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In an aim to increase the number of Internet Explorer 8 users, Microsoft have released 4 online videos highlighting the benefits of their latest browser release.

Featuring Dean Cain, the videos use acronyms to explain the benefits of IE8 such as F.O.M.S, which stands for ‘fear of missing something’ and is talking about IE8’s web-slices. With a tongue in cheek approach it is another attempt to show Microsoft the brand in a different light, appealing to a younger, hipper audience of which it could be said that Apple currently dominates. (more…)

Firefox 3 has overtaken Internet Explorer 7 as the most popular web browser in Europe. According to stats published by StatCounter Firefox 3 currently accounts for 35.09% of web browser share in Europe. Internet Explorer 7 comes in second at 34.51% with Internet Explorer 6 lagging way behind in third place at 11.92%. (more…)

If you design standards compliant websites on a daily basis then you probably have first hand experience of just how ugly Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) can be. There have been many discussions in various blogs suggesting that it is our responsibility as web developers to stop supporting IE6 to encourage users to upgrade. As you can imagine this philosophy tends to be far more popular with designers and developers than it is with clients, many of who still use IE6 themselves.

As we move into 2009 I decided to do a little research, and looked at 3 of our most popular clients sites to see what the actual browser share was looking like. (more…)

You spend time and money to make your website look good to your visitors and compatible with current browsers. Then along comes a new device or browser and you start all over again. It’s time for Web designers to stop writing bloated code and pay a lot more attention to Web Standards.

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