Browser Know How – Safari

Safari is the default web browser, made by Apple, that comes with any Macintosh computer, much like IE is Microsoft's web browser. Many Mac fans will hate the analogy, but it is true. And for a while, it was only available to the Macintosh users, however Apple has recently released a version available for Windows users as well. People who have used Safari generally fall under one of two categories. They either love it, or hate it. I know several people who own Macs, and use Firefox instead … [Read more...]

Merry Christmas

Image via Wikipedia Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.  Enjoy your time with family and friends this season, and have safe travels. … [Read more...]

Browser Know How – IE7

Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) came out approximately 6 years after Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), a very long time between any two versions of software, but especially on the Internet. During this time, Internet Explorer 6 was the most common browser, and Microsoft took that for granted, and other, better browsers, came out. IE7 was Microsoft’s response to Firefox, Safari, and Opera. With 6 years to develop the next generation of browser, you would expect the new version to have any and every … [Read more...]

Browser Know How – IE 6

I've recently been talking about Google's new browser, Chrome, looking at why you might want to and not want to use it. So I thought I'd recap other browsers as well. One which can't be ignored is Internet Explorer 6 (IE6). IE6 is probably the longest surviving web browser of all time, and is both loved and hated. Ye old Browser It came out in August of 2001, over 7 years ago at this point of this writing, which in Internet years means it might as well be over 700 years old. While IE6 … [Read more...]