Internet Explorer 6, the thorn in the side of many web developers and designers, through its rampant internet standards defiant rendering. Many developers will agree that the elimination of this decade old browser will most defiantly be a good thing. Internet Explore 6 support was dropped by Google as of 1 March, meaning that Google docs, Google Apps, Gmail and all other Google services will no longer support the ageing browser in an effort to introduce new features to these services. read more… »
Death to IE6, No More Google Support
Microsoft Declares Itself Still Innovative, Not at All Clumsy
Yesterday, Dick Brass, an ex-reporter who once led the charge to build tablet PCs and e-books at Microsoft, published a fairly devastating critique of his former company in The New York Times. In an op-ed, Brass portrayed the software giant as a company where visionary thinking goes to wilt and die. A product, he wrote, of having “developed a system to thwart innovation.” read more…
France joins Germany warning against Internet Explorer
France has echoed calls by the German government for web users to find an alternative to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) to protect security. read more…
Another Blow To Internet Explorer’s Reputation
Another blow has been dealt to Internet Explorer’s credibility as a reliable and safe browser recently. Using an undocumented browser security flaw in all versions of the browser the Chinese government was able to hack into several Gmail accounts. read more… »
How Fanatics See Thier Operating Systems
Just a browse through popular community, tech related websites will reveal clans of fanatic follows, armed to the teeth with opposition shredding ideals. Bellow is an interesting and probably amusing infographic on how these fanboys see different operating systems. read more… »
Exciting Times For 2010
2010 sure seems to be an exciting year in terms of technology. With an array of predicted and planned new technology releases amidst an economic upturn this year will surely set the stage for brilliant innovation and development. According to leading news sources 2010 is expected to dramatically influence the way we use the internet along with how our devices will interconnect, merge and improve.
MS Internet Explorer finally dethroned in Germany!
For the first time since 1996, the InternetExplorer browser family is no longer dominating the German Internet landscape read more
Watch out Microsoft: GNOME is poised to have a killer 2010
The GNOME Foundation features a powerhouse roster of vendor sponsors who are committing more money than ever to support desktop Linux. read more
Microsoft Allegedly Violated the GPL
The WUDT tool, a Microsoft program designed to make the upgrade from XP to Windows 7 more streamlined and user friendly. The WUDT tool however has recently been removed from the Microsoft servers amidst allegations that the application includes open source code that is licensed under the GPLv2.
Office 2010 The Movie
An incredible marketing campaign for a product said to be rather mediocre.
Internet Explorer Released Today
The internet has been a buzz with the recent release of Internet Explorer 8. I find myself peculiarly excited, not that I’m quite the fan of Windows but the fact that IE8 is closer then any previous release of Internet Explorer to be Internet standards compliant. As web designers know very well, the inconvenience of implementing dirty css tricks into their code to create a website that renders properly on a Internet Explorer, a non standards compliant browser.
Upcoming Internet Explorer Expected To Break The Web
With the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 8 brings along sensations of doom for web developers. Already web developers have become accustomed to writing almost 2 sets of codes, one for standards compliant browsers such as Firefox and Google Chrome and another set for the faulty Internet Explorer which does not comply at all to established web standards set out by the International World Wide Web Consortium of web standards.
