The latest issue of the SitePoint e-mail newsletter has an informative article about how web developers can now use the free Virtual PC application provided by Microsoft to test in IE6 and potentially other versions. The benefit and interesting point made in the article though is that Microsoft is also providing a pre-activated copy of Windows XP with the software.
Thankfully, this time Microsoft has also handed us a free, practical tool for side-by-side testing in IE6 and IE7: Virtual PC 2007. Download and install this free software on your Windows XP or Windows Vista system, then grab Microsoft’s free virtual machine …read more

Lots of tips coming around from PC Magazine again. Sorry folks, but I save these things in my Inbox and read through them when I feel it’s something that would help me out. If it helps me out, I figure there’s probably someone else that it may bring some joy to as well.
Sometimes when you start Internet Explorer does it seem like it takes forever to get going? Are you telling IE to search for and verify settings for services you don’t use? Not sure what I mean when I ask if you are asking to use settings you don’t …read more

I decided to try the IE7 beta again to see what’s improved. I really like it! I think they’ve done a better job of organizing and streamlining the default interface, although they have made it hard to really adjust it to even a more minimalist state like I prefer. I really try to shrink and stack toolbars and buttons as much as possible and I’m a little limited as to what I can do now compared with IE6.
I’m still getting used to not having some of the extensions I’ve gotten used to having at my disposal with Firefox. Guess I’ll …read more