Browser Performance - What's Changed with Chrome in the Mix?

submitted by RyanFarley 2 months, 29 days ago

ryanfarley.com — This week Google released their new browser, Chrome. There has been so much buzz about it that it's been deafening. It is seriously amazing how passionate people get about a browser. But let's face it, a browser is likely what most people use more than any other software on their computer now days. I spend so much of my time online. Performance is important to me, just like anyone else. Since Chrome's release, I've spent some time reading performance metrics in an attempt to see past the marketing hype, and I've been pleased with what I've found. Not specifically with Chrome, but with the improvements across the board with many, but certainly not all, browsers. read more...

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IE 8 looking like a November release

submitted by crpietschmann 3 months, 12 days ago

blogs.zdnet.com — I noted yesterday that Microsoft only had 11 more days within which to deliver the more customer-focused IE 8 Beta 2 if it were to hit its August deadline. According to one well-placed tipster, who requested anonymity, the current plan is for Microsoft to make IE 8 Beta 2 available for download from its Web site by August 28. And the final version is tracking for a November release, the tipster added. read more...

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IE Sends Mozilla a New Cake for Firefox 3

published 5 months, 14 days ago, submitted by crpietschmann 5 months, 14 days ago

arcanology.com — Sean from Microsoft came by just a few minutes ago to drop off a cake for the Internet Explorer team. As people may recall, the IE team sent Mozilla a cake after Firefox 2 shipped and it seems that they wanted to continue the tradition. read more...

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Cross Browser Guide Part 3 – Event Handling in Different Browser

sidarok.com — Sidar continues to ramble about cross browser development. In this post he discusses different types of JavaScript event handling in different browsers, and making them more browser compatible. read more...

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How to activate IE7 rendering in IE8

des-eisbaeren-blog.de — This blog post describes how IE7 rendering can be activated using a metatag within IE8. read more...

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IE8: Love or Hate?

jondavis.net — Observations of a New Thing. read more...

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Internet Explorer 8 Readiness Toolkit

published 8 months, 27 days ago, submitted by bradygaster 8 months, 27 days ago

microsoft.com — Activities are contextual menu options which quickly access a service from any Web page. Users typically copy and paste from one Web page to another. Internet Explorer 8 Activities make this common pattern easier to do. read more...

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Bill Gates on IE8 and Microsoft Transparency

published 11 months, 22 days ago, submitted by Anastasiosyal 11 months, 26 days ago

molly.com — An interview with Bill Gates on IE8 and Microsoft Transparency read more...

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