Posts Tagged ‘Internet Explorer’

IE Users Susceptible to Critical Vulnerability

Browser vulnerabilities are nothing new, and they are constantly popping up no matter what software you're using. Today, however, there's an especially eerie one that Ghacks found which currently affects almost all versions of Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8. It's capable of recording all of your keystrokes even after you've left the site that you were visiting.

June 27th, 2008
IE Users Susceptible to Critical Vulnerability

CyberNotes: Thottle or Limit Bandwidth Usage in Firefox and Internet Explorer

Windows only Have you ever wanted to have more control over how your browser used it's bandwidth? Some routers will let you do this for Quality of Service (QoS) reasons, but it's also possible to achieve the same results using some free software.

June 11th, 2008
CyberNotes: Thottle or Limit Bandwidth Usage in Firefox and Internet Explorer

Firefox, Safari, & Opera Hit Record-High Market Share

We're almost halfway through the year, and it looks as though Internet Explorer is once again continuing its steady decline in usage.

June 2nd, 2008
Firefox, Safari, & Opera Hit Record-High Market Share

Test Websites in Internet Explorer 5.5, 6, 7, and 8

Windows XP/Vista only As a web designer one of the things that is difficult to do is test a site in multiple versions of Internet Explorer, especially if you're running Vista which doesn't really include an option to run prior versions of IE.

June 2nd, 2008
Test Websites in Internet Explorer 5.5, 6, 7, and 8

CyberNotes: Mouse Gestures in Firefox, IE, and Opera

Keyboard shortcuts step aside! Mouse gestures have been around for quite some time, and are often used as a way to quickly issue commands. One of the places that these are used the most is in the web browser, and that's because a lot of repetitive actions are performed there. Just think about how many times each day you click the back or refresh buttons.

May 28th, 2008
CyberNotes: Mouse Gestures in Firefox, IE, and Opera

April Browser Stats were Incorrect

Last week we took a look at where the various browsers stood up against each other in terms of market share. I was shocked (to say the least) when Internet Explorer triumphantly came out on top with a 1.22% market share increase. That really hit hard for Firefox who's market share was sent spiraling down to 16.96%, which was nearly a percent lower than the previous month.

April Browser Stats were Incorrect

April Browser Stats: Safari Triples its Windows Market Share

And so April 2008 has come to an end, which means it's time to take a look at how the browsers stack up against each other once again. Who's rising, who's falling, and who can't catch a break? I think some of the stats might surprise you!

April Browser Stats: Safari Triples its Windows Market Share

CyberNotes: Best IE7 Scripts

One of the most popular extensions for Firefox is Greasemonkey simply because it gives developers and users a chance to customize their browsing experience with very little work. The extension has been downloaded over 165,000 times which is pretty incredible, and new scripts that power the extension are always being created.

April 30th, 2008
CyberNotes: Best IE7 Scripts

IE Tab in Opera?

If you're using Firefox there is a very good chance that you've heard of the IE Tab extension. For many of us it helped ease the burden of switching to Firefox as the primary browser back when developers didn't see Firefox as a viable alternative. That is not nearly as big of a problem as it once was.

April 28th, 2008
IE Tab in Opera?

Helpful Tip: How to Quickly Save an Image

So you're browsing the web and come across an image that you want to save to your computer. There are various ways that you can go about doing this. For example, in Opera you can hold down the Control key and click on the image. You'll then be prompted with the Save-As dialog just as you would have if you right-clicked on the image to save it.

April 16th, 2008
Helpful Tip: How to Quickly Save an Image