My New Blog

Well, IE8 continues to frustrate me. One thing that it keeps me from is updating my web pages and blog as often as I would like. But I've figured a way around this problem too! Yeah!

You see, even the page I'm currently typing on does not appear correctly in IE8. What I see on this page if I log into it is a bunch of HTML code. I'm not an HTML expert by any means. But if I log into the page in IE7, I can see all my blog tools just fine. What I've been forced to do in order to update my pages is walk across the room and log into my wife's computer. Well, that's not convenient either.

So my solution? Log-Me-In. LogMeIn is a free software tool that allows you to remotely access any computer on the net. I'd never had a reason to set up the other computer up with LogMeIn before, but today I suddenly realized this would be a better way to access the computer when I needed to post my updates and blogs. And here I am, writing this blog on the other computer while sitting at my main computer. You can get LogMeIn for FREE too. Just go to www.LogMeIn.com

Until next time,

Lee

Just a short note this week... I wanted to wish everyone a very HAPPY THANKSGVING !!!!

Lee

Technology is something I understand and enjoy. I've been a software and hardware alpha and beta tester for many years. I build and repair my own computers. So along that vein I've decided that I would update my blog with regular posts regarding computers and technology.

For my first in a series of blogs, I'd like to address the recent release of Internet Explorer 8, beta version #2. Because I beta test software. I wanted top try IE8 out and see how it interacts with other programs.

My first mistake is that I should have downloaded and installed IE8 on a "virtual machine". Instead I made the mistake of installing it on my main PC. I found out very quickly that IE8 has a lot of bugs and it doesn't;t "pay well" with several other programs.

But it was too late! Once loaded, I couldn't unload IE8. The uninstall program doesn't work properly. I tried everything I could think of to get rid of IE8, but I'm stuck with it.

My answer was to start using Firefox. Yes, Microsoft drove me right into the enemy's camp! And I've come to really like Firefox. Still, there are a few online applications Firefox doesn't work with either. So it's not the ideal solution either.

My advice? Stay away from IE8 for now! It will most likely cause you problems and the new features it offers (which aren't much in my view) are not worth the risk.

More later,

Lee