Archive for September, 2010

Google Instant Enhancements – YouTube

Posted 30 September 2010 | By | Categories: Google | No Comments

Hat tip to Jolie O’Dell, of Mashable, and her article Google Instant Adds Keyboard Navigation, International Expansion, for bringing to my attention. Users of Google’s new Instant Search feature will be glad to know that Google is intent on making it even “instanter” than it already is. The addition of Keyboard Navigation especially, which makes the [...]

MiniPost: IE9 Browser Unsupported… On a Bing Site?

Posted 29 September 2010 | By | Categories: MiniPost, Web Browsers | 1 Comment

Trying to hit the Bing Local Listings tool this morning, I ran into an issue; well, a couple of issues. Tried first with Google Chrome, no dice – browser unsupported. Tried next with Internet Explorer 9, the Beta, of course. Surprise! Again, no dice… Generates that same Unsupported Browser message, seen below: I know, I [...]

How to Pin Websites in Google Chrome

Posted 19 September 2010 | By | Categories: Chrome Tips, Web Browsers | 2 Comments

One of the top features I liked about the IE9 Beta, and wrote about here, was the ability to Pin a website to the Windows 7 Taskbar or Start Menu. This feature has been much touted by many reviewers and bloggers as one of the more innovative and interesting of the new IE9. Not to [...]

Beauty of the Web – IE9 Beta Product Guide

Posted 16 September 2010 | By | Categories: Microsoft, Web Browsers | 1 Comment

Beauty of the Web. IE9 Beta Product Guide, very helpful. Watch movies and get information covering Fast, Clean, Trusted and a catch-all Top Features. Also available in PDF or XPS document formats for download.

Top 5 Favorite Features of IE9 Beta

Posted 16 September 2010 | By | Categories: Microsoft, Web Browsers | 4 Comments

Someone asked me what is my favorite feature of the new IE9 Beta? I had to think a bit, and finally decided – there isn’t just one! So, after a half day or so of playing with the new IE9, here are my Top 5 Favorite Features: 1. Color-Coded Tabs For those web users, especially [...]

IE9 Beta First Impressions

Posted 16 September 2010 | By | Categories: Web Browsers | 5 Comments

I almost always try the beta or test version of software. I am not so much into testing for testing sake, just trying out new stuff, before it is widely available. I tried the test Win95 interface for Windows NT 3.5, back before NT 3.51 adopted the new Win95 interface outright. For that matter, I [...]

The New Twitter.com

Posted 15 September 2010 | By | Categories: Social Media, Twitter | 1 Comment

via YouTube – Twitter: discover what’s new in your world. Twitter rolled out a new version of its home page September 14. This video (maybe about halfway through, that is) shows you the new interface, and how it’s been updated. The main changes are the addition of pictures and videos, displayed right in your Twitter [...]