http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/ This is an RSS Newsfeed, designed to be read in an RSS application. You will need an RSS-capable browser (such as Opera, Firefox or Internet Explorer 7) or an RSS Newsreader to properly view it. Syntactic is owned and run by Jim Wilkinson. On this site I give advice on using the Web, including help with choosing browsers, e-mail software and search engines and with regaining control over Web advertising, viruses and junk e-mail (spam). 600 en Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:30:00 GMT Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) was released on 19 March 2009. It promises to be a significant improvement over IE7, particularly in respect of support for the international standards on which the functioning of Web sites depend. IE had got a long way behind other browsers in this respect but IE7 and IE8 have started the catching-up process. Since IE8 aims to be a significant further improvement, we have now to see how well it achieves this without the introduction of new bugs. There are early reports of problems, including issues of slow performance. Since all major releases of software have problems, I recommend waiting for a few weeks at least before upgrading to IE8 from earlier versions. IE8 can be installed only under Windows XP Service Packs SP2 and SP3 and under Windows Vista. If you are currently using Opera or Firefox, there is probably no reason to download IE8, at least for the present. http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/ie.htm http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/en/ie.htm#20090320 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:30:00 GMT Secunia's excellent free tool has just been given its final release. It will help you to increase your level of security by advising whether your software is fully patched and up to date. http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/virus.htm#patch http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/en/virus.htm#20081125 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT I have updated the advice on viruses, with links to two excellent tools that will help you to increase your level of security. http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/virus.htm http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/en/virus.htm#20081118 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT I have written two new articles, with demonstrations, on fluid Web design (so that pages will fit on all sizes of screen) and on speech browsers (getting browsers to speak Web pages). http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/develop.htm http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/en/develop.htm#20080629 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT My advice on the future of Internet Explorer has been updated. The next version (IE8) is not now expected to be released until mid-2009. http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/ie.htm http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/en/ie.htm#20080625 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT My advice on browsers has been updated to reflect the current browser versions and recent developments, including the release of Opera 9.5 and Firefox 3. http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/browsers.htm http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/en/browsers.htm#20080621 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT Internet Explorer 7 was released on 18 October 2006. It can be installed only on Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Vista. We give our initial assessment and recommendations. http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/browsers.htm http://www.syntacticweb.co.uk/en/browsers.htm#20061022 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT