Jun 30, 2004 | IE, security
The Press Democrat printed an alarming article today under an even more alarming headline: “Government suggests Web users avoid Internet Explorer.” The article was picked up from Newsday. Before I comment on the article, you must understand there are...
Jan 27, 2004 | IE, Microsoft
Microsoft gets irritable when anybody else dominates anything related to technology, so it’s no surprise that it is planning an assault on Google. The first bullet was rolled out today – the MSN toolbar for Internet Explorer, similar in appearance and...
Jan 11, 2004 | IE, security
For several months, the most frequent complaint from my clients concerns programs surreptitiously installed on their computers that have hijacked their browser home page, taken over the browser’s search functions, or that are displaying incessant popup windows....
Jul 14, 2003 | IE, software
Not long ago the conflict between Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator was covered in the newspapers, filled courtrooms, and inspired heated arguments. Now there’s a lengthy lull. Microsoft announced that Internet Explorer will not be significantly...
Jun 26, 2003 | Google, IE, software
The Google toolbar is one of the only utilities I allow on my computers. It’s so handy that I’m willing to let it take up a bit of valuable screen real estate. Google will be announcing a new version of the toolbar, with one extraordinary feature: a built-in free...
