Strange Box Onscreen. Any Advice?
Alright, I have the white macbook. I noticed today that this strange black box is now present on my desktop. It always highlights the last folder that I clicked, and when I'm using any other app, it's always present. I can't figure out what it is, or where it's from. Has anyone else had this problem before? Thanks.
Nevermind, the problem resolved itself.
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We are fairly new to WebLogic/Java development. We are using 6.1. We arecoding
an application, which uses EJBs, JSPs, etc following the M-V-C
model. We have about 10 developers working on various bits of
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to develop and deploy their code on the unix box (HP_UX).
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