I've programmed in java at university a bit, but I want to now be able to develop my own programs that can be used! All they ever teach you at uni is how to output things to the screen, use swing and AWT for example. How do I actually make one of those flashy programs with a proper setup file and a nice looking interface.

Basically, I have a really good idea for a url blocking program that I'd like to produce (peer guardian only different) where do you start with something like that?

As you can see I'm a total newbie to this, so go slow with me. Why don't they ever teach you what you need to know on these courses?

Any information much appreciated, please don't just ignore me.

Daniel