Archive for the ‘Internet Explorer’ Category
Cross Browser Testing
I recently started using a new service called CrossBrowserTesting, and it’s so incredibly awesome I felt compelled to write a review. First some background…
Browser compatibility is a difficult challenge for all web designers and developers. The process of debugging HTML, CSS, or Javascript problems that only occur on specific platforms is both tedious and frustrating. [...]
Google Chrome: Why?
It’s been a few weeks since the release of Google’s Chrome, and many people have now had the opportunity to try it and comment on its potential impact on the browser landscape.
Much of the discussion has centered around how Chrome performs, what features it lacks, and how the interface compares to other browsers. What [...]
Firefox and Safari Are Aggressively Driving New Ways to Publish and Experience the Internet
Apple just released Safari 4.0 Developer Preview to its developers. The new browser comes with several new features, including:
CSS support for masks, gradients, reflections, and specifying a named canvas.
Rudimentary support for the WAI-ARIA (Rich Internet Application) and cross-site XMLHttpRequest specifications.
The ability to send messages between documents
Storage of data either locally or just for the user’s [...]
Microsoft Gives Away Early (or Late) Christmas Present to Web Designers
It is no secret that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer version 6 (and anything before it) is the bane of all Web Designers’ existence. If you’re a Web Designer and you don’t agree with that statement, then you are most certainly delusional and you probably hate Web Standards (assuming you’ve heard of them). IE 6 is best [...]
SEO Inc. Releases SEO Toolbar 2.0
One of the best things to happen to Internet browsers are toolbars. Until recently, most toolbars were used to enhance a user’s browsing experience. For example, the Google Toolbar offers features like inline spellchecking, autofill and keyword search highlighting. Luckily, companies like SEO Inc. are taking toolbars to the next level. In this sponsored review, [...]
Run IE5, IE6, and IE7 at the Same Time - Even On a Mac
Internet Explorer — known to many Web designers as the bane of their existence — can now have multiple versions run on the same computer. Thanks to a program that’s actually been around for a few years, I was able to effortlessly install and run the following versions of IE on my computer:
IE3
IE4
IE5
IE5.5
IE6
IE7
Even better, I’m [...]
Applying IE 7 Layout Fixes Using Conditional Comments
Have no doubt, the onset of IE7 will bring about new rendering bugs and issues. I’m already starting to feel the impact of it with a handful of websites. Fortunately, with much thanks to the company that helped create the fiasco, there’s an easy way to declare layout modifications specific to IE and its version.
Microsoft [...]
New StumbleUpon Toolbar Enhances Google and Yahoo! Search
One of my favorite social media services is StumbleUpon. I like it because it’s one of the best ways to discover new websites, and it’s also perfect for marketing Web pages and websites. For some reason, StumbleUpon has the uncanny ability to drive a significant amount of traffic.
The StumbleUpon toolbar makes it very easy to [...]
Crash IE6 with Only CSS
I was recently designing and coding a new website for one of our clients. As always, I was coding it in TextMate and viewing it in Firefox and Safari for testing. I had finally come to the point where I needed to start up Parallels to view the site in Internet Explorer 6 (IE6). This [...]
