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July 31st, 2008

NBC Olympics Website Uses Silverlight…or are they?

I’m really excited about the Olympics getting ready to start on 08.08.08. Even as simple as it is, I love the date it’s about to start.
One of the other things I’m looking forward to this year is the ability to really be able to enjoy the highlights of the various events that I […]

By Jason Bean -- 9 comments

June 5th, 2007

Gaping Holes in IE7 Reported by Polish Hacker

It appears IE7 has another vulnerability in the browser.
“In other words, the entire security model of the browser collapses like a house of cards and renders you vulnerable to a plethora of nasty attacks,” Zalewski warns, noting that local system compromise is also possible.
In the article, Zalewski shares exactly what happens and how. It makes […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

March 28th, 2007

Office 2007 Good… and slow

I’ve been using Office 2007 now just about exclusively since the initial beta versions have been available for use. I will say that I love the new versions of each application. Similarly to other users, I still find myself searching through some options to find the task that I’ve done before, but am only doing […]

By Jason Bean -- 5 comments

February 28th, 2007

I Like IE7…but where’s the Toolbar

I used Firefox for about a year or so while IE6 was still on the market. I didn’t really like the initial beta of IE7, so I stayed with Firefox through that time as well. Now that the full-blown version of IE7 is available, I’ve got to say I like the layout and structure of […]

By Jason Bean -- 1 comment

November 12th, 2006

BAT/BWG.A and Gmail and IE7 and Windows Live OneCare

I’ve been getting a virus alert message from Windows Live OneCare about a new virus being detected: BAT/BWG.A
Looks like I’m not the only one. If you’re experiencing this problem you can go to this site and get some details on what others are experiencing and what they’re doing to remove the infection.
It seems to occur […]

By Jason Bean -- 1 comment

October 28th, 2006

Microsoft Purchases Firefox

It was bound to happen. When you’ve got that much money and someone that’s starting to cut into your market, you’ve just got to do something.
I’m not sure how I really feel though, I have been very pleased with IE7.
Tags: browser, Firefox, IE7, Internet Explorer, Microsoft

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By Jason Bean -- 5 comments

October 26th, 2006

SitePoint Responds to Browser Wars

Sitepoint, the website resource for developers/webmasters and other tech evangelists has responded to the browser wars in their latest SitePoint Tech Times newsletter #151.
They have good review of IE7, specifically CSS support but encourage developers to have a “can’t we all just get along” policy for both browsers.
And in that respect, Internet Explorer 7 is […]

By Jason Bean -- 3 comments

October 23rd, 2006

Firefox Copies IE7?

I just downloaded Firefox 2.0 and installed it. Two questions:

They copied IE7’s option of the close box within the tab itself
Are they calling extensions add-ons now like IE7? Why?

Tags: add-ons, close, extensions, Firefox, IE7, tabs

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October 23rd, 2006

Screen Real Estate Comparison 2 - IE7 vs. Firefox

In the comments of my last post about screen real estate comparisons between Firefox and the new IE7, Robert Aitchison wanted me to compare the two without all the 3rd party toolbars installed.
How about the copmparison without all the 3rd party toolbars loaded?, or alteas cut it down to one.
Also you’ll notice that Firefox has […]

By Jason Bean -- 3 comments

October 20th, 2006

Forgetting About Firefox

I’ve been using IE7 now almost exclusively since downloading the final version this week. I’ve already posted that there are some things I like about it compared to Firefox.
Another feature I like is the full-page view of all open tabs.

I’m sure there was a Firefox extension that let me do that as well. That brings […]

By Jason Bean -- 2 comments