Summer of the Browser
Firefox: The new release candidate Firefox 3 RC2 is out. No date yet on the official launch, but they’re still saying June. Also, developers are starting to talk work that’s gone into what will become...
View ArticleImproving Browser Reliability
The IEBlog recently posted about their efforts to improve reliability in Internet Explorer 8, particularly the idea of “loosely-coupled IE” (or LCIE). The short explanation is that each tab runs in its...
View ArticleInstalling IE8 RC1 — Or Trying
Installed IE8 RC1. Installer crashed, and I ended up with IE7…even though I’d been running the IE8 beta before. # IE8 installer crashes system. New HW checks out. Bad RAM may have screwed something up...
View ArticleUpgrading the Web: IE8 Released
Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8 yesterday, for Windows XP and Vista. So if you’re still running IE6, or someone you know is, it’s once again time to think about upgrading — or switching....
View ArticleEven Microsoft Hates IE6
Microsoft has jumped on the ditch-IE6 bandwagon with IE6Countdown.com, following in the footsteps of such campaigns as Browse Happy, End 6, and Save the Developers. Of course, since it’s a...
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