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Ireland/Northern Ireland : are you using an IE 8 feature?

So my last few posts outlined how easy it was to create a webslice and an accelerator and also to ensure your site renders correctly in IE 8... So now that you're equipped with a couple of working examples, I've got an IE 8 branded wireless mouse to give Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 02, 2008 11:41 AM by ronang | 0 Comments

An easy way to ensure your site supports IE 8

You may know that one of the goals of IE 8 is to be the most standards-compliant version of the browser ever...clearly this has implications for all those sites out there which have content which is not strictly compliant to e.g. CSS standards for example. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 02, 2008 11:29 AM by ronang | 0 Comments

How to write a "Find on MSDN" Accelerator for Internet Explorer 8 (with working sample)

MSDN is one of the sites I use most frequently, so I thought it would be a good candidate for my first IE 8 Accelerator. And it turns out it's even easier to do than writing a webslice. All you need to do is write a simple XML file, the specification Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 02, 2008 11:02 AM by ronang | 1 Comments

Check out my blog's Webslice (alt: how to add a Webslice to your blog)

So having just installed IE8 beta 2 today I thought I'd have a go at creating a Webslice for my blog...Turns out it's pretty easy, and I was even able to put a version of the Popfly mashup from my last post in my preview (added my blog's logo to make Read More...
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 12:14 AM by ronang | 1 Comments

Javascript profiling in IE 8 beta 2

Great feature, new in beta 2 :-) Performance of the javascript engine has been a major focus for IE 8, and it also gives you the tools to ensure that the javascript on your site is optimised. By using the profiler you can figure out where you're spending Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:53 PM by ronang | 0 Comments

Microsoft Ireland Podcast: What’s New in IE8?

For this episode of the Microsoft Ireland Podcast, I describe the new features and updates in Internet Explorer 8.  IE 8 Beta 1 came out earlier this year, and we’re eagerly awaiting the next version.  This podcast tells you a bit about what Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 2:43 PM by martharotter | 0 Comments

Ever been to an “Expert Zone” chat?

Expert Zone chats are live chat sessions about various Windows topics.  They are always one hour, and they’re cool because they give you the opportunity to actually chat with folks working on building the products.  You can ask them questions, Read More...
Posted Monday, June 16, 2008 8:26 AM by martharotter | 0 Comments
 
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