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Jason Bean — Tue, 08 May 2007 03:46:46 +0000

As I was reading through the WXPNews, another interesting article that Deb pointed me to was one written by Mrs. Microsoft, Mary Jo Foley.

The topic of discussion is what we may have to look forward to in IE8. From the looks of it, it appears that most of the changes are going to be under the hood and focused more towards the development community.

Microsoft may be looking for developers to “opt-in” for a more standards compliant development plan using IE. More support for CSS 2.1, more open API’s for new extensions from the community.

The other topic of discussion was how long we may have to wait for the next iteration of the world’s most popular browser. Many people would like for IE to be updated through rolling updates as ongoing patches and deployment releases. Microsoft would prefer to stick to a 12-24 month release schedule as anything more frequent would make it too much of a “moving target”.

Hmmm, moving target? Seems to me that might be a better avenue to go down if people are always wanting to take a shot at you?

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Begin Exploring Internet Explorer 8

Top 10 Microsoft Gripes

Jason Bean — Tue, 08 May 2007 03:22:35 +0000

In the most recent newsletter from WXPNews, author Deb Shinder shares her Top 10 Microsoft Gripes.

Some of her complaints revolve around Microsoft’s general size, licensing, naming and of course lawyers (they’re part of everyone’s problems aren’t they? Just kidding.)

What are your biggest gripes about Microsoft? Let us know in the comments. If you need some inspiration, be sure and read Deb’s full list.

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Top 10 Microsoft Gripes

Similar Experiences with Vista and OSX Security?

Jason Bean — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:27:47 +0000

Deb Shinder, editor of WXPNews points us to an article by George Ou at ZD Net that talks about the potentially similar experiences people can have between Vista’s new security approvals and OSX processes as well. We’ve become all too familiar with the antics between the two given the latest PC vs. Mac commercials to have hit the small screen. But as Deb says, is one kettle calling the other black?

George informs us that UAC (User Account Controls) have existed in Apple and Linux for quite awhile now and that any operating system with security concerns being addressed should function this way.

As you can see, Mac OS X actually requires you to do MORE work by having you type in the administrator password, whereas Vista (for the primary user running as a limited admin) only prompts you to click Allow. So if we really wanted to make the Apple commercial accurate, there should be a second security guard that makes “Mac” recite a series of letters before he gives the OK to proceed. What we have is another case of deceptive advertising. Vista UAC really isn’t that bad. This is something that Mac OS X and Linux users have been living with for years, and it’s something that Windows Users need to get use to for their own protection.

Does this change anything with Apple? I don’t think so, I believe they’ve always been much more about the image and experience associated with using Apple computers than the actual technological differences between Apple’s and PC’s.

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