Microsoft has released the third Platform Preview for Internet Explorer 9. This build, still aimed towards developers, contains a lot of improvements to Internet Explorer 9’s new Javascript engine and improves support for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1 and DOM.
Permalink: Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview 3 now available for download
A huge number of websites ( including this one ), use Google Analytics to track Internet traffic as well as traffic patterns. A large set of data can be gathered based on user’s location such as location, OS version, browser version and much more – although the user can not be personally identified. Even then, Google has decided to release a browser add-on which lets users opt-out of Google Analytics. This seems like a move in reaction to steadily rising privacy concerns about online services and websites such as Facebook and Google.
Permalink: Google provides browser add-on to opt-out of Google Analytics
Google has released another update for the Chrome, versions 4.0.245.0, aimed at dev version users, which brings a Kiosk Mode to the browser along with the usual bug fixes and stability improvements. Kiosk Mode in Chrome is inspired by the very same option in Internet Explorer, which hides the toolbar and status bar and runs the browser in a full screen mode.
Web Developers are familiar with the term web browser compatibility. It is a process of testing web applications performing consistently across different browsers as well as different versions of the same browser. Internet Explorer collection is one such application that will assist you in performing the web browser compatibility test for different versions of Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer Collection enables you to install and run multiple versions of IE on the same system. You can open and use different versions of IE simultaneously. Download link provided below
Permalink: Internet Explorer Collection: One Installer for all IE versions
Everybody has a certain number of sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and others, which are always opens whenever one is surfing the web. So, the ideal solution would be to set those pages as home pages. Luckily, Internet Explorer enables you to do that. The tip is a simple one but quite useful. Read on for the steps that enable you to set up multiple home pages in Internet Explorer.
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Permalink: SearchTogether Beta from Microsoft Research
Microsoft has released a reliability update marked KB962921 for Internet Explorer in Windows 7 Beta. According to the Windows Internet Explorer Blog, the main areas of fixes have been the crashes and hang ups in the browser. They took into account the feedback generated by Beta users and reports sent in by the Windows Error Reporting tool. So, unlike the claims by some people who think these services hog the OS down, these mechanisms really make Windows more better for us.
Permalink: Internet Explorer in Windows 7 Beta gets updated, but not to RC 1
All of us Windows users are well aware of Windows Update. Whenever we have to reinstall Windows, the tedious process of re-updating the system takes place. It makes us wish there were offline setups available, so that it doesn’t stay dependant on the Internet. Although, that would take more time as you’ll have to launch more setup files, click through more dialogue boxes ( and more UAC prompts in Vista ). But there are some people who might need a specific Windows Update for their use. Where do you find that setup?
Permalink: Microsoft Update Catalog
