Archive for the ‘Browsers’ Category

Grinds my gears; IE 6 Users

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

You know what really grinds my gears?
This gripe is similar to one I had with PHP4/5 were I don’t actually have a problem with Internet Explorer 6 believe it or not. Internet Explorer 6 served me and many many other people very well in its time.
Now, however, it is an ugly beast that we need to let die. The only minor thing stopping this is the millions of people that still use it. I know many of these people are not interested, have there hands tied (i.e. at work) or just don’t know any better. However, the matter of fact [...]

Chrome after a couple of hours

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

This post is a quick overview of what I think about Chrome, Googles browser after using it for a few hours.
First impression, this baby browser is fast! I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited about a browser before, the Chrome comic certainly done a good job at selling it to me. Chrome loads fasts, renders fast and is a breeze to use.
I love the interface, the browser is almost invisible, it just doesn’t get in your way and you wont see it. It’s minimalistic, just like many of Googles products. The placement of the tabs saves a good bit of [...]

Chrome, a browser from Google!

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Basically Google are releasing a browser based on WebKit. It’s due for release under windows tomorrow. They have a cool comic promoting it that you can read here. The comic promotes some interesting idea’s and I really look forward to trying this one out.
It’s an interesting move, is there space in the market for yet another browser? I don’t look forward to yet another browser to test that for sure. None the less, it is quite an interesting move by Google and I look forward to seeing how it develops.
There is loads of coverage on this building up fast. Here [...]