Digital Cat's JDK Installation Guide
In order to program in Java, you'll need to have the JDK (Java Development Kit) installed on your computer. This guide shows you how.

Setting Up and Using the JDK
This is another great site where to start out in Java.

Java Programmer Certification Page
FAQs, sample examples, and tutorials on obtaining a Java Certification.
Free Java certification exam!

Java 101- An Introduction to Java
This free tutorial series teaches the basics of Java programming. It requires no previous Java experience, and is perfect for the beginner. Tutorials cover a wide range of topics, from applets and applications, to more advanced issues such as class design, event handling and networking.

Brewing Java: A Tutorial
A huge, one-page guide that introduces you to the basics of Java programming (how to install Java onto your OS, the basic syntax, objects, and classes).

Java Lecture Notes
Full lecture notes from a complete Java course being taught at Polytechnic University in Brooklyn. Divided into 13 weeks.

IBM Introduction to Java
Free Internet-based course that introduces you to the Java language.

The Java Tutorial
This is a very thourough tutorial that starts with the basics.

Another Java Tutorial
This is a 13 step tutorial with examples on how to write Java.

CS 151 -- Computer Science I, using Java
A complete course in the fundamentals of programming for the beginning programmer using Java. 50 chapters of about 20 short pages each. Assumes no programming background.