Browser history

11.04.2022/01.53

In 2011, I was definitely on Firefox. I believe I started browsing as many did, with Netscape. But not 1.0 (though I had seen copies at university). I was lucky enough to have 1.1 installed first. I stuck with Netscape till 4.7. Its successor, v. 6, was bloated, and never worked well on my […]

I’m not the only one who has a problem with Internet Explorer

21.06.2012/10.55

I realize software crashes can happen to anyone at any time, even Microsoft Windows president Steve Sinofsky, when demonstrating the new Microsoft Surface tablets in front of an audience in Los Angeles. However, it does remind me of the year where Internet Explorer 9 would not work on any of our computers. The question […]

Testing the browsers: which has the best typography?

23.02.2012/07.07

Con Carlyon inspired this post today. He’s kept an eye on the best browser and forwarded me a test from TechCrunch where Firefox, Chrome, IE9 and Opera 11 are pitted against one another. The victors are Firefox and Chrome. My needs are quite different from most people. For starters, the number-one criterion for me […]

The epic fail called IE9 has consequences for other programs

25.03.2011/11.53

I was prepared to put up with the epic fail of IE9, since I hardly use the program. In the years I’ve had IE8, I’ve only opened it accidentally (e.g. when certain programs are removed, they load IE for the ‘Why did you remove it?’ customer screen). But I forgot one thing: some programs […]

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9: the worst browser on the scene

15.03.2011/11.58

Microsoft has released its Internet Explorer 9 to much fanfare at SXSW. I’m really not sure what the fuss is, because it appears, as usual, the browser hasn’t been tested. Here it is on my Asus laptop, running Vista. That’s apparently my company’s home page. Looks slightly different to how Firefox, Chrome and Opera […]