Hi Arslan,
Thanks! I actually had tried something very similar before I posted, but of course it didn't work. With your help I was able to get the JDK and Netbeans installed. Here are steps I used:
1) install jdk7 using java-installer.tcz
2) reboot
3) add jdk and jre to OnLoad via Apps manager
4) download netbeans java se bundle
5) chmod -x the downloaded .sh file
6) run the netbeans installer