Mike's Window : IE7

Features and Functions.. Browsers

Mike Hall — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:23:36 GMT

When I ran IE6 as my default browser, like many others I also had the Google toolbar installed but, other than the Google search box, I didn’t use any of its other features. Did I reduce the toolbar footprint and customize it down to the search box only...(read more)

Mosaic changed your life..

Mike Hall — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:44:10 GMT

.. even if you were not a computer user back in 1993/4. It was the first browser to incorporate pictures into a browser view. The picture above shows the 'Windows' version which did not come available until 1994, being released for the Mac and...(read more)

Four months later..

Mike Hall — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:39:00 GMT

I still like Vista. It is more restful on the eyes. The stark, old fashioned look of XP classic mode, Fisher-Price blue/green, clunky Zune or Royal Noir are but a distant memory. I do re-visit to run updates, but these days it is more like tending the...(read more)

IE7 'masquerade' ..

Mike Hall — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:04:00 GMT

As with all upgraded versions of Internet Explorer, some websites have been unable to be displayed because they require a specific version of IE. Run this little 'fix' that enables IE7 to 'fool' websites into believing that it is IE6. The link will take...(read more)

The Terrible Twins..

Mike Hall — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:05:00 GMT

Internet Explorer 7 and Windows MediaPlayer 11 are twins in as much as both have lost some functionality present in earlier versions. At the same time, both have features not present in earlier versions. First on the block - IE7.. I will say here and...(read more)