Shhh, don’t say the A word. It’s an Apple product and you can’t talk about it if you are a Microsoft worker.
Some Microsoft workers take pains to hide their iPhones. While rank-and-file workers tend to use the iPhone openly around peers, some conceal them within sight of more senior executives. One Microsoft worker said he knows several colleagues who try to disguise their iPhones with cases that make them look more like generic handsets.
I wonder what happens in Nokia.
Who said the Redmond fellas didn’t have a sense of humor?
Although it’s their very own baby, Microsoft apparently knows when to quit, so they “participated” in the funeral service performed for Internet Explorer 6. Microsoft has sent flowers and wrote a card, saying “Thanks for the good times IE6,” the card reads. “See you all @ MIX when we show a little piece of IE Heaven.”
Unfortunately, IE6 isn’t really dead yet. Some 12% of internet users are still utilizing this old and broken browser. Web developers all over the world just yearn the day when no one uses this browser. Hopefully, we’ll soon see the day when all browsers are standards-compatible.
In a new post, Microsoft informs the web that there are still around 2,000 sites that aren’t compatible with IE8 and require the Compatibility View mode.
Let us just ponder, Microsoft, whose fault is this? Web developers spent days and months, battling with the problems created by your inferior browsers (IE6 and IE7), and now no one is in a hurry to make changes to accommodate IE8.
A very complicated diagram in the post shows how IE8 determines whether to go to “quirks mode,” “IE 8 almost standards mode,” “IE 8 standards mode” or “IE 7 standards mode” when displaying a site.
Microsoft now promises to deliver more standards support with IE9, including Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) standards, and maube SVG and HTML5 standards. That, of course, remains to be seen. The fact remains that developing sites to fit the different IE quirks is STILL a tiresome, annoying job.
Current StatCounter Global Stats concerning web browsers show that about 24% of internet users surf with IE8; IE7 has a market share of about 19%, and dropping; Firefox 3.5 has about 17% market share and IE6 still holds 12% of the market.
Source: StatCounter Global Stats – Browser Version Market Share
Devil Mountain Software reported last week that 86% of Windows 7 PCs are regularly reaching the breaking point in terms of memory usage. Many raised an eyebrow over these weird claims.
Who exactly is behind Devil Mountain Software? Are the legit? And why do they keep bashing Microsoft products? ZDnet has done some serious research and came up with interesting answers to many questions:
A small software company based in Florida, Devil Mountain Software regularly releases studies filled with detailed performance and market data about operating systems and browsers, with a special emphasis on Windows…
We love a mystery, but tracking down who actually runs this outfit was unbelievably difficult. But after extensive research, we are convinced that Randall C. Kennedy is the owner and sole operator of this company and that it has no other employees.
Read the full article: Why we don’t trust Devil Mountain Software (and neither should you)
It’s not new – we already know it. Internet Explorer is a flawed browser, with many security holes – and it just ripped itself a new one.
Microsoft has issued Security Advisory (980088), which basically says that Internet Explorer, for those who use Windows XP or who have disabled Internet Explorer Protected Mode, allows access to files with an already known filename and location. In other words – hackers can browse your files vie IE.
Browser versions affected are: Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service 4; Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; and Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8 on supported editions of Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 3, and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2. Protected Mode prevents exploitation of this vulnerability and is running by default for versions of Internet Explorer on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008.
Microsoft continues to encourage customers to follow the “Protect Your Computer” guidance of enabling a firewall, applying all software updates and installing anti-virus and anti-spyware software. The company hasn’t issued a patch yet.
I have a better tip for you: USE FIREFOX.
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