   [java] Anyone know any good tutorials for writing applets?
  thanks   
Google is your friend: http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=java+applet+tutorial&meta=;  You should look into JNLP instead, applets are a whole world of pain and inferior to Java Web Start.   ;  http://javaboutique.internet.com/tutorials/Java_Game_Programming/index.html is quite good for beginners.   