Microsoft has announced that its Vista-bundled browser will be renamed to ‘Internet Explorer 7+’. IEBlog writes that all versions of IE7 are built from the same code base, but there are some important differences in IE7+, most significantly the addition of Windows Vista-only features like Protected Mode, Parental Controls, and improved Network Diagnostics…
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IEBlog writes: Internet Explorer (IE) build 5335.5 is now available for download at microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/. This build is for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and shows the current state of IE7!
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The IE 7 Beta 2 browser is from now on available for download from the Internet Explorer section of Microsoft’s corporate Web site! Go here so you can “explore the improvements in security, user interface, and development platform”.
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I think IE7 is the most important part of the new OS. Some say IE is legacy and MS should leave it but it seems like they’re doing a good job with the tabbed browsing, RSS features and so on. There’s also this feature called ‘Delete Browsing History’ that gives users an easy way to […]
Bill had a keynote speach at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. You should check out the video because there is some really neat stuff he’s talking about. Bill shows how the modern office will look like (big screen with three desktops), touchscreens, the connection with your mobile, real-time news, etc. Windows Vista […]
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2006 is the year of delivery for Microsoft, with a tsunami of new product releases slated. b5media will do its utmost to keep you informed. Stay tuned.
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December’s Community Technical Preview (CTP), Build 5270, of Windows Vista is due for release imminently.
ActiveWin has a rundown of enhancements and new features expected in the build. They are grouped under three headings:
1. Advanced Security
Windows Defender. Improved detection and removal. A redesigned and simplified user interface. Protection for all users. BitLocker Drive Encryption. Control over […]
If you’re having trouble with the recent patch for Internet Explorer 6, here’s the official prognosis:
“We have received scattered reports of users experiencing odd browser behavior after installing our most recent security update. Some of you have reported opening a browser window that promptly hangs IE, others have reported opening links that render blank, and […]
The man who breaks the news about Microsoft, Paul Thurrott, says his sources tell him that the release of December’s Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows Vista will be on Monday.
Thurrott writes, “In various meetings with the Windows Vista team last week, I was told that the December CTP would be build 5276 give or […]
New RSS Button.
Well there it is. Get used to it, because it’s the face of RSS feeds to come. Internet Explorer will adopt the Firefox icon as the smartest click in town.
The IE blog tells us that the team building IE7 actually visited Mozilla to get some consensus on the issue. Wow, the new MS […]
Microsoft fixed four IE bugs Tuesday in its regularly-scheduled software update. The patches included one for the heavily-reported flaw that had been used by attackers over the past few weeks to take over the PCs of unsuspecting users. Yahoo News reports:
Although attacks based on the vulnerability have not been widespread, it is important that IE […]
Microsoft engineers Vishu Gupta, Rob Franco and Venkat Kudulur have posted some information on how the company has improved security in Internet Explorer 7.
The basis of this is that the local intranet zone setting is not really relevant for home users. So, IE7 will react when a PC is not on a managed corporate network, […]
Microsoft is tweaking its Internet Explorer browser to avoid liability during a continuing court case with a new company backed by the University of California. In 2003, a jury awarded more than $500 million in damages to the university and the startup, Eolas, with Microsoft appealing the decision.
Developers are to be notified of the changes, […]
Microsoft has corrected the screenshot (published here) of the new Windows Vista font, Segoe UI. It seems that Jensen Harris published the wrong shot on his blog. The one going around is the old Segoe, not the Vista / Office 12 version.
The image above shows Segoe UI as it will be used in Windows […]
Don Park, of whom Dave Winer has said “He knows what he’s talking about”, believes Microsoft should scrap IE7. Reason? It has a long list of legacy problems.
His solution :
1. Let it just rot and, instead, build a new browser that taps .NET 2.0’s full potential.
2. ActiveX? Leave it behind.
3.Netscape Plugins compatibilty? AJAX? Out with […]
This is a point I’m investigating on my personal blog and naturally, my thoughts turned to Windows Vista.
You may remember a recent post here about the new Vista font, Segoe UI, which is based on ClearType principles (see illustration). There’s no doubt that this font will help computer users prone to eyestrain. You couldn’t […]
It seems that the problem in Internet Explorer, highlighted here, is much worse than previously thought. eWeek reports : “… the realization [has been made] by the security community that an Internet Explorer problem first identified six months ago [is] a lot worse than it appeared.”
This has led “Secunia to issue a rare ‘Extremely Critical’ […]
The new font for Windows Vista
Windows Vista is to have a new font, replacing old standby Tahoma. It’s called Segoe UI and can be inspected in the image above.
Should we make a fuss about something so plain and, at first sight, ordinary? Well, yes, more than a decade of research has gone into this […]
For new readers of this site, here’s a short summary of the Vista story so far :
The last two versions of Windows client released by Microsoft were the enterprise edition, Windows 2000, and the home edition, ME, both launched at the turn of the Millennium.
A new version, codenamed Longhorn, was set to ship in 2003, […]
eWeek.com’s Security Center reports : “Exploit code for a critical flaw in fully patched versions of Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer browser has been released on the Internet, putting millions of Web surfers at risk of computer hijack attacks.”
The issue “could allow remote, arbitrary code execution, yielding full system access with the privileges of the underlying […]
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