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Report: Mozilla enterprise browser share hits 18 percent: Report: Mozilla enterprise browser share hits 18 percentUmm>>>I use IE 7 more than I do Firefox 2.0 — primarily because the many Microsoft sites I visit daily as part of my job, not too surprisingly, look and work better in IE than they do in Firefox.; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 6; Discussion threads 2008-03-31
SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark - XP SP2 vs. Vista SP1: SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark - XP SP2 vs. Vista SP1XP is Faster!So in all cases except one, Windows XP with 256 MB of RAM and a much slower processor was actually faster. Wow! I want to know what the numbers would have looked like with the quad core machine...; Tags: INTERNET, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft; Discussion threads 2008-03-11
IE6 crashing? Here's the reason, and the fix: IE6 crashing? Here's the reason, and the fixIE7Having used Vista and IE7 for about 9 months now I'm not breathing any sigh of relief. The only thing keeping my home PC from having a reliability rating of 10 is the frequent about once a week IE7 crashes that act...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Java, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Web browser, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., PC, operating system; Discussion threads 2007-12-20
IE6 crashing? Here's the reason, and the fix: Update 21-Dec-2007, 6:00AM PST: Microsoft has now updated the Knowledge Base article referenced in this post. The file now includesÂ a link toÂ anÂ executable file thatÂ implementsÂ the Registry fix previously listed. The update file is also available directly from Microsoft's Download Center. Yesterday I read about a problem with Internet...; Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2007-12-20
Microsoft provides workaround for IE 6-Patch standoff: Microsoft provides workaround for IE 6-Patch standoffSwitch Browsers, or Switch to Linux?>Average bear would probably switch browsersAgreed, but this shouldn't be the first indication that MS products aren't designed with you in mind -- they're designed to lock you into more MS products.Get away from all of it; get into...; Tags: Web browsers, K-Meleon, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE 6-Patch standoff, Microsoft provides workaround, IE 6-Patch, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Provides, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, standoff, registry; Discussion threads 2007-12-19

Microsoft provides workaround for IE 6-Patch standoff: Microsoft has provided a workaround for those who saw their IE 6 on XP nuked by the software giant's latest batch of patches. This issue emerged last week almost immediately after the patches landed. The problem: Microsoft's patches nuked IE (I suppose that's one way to boost...; Tags: Service Pack 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Web Browsers, Patches, Security, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-12-19
Microsoft security update derails IE: Microsoft security update derails IEYou should all switch to OS XIt is better than Micro$ux's Pista. Did you know that Pista started as a non-networked, single-user, single process OS (called MS-DOS) with no concept of restricted rights? You can't add security afterwards, you have to have it right in the...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Security Update, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp., Pista, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Apple Mac OS X; Discussion threads 2007-12-17
Microsoft security update derails IE: Microsoft's Patch Tuesday fiesta last week apparently doesn't get along all that well with IE 6 and IE 7 on XP or Vista. Microsoft gave IE a security makeover last week, but there were complications. According to Computerworld, Microsoft is investigating the issue, which surfaced on...; Tags: Security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Reboot, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-12-17
Tabbed (exe): So you're on the computer at work or in a library, or at home, using Internet Explorer 6. Also works on Explorer windows.The creators of this program ask you to register it if you use it for more than 10 days. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Web Browsers, Productivity, Internet; Software downloads 2007-12-06
Users clamoring again for an Internet Explorer 8 update: Users clamoring again for an Internet Explorer 8 updateMicrosoft never leads waiting for Firefox 3I would guess that Microsoft is waiting to see what they can steal from Firefox 3 and put it in IE 8.It would be great to see Microsoft leap a head in softwware once but they...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., IE8, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6; Discussion threads 2007-11-30
Internet Explorer 6 SP1 Update: Outlook Express Does Not Use 3DES to Encrypt Mail When the Recipient's Capabilities Are Not Known (exe): All versions of Outlook Express, including the version that is shipped with Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1, use RC2 40-bit encryption when the recipient's encryption capabilities are unknown. This fix permits you to use 3DES instead of 40-bit encryption when the recipient's encryption capabilities are not known. This version...; Tags: Recipient, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook Express, 3DES, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Network Security, Web Browsers, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Networking, Internet; Software downloads 2007-10-10
The real reason(s) behind Microsoft's move to exorcise WGA from IE7: The real reasons behind Microsoft's move to exorcise WGA from IE7Poll is brokeI vote for one thing and it shows total votes: 1 and 100% to a different choice.dittosame hereRE: The real reasons behind Microsoft's move to exorcise WGA from IE7Of course even if more people install it, that doesn't...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, real reason, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-10-05
Firefox or IE? Strange answer to security question: A study by the non-profit Honeynet Project has come up with a strange answer to the Firefox versus Internet Explorer security question.During the experiment, conducted in May 2007, the group compared three browsers -- Internet Explorer 6 SP2, Firefox 1.5.0 and Opera 8.0.0 -- to determine whether using an alternative...; Tags: Security, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-08-27
Firefox or IE? Strange answer to security question: Firefox or IE? Strange answer to security questionStatistics explanation[i]However, when client honeypots with these browsers surfed to a list of about 30,000 known exploit servers, [b]the URLs that resulted in a 0.5735% of successful compromises of Internet Explorer 6 SP2[/b] did not cause a single successful attack on Firefox 1.5.0...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, IE6 SP2, Service Pack 2, Web browser; Discussion threads 2007-08-27
IE 7 and Firefox 2 on a par in Europe: IE 7 and Firefox 2 on a par in EuropeThe trend is stronger hereFF is on par with IE6, both of which are 2X IE 7 share.http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.aspIn any case, the good news for all consumers is simply that there is little way any site can mandate IE only as a...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows 2000, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, FF2, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer; Discussion threads 2007-07-24
Firefox raises barrier to cross-site scripting attacks: Firefox raises barrier to cross-site scripting attackshttponly doesn't prevent XSSThis doesn't prevent cross-site scripting. It mitigates the damage that can be done if a cross-site scripting vulnerability is exploited. One of the most common actions is to steal cookies to impersonate someone. With httponly cookies that becomes...; Tags: Web browsers, barrier, Mozilla Firefox, httpOnly, XSS, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6; Discussion threads 2007-07-19
TechRepublic's IE 6 and Internet Basics Lunch And Learn Collection: You can use this collection of TechRepublic Lunch And Learns to get users up to speed quickly on Internet technologies such as Internet Explorer, email etiquette, and HTML. This download contains the following 5 Lunch And Learn Presentations: Crash Course: E-mail Etiquette...; Tags: TechRepublic Inc., HTML, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet, E-mail, Web Browsers, Online Communications; Download resources 2007-07-16
How to run Internet Explorer securely: Here are the key configuration changes you can make to disable various features and reduce the attack surface in Microsoft's Internet Explorer. This guide provides a walk-through of IE 6.0 but applies to the latest IE 7.0 as well. (This guidance was prepared and distributed by Will Dorman, vulnerability...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Software Engineering Institute, CERT, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, attack, analyst, Microsoft Corp.; Image galleries 2007-06-09
End of the line for Firefox 1.5 support: End of the line for Firefox 1.5 supportThis is where open source failsMost Linux distributions just released couple of days ago (Redhat Enterprise Linux 5, CentOS 5, Ubuntu 7) shiped with Firefox 1.5. And now it comes to the end of life. Isn' this ironic? Oh never mind, you can...; Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Ubuntu 7.04, Even Microsoft, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 1.5, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6; Discussion threads 2007-04-24
IE 6 and 7 side-by-side on the same PC? Now it (legally) can be done: IE 6 and 7 side-by-side on the same PC? Now it legally can be doneHooks! Hooks everywhere!sheesh!Well, it's not a solution at all then..."The image is time bombed and will no longer function after April 1, 2007.?Which makes it completely useless.WTG Microsoft! Another red-herring solution.This software does IE6/IE7 enough...; Tags: Web browsers, Desktops, IE7 functionality, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, PC, Microsoft Internet Explorer; Discussion threads 2006-12-01