Update 4/13/08:
Apparently, there is more to the Acid3 Test than just displaying the graphic below correctly. There are actually three parts to this test. Both WebKit and Opera have passed two of the three tests at this point. Thanks for the clarification, Lars!
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The Web Standards Project is always trying to focus those developing and manufacturing [...]
Microsoft is allowing developers to download the first beta of Internet Explorer version 8. They are asking the rest of us to wait until at least the second beta. However, some of the changes they’ve made should be helpful:
URLs in the Address Bar will now have the owning domain name highlighted. For [...]
According to Wired:
Tom Drapeau, AOL’s director of the Netscape brand, announced in a blog post Friday that AOL will cease development on all Netscape web browsers on February 1, 2008. The company will continue to support the current version of the browser, Netscape 9, by releasing patches or security fixes until that date. After February [...]
Ellyssa Kroski has culled the 2,000 extensions for Firefox and provided three lists that can be helpful for librarians and within libraries:
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
There are 40 extensions in each list and they run the gamut — have fun!
[from LibrarianInBlack]
The Web Standards Project encourages the use of web standards in software used on the web — browsers, in particular. They have a quick way to tell if browsers are supporting the major standards — the Acid 2 test. If you see a happy face, you’re set.
Internet Explorer has been one of the [...]
Version 7 of Internet Explorer is now available to all who run Windows XP. It no longer requires Windows Genuine Advantage validation before download and installation.
In addition, IE7 has made some minor changes to the software itself:
Menu bar is now visible by default
New MSI installer that should simplify installation for IT departments.
[from IE Blog]
One of the most frustrating things about using a smartphone is usually the web browsing. The software most use for browsing the web is what I consider broken browser software. There are a couple of exceptions. Opera has a good mobile browser version — the Opera Mini. The iPhone has included the real Safari browser [...]
If you are already using Firefox, you’ve probably been notified of this update. The changes include:
Fixes for security issues
Vista support with a few caveats
Additional languages are available in beta — Afrikaans, Belarusian, Georgian, Kurdish
A permissions bug has been fixed for the German locale
If you haven’t checked for updates to Apple’s QuickTime software since late January, you might want to. There was a flaw in the software that could give a hacker control over the computer. Secunia has rated this vulnerability as highly critical.
Access to updates is available either within the QuickTime software (Help - [...]
If you have used the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) in the past, you probably already know that, when you upgrade to Internet Explorer 7, you also need to upgrade to IEAK 7. Microsoft TechNet has posted an article about downloading and using this new version.
[from IEBlog]
