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Firefox 4 – Did they get it right?

Posted on April 8, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Firefox 4 – Did they get it right?

Firefox 4 is out. For a browser that re-sparked the browser wars, Firefox had been falling behind lately. Can 4 bring back Firefox? I have a tendency not to download betas of web browsers. I’m not much of a bug hunter, haven’t been able to establish myself in those communities, don’t have a ton of…

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Google Chrome: Whats the big deal?

Posted on May 8, 2009 By Michael Kavka 1 Comment on Google Chrome: Whats the big deal?

So I finally decided to check out Chrome for myself. With all the hype and talk about it, I figured I better at least see what it is like. The install took far longer than what I had expected for a “streamlined” installation. Once installed, it was never able to finish copying settings from my…

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IE8: All the Hoopla, but does it work?

Posted on March 24, 2009 By Michael Kavka 3 Comments on IE8: All the Hoopla, but does it work?

Well then now. I have seen all the pushing and prodding about how “IE8 is now available! Download it now!” and it got me to thinking, should you really be downloading it now? Is it that important to move to it right this exact moment, while people are still writing reviews of it? What advantage…

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