Here are a few links to sites with Java applets and applications that I found really nifty - or really useful! Not your standard animated GIF. Have a look (or listen) and be inspired...

Haunted house Move your mouse and hear what happens...
      This is where it comes from: Java Cookbook (download it all)
How to keep an idiot busy A classic, but it can't be missed here ;-)
CAPP481 SYLLABUS Several examples, including the visually pleasing Lake effect applet - with source!
Compressed Time BART Schedule Fascinating!

A daily poll from 7am:

      See here how to get one for your own site; they also have a news ticker applet!

Java CA Applets (Cellular Automata)
JESS, the Java Expert System Shell by Ernest Friedman-Hill
Dijkstra's Shortest Path Algorithm Animation in Java Carla Laffra
Bugs

Java and the Visible Woman
The NPAC Visible Human Viewer
Java Man (another one)
Visual Perception Experiment with JAVA

Stocks, Mutual Funds, News, Portfolios, Financial

News with Java: 7am News Ticker
Below is a live example: a small applet from 7am News which brings the latest news headlines from all over the world. If you see something that interests you, just click on the newsline and you'll be taken to the page with the actual news article (will open a new browser window). Some ads may be included.
Wait till 7am News itself comes along and click on it to find out how to add such a news ticker to your own page - or go here directly!

General news from all over the world:

A Hostile Email Applet by Jim Buzbee; warning: sends mail automatically!

Really important link missing? Broken link? Site moved? Other comments? Please let me know!