Interesting post, Dennis. I use IE6 and Maxthon (an independent browser using an IE engine, but it has tabs and a built-in RSS reader). Maxthon is more stable, and I have all the benefits of IE without the impracticalities. I think I might like this new IE7—I’ll stick with it till they figure out how to display fonts properly in the Mozilla browsers (see here for my complaint).
Dennis Howlett
· 3 years ago
I can't say I'm obsessed with ligatures, double quotes rendering and the like Jack. But then the tech world is full of one-offs to which there seems to be no solution. Linked-In - IE - doesn't work? That IS a new one.
I came across Maxthon the other day but as I'm a confirmed Mac bigot and happy with FF (+ I have Safari) I couldn't bring myself to try yet another browser.
Jack Yan
· 3 years ago
The weirdest things happen to me. I was the only MyLinkedinPowerForum member that I knew of that had the LinkedIn problem. I was also one of the few that could see the number of members on the home page, at a time when the feature was moved to another page for most other members. My concern, too, with the Mozilla browsers is that it was all OK up till Netscape 4·7. I’m on a pretty high-res screen, so the sudden changes in font while I read across the line get very noticeable. Interestingly, Firefox on Mac works fine with ligatures, quote marks and PostScript fonts (as does Safari), so someone inside the company knows how to do it—I wish they would simply serve Windows users.
Dennis Howlett
· 3 years ago
A friend of mine used to write the Windows troubleshooting pages for a BIG UK MSM title. He never managed to help me fix a single problem in 7 years...
The last geek fest I went to, more than 50% were on Macs using FF - what incentive is there to deal with pesky Windows?
Jack Yan
· 3 years ago
I used to prefer Macs myself but budget constraints—when you buy for a company—usually leaves us with PCs and Windows. However, I was quite turned off Macs simply because bad luck, technology and I seem to hop into bed together more often than not. Recently, on an OSX machine, it took three people and two tech support personnel 90 minutes to figure out how to burn a CD-ROM. The usual icon that appeared with a blank CD-ROM insertion did not appear, and we took that long to figure out why—before we could even burn the disc! The troubleshooting pages were the worst I had ever seen. Macs used to have wonderful help pages for their system, but now (based on this experience), they are written in a technojargobbledegookgonbabble that tells me little more than what I figured out myself. I am not surprised about your friend, as I am suspicious of anyone who writes troubleshooting pages. For I wonder if they relate to average Joes like me who always encounter the computer errors that no one else on the planet does! No troubleshooting page, except perhaps for those in programs of the past and Macs of old, is in plain English. As to Windows: it is largely no better and the software is even more quirky. I’ve had to reinstall various things so many times and trojans and virus attacks happen daily (though I am protected). We get bitchier tech support personnel. However, in Windows’ defence, I have yet to spend 90 minutes searching for a CD-ROM icon.
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I came across Maxthon the other day but as I'm a confirmed Mac bigot and happy with FF (+ I have Safari) I couldn't bring myself to try yet another browser.
My concern, too, with the Mozilla browsers is that it was all OK up till Netscape 4·7. I’m on a pretty high-res screen, so the sudden changes in font while I read across the line get very noticeable. Interestingly, Firefox on Mac works fine with ligatures, quote marks and PostScript fonts (as does Safari), so someone inside the company knows how to do it—I wish they would simply serve Windows users.
The last geek fest I went to, more than 50% were on Macs using FF - what incentive is there to deal with pesky Windows?
However, I was quite turned off Macs simply because bad luck, technology and I seem to hop into bed together more often than not. Recently, on an OSX machine, it took three people and two tech support personnel 90 minutes to figure out how to burn a CD-ROM. The usual icon that appeared with a blank CD-ROM insertion did not appear, and we took that long to figure out why—before we could even burn the disc!
The troubleshooting pages were the worst I had ever seen. Macs used to have wonderful help pages for their system, but now (based on this experience), they are written in a technojargobbledegookgonbabble that tells me little more than what I figured out myself.
I am not surprised about your friend, as I am suspicious of anyone who writes troubleshooting pages. For I wonder if they relate to average Joes like me who always encounter the computer errors that no one else on the planet does! No troubleshooting page, except perhaps for those in programs of the past and Macs of old, is in plain English.
As to Windows: it is largely no better and the software is even more quirky. I’ve had to reinstall various things so many times and trojans and virus attacks happen daily (though I am protected). We get bitchier tech support personnel. However, in Windows’ defence, I have yet to spend 90 minutes searching for a CD-ROM icon.