Posts tagged “browser”

Integrating a bad product into a good one doesn't make the bad product good, it just ruins the good one. Microsoft, Yahoo, RealNetworks, and Apple all learned this. If Google bakes Google+ notifications into Chrome instead of fixing the actual product, users will just abandon Chrome.

After a few weeks with Chrome, it's fast and clever but not a game-changer for mainstream users. Its real value is strategic: a shot across browser makers' bows to innovate, and a source of ideas (especially V8) for others to adopt. Good browser, limited adoption ahead.

Holding off on Chrome speculation until I can actually try it. Watch this space.

My weekly tech roundup: IE7 is actually a decent browser, fixing bugs that made my life miserable. But Microsoft is force-installing it as a "security update," which will confuse novices, anger power users, and break every Flash-based site on the web. Good product, terrible delivery. Typical.

Tried blogging from my phone using Opera Mini. Nearly worked. The browser itself is great, beats my Nokia's built-in browser handily, and installs directly on your phone in minutes. Go try it.

Install Java 1.4.2, apply a registry patch, restart Firebird. Done. Also, check out this amazing treemap UI for browsing Amazon.