WPF/E (Windows Presentation Framework Everywhere) is conceptually similar to Flash. It allows for rich client functionality in the browser through the use of a browser plugin. It supports audio and video, vector graphics (2D only), etc. It was announced at the PDC in 2005 . I attended the WPF/E session...

"A while ago, Microsoft stopped updating IE for Mac, freezing it at version 5. But according to this Microsoft webpage, all support will cease December 31, 2005, and any official distribution with cease January 31, 2006. Also, the webpage suggests 'that Macintosh users migrate to more recent web browsing...

I am disappointed to see that Windows Live is not working right in Firefox.[1] Not because I'm all religious about browser support and all that, although Firefox has been my default browser for quite a while. I'm just as dismayed when I see sites that only support Firefox, Safari, or Lynx and say they...

Summary XP SP2 is especially tough on content running in the Local Machine Zone (meaning html files running on your desktop, a CD, or elsewhere on your machine). XP SP2's changes to the LMZ prevent all active content, including Javascript, Java, ActiveX. Behavior Blocked content triggers an Information...

First, Tony posts an innocuous message about the XP SP2 updates to IE on the IEBlog : [...] We also came up with a very original idea – popup blocking. J Sites can now no longer open windows except when the user clicks a link or button to initiate it. Similarly, sites cannot change your home page...

UPDATE : XP SP2 Release Schedule 5th August RTM Announcement 10th August RTW (release to web) 24th August Windows Update/Automatic Updates release [via NeoWin ] Kent reports that Windows XP SP2 will Released To Manufacturing today (8/4/04) soon - see update above. Release Candidate 2 has been removed...

I don't think IE usage is still in the 90% range. Stats in my previous post on this topic, IE Market Share... and Why It Matters , show it in the low 80's and dropping - the July numbers show this trend is continuing. Remember that "alternative" browsers often report themselves as IE so they don't get...

The world was stunned this past week by reports that the Internet Explorer development team was finally caught in a "spider hole" near an unassuming farmhouse in Redmond. They're actually continuing development on IE, and are interested in what people think. [see IE Storm Watch for the sordid details...

I registered for the MIX07 conference today, and decided I needed to add a MIX07 badge to my blog. I spent a little while looking at the official MIX07 badges and decided that, while they're very slick and exciting, they just don't speak to where I'm at right now. I spent a little time creating a few...

I registered for the MIX07 conference today, and decided I needed to add a MIX07 badge to my blog. I spent a little while looking at the official MIX07 badges and decided that, while they're very slick and exciting, they just don't speak to where I'm at right now. I realized I had no choice...