This is the index to most of the java tutorials. You can find many things here:
The Really Big Index
Type: Posts; User: Norm
This is the index to most of the java tutorials. You can find many things here:
The Really Big Index
Why AWT? That is the old technology. Most GUI code is now written using Swing.
I have no ideas for projects for you.
Applets need permission to be able to write files.
See the tutorial for how to write an applet:
Lesson: Java Applets (The Java™ Tutorials > Deployment)
If its your computer, you should be able to store the images where ever you want them.