Posts in category ”Browsers”

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Internet Explorer has been retired

Internet Explorer has been retired

Today, after 27 years of service, Microsoft has finally retired Internet Explorer. Somewhere, a web developer is opening a bottle of champagne.

Microsoft unveil Project Spartan

Microsoft unveil Project Spartan

I remember when Microsoft released the first version of Internet Explorer back in 1995, after acquiring Spyglass Mosaic and doing what large technology companies do best: putting a new label on something and marching confidently into battle.

MIX09 in Las Vegas

MIX09 in Las Vegas

Microsoft’s MIX09 conference in Las Vegas has started and today the first sharp version of Internet Explorer 8 will be released. The last months have seen a harsh public humiliation against the old version 6 where large sites actually warned users.

MIX08 in Las Vegas

MIX08 in Las Vegas

Once again the MIX conference is being arranged at the Venetian in Las Vegas, just as last year. One of the most interesting announcements this far is the release of Internet Explorer beta 1. Judging from the distance in time between IE6 and IE7, this is a big step forward.

Triggering standards mode in Internet Explorer

Triggering standards mode in Internet Explorer

Recently Microsoft announced that the upcoming Internet Explorer 8 will introduce a special meta element for triggering standards mode. It will look something like this.

Rest in peace Netscape

Rest in peace Netscape

I started using NCSA Mosaic back in 1994, when the web was young, strange and mostly populated by academics, geeks and people who thought a grey background was perfectly acceptable design.

Safari for Windows

Safari for Windows

Today the WWDC 2007 was held in San Francisco and the keynote was delivered by Steve Jobs. The one thing that woke me up was that the Safari browser is now available for Windows in a beta version.

Internet Explorer 7 has arrived

Internet Explorer 7 has arrived

The release version of Internet Explorer 7 is now available for download. The final version has improved since the early CTP versions.