Tuesday saw the famed ‘Download Day’ as Firefox 3 was released. They racked up 8.3 million downloads despite server problems and rumours of a security loophole. Great press coverage, a success all round. And a big chunk of the success was taken up with a “yah, boo, sucks to Internet Explorer” approach.
Which seems to be [...]
Web designers and developers have long demanded consistency of standards. It’s frustrating when web pages appear differently on different browsers. Internet Explorer is the most criticised browser for needing “hacks”. Yet in the absence of consistent standards Internet Explorer provides one of the most helpful services to designers.
I’ve seen a lot of powerful recommendations for [...]
One of the biggest and most frustrating problems for any web designer is the differing behaviour of different web browsers when it comes to rendering pages. These differences stem from how browser software supports various features and standards such as CSS, HTML, etc. Yet ensuring cross-browser compatibility is essential in terms of making web design [...]
One of the biggest advantages of the Firefox web browser is the wide variety of useful add-ons. These are small pieces of software which extend the functionality of Firefox. Some of these add-ons, and particularly those related to web accessibility, I highlighted before in ‘Some Useful Firefox Add-Ons For Designers’.
More recently I’ve been using a [...]
As has been widely reported, Opera have filed a complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission. Their argument raises issues similar to those cited in the late 1990s which led to the United States vs Microsoft civil action. Opera have complained that Microsoft unfairly tie their web browser Internet Explorer into the Windows operating system, [...]
The last time there was a genuinely competitive environment in terms of PC web browser it led to Microsoft’s inclusion of Internet Explorer as an integral part of their operating system, a subsequent investigation into the company’s abuse of a monopoly position, and significant fines and penalties. That was when Netscape was a major competitor, [...]
