Determine the available memory in Java
This tutorial will give you a brief walk through on Java memory use in the sandbox and show how to use the Runtime class to discover the amount of memory available to your Java applet or application.
Using and Programming Generics in J2SE 5.0
Generics are one of the most frequently requested language extensions to Java, and they have been finally added in J2SE 5.0. This article provides an introduction to programming with generics.