What about W3C standards? Again Microsoft ignored all the development community! No support for dynamic pages with DOM level2. DOM level 1 still buggy. Forget about DOM level 3. CSS implementation incomplete and buggy. No support for the interactive SVG standard (scalable vector graphics). When all the modern browsers like Opera 9 and Firefox 2 support the above standards and many more (check W3C website for the complete list) IE7 still refuses to do so and holds back the development of real advanced Web Site. It seems that they think users only care for a cool looking interface. Microsoft as always tries to push her proprietary technologies and destroy the competition. What an insult to our intelligence.
A step back at great cost Considering how much Microsoft have spent on developing this new version, the final product is not nice. I find it hangs and crashes on both my work machine and home machine. The rearrangement of the menus into buttons in odd places seem to be a useability nightmare. Millions (billions?) of people around the world have got used to the standard menu bar style for programs, and now they will have to relearn how to use Windows apps. I think this applies to Windows Vista and Office 2007. Some useability group at Microsoft must have used non-computer literate users to redefine their user interface for the next few years, at great useability cost to the millions of existing computer users.
Internet Explorer 7.0 At the end of October Microsoft (MS) supplied a critical update for ther IE 7.0 and 8.0 browsers. This so-called update was for all intents and purposes an entire overhaul, a new browser, as it changed virtually EVERY network and system file installed with ANY browser. Unfortunately MANY, MANY people have started experiencing glitches when using IE 7.0 and 8.0 since installed update KB974455 (which had to be revised within DAYS of it "Initial" availability for download automatically to many PC's. I tried do an in-depth analysis of WHAT was changed and came up with a SLEW of anomalies which as a good doobie I allowed MS to be sent a copy when IE crashed or froze out my PC. I now have 4 different versions of ieexplorer.exe in several locations of Windows. The also noted that the wininet.dll file installed with the upgrade Oct 29th was file version 7.00.6000 ... FOR VISTA. Only problem is I have a Windows XP PRO operating system!! Afer the KB974455 install I also noticed BIG problems with the downloading and installation of Microsoft.NET 2.0 (which failed according to MS)and some add'l problems with Microsoft.NET 3.0. I again tried to address these problems, could not and decided NOT to let MS install anything and just uninstall both .NET components and reinstall after cleaning up my OS and registry. WHAT FOLLY! MS WON'T ALLOW ME TO UNINSTALL EITHER .NET COMPONENT. MS WON'T ALLOW ME TO UNINSTALL KB974455. Here I am once again dealing with FREEZES, IE crashing and I wonder why MS continues "not to get it!!" All the above said I'd like a few SIMPLE questions answered by MICROSOFT: (1) Why is it necessary for you to UPDATE the IE browser virtually every year? Why not get ONE VERSION to work RIGHT no matter how long it takes BEFORE you attempt to put out ANOTHER version which turns out to be just as BAD as the previos one BECAUSE you never got it to work right? (2) Why do your people find it necessary to CHANGE hundreds of buttons and settings (when their result is the same) in Microsoft Office and Windows Applications? Why does MS think it necessary to CHANGE so much which only makes people angrier and angrier? (3) WHY DOESN'T MS SUPPLY FREE HELP FOR HUGE CRITICAL UPDATES THEY SUPPLY AND URGE US TO INSTALL IMMEDIATELY?? Why should WE pay for YOUR mistakes no matter what version of Windows we have. I say MS should support EVERYTHING they UPGRADE until an OS is no longer on the market to be sold! Of course I'm only 1 little person and we all know MS doesn't care.
Menus are Missing! As a software project manager I am so incredibly DISAPPOINTED and &%$#@ing MAD at the %$$Holes at Microsoft! Why did they do ANYTHING to the user interface of Internet Explorer? Arrogant and ignorant SOBs. On some versions of IE-7 the 'classic' menu bar (File Edit View Favorities etc) (a) sits BELOW the the search bar, and (b) DISAPPEARS without warning. My home PC has VISTA and was automatically updated so that the menu bar CANNOT be seen. ALT does **Nothing**, the Tools > Menu Bar option is clicked ON but the menu Does NOT display. Attempting the Registry changes recommended on other sites does not work because the %I^D&I*O&T#E&S at Microbrain removed the registry keys that control the menus (gee how much of a security risk can this be? why cant they fix their f-ed up software so people (a) dont Want to attack Microthoughts (b) CANT access critical control parameters to F-Up the browser?!?!?!?!) Other random options and functions are F-ed Up. It LOOKS like you can change something and yet NO CHANGE occurs.
New ie7 Search Box Web searches using your favorite search provider
can now be entered into a search box within the toolbar,
eliminating the clutter of separate toolbars.
You can easily choose a provider from the dropdown
list or add more providers.
Here's a list of Search Providers for IE 7.
Total disaster A dreadful bug in Internet Explorer 7 meant whenever I went to websites with Java, I got Iexplore error, referenced memory could not be read, and had to shut down the browser. A number of sites were inaccessible. Had to delete IE&, but the probelms persisted as it had corrupted IE6. So then did a repair install of XP but cannot download still from some websites, although it no longer notifies me the referenced memeory could not be read. Basically, longterm damage has been done to my pc. Yuck.
Firefox is still better Firefox is cleaner and faster. Unfortunately many applications default to IE. I am currently in Argentina and Microsft has an annoying habit of defaulting to Spanish without first asking for other language options.
First Remote Patient Monitoring Trial Using Mobile Technology in New Zealand Nov 08 2009, 12:47 The Auckland District Health Board (ADHB), Gen-i (a member of the Telecom New Zealand Group) and Alcatel-Lucent have joined efforts to launch New Zealand’s first trial of a healthcare remote patient monitoring (RPM) solution using mobile technology to monitor and manage chronic illness in the home. The three-month trial focuses on 20 heart disease patients selected by Auckland Hospital. read full story
Telecom Companies Announce a Standards Based Solution for Voice and SMS Services over LTE Nov 04 2009, 19:58 AT&T, Orange, Telefonica, TeliaSonera, Verizon, Vodafone, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia, Samsung Electronics, and Sony Ericsson have defined the preferred way to ensure the smooth introduction and delivery of voice and SMS services on Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks worldwide. read full story
NEC Bring Clearer Television Pictures to Denmark Nov 04 2009, 19:26 NEC announced that it has completed the implementation of the digital terrestrial TV-network in Denmark for the network operator, Broadcast Service Danmark A/S (BSD). The switchover from analogue to digital took place on October 31, 2009 at midnight, marking a significant date in Danish television history. read full story
E Ink and Freescale to Develop Integrated Processors for eBook Market Oct 20 2009, 22:16 The industry’s top provider of processors for eBooks has joined forces with the leading supplier of eBook electronic paper displays to develop highly integrated embedded solutions that lower costs and foster innovation for eBook manufacturers and their customers. read full story
