Improving security out of the box: Change Internet Explorer’s default homepage

When purchasing a new computer, or reinstalling Windows, one of the first things I do is change Internet Explorer’s default home page. By default, Microsoft sets the home page to MSN, which has had its fair share of security risks in the past. I always ask myself, why take the extra risk when I haven’t … Continue reading Improving security out of the box: Change Internet Explorer’s default homepage →

Release of IE 9 Garners 2.35 Million Downloads in 24 Hours

At 12:00AM EST Tuesday I was sitting in front on my computer eagerly awaiting my install of Internet Explorer 9 RTW. After several months of beta testing and even more months of testing the Platform Previews for IE 9, I was thoroughly excited about finally getting my hands on the final product. In fact, I … Continue reading Release of IE 9 Garners 2.35 Million Downloads in 24 Hours →

IE 9 Tip: Using Software Rendering versus Hardware Rendering (for older PCs)

One of my favorite features of the new IE 9 Beta is support for hardware rendering. This feature takes advantage of a modern computer’s GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) in order to render web pages versus the old, less efficient manner of rendering pages virtually or via software rendering. Using hardware rendering, the pages are processed … Continue reading IE 9 Tip: Using Software Rendering versus Hardware Rendering (for older PCs) →

Microsoft Updates IE 9’s Feedback Tool and Improves Reliability

Earlier today I noticed my computer had a few updates sitting in standby. As usual, I perused the Windows Update dialog box to find out what these updates entailed. Microsoft was, of course, publishing these updates out of band from normal so I was curious as to what these updates were. Come to find out, … Continue reading Microsoft Updates IE 9’s Feedback Tool and Improves Reliability →

Microsoft PDC10–Keynote 1: Some Notes

Today Microsoft’s PDC10 started off with a keynote hosted by Steve Ballmer and Bob Muglia of Microsoft fame. I watched the event live, though I wasn’t able to actually go to the event. I do have about 140 characters or less updates regarding my commentary on PDC10. Feel free to check it out via Twitter. … Continue reading Microsoft PDC10–Keynote 1: Some Notes →

Stuff I Use – October 2010

I use quite a bit of technology for my day-to-day activities, which include school, work, play and this blog. Here’s a list of several pieces of technology that I use on a recurring basis from the type of computer I use to the type of Twitter application I have. You can check it out below, … Continue reading Stuff I Use – October 2010 →

Microsoft Will Not Require Windows 7 SP1 for IE 9

Yesterday, a couple of news stories went around regarding Windows 7 SP1 as a pre-requirement for users who wanted to install IE9 with Windows 7. This is no longer the case as it had sounded yesterday. In fact, Microsoft will not require SP1 as a pre-req for Windows 7 users who wish to install IE9. … Continue reading Microsoft Will Not Require Windows 7 SP1 for IE 9 →