Alles over Internet Explorer 7 sucks on standards | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Software Headlines :: Index | 2006-08-09 21:45:21
Windows experts and web developers are unhappy with Microsoft. Yes, again. Since Internet Explorer 7 was announced, Microsoft has promised that supporting current web standards was high on its list. It turns out, though, that by at least one report, IE7 will only support 54% of the CSS 2.1 standard, as compared to 52% in IE6 and 93% in Firefox 1.5 and 96% in Opera 9. In addition to making a whole lot of web developers lives a whole lot more difficult, IE7s lack of standards support is turning off a lot of Microsofts most vocal fans, including Paul Thurrott, who runs the excellent Paul Thurrotts SuperSite for Windows. In a recent Windows IT Pro column, Thurrott accuses Microsoft of leaving users and web developers in the lurch, concluding My advice is simple: Boycott IE. Its a cancer on the Web that must be stopped. IE isnt secure and isnt standards-compliant, which makes it unworkable both for end users and Web content creators. Ouch. ReadSource: http://fanpotai.wordpress.com/2006/08/09/internet-explorer-7-sucks-on-standards/ Vash the Stampede http://www.softwareheadlines.com/modules/planet/view.article.php/23664
Alles over Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta 3 | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Software Headlines :: Index | 2006-08-08 09:46:04
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 continues the Internet Explorer commitment to provide enhanced security and privacy, additional browser features, and enhanced usability for platform developers.New Features:* Tabbed Browsing - View multiple sites in a single browser window. Easily switch from one site to another through tabs at the top of the browser frame.* Instant RSS Feeds - Read RSS feeds directly in the browser, scan for important stories, and filter your view with search terms or site-specific categories.* New Streamlined User Interface - The Internet Explorer 7 frame is reorganized to make it noticeably simpler, more streamlined, and less cluttered with unnecessary items.* Phishing Filter - Proactively warns and helps protect you against potential or known fraudulent sites and blocks the site if appropriate.* Tab Groups - Tabs can be grouped and saved into logical categories, allowing you to open multiple tabs with a single click. A Tab Group can easily be set as the Home Page Group so the entire Tab Group opens every time Internet Explorer is launched from the Start menu.* CSS Improvements - Addresses many of the major inconsistencies that can cause web developers problems when producing visually rich, interactive webpages.* Toolbar Search Box - Web searches using your favorite search provider can now be entered into a search box within the toolbar, eliminating the clutter of separate toolbars.* Favorites Center - Offers easy and fast access to Favorites, Tab Groups, Browsing History, and RSS Feed subscriptions.* Dynamic Security Protection - Enhances awareness of website security and privacy settings by displaying color-coded notifications next to the address bar.* Quick Tabs - Provides easy tab selection and navigation by displaying thumbnails of all open tabs in a single window.Technorati Tags: ie Internet ExplorerSource: http://www.dailyfreeware.net/2006/08/07/internet-explorer-70-beta-3/ aaheroe http://www.softwareheadlines.com/modules/planet/view.article.php/22750
Alles over Revised naming for Internet Explorer 7 | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Neowin.net | 2006-08-05 16:22:41
The Internet Explorer product team today announced a change in their planned naming scheme for Internet Explorer 7 after concerns from the wider community.In late May, a post on the team's blog stated that the name "IE7+" was to be used to refer to the version of Internet Explorer 7 that ran on Windows Vista. This was to differentiate between the differing feature set offered by Microsoft's latest browser when used on Windows XP and on Windows Vista. A backlash from the wider community ensued, many stating that such a name would cause confusion for users, particularly when it could be interpreted as "IE7 or above".Responding to these concerns, the product team announced that the new version would be known simply as Internet Explorer 7, regardless of the operating system it was run on. For documentation describing platform-specific features, the term "Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista" is to be used.The move has both surprised and pleased testers of the popular web browser, which is to be released later this year. News source: Internet Explorer development blog Read full story...
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Alles over Social Bookmarking del.iciou.us Easily Accessible for Internet Explorer Users | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Software Headlines :: Index | 2006-07-16 06:39:50
Social Bookmarking site del.icio.us has recently made bookmarking for Internet Explorer users easier with a new extension which adds a "My del.icio.us" button and a "Tag This" button to the browser. If you're an Internet Explorer user, you can find the extension here. Up until now, it was only available for Firefox. The Firefox extension can be found here. If you're using Opera, someone has created a widget so that your del.icio.us bookmarks are easily accessible, it can be found here.Del.iciou.us has also added another feature that helps you keep track of new links that people have sent you. When someone tags a link for your username, on the top of the page it will show how many links are waiting for you to be seen, just an extra added convenience!Related Posts:Earthlink Introduces Social Bookmarking and RSS ReaderFirefox Extension Finally Made For Google Bookmarks"toread" an Email Based Bookmark ServiceInternet Explorer Shows Users Whats On Your ClipboardYahoo MyWeb Gets A Facelift Source: http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/07/15/social-bookmarking-deliciouus-easily-accessible-for-internet-explorer-users/ Ashley http://www.softwareheadlines.com/modules/planet/view.article.php/15567
Alles over Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 Reviewed | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Slashdot | 2006-07-02 01:07:22
An anonymous reader writes to mention a review of the latest Beta release for Internet Explorer 7 on Paul Thurrott's SuperSite. From the article: "While it's not enough to make me switch from Firefox yet--I still love certain Firefox features such as inline search--it's no longer an object of ridicule either. IE 7.0 Beta 3 includes huge functional and security advantages of IE 6 and is an absolute no brainer for anyone choosing to stick with IE. If you are an IE user, head over to the Microsoft Web site and pick up IE 7.0 Beta 3 today." ZDNet has some first impressions of the release as well.
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Alles over Review: Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | OSNews | 2006-07-01 18:43:41
NeoSmart has a review of the just released Internet Explorer 7 and screenshots to match. The review focuses on the user interface, security, and compatibility of Internet Explorer 7 compared to IE6, Opera, and Firefox. They conclude: "The world of online browsing has finally reached a point where, by-and-large, it doesn't matter what browser a user chooses or how they decide to browse the web, for the most part pages will display the way they should, the users will be secure, and malware needs to find a new venue. This latest build of Internet Explorer 7 only strengthened our opinion." http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=15064
Alles over Internet Explorer 7 beta 3 build 5450.4 | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Tweakers.net | 2006-06-30 11:19:22
Microsoft heeft zojuist de derde bčtarelease van Internet Explorer versie 7.0 uitgebracht. Het programma is beschikbaar voor Windows XP SP2, Windows 2003 Server SP1, en de Windows in de x64- en IA-64-uitvoeringen. In vergelijking met versie 6.0 brengt versie 7.0 een aantal nieuwe features, waaronder het browsen met behulp van tabs, verbeterde ondersteuning van het PNG-formaat en een verbeterde be... http://feeds.feedburner.com/tweakers/mixed?m=1761
Alles over Muurtje om Internet Explorer | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | goedZO?! weblog | 2006-06-29 09:19:26
Het startende technologiebedrijf GreenBorder Technologies wil gebruikers van de webbrowser Internet Explorer bescherming bieden tegen online gevaren, zo meldt de Amerikaanse technologiesite CNET News.
GreenBorder zet hiertoe het populaire bladerprogramma van Microsoft in een zogeheten virtuele omgeving: het programma wordt gebruikt binnen een andere applicatie, waardoor eventuele virussen, spyware of ander onheil geen kans heeft.
Binnen GreenBorder kan de internetter aanrotzooien wat hij wil, nadat de gebruiker de zogeheten 'Clean and Reset' knop heeft ingedrukt wist het programma alles weer schoon en begint de internetter tijdens de volgende sessie weer met een schone lei.
Microsofts Internet Explorer is, ondanks de oprukkende concurrentie, nog steeds veruit de meest gebruikte webbrowser ter wereld. Het programma wordt door negen van de tien internetters gebruikt. Het programma wordt door deskunsigen wel gekscherend een 'gatenkaas' genoemd. Steeds meer internetters stappen om veiligheidsredenen over naar Firefox of Opera. http://www.goedzo.com/index.php/2006/06/29/muurtje_om_internet_explorer
Alles over Microsoft Security Advisory (913333): Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Exe | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Latest Security Advisories | 2006-06-28 19:20:42
Revision Note: Advisory Published Advisory Summary:Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer. Based on our investigation, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the user's system in the security context of the logged-on user. The attacker could do this by one or more of the following actions: By hosting a specially crafted Windows Metafile (WMF) image on a malicious Web site; By convincing a user to open a specially crafted e-mail attachment; By convincing a user to click on a link in an e-mail message that takes the user to a malicious Web site; or By sending a specially crafted e-mail message to Outlook Express users, which they view in the preview pane. Note This is not the same issue as the one addressed by Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-001 (912919). The vulnerability exists in: Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Microsoft Windows Millennium. Microsoft has determined that an attacker who exploits this vulnerability would have no way to force users to visit a malicious Web site. Instead, an attacker would have to persuade them to visit the Web site, typically by getting them to click a link that takes them to the attacker's Web site. It could also be possible to display specially crafted Web content by using banner advertisements or by using other methods to deliver Web content to affected systems. In an e-mail based attack, customers would have to click a link to the malicious Web site, preview a malicious e-mail message, or open an attachment that exploited the vulnerability. In both Web-based and e-mail based attacks, the code would execute in the security context of the logged-on user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. Microsoft will continue to investigate these reports and provide additional guid http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/913333.mspx
Alles over Microsoft Security Advisory (906267): A COM Object (Msdds.dll) Could Cause Internet Explorer to Unex | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Latest Security Advisories | 2006-06-28 19:20:42
Revision Note: Advisory updated to include additional mitigating factors. Msdds.dll file versions have also been revised: updated file version from 7.0.9446.0 to 7.0.9466.0 and added file version 7.0.9064.9143. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Internet Explorer. We are not aware of attacks that try to use the reported vulnerabilities or of customer impact at this time. Microsoft is aggressively investigating the public reports. The Microsoft DDS Library Shape Control (Msdds.dll) is a COM object that could, when called from a Web page displayed in Internet Explorer, cause Internet Explorer to unexpectedly exit. This condition could potentially allow remote code execution if a user visited a malicious Web site. This COM Object is not marked safe for scripting and is not intended for use in Internet explorer. Upon completion of this investigation, Microsoft will take the appropriate action to help protect our customers. This may include providing a security update through our monthly release process or providing an out-of-cycle security update, depending on customer needs. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/906267.mspx
Alles over Microsoft Security Advisory (912945): Non-Security Update for Internet Explorer - 6/13/2006 | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Latest Security Advisories | 2006-06-28 19:20:42
Revision Note: Advisory updated to advise of the release of Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-021. Advisory Summary:Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-021 has been released and replaces Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-013. The Compatibility Patch discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 917425 is also replaced by this security update. The changes to the way Internet Explorer handles ActiveX controls is made permanent by the updates included with Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-021. Microsoft originally released this security advisory discussing non-security update 912945 for Internet Explorer on February 28, 2006. This non-security update includes minor changes to how Internet Explorer handles some Web pages that use ActiveX controls and is being distributed to customers in phases. On Jan 9, 2006, Microsoft released this non-security update for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 to MSDN subscribers. On Feb 9, 2006 the same update became publicly available on MSDN. On February 28th it was distributed as a recommended update on Windows Update for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. For the final phase of distribution, this non-security update is included in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-013, released on April 11, 2006. This security update replaces non-security update 912945 for Internet Explorer. For more information about this non-security update for Internet Explorer, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 912945. Although most Internet sites have already prepared for the changes in the way that Internet Explorer handles some ActiveX controls, some enterprise customers have given feedback that more time is needed to ensure that corporate line-of-business applications are compatible with this change to Internet Explorer. Compatibility Patch – To help enterprise customers who need more time to prepare for the ActiveX update changes discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 912945 and included in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-013, Microsoft is releasing a Compatibility Patch on April 11, 2006. As soon as it is deployed, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/912945.mspx
