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Pigeon Loft Metaphors and IE6

By bgt, on 28th October 2011

Sometimes when we want to challenge an injustice or right a wrong, we face up to the perpetrator, and tell it like it is. This can work if you can identify a single individual or group to address, and it certainly can make us feel better. But what happens if the injustice is systematic or . . . → Read More: Pigeon Loft Metaphors and IE6

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Why We Should All Stop Using IE 6

By bgt, on 14th August 2011

It has been just about six months since we mentioned the dreaded IE6 in a blog post, so it is again time to let rip on the subject.

In this instance however, instead of just ranting about the state of senior management and decision makers who chose to ignore the problems caused by continual use . . . → Read More: Why We Should All Stop Using IE 6

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Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 9

By bgt, on 16th March 2011

Microsoft has launched the finished version of its Internet Explorer 9 web browser, and at the same time started a campagn to rid the world of the dreaded IE6. The site called The Internet Explorer 6 Countdown, appears to be set on moving the world off Internet Explorer 6 – and about time too!

However, . . . → Read More: Microsoft launches Internet Explorer 9

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More on Internet Explorer 6

By bgt, on 1st July 2010

As most people who visit this site will be aware, TechCo Support have been patient voices calling for the scrapping of Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), and a move to newer standards based applications which support tabbed browsing. With a large number of web developers in our stables, the persistence of IE6 and its numerous bugs, . . . → Read More: More on Internet Explorer 6

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IE6 in a Corporate Setting is Malpractice and SEO

By bgt, on 4th April 2010

There has been a few comments back on our post, from back in March, containing the quote from Ed Bott, who stated that “Any IT professional who is still allowing IE6 to be used in a corporate setting is guilty of malpractice“. One person, who we will not name, offered the comment that IE6 is . . . → Read More: IE6 in a Corporate Setting is Malpractice and SEO

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A Few More Nails in the Coffin of IE6

By bgt, on 1st March 2010

A number of well connected people have been asking about the article we wrote back in January about the persistent use of Internet Explorer version 6 (IE6) in Government circles (click here to read). This is particularly relevant as Microsoft are working on IE9, while some IT Suppliers, who can not be named for legal . . . → Read More: A Few More Nails in the Coffin of IE6

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Google to Drop Support for IE6

By bgt, on 29th January 2010

It appears that Google is about to Drop Support for IE6, which might be the final straw for the outdated browser.

On the Official Google Enterprise Blog, under the tile of Modern Browsers for Modern Applications there is a post that confirms what right minded people have been pressing for for a long time: . . . → Read More: Google to Drop Support for IE6

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Outdated IE6 Browser Still Widespread in Government

By bgt, on 23rd January 2010

Does it seem odd that with Chinese hackers exploiting Internet Explorer 6 vulnerabilities to infiltrate Google’s network, so many Government departments are actively prevented from upgrading to a safer, more usable browser?

As noted in the Bristol Programming blog, the numbers are almost unbelievable. Together with an undisclosed number of desktops in the Ministry . . . → Read More: Outdated IE6 Browser Still Widespread in Government

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