I noticed this interesting article from ComputerWorld earlier today: Microsoft Corp. has warned users updating to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) that they won’t be able to downgrade from Internet Explorer 7 to the older IE6 without uninstalling the service pack. As a web designer, this article hit close to home. While I think [...]
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Tag Archives: internet explorer
Why Should Anyone Use Firefox on the Mac?
Last night I stumbled on a very well thought out article by John Gruber of Daring Fireball. John Gruber presented the argument that while Firefox 3′s Mac interface is an improvement from previous versions, Firefox is still faking the Mac experience. I have to agree with John whole-heartily on this issue. Firefox 3 is generic [...]
Outlook 2007 Dropping IE for Word Rendering Engine
For years, Microsoft has used Internet Explorer to render HTML-based mail in Outlook. That’s all about to change with Outlook 2007. In an effort to increase security, Outlook 2007 will now be using Microsoft Word for HTML rendering. This change means Outlook users will no longer be vulnerable to the exploits that IE suffers from. [...]
The Browser Wars Heat Up
Let’s get ready to rumble! This past week Microsoft released the final version of Internet Explorer 7. I’ve been doing some playing around with it, and my initial impressions still apply. While it’s still not the greatest browser in the world, the latest version does carry some substantial improvements. The new version should do wonders [...]
My Real Internet Explorer 7 Impressions
Now that I finally got Internet Explorer 7 to install, I’m ready to give you my take on the browser. Since I haven’t had enough time to fully sit down with the new rendering engine, I won’t be commenting on that. My impressions will only be coming from the interface, features, and how it affects [...]