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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1All part of the MS plan to keep browsers dumbded down. If we had reallygood browsers, how would they get people to use MS proprietary solutions for rich internet applications.RE: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1The title says Firefox 3.0.1The graph...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Quality, Adrian, Firefox 3.0.1, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Internet Explorer 8 Beta, Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Blocking unsafe sites (Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2)

Blocking unsafe sites (Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2)Does it have spell checking?FireFox has it for years. What about restoring just closed tabs?No and yes.No spell-checking in forms, as far as I can see. But yes to reopening recently closed tabs, which I actually show in the gallery. Right-click a tab...

Tags: Web browsers, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Internet Explorer 8 Beta, Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Internet Explorer 8 beta

Screenshots:Internet Explorer 8 beta 1Perhaps acknowledging its declining market share among Internet browsers, Microsoft is borrowing several popular features from Firefox and Safari in its release of Internet Explorer 8 beta 1. Although intended primarily for developers, the beta is public and should be used with caution. We downloaded the...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8 Beta, Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1, Microsoft Corp., StumbleUpon, Web browser

Product reviews 2008-03-06

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 - The right-click feels awfully cluttered and busy (Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 - Tour)

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 - The right-click feels awfully cluttered and busy (Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 - Tour)Yawn!zzzzzzzzzzz.....I'm as underwhelmedas with the Mozilla point releases. Maybe going to the Opera is where 'its' at.RE: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 - The right-click feels awfully cluttered and busy...

Tags: Web browsers, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1, Internet Explorer 8 Beta, Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2008-03-06

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 - Tour

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 - TourMore of the sameLooks a lot like IE 7, but that would be expected. I really like the way it highlighted the active domain URL.From my past experience in DEPLOYING browser upgrades, any word on a new IEAK? The omission for IE...

Tags: Web browsers, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1, Internet Explorer 8 Beta, Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE8 Beta, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-03-05

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 available

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 availableAre you running a prerelease version of SP1?NTRE: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 availableI cannot install it. I get the error that this installation does not support your operating systems Current Service Pack version. According to the requrements section it will work with Vista OR...

Tags: Web browsers, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1, Internet Explorer 8 Beta, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8, IE8 Beta

Discussion threads 2008-03-05

Additional Resources

Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"

RE: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are One report has at 4% market share the weekend of launch so im sure its past that already.Has Windows 7 marketshare eclipsed total OS X marketshare yet?Just wondering. :)MSFT: 1/2000 = $56. Today, $28.40Win 7 may not be the catastrophe the last...

Tags: Sales strategy, Businesses, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, stock split, Win7, recession, Steve Ballmer, sales, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Windows 7 killer deals commence; 7 days of PC specials, $30 OS upgrade

That Best Buy deal ain't bad at all......stop Geek Squad at the door take the merchandise pop in the Ubuntu CD's and I'm ready to go. Thanks Win 7 for the cheap hardware.Apple should be offering deals now, tooJust to steal some thunder from the Win 7 (vista 2.0) over-hype.Fanboi...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, Operating systems, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Snow Leopard, Media Center PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Google seeks OEMs for Chrome browser; Sony signs on

RE: Google seeks OEMs for Chrome browser; Sony signs onThis is the worst possible combination ever. You have both companies who are known privacy rights violators combining forces to strip your PC of any confidential data you might have. Sony is going to love putting rootkits on the PC,...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Chrome, Google Inc., Web browser, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

IE8 outperforms competing browsers in malware protection -- again

Well the credibility of the test is extremely...suspect since the winner is also the sponsor, why even print it. Well I guess according to these resultsNon-IE users are more gullible than IE users, but otherwise IE and Firefox are statistically tied.Another MS "study" proves that MS is...

Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Common-sense, IE8, malware protection, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, malware, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

IE8 outperforms competing browsers in malware protection -- again

A recently released study by NSS Labs is once again claiming that based on their internal tests, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 outperforms competing browsers like Google's Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox, Opera and Apple's Safari in terms of protecting their users against "socially engineered malware" and phishing attacks. Not...

Tags: Malware, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, IE8, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Microsoft agrees to give choice of browsers to Windows 7 users in Europe

Microsoft agrees to give choice of browsers to Windows 7 users in EuropebluffHi. I have to agree with you on that one. I couldn't imagine that the EC was going to allow Win 7 E -- which is all about harming customers to make a point.I wrote a post a...

Tags: Web browsers, OpenOffice, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Windows 8, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

With 3.5 launch, Firefox faces new challengers

With 3.5 launch, Firefox faces new challengersWith 3.5 launch, Firefox faces new challengersInternet Explorer and Firefox are always going to be the two main competing browsers. The rest I wouldn't call challengers against Firefox because they have severe drawbacks. Chrome is not a challenger since its still beta even though...

Tags: Apple Safari, challenger, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, new challenger, Opera Software ASA, successful boycott, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

Firefox 3.5 final prepped to ship early next week

Firefox 3.5 final prepped to ship early next weekThat's great!While I'm already satisfied with the current speed of FF3, a little speed boost never hurt anyone. I didn't install the beta on any of my machines, but I did try it while running a Fedora 11 Live CD. Even under...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Firefox, early next week

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

(Do you need Microsoft Security Essentials?)

(Do you need Microsoft Security Essentials?)as soon as this goes out of beta, i'm getting it1. it looks great.2. i've read the anti-virus is excellent.3. spybot isn't doing so well with internet explorer 8.4. it is free.the one thing that worries me is that spyware/virus folks may see a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

Safari 4 - "The world???s fastest browser" ... NOT!

Safari 4 - "The world???s fastest browser" ... NOT!they used ibench AND sunspider... nt...RE: Safari 4 - Apple used iBench... which is debunk... and they've used in the past modified... pityful....Your text and pictures don't match.As to what is better or worse. What is what?Why V8?I guess if I...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Safari, Browser speed, Chrome, JavaScript, Opera Software ASA, Safari 4, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Apple eliminates CanSecWest Pwn2Own flaws

Apple eliminates CanSecWest Pwn2Own flawsFault EliminationI did see the SVG fix in your article on 10.5.7's release and your relaying of Apple's attribution of discovery to "Nils." Regarding the IE8 issue, this is difficult to research because the signal to noise ratio is real low, but it looks as though...

Tags: SECURITY, Patches, OSX, IE8, Apple Inc., vulnerability

Discussion threads 2009-05-14

Office 2007 Service Pack 2 available for download

Office 2007 Service Pack 2 available for downloadUpgrade Went SmoothlyI just completed the upgrade to Office 2007 SP2 and all went well. According to Firefox v3.5b4 the download was approx. 290MB and with a 15 Mbs download speed it happened rather quickly. Once downloaded it took about 15 to 20...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Office 2007 SP2, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office 2007, Office 2007 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Microsoft to start pushing IE 8 to existing IE users

Microsoft already has pushed via Auto Update the final version of Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8) to customers who had installed the beta version of its latest browser. Starting next week, the company plans to begin delivering IE 8 via Automatic Update to users with older versions of IE installed....

Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-10

Chrome last browser standing after day one of Pwn2Own

Chrome last browser standing after day one of Pwn2OwnDoes this make you reassess your daily browser?[i]Does this make you reassess your daily browser?[/i]Nope. Its still a Google based browser, thus the bad still outweighs the good.I really like Google Chrome, including Mozilla Firefox.I love Firefox due to Glasser extension,...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox-on-Windows

Discussion threads 2009-03-20