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Tag Archives: microsoft
MS Announces Six Editions of Windows 7
Should have expected this really. I would have thought producing all of these different versions of the OS would make development harder and more expensive - why not just produce one or two versions i.e. one for consumer and one … Continue reading
Ballmer in “PCs Are Better Than Macs†Shocker…
Ballmer goes on the defensive a shows just how ignorant he is… a great read! …you’ll see us be much more vigorous about stating the case for the PC. The truth of the matter is, this is ironic. The PC … Continue reading
What Do You Do With Old Versions of IE?
Was round the in-laws the other day and couldn’t help but notice this one in the garden… A fine way to retire an old web browser. At least it’s found some use…
IE8 Will Be Standards-Compliant by Default
I have to say that I’m quite surprised at this u-turn, but hell it’s great news! We’ve decided that IE8 will, by default, interpret web content in the most standards compliant way it can. This decision is a change from … Continue reading
Oh God, 8 Is on the Way…
Hold onto your hats people, it looks like Microsoft is getting IE8 somewhere near usable. It’s started a private beta test already with a public one set to follow… Let’s hope they do a u-turn on this stupid version meta … Continue reading
Gears of War 2 - November
This has officially just made my day! Microsoft has officially announced that the Xbox 360 sequel to the popular shooter Gears of War will launch in November of this year. Much of the Xbox 360’s first year success was dependent … Continue reading
How to Fix Microsoft’s Browser Issues
HÃ¥kon Wium Lie (CTO of Opera): In the area of web browsers, Opera Software has proposed a specific kind of remedy - that Microsoft only be allowed to distribute standards-compliant browsers. Microsoft’s IE is bug-ridden and the company, despite its … Continue reading
Breakdown of Modern Web Design
Found this tongue-in-cheek look at what a web designers/developers time is spent doing on a project… Funny, but scarily realistic! via