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Techies Give Thanks for 15 Trailblazers

November 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

With Thanksgiving time here, eWEEK Labs analyst Jeff Cogswell has decided to put together a list of people he is thankful for. In addition to family, friends, and of course readers, he’s thankful for the people in this slideshow, and their work in laying the path for the technologies we use today. Without these people, we’d probably still be living in the dark ages, relying on pmail (carrier pigeon-mail) instead of email. So enjoy this holiday list, which includes a short history lesson.
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LABS GALLERY: Ext JS 3.0 Sample Apps Show JavaScript Library’s Potential

October 20th, 2009 | No Comments

eWEEK Labs’ Jeff Cogswell has spent some time testing Ext JS Version 3.0, a JavaScript library for creating sophisticated AJAX-powered Websites. Following are screen captures of some of the sample applications that come with Ext JS.
By Jeff Cogswell
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LABS GALLERY: eWEEK Labs Tests Windows Mobile 6.5 on ATandT Pure

October 6th, 2009 | No Comments

eWEEK Labs put the just-released Windows Mobile 6.5 through its paces on an AT T Pure device made by HTC. Check out this slideshow for pictures of the phone and screenshots of the new OS. Can Windows Mobile 6.5 take on the iPhone? Take a look and judge for yourself.

By Jeff Cogswell
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LABS GALLERY: Palm’s Mojo WebOS SDK Includes Eclipse Plug-in and Emulator

September 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

The Palm WebOS SDK, called Mojo, allows developers to easily create applications (right now, just for the Palm Pre). In this slide show, eWEEK Labs takes a look at the Eclipse plug-in and emulator included with the SDK.

By Jeff Cogswell
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Commodore 64: A Look Back at a Geek’s First PC

September 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

eWEEK Labs Analyst Jeff Cogswell fondly thinks back to his teen years during the early 1980s when he was the proud owner of a Commodore 64, a computer that reached near-mythical status. Jeff explores what led up to this computer, what made it great and how it lives on.By Jeff Cogswell
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Patent Ruling Against Microsoft Hinges on Meaning of Custom XML

August 14th, 2009 | No Comments

Analysis: A federal judge has ruled against Microsoft in a patent violation lawsuit brought by a company called i4i involving the use of XML in Microsoft Word, but the ruling contains some interesting language that raises many questions. Jeff Cogswell takes a close look at the ruling and what it might mean.
– A Federal judge in Texas
handed down a ruling Aug. 11 barring Microsoft from continuing to sell and
support its Microsoft Word software on the grounds that it violates a patent
owned by a company called i4i. But the ruling has some odd things in it that
have already caused a good bit of debate o…

LABS GALLERY: Intel Parallel Studio Helps Make the Most of Multiple Cores

July 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Intel Parallel Studio, which works with Microsoft Visual Studio, is designed to inspect code for errors and help developers optimize programs for use with multicore processors. eWEEK Labs puts Parallel Studio through its paces, and finds that the platform simplifies the difficult task of writing parallel code that takes advantage of processors with multiple cores. By Jeff Cogswell
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Labs Gallery: NetBeans 6.7 IDE Provides Inroad to Sun’s Project Kenai

July 20th, 2009 | No Comments

The NetBeans 6.7 IDE is fully integrated with Project Kenai, Sun’s open-source collaboration site. In this slide show, eWEEK Labs explores a few of the integration features.

By Jeff Cogswell
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10 Reasons We Are Excited About Google Chrome OS

July 13th, 2009 | No Comments

Google announced July 8 that the company is entering the operating system market with its Chrome OS. This will be a lightweight operating system with a GUI consisting of the Chrome browser. With the release of Chrome OS, Google is clearly challenging Microsoft Windows. Why do we welcome a new Web-ready OS? eWEEK Labs Analyst Jeff Cogswell ponders the possibilities.
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