June, 2006

There have been a lot of reviews of the new Blu-ray discs recently... and none of them are positive. Again and again and again and again , reviewers are dinging Blu-ray on the high-priced player, low-quality picture, and missing special features versus...

Last time we took a (very) long-winded look at a simple JavaScript program that used basic inheritance. This time, we'll expand on that a little bit and improve on the techniques. Calling the Constructor Directly First of all, let's look back...

JScript (JavaScript / ECMAScript) is not a class-based language like C++ or Java; rather it is a prototype-based language. Nevertheless, it is often desirable to use class-based design patterns (such as inheritance) in ECMAScript programs, especially...

CNet is running a story about reader reaction to the new Windows Media Photo format . From the fine article : In an unscientific poll asking whether a JPEG competitor is needed, almost half of the 5,621 voters said maybe, "but I'm concerned about it...