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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:27 PM

IE8 Tab Grouping

Hi, my name is Helen Drislane, I am a program manager on the IE team responsible for some of the user interface including tabs and I‘m going to discuss the new Tab Grouping feature (tab color!) with you. We had a lot of fun putting this feature together,
Posted by ieblog | 71 Comments
Friday, September 12, 2008 2:28 PM

The IE8 Smart Address Bar Part II: A Few More Features

In an earlier post , we introduced the new IE8 Smart Address Bar dropdown functionality. Now we thought we’d spend some time discussing some of its less obvious features in more detail. More about the IE8 Smart Address Bar Autocomplete Suggestion With
Posted by ieblog | 40 Comments
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:11 PM

Introducing Compatibility View

At the start of the Internet Explorer 8 project we made a commitment to great website compatibility. It’s worth noting that this commitment hasn’t changed, even given the short-term impact of our announcement to better align with Microsoft’s interoperability
Posted by ieblog | 55 Comments
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:58 AM

Upgrading to Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

I am here to tell you how to upgrade to IE8 Beta 2. IE8 Beta 2 system requirements are the same as IE8 Beta 1 and it’s currently available in English, Chinese Simplified, German and Japanese. Stay tuned for more localized IE8 Beta 2 versions to be available
Posted by ieblog | 59 Comments
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 5:00 PM

Give Your Eyes a Treat

If you’re a developer, there’s an easy way to give your eyes a rest and make yourself more productive. Use the Consolas font Microsoft developed specifically for you. When we began work on a project to create a new set of fonts which would take maximum
Posted by ieblog | 69 Comments
Thursday, March 20, 2008 12:20 PM

Add-on Management Improvements in Internet Explorer 8

One of our goals with Internet Explorer 8 was to improve the experience of managing add-ons by bringing more types of add-ons into the management experience, and to make that experience more usable. Originally introduced in Windows XP Service Pack 2,
Posted by ieblog | 70 Comments
Thursday, March 13, 2008 11:05 AM

Installing IE8

Hi, My name is Jane Maliouta and I’m the program manager for IE8 Deployment and Management. When you install Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 there are a few important things to do before you start. First, I recommend you review the system requirements to make
Posted by ieblog | 52 Comments
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:13 PM

The IE8 Favorites Bar

Hi, my name is Helen, I am a Program Manager on the User Experience team of Internet Explorer, and I’m happy to introduce the IE8 Favorites bar! New Functionality on the Favorites bar : The Favorites bar, previously known as the Links toolbar, has been
Posted by ieblog | 67 Comments
Sunday, March 09, 2008 6:04 PM

Using The Emulate IE7 Button

For the Internet Explorer 8 Beta, we’ve added an Emulate IE7 button to the command bar. It will help you with everyday browsing and with quickly checking your site as you work on it. Everyday Browsing If you’re having trouble on a site that you’d like
Posted by ieblog | 44 Comments
Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:22 PM

Analyzing Web 2.0 Applications with Ajax View

Hi everyone, In June I posted information about a number of developer tools , one of which was Ajax View. Ajax View, developed by Microsoft Research , can help improve a developer's visibility into their web application’s performance and behavior. Recently,
Posted by ieblog | 45 Comments
Monday, August 13, 2007 10:45 AM

Good Practices for ActiveX Updates

One of the most important activities we do in the software industry is service our customers through software updates. Like any other binary software, ActiveX controls often need to be updated with bug fixes and new functionality. So what is the best
Posted by ieblog | 27 Comments
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:15 PM

IE7 in Windows Vista: Configuring Your View Source Editor

We’ve noticed a few blog posts asking why IE7 in Windows Vista displays a prompt to launch Notepad. You can see this prompt by right clicking on a webpage and selecting View Source. I want to explain why the prompt is displayed and also tell you how to
Posted by ieblog | 50 Comments
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 5:18 PM

Deployment Guide Now Available to Help Businesses Deploy IE7

Hi, my name is Mike Chan, and I’m a product manager for Internet Explorer focused on businesses. This week, we released two documents to help businesses get IE7 deployed. The first document explains the business value of upgrading to Internet Explorer
Posted by ieblog | 5 Comments
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:43 PM

Using Outlook Web Access (OWA) on IE7 and Windows Vista

Hi, I’m B. Ashok, the Product Unit Manager for Web Development Tools . As mentioned in my earlier post last summer, we have removed the DHTML Editing Control from Windows Vista as part of making the operating system more secure. One application that used
Posted by ieblog | 17 Comments
Thursday, March 01, 2007 3:30 PM

IE7 in Vista: Folder Redirection for Favorites on the Same Machine

One thing I like to do when I set up my machine is customize the location of my personal stuff like photos, documents, pictures, and favorites to a different drive in order to preserve my files during the onslaught of dual booting, upgrading the OS etc.
Posted by ieblog | 28 Comments
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