HTML5 Canvas Experiment
By Sam PascuaThis is incredible work by the guys at 9elements, beautiful display of how to use HTML 5 -
However please note that unless you have a new browser you wont be able to see it, you will see the following message, but at least it is a good opportunity to update your browser to something a bit more sophisticated.
Read moreoh noez – please get yourself a sophisticated browser like FireFox 3.5, Safari, Opera or Chrome
Microsoft to unbundle IE from Windows: EU
By Sam PascuaThe European Commission says Microsoft has agreed to open up Windows to different web browsers in order to fend off European Union litigation.
“Microsoft has proposed a consumer ballot screen as a solution to the pending antitrust case about the tying of Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser with Windows,” the commission said in a statement.
It said computer users would be able to “easily install competing web browsers, set one of those browsers as a default, and disable Internet Explorer” from the ballot screen.
Read moreDI Newsletter campaign system will no longer support IE6
By Sam PascuaOn September 1, 2009 we will begin phasing out support for Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) in regards to the DI enewsletter campaign system.
Although you will still be able to access your account with IE6, we won’t be able to guarantee things will look or function as well.
Why are we doing this?
IE6 is nearly eight years old — a lifetime in the rapidly evolving world of web technology and standards. In order to continue to provide you with the best email marketing experience around, we need to take advantage of all the tools at our disposal, tools that IE6 just doesn’t provide.
Therefore if you’re currently using IE6, we strongly recommend that you upgrade to any of these newer browsers:
How Will the New Browsers Display Your Website?
By Sam PascuaIf your website was created more than a few months ago, now is the time to have it reviewed for compatibility with the latest browsers. Recent releases like Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3, Google Chrome and Safari 4 offer great improvements in the browsing experience, but they also present challenges for existing websites that were built to meet the technical specifications of earlier versions.
Browsers Statistics
By Ky NguyenAccording to W3C research on current browsers’ usage, IE6 is going to disappear in a short time. Lets have a look:
| 2009 | IE7 | IE6 | IE8 | Fx | Chrome | S | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7% | 18.5% | 0.6% | 45.5% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 2.3% |
Compared to:
| 2008 | IE7 | IE6 | IE8 | Fx | Chrome | S | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 26.1% | 19.6% | 44.4% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 2.4% | |
| November | 26.6% | 20.0% | 44.2% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2.3% |
IE8 is coming on board. Lets wait and see how it goes, for IE8 is still on beta development and still has a lot of bugs.
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