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Showing posts with label Internet Explorer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Internet Explorer. Show all posts
Yesterday, I was posting some of the articles, and I noticed that Zemanta is still not working. That it didn't work a week ago when I did some posting was still acceptable - I took it as a temporary glitch.
But yesterday, I had to try it on Internet Explorer, to eliminate Firefox. It wasn't also working in IE, so I came to identify that Zemanta add-on is the problem.
Since I am favoring Firefox over Internet Explorer for my blogging, I went to disable and enable Zemanta in Firefox. That meant restarting Firefox each change, of course.
Tried editing the article, and still, Zemanta isn't working.
Since removing and adding the add-on (or extension, to be precise) is easy, I did that next.
Removed. Added back in.
When Firefox was restarted after the reinstallation of the extension, there it was: Zemanta working like a charm!
I went back to the posts that didn't have the Zemanta touch, and yes, blogging with Zemanta is back!
A couple of weeks ago, 'Browser Shop' just suddenly popped out of my Chrome webpages. As it hijacked the links, it was just a bit irksome. I wanted it removed. Immediately.
I searched, and there was none. not even the adware or malware software applications.
The extensions or add-ons removal procedure doesn't help at all. How can it help, since browser shop doesn't appear in the list?
Software removal program also is inutile, as there is no installed program called Browse Shop.
Further validation I made is to check in Chrome in my Linux OS. It is not there, so I confirmed that this is a Chrome in Windows OS problem only.
When I ran out of options, I thought of one last recourse: uninstall-reinstall Chrome.
I did just that.
And...
Voila!
When I opened Chrome, Browser Shop is no longer there.
Of course, that entailed running CCleaner, two times, both on the Cleaner and Registry options, just to make sure that no remnants remain.
Even when I have Chrome linked to my account, I made a back-up of my favorites an homepages before I did the uninstall. Redundant, but I did double-redundancy.
So if you also run out of options, try uninstall-reinstall option.
Been trying out the use of the IE9 browser while it was in beta, and I say that some times, I like it, and at other times, I don't. A lot of factors, one will immediately say.
Tell it to users!
As a programmer, I know what it is being both a user and a developer, complaining about the work of others when they aren't satisfactory, and quickly defending (and absolving) mine when questioned.
Anyway, IE9 experience while it was in beta is varied and mixed. Will that change now that it is officially released? -----
A Web browser that allows you to unlock a PC's processing power -- almost 90 percent of which previously went untapped.
That's what Microsoft is striving to do with its latest Internet Explorer.
The idea is to allow the browser to make optimal use of your PC's processing power without the use of plug-ins such as the Adobe Flash Player.
Microsoft says that the beta version of the product is already Microsoft's more-downloaded beta browser of all time.
And the product is free for consumers.
Microsoft's chief marketing officer for consumer and online division (Asia Pacific), Haresh Khoobchandani, said: "Currently, Internet Explorer's overall (market) share is about 72.7% across Asia....we believe this will continue to grow through IE9.
"Windows 7 will be a big driver of that as we start to see more and more people deploy and upgrade to Windows 7, and as more and more Asians go online and ask for a more secure browser and one that is fast, simple, intuitive and immersive. We do expect IE9 will grow on that for all our consumers."
Some digital marketing agencies welcome the move and say it will help to boost speeds and experience.
"It's great for us and Web agencies and people working in the online area because we can create much more immersive experiences that are better for the end customers. At the end of the day, one of the problems is that Web isn't close to real life experience," said Christer Eriksson, regional strategy director at The Upper Storey.
Analysts welcome IE9's launch, saying it is a more competitive response to newer market entrants such as Firefox.
"This is more of a competitive response to some heavy users of the Internet preferring browsers like Firefox more than IE. The multi-threading capability will definitely improve performance. HTML5 will improve video access (and this is important) since video is close to 65% of Internet traffic...," said Jayesh Easwaramony, director of ICT practice at Frost and Sullivan.
Going forward, experts say competition in the browser market is healthy since the user experience is evolving due to the proliferation of tablets and video content over the internet.
(CNN) -- More than 100 people, many of them dressed in black, are expected to gather around a coffin Thursday to say goodbye to an old friend.
The deceased? Internet Explorer 6.
The aging Web browser, survived by its descendants Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8, is being eulogized at a tongue-in-cheek "funeral" hosted by Aten Design Group, a design firm in Denver, Colorado.
The memorial service will feature a coffin holding a "body" that has an IE6 logo for a head. Attendees are expected to eulogize the Microsoft browser by sharing remembrances, some of which have already been posted on the company's onlinefuneral invitation.
"I feel terrible admitting this, but ... I never really liked him," posted someone who gave his name as Eddie Escher. "He had so many hang-ups, and he looked awful -- especially in his later years. But... he was always there when you needed him. You have to give him that."
Internet Explorer 6 isn't exactly dead yet, and in fact remains widely used. But in recent years, it's been eclipsed by newer, faster browsers that are better equipped to run the Web's latest bells and whistles. Google Docs and Google Sites discontinued support for the browser Monday, and YouTube will follow suit March 13.
"The web has evolved in the last ten years, from simple text pages to rich, interactive applications including video and voice. Unfortunately, very old browsers cannot run many of these new features effectively," wrote a senior product manager in a Google blog post. He urged users to upgrade to more modern browsers.
Released in 2001, IE6 was the standard for Web surfing for most users until 2006, when Microsoft launched IE7. The most recent version, Internet Explorer 8, followed in March 2009.
IE8 commanded 22.5 percent of the browser market last month, according to NetMarketShare, an analytics firm. Despite its age, IE6 still held on to 19.8 percent of the market in February -- more than IE7. Overall, Internet Explorer remains by far the most commonly used Web browser, ahead of Firefox, Chrome and Safari.
This is not the first time someone has tried to bury Internet Explorer 6. A handful of Facebook groups are dedicated to killing off the browser, and an "IE must die" movement has circulated on Twitter.
While Microsoft would not comment on Thursday's IE6 funeral, the company has consistently recommended that consumers upgrade to its latest version of Internet Explorer and acknowledges that its dated browser is no longer the most efficient way to surf the Web.
"While we recommend Internet Explorer 8 to all customers, we understand we have a number of corporate customers for whom broad deployment of new technologies across their desktops requires more planning," a Microsoft representative wrote in an e-mail to CNN.
Thursday's mock funeral was inspired by Google's decision to phase out IE6 this month, said Jon Clark, business development director for Aten Design Group.
The Web site's funeral invitation reads, "Internet Explorer Six, resident of the interwebs for over 8 years, died the morning of March 1, 2010 in Mountain View, California, as a result of a workplace injury sustained at the headquarters of Google, Inc."
The funeral and online invitation caught the attention of thousands of people with similar hopes that IE6 will eventually be obsolete, including a group of people in Iceland who are hosting an IE6 funeral of their own.
Clark said he initially expected about 30 to 50 people to attend the Denver funeral. More than 1,000 online comments and 6,000 Twitter tweets later, the company has had to move the event to a larger venue to accommodate interest.
"We certainly didn't expect the exposure we've gotten," Clark said.
So will mourners be shedding tears for IE6 on Thursday night?
"Crocodile tears," Clark said. "It's all in good fun."
But MG Siegler of TechCrunch, the technology news site, believes Thursday's service won't be the last that Web users hear of Internet Explorer 6. As many as hundreds of thousands of sites out there still support IE6 and in some cases were built specifically for it, he said.
"It's going to be a hard sucker to kill," Siegler wrote in a recent post. "But at least a funeral will provide some closure until we find the body."
I said that I may have ended my brief romance with Windows 7, and one of my options is to go back to Windows XP...
That may not be a long affair either...
I've been asking this question, and have been hearing about it as well. Finally, I've found one webpage that tells of the other details, I mean, I haven't known it until now, in print. So here goes:
Microsoft Pledges Windows XP Support Through 2014
Are you hanging on to your XP-based machines, until then?
SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft on Thursday said regulatory wrangling has prompted it to strip Internet Explorer Web browsers from copies of its Windows 7 operating system to be sold in Europe.
The US software giant said it still plans to release its next-generation operating system worldwide on October 22, but that customers in Europe will have to install Web browsers of their choice.
"We're committed to making Windows 7 available in Europe at the same time that it launches in the rest of the world, but we also must comply with European competition law as we launch the product," Microsoft deputy general counsel Dave Heiner said in a written release.
"Given the pending legal proceeding, we've decided that instead of including Internet Explorer in Windows 7 in Europe, we will offer it separately and on an easy-to-install basis to both computer manufacturers and users."
Microsoft announced the development this week so computer makers can adapt to having to install Web browsers in new machines running on the US software giant's new operating system, according to Heiner.
"We're committed to launching Windows 7 on time in Europe, so we need to address the legal realities in Europe, including the risk of large fines," Heiner said.
"We believe that this new approach, while not our first choice, is the best path forward given the ongoing legal case in Europe."
Microsoft is defending itself in the European Union against accusations of unfairly crushing rivals in the Web browser market.
The European Commission, Europe's top competition watchdog, opened a new front in its epic antitrust battle with Microsoft in January, hitting the company with fresh charges of unfairly squashing competition.
The commission on Thursday expressed skepticism over the Microsoft move and said it will decide soon whether it believes the software powerhouse has abused its dominant position in the market and what remedies are needed.
"In terms of potential remedies, if the Commission were to find that Microsoft had committed an abuse, the Commission has suggested that consumers should be offered a choice of browser not that Windows should be supplied without a browser at all," it said in a statement.
Microsoft is to defend itself at a hearing, which companies are allowed to do under EU antitrust rules.
If Microsoft fails to beat back the charges, the commission could slap the company with huge new fines and order it to change its ways.
The commission accuses Microsoft of crushing rivals by bundling IE into its ubiquitous Windows personal computer operating system, giving the program an unfair advantage over competitors' browsers.
Heiner said Microsoft expects that stripping IE from Windows 7 will bolster its position that it is not bundling software in order to suffocate competition.
"We will continue to discuss browser issues and other matters with the Commission," Heiner said.
"We know we need to have a clear plan in place to address the 'bundling' issue in Europe because, at the end of the day, the obligation to comply with European competition law belongs to Microsoft alone."
Microsoft appears to be striving to clear away obstacles to the adoption of Windows 7, according to analyst Michael Cherry of Directions On Microsoft, a private firm that tracks the Redmond, Washington, colossus.
The operating system's predecessor, Vista, has gotten ongoing criticism and been shunned by many computer users. Microsoft wants Windows 7 to be embraced worldwide.
In what could be a competitive opportunity for Google, the decision to ship Windows 7 without IE frees computer manufacturers to make deals to pre-install other browsers such as the US Internet titan's Chrome.
"Getting into an (original equipment manufacturer) build is a pay-for-position kind of thing," Cherry said of the industry practice regarding software pre-loaded on new computers.
"Do any other browser manufacturers have that kind of money to spend in that way? Google has a browser, Chrome, and has money." - AFP/sh
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