Tag: Internet Explorer

Review: Internet Explorer 9: The Best IE Yet

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Inf

Who’d have thought I’d ever write a title like that? I, who kept telling friends and other acquaintances for some time now: “Scrap the damn Internet Explorer (IE), and get a good browser! Download Chrome or Firefox!”. That’s a line most tech people yell at others, whenever the others say: “that page looks broken”, or if their machines is being overrun by viruses or other kinds of malware. So much that, when asked what was Internet Explorer’s use, some people even replied “to download Firefox”.

The first reflex nowadays has been to fire Internet Explorer, go to Mozilla or Google and download Firefox or Chrome. Or Opera. Or Safari. Whatever. As long as it was a “better browser” than IE, which up to IE8, was awfully slow, with an ugly interface and was a total nightmare for web designers when it came to standards and CSS.

After hearing too many complaints, someone at Microsoft must have raised their arms and said “F* it! Let’s make a good browser this time!”. And they succeeded. From the minds of the folks at Microsoft came Internet Explorer 9, whose Beta version is out, and available for download here.

There has been lots of hype around the new IE, promising HTML5 support and a huge boost when it comes to respecting standards. Guess what? For once, the hype turned out to be true. I’d go as far as calling IE9, the best ever browser made by Microsoft. This is not surprising, considering that IE9 looks almost like the excellent Google Chrome, both in terms of interface and features. You can’t fail hard when you copy from the best. I guess that statements has been proven true. For once, I’ll be using Firefox to download Internet Explorer. Feels kind of strange…

So let’s see what IE9 is made of.

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Internet Explorer 8 Lolz: Act 2

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Inf

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More lies and debunking them! You really have to see those two links.

Among the most interesting ones:

“Internet Explorer 8 has much more functionality than other browsers, and its functionality is there from the moment you open the browser. Internet Explorer 8 offers almost all of the features the most popular add-ons in Firefox have, and you’re able to personalize your browser in a way that saves you time and research.”

Internet Explorer 8 passes more of the World Wide Web Consortium’s test cases than any other browser.

Can’t Microsoft be prosecuted for spreading lies like that? It’s almost offensive to web-developers!
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I recently mentioned that Internet Explorer and Microsoft were afraid of other browsers. Remember that 10k competition thing?

Well, Microsoft has done it yet again! Only this time, it’s a lot more funny and weird. And the amount of lolz just got way higher! See for yourself! And the Digg source.

Line by line comments follow after the shot:

More IE8 Lolz

Now the comments:

  1. Yeah right. IE is more secured than both Chrome and Firefox. I wonder where all those vulnerabilities come from. All those ActiveX nasty stuff. Yeah. IE is indeed secured.
  2. In-Private browsing? Ever heard of Chrome’s Incognito mode? Firefox’s new Privacy mode? Or what we call “the porn mode”? Another set of ticks missing here!
  3. IE is easy to use? Since when? Accelerators? Try SmarterFox. Chrome is fast enough as is!
  4. At least they got some humility to say that Firefox 3 is better. But still, I doubt IE8 is better at standards. Remember that ACID3 test?
  5. Developer Tools? I dunno. Can’t comment. But I know nothing beats Firebug and Web Developer Toolbar combined!
  6. Reliability. Firefox will soon have tab/process management, don’t worry IE. Chrome already has it.
  7. Customizability: Many of the things I want? Right out of the box? Gimme the features of a fully-featured RSS reader directly in IE (Brief?). Or coloured tabs (Colourful Tabs). Or a powerful download manager (DownThemAll). I can even write my own, or customize existing ones! Stop hating Firefox, MS! Give some love to the Fox!
  8. Compatible with more sites on the Internet than any other browser? For real? And that ACID3 test again? And the non-respect of standards?? Don’t make me laugh! Opera is the best in compatibility imho!
  9. Manageability: What do they mean here? I can’t understand.
  10. Performance: Why isn’t Safari here? I heard it’s the fastest of them all.

Overall, IE is bluffing. But hey, more lolz for us! Who are we to complain? I’d so like to see Firefox 3.5 soon. Hey, why not Firefox 4? Let’s see IE fight that! đŸ˜›

Seems TechCrunch is poking some fun at IE8 too!

So long!

Is Microsoft THAT afraid of Firefox?

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Inf

EDIT: They changed it! Ahhh they finally found some reason! Note the different tone of language. Note the less number of points! Good good!

The New Version of the 10K lol-ad!

Hey readers, check out what I found in my feeds today! It’s a competition hosted by Microsoft! 10K prize money offered. The catch? You need to have Internet Explorer 8. The ad in itself is really funny, almost laughable. It seems Microsoft is really scared about losing market share to Firefox especially, and other browsers considering the tone of the ad. I’ve included a copy below, and for your viewing pleasure, here’s the original link.

A small comment: Since the page can only be opened in IE8 which got a lousy score in ACID3 test, it the page where the money is hidden must be so quirky that Firefox refuses to even find it! Also, note point #2! “Microsoft’s best ever browser” but not simply “best ever browser”. Does Microsoft itself know that its browser is not the best out there?

Enjoy your lulz, and comment! Seriously, I lol’d hard! Couldn’t resist blogging this as soon as I saw it! đŸ˜€

MS 10k competition

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Behold Chrome: New contender in Browser Wars Arena!

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Inf

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Google just released the Beta version of its browser, called Google Chrome (why chrome anyways?). Since a few days, I’ve been seeing that pokeball-like logo all over the Internets and I thought I must add my piece of text to the already long list of blog posts about the newest browser out there. Seriously, nearly 12 million results on Google when I search for “Google Chrome”.

What’s the hype about it? Everybody is “Chrome released”, “Chrome does that”, “Chrome does this”, “Chrome makes tea”, bla bla… Let’s see… Before I move on, I need to say that Chrome is released under BSD license, and it’s Open-Source!

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Types of Loans

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Inf

Unsecured Loans are short term loans that have no attached guarantee. These loans are often available to young adult applicants who can make only one loan.

Private Student Loans are private student loans that have an attached guarantee. These loans are often available to applicants that can make up to four loans with a maximum loan size of $50,000 per borrower, and now a days there are also services online which help with this, and you can get a same day payday loans for any need you could have.

Public Private Loans are private student loans that are guaranteed by the government and are typically available to applicants that are accepted to college.

Private Student Loans are issued by private lenders. There are several different types of private student loans, including federal, state, and federal and state-run programs. The number of private student loans, however, varies depending on the state in which you live, and there are some states with no private student loan programs, while other states offer them.

Private Student Loans: What You Should Know

Private student loans differ from federal student loans in that private loans have a set interest rate while federal student loans don’t. While private student loans are usually charged lower interest rates, you have no guarantee of getting the same loan terms or terms of repayment as you would on a federal loan. While you will usually be able to get the same or better terms on a federal loan as you would on a private student loan, if you take on a private loan you will likely have to pay more interest and fees. Private student loans are also more difficult to get repaid than federal loans.

Private student loans differ from federal student loans in that private loans have a set interest rate for the life of the loan. Private student loans can be repaid over 10 or 15 years, but will take 10 years on average to fully pay off a private loan. Most private loans are at fixed interest rates and will not adjust with inflation.

Private Student Loans Are Easier to Refinance

Although federal student loans do have fixed interest rates, you will be able to negotiate for lower interest rates. You can refinance your federal student loan at an interest rate lower than what you would pay to keep the same loan. To qualify, the following are required: Have a new loan balance that is equal to or less than the balance on your existing federal student loan.

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Have been enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or graduate degree program at a two- or four-year school and enrolled in either a certificate program, a certificate/associate’s degree program, or an associate’s degree program

Be approved for a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan, Federal Perkins Loan, or FFELP PLUS Loan Be approved for a Direct Subsidized Loan (as defined by the Stafford Act) Be approved for a Direct Unsubsidized Loan Be approved for a Direct PLUS Loan Have not been approved for a Federal Stafford Loan, Federal PLUS Loan, or FFELP PLUS Loan Be eligible for a loan under the federal Direct Consolidation Loan program Have a combined Direct Subsidized and Direct Unsubsidized Loan outstanding