Browser News
This weekly newsletter for website designers gives news about browsers and web design, has an overview of the browsers and their futures, helps find browsers old and new, offers design resources, and reports Internet statistics.
This also has a virtual store with tools for building effective websites.
News
Aug 20 - Opera 9.52:
Opera Software fixed bugs and security issues.
Users should get it.
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[get it...]
One year ago: Camino 1.5.1 appeared.
Two years ago: OmniWeb 5.5 appeared.
Aug 12 - Microsoft Windows:
Microsoft issued security fixes for Windows and other products, including a cumulative update for IE 5.01, 6, and 7.
Users should update.
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Aug 8 - K-Meleon 1.5 // Windows:
the Gecko browser K-Meleon was updated; it now uses Gecko 1.8.1.16.
Users should get it.
[more...]
[get it...]
Aug 7 - Mozilla Camino 1.6.3 // OS X:
Mozilla.org updated Camino to fix bugs and security issues; it now uses Gecko 1.8.1.16.
Users should get it.
[more...]
[get it...]
The Store
What’s New & Notable
Recent Books: Beginning PHP and MySQL, 3rdEd: From Novice to Professional • Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action • JavaScript: The Good Parts • Learning Perl, 5thEd • Learning Web Design, 3rdEd • The Principles of Beautiful Web Design • Painting the Web • MySQL in a Nutshell, 2ndEd • Search Engine Optimization For Dummies, 3rdEd • Website Optimization: Speed, Search Engine, & Conversion Rate Secrets
Visit the store for books, computers, software, web hosting, and more.
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For those thinking of upgrading browsers, this newsletter also answers the question "why update?"
This was first published in Sep 1998. It is updated each Saturday.
The Browsers
This focuses on major browsers, and on browsers wanted to test websites: AOL, AOL-Desktop, AOL-Explorer, AOL-Netscape, Apple Safari, iCab, Konqueror, Lynx, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla & Friends (Camino, Firefox, SeaMonkey, etc.) OmniWeb, Opera, and W3C Amaya.
Note : there is a lot of very good information elsewhere about browsers, and there is no point in “reïnventing the wheel”, so the Browser News will link to such information rather than try to duplicate the information. For example, when a new browser appears, the Browser News will announce it, but refer you to other sites where, if you are interested, you can find details.
Bits & Pieces
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Your Browser
This lists information about your browser. It is mainly of interest to those who wish to make browser-detection scripts.
Note : more details are available on the Resources > Your Browser page.