Girl Geekette

I have not posted in a while, so I thought I would post a good link with some information many people do not reaize.

Those who turn off Javascript – some may do it so websites will not look at the history, sniff, or take cookies from the browser. But, there is another way to do it without Javascript. so even if you have it turned off, websites can still sniff your history.

Wanna try? It may take a minute or two, but the box on the left can show you where you have been and the article explains how it is done. So for those who turn off Javascript in browsers for this reason… are you really that safe? Try it and find out.

http://www.making-the-web.com/misc/sites-you-visit/nojs/

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Internet Explorer

As the War of the browsers moves on at the end of 2008, big plans are in store for 2009 for IE8 and Google’s Chrome. For what seems normal for Microsoft, they have once again put a delay on IE8.

According to the MS Blog, the release of the final candidate of IE8 has been delayed now until 2009. An exact date is unknown.

We will release one more public update of IE8 in the first quarter of 2009, and then follow that up with the final release.

No surprise there eh?

The call to action now for the technical community is to download beta 2 (if you haven’t already) and let us know about your experience. Next, please prepare for final testing with public update so you can let us know – quickly, loudly, and clearly – if you find absolutely critical issues with it before the release of the final product.