Whenever I find something I think is interesting or useful, I like to let others know about it. Usually these items are technology, usability, accessibility, or web design and development-related. But not always. Sometime, it's just life. Here's the latest...
Friday, February 13, 2009
I try to like Microsoft. Really, I do. But this is a perfect example of why that's so hard.
Once again they have gone out of their way to not only refuse to "play nice in the sandbox" but to once again do it in a destructive manner that forces everyone else to have to waste time/money/energy to deal with issue.
And even after the industry explains why there's a problem, and there seems to be a positive adjustment by Microsoft, they inexplicably, and on the sly, slide back to their original position.
There's no good reason for this deviation from the standards.
Seriously, it's to the point where I think we should all start sending them invoices for our time. Maybe then they'll get point. Talking reason clearly has no effect.
(And yes, I know that there are many good people at Microsoft who understand, feel our pain, and are even trying to help. My frustration is in no way directed at them.)
If you've been thinking about updating to XP SP3, stop to consider. The "bonus" of updating is locking you into IE7, if you already have it installed. Should you need to roll back to IE 6, for example to do some testing, you'll be out of luck.
Also, there's a warning for those of us who have installed the beta of IE8. It seems that there's a possibility of "instability problems."
I'm soooo sure this has nothing to do with the fact that the numbers for IE7 have been, to put it mildly, unimpressive.
Not sure about you, but this does not leave me feeling all warm and fuzzy.
I've been using the various betas of FX3 for some time now, and it has been amazingly stable on my systems. I think people will be very happy with this - the speed alone is a welcome improvement!
There are still a number of add-ons that have not been updated, but I wouldn't expect that to take too long to address. Well done, Mozilla!
Simple, Yet Powerful - Google Does is Again Gotta love the Google. Check out this Google Docs 101 video. Smart, informative, and kinda funny. How many different ways can you see to use this idea to communicate with your clients or employees (or maybe the Boss!)?
