Since writing my article on Internet Explorer 7’s usability, both Microsoft and Mozilla have released their long awaited browsers to the web community. In this follow up article, we’ll see how Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2 compare on usability, customisation and aesthetics. The point of this article is to compare the pros and cons of each browser, not to determine which is the best. Personal preference will determine which browser is better for an individual by how a browser accomplishes their tasks and adheres to their needs.

I recently installed Internet Explorer 7 beta (IE7) to test how it rendered DesignLegion’s css and to great relief all is well. Even better, some of the ‘eye candy’ that rendered properly in FireFox now worked in IE7, for example, hover classes on non link tags (tr:hover, h1:hover, p:hover, etc) and dotted borders that don’t appear dashed. Sadly it’s not all good news…

Wordpress 2.0.1 has finally been released! I decided to give it another try now that alot of the bugs have been worked out. This time, however, I set up a test database and domain for the installation which I should have done the first time around.

As a word of warning, if you use WordPress for your blog, refrain from upgrading to version 2.0. There are many bugs, especially with writing and posting content. I would suggest waiting until version 2.1 has been released with many of the major bugs worked out.

This post is in reponse to the article titled “Flash Satay: Embedding Flash while Supporting Standards” by Drew McLellan.

In Conclusion…

Use _root.loadMovie(_root.path,0); for Flash MX and below. Use _root.loadMovie(path); or loadMovieNum(_root.path,0); for Flash 8.

The Satay method works in Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Netscape as stated by Drew. The article has no mention of this working in Safari but it should. I’ll test that shortly and update with the findings. Big thanks to Drew for coming up with this method, ensuring xhtml validity while embedding flash!

The Synchronize Feature

Program: Macromedia Dreamweaver 8

Problem 1: Site not synching up
Problem 2: Synchronize dialog box disappears

The syncrhonize feature in Dreamweaver 8 enables the local and remote versions of the website to be synched up and remain consistant.

The Executive MBA & Executive Education (EMBA) login page has finally been launched after handing over the source files to the Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University. The new login screen is the gateway to the new course management system at OSU, known as Carmen. What was the need for the redesign? The EMBA program at Fisher had recently been named the 13th best program in the world by BusinessWeek 2005.

View the site here.

Here’s a little information that some readers may find useful. Basically this article describes the steps I take in planning a website, and more importantly, how to progress from the planning stage to the actual finished site. So how do we even start? Let’s take a look.