Archive for the ‘Development’ Category

Norwegian Websites Declare War on IE 6

Several large websites in Norway have launched an advocacy campaign urging Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 users to upgrade their outdated web browsers, according to Wired Epicenter. I love this explaination of why its so disliked: IE 6, released in 2001, is the scourge of web programmers, user-experience designers and technical-support staff alike. The browser is stacked with quirks that cause web pages to render differently from all other browsers, and special considerations must be taken by web builders to accommodate users running IE 6. Most wish the browser would just go away, eliminating the... [read more]

Development tool: DebugBar

DebugBar is a free (for personal use) Internet Explorer plug-in that offers a number of web development features.  You can inspect the DOM tree, HTTP/S request to check cookies, JavaScript and HTML validation. Any takers on evaluating this for the group?  Please leave feedback in the comments…  [read more]

IE8 For Better or for Worse

Internet Explorer 8 has been officially released. For a quick review and rundown of new features see this AP review of IE8 and for those worried about if/how it will break those sites you spent so much time coding, check out www.HowToCreate.co.uk’s detailed list of IE8 changes.  [read more]

Adobe CS 4 Gripes

Before upgrading to CS 4, you might want to take a look at this website for some screenshots of all the User Interface problems that are springing up: http://adobegripes.tumblr.com/ Fair warning, there’s some strong language there – not for the faint of heart.  Of course, all those swear words were brand new to me. It seems complaints about CS 4 have been pretty widespread and there have also been reports of horrible driver issues (slowness, etc.) with Photoshop CS 4.  If you’re thinking about upgrading, maybe wait a bit for Adobe to iron out the problems. And if you’re... [read more]