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Getting Sick of IE
Nov 5th
I’m starting to get sick of IE’s security issues. I’ve had to report on two new ones this week alone. And today’s isn’t even patched yet. Thankfully I’m running XP SP2 everywhere I work…
Hopefully this’ll help encourage all the people who are saying “there’s nothing worth upgrading for in XP SP2″ to switch. It’s not about new features. It’s about an entirely new security model which saves your ass more than you’ll ever know, and this is just one example.
Microsoft needs to get in gear and start dealing with IE soon. It’s rather difficult to ignore the effects when you have to write a daily article on new issues with the software.
Becoming a Tech Journalist?
Nov 2nd
Besides my writing here at Ensight and at eBCVG, I’m just about to sign on for 3 other writing positions as well, effectively acting like a journalist. In fact, I’m nearly making a full salary from this writing / blogging / news editing / whatever type of thing.
If anyone’s aware of any other similar type jobs (writing 3-5 news posts a day, and a longer feature-length article per week) I’d love to hear it as it’d open up some very interesting options. Just need one more ;-)
Larry Osterman: 20 Years at Microsoft
Nov 2nd
Here’s a video of Larry Osterman, who’s been working at Microsoft for 20 years.
Obviously he’s got a decent net worth. But he’s stuck around because he obviously loves his job to an incredible degree.
One of the commenters nailed it:
You just know you could sit and listen to this guys stories all day .. :)
I totally agree.
FireFox Cometh
Nov 2nd
Is it weird to blog an article you wrote, and to quote yourself?
Too bad, I’m gonna do it. Most longtime readers will find today’s piece on FireFox’s growing market share to be my most balanced yet. I’m critical of IE, hopeful on FireFox and downright undecided on everything else.
Here’s the conclusion:
Does this all mean that Microsoft’s domination of the web is over? Hardly. FireFox will still need to surmount that one hump that may have ended Microsoft’s browser archrival Netscape’s days: the fact that users still have to download the software, when Internet Explorer is right on their desktop.
At the end of the day, regular, average users will need to see something wrong with Internet Explorer that FireFox fixes. Every ad and every grassroots campaign in the world is for naught if users don’t actually have a reason that they want to switch. Old habits die hard, and on the web few habits are harder to kick than Internet Explorer.
Who’d'a thunk I’d call Internet Exporer an addiction? ;-)
Update: Holy crap! My article made it to the front page of Google News! So weird… Does this mean I’m a “journalist” now? ;-)
eBCVG: Writing Up a Storm
Nov 1st
I’ve sent in today’s news stories for eBCVG. Feels good. The load wasn’t bad, as it’s fairly simple research.
Among today’s pieces:
Spimming for Dollars New Bagle Virus Has Internet Up In Arms
I was going to write about the GMail vulnerability, but apparently it’s been fixed. Booh.
