides the ability to use a Java based configuration file, as opposed to using those monolithic XML configuration files that everyone hates. However, it doesn't have to be a complete ...

Matt Thommes at the Paint in the Tech blog finds it tedious to create filters in Gmail the multi-click way. His solution? Export a single filter, then make a few clever tweaks to the resulting XML ...