Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) came out approximately 6 years after Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), a very long time between any two versions of software, but especially on the Internet. During this time, Internet Explorer 6 was the most common browser, and Microsoft took that for granted, and other, better browsers, came out. IE7 was Microsoft’s response to Firefox, Safari, and Opera. With 6 years to develop the next generation of browser, you would expect the new version to have any and every feature … [Read more...]
posted on December 6, 2008 by
Browser Know How – IE 6
I've recently been talking about Google's new browser, Chrome, looking at why you might want to and not want to use it. So I thought I'd recap other browsers as well. One which can't be ignored is Internet Explorer 6 (IE6). IE6 is probably the longest surviving web browser of all time, and is both loved and hated. Ye old Browser It came out in August of 2001, over 7 years ago at this point of this writing, which in Internet years means it might as well be over 700 years old. While IE6 … [Read more...]
posted on June 23, 2008 by
Firefox Blocks Attack Site
Recently I downloaded the Firefox 3 web browser as part of the download day. I've been using Firefox since version 1, and have always like it. I find it is generally faster and more consistent than Internet Explorer, and also has fewer security holes. This screen shot came up the day after I installed it. A link that I had followed from a trusted site took me to a site which apparently had been compromised. Just another reason I enjoy using Firefox. … [Read more...]
posted on February 20, 2008 by
Using your analytics data to improve web site performance
It's one thing to look at your reports, its another to start to draw conclusions from your data. Different people will look at the data in different ways. Most often, the reports are looked at by the marketing department/person to see how to better market the site, what Search Engine optimization needs to occur, and measure the effectiveness of their pay-per-click ads. All of these are important uses of the web analytics, but they are not the only uses. I want to look at a specific example … [Read more...]