You’ve certainly noticed the infographics that Darice has been posting on the site regularly, and I have to say that she has opened up a whole new world for me. Sometimes, I find myself reading infographics for an hour – that’s saying a lot as my attention span is rather short. Anyhow, in one of those infographics sprees, I ran across one that I simply couldn’t pass up on. It’s meant to be taken in the spirit of fun, which I know you guys will get. ;) Read more »
From today, millions of Europeans who use Windows will be given the choice of whether to switch their default browser from Internet Explorer to one of eleven others. It follows a lengthy legal battle in Europe which has seen Microsoft accused of anti-competitive behaviour because it bundles Internet Explorer with the Windows operating system. This means that many computer users don’t realise there are alternative browsers available — amusing given that many users don’t really appreciate what a ‘browser’ really is. Us geeks have been switching in droves to alternatives such as Firefox, Opera, Safari and Chrome, but most ‘standard’ users have stuck with IE out of ignorance. It’s interesting Read more »
We know that Firefox’s market share has been steadily increasing, but an interesting statistic from a leading web stats company (StatCounter) shows that Firefox 3.5 has overtaken Internet Explorer 7 for the first time. Results vary from continent to continent, with Firefox being a lot more popular in Europe than North America, for example. The complete Internet Explorer collection still significantly outranks Firefox. IE6 alone is still in use by nearly one in six users. I decided to take a look at a couple of our websites. Firstly, Forever Geek, which you’d expect to be frequented by a more tech-savvy crowd, confirmed my belief. Last month, Firefox overall had 50% Read more »
It’s a sorry state of affairs: Internet Explorer version 6x still has the largest market share of any web browser, with two in five users still using it. Internet Explorer 7x is close behind, with Firefox version 3 claiming one in ten users and the rest straggling behind. It’s news that’s sure to wind up web developers, like those behind the Kill IE6 project. Read more »
