By Rich W Woods
Today, Microsoft posted a blog post with a comprehensive breakdown of all of the things that worked in Internet Explorer, but won’t work in Microsoft Edge. It’s a pretty long list.
Microsoft says that they removed 220,000 lines of code from Internet Explorer, while adding 300,000 lines of code for Microsoft Edge.
Continue reading A Look at Worked in IE but Won’t Work in Microsoft Edge
By Rich W Woods
Have a question for the Microsoft Edge team? Well, your question might be answered, assuming you take the time to ask. At 2:30 PM Pacific Time, you can go to the Dev Summit webcast to see if they pick your question.
To submit your question, simply tweet it with the hashtag, #AskMSEdge. Personally, I asked if Microsoft Edge will ever be cross-platform, since extensions could make it a viable competitor to Google Chrome, assuming it can work on the same amount of platforms.
By Rich W Woods
Today was the first day of Microsoft’s annual developer conference, Microsoft Build and boy, was it amazing. the keynote was a whopping three hours long and it was just jam-packed with great stuff. So what did they talk about? A lot. Have a look.
Continue reading Missed Microsoft Build Day One? Here’s a Recap
By Rich W Woods
Today, Microsoft made a whole bunch of announcements at Microsoft Build, Microsoft’s yearly developer conference. They announced that .NET Framework and Visual Studio Code will be available on Mac OS and Linux. They announced that web apps, .NET and Win32 apps, Android apps, and Objective-C apps will be able to be submitted into the Windows 10 Store.
They even announced a name for Project Spartan, which will be Microsoft Edge. Finally, they announced that Microsoft Edge will support extensions, which is really a big deal. Extensions are something that makes Chrome the powerful platform that it is.
Stay tuned. More to come.
By Rich W Woods
Today, at Microsoft Build, Microsoft’s yearly developer conference, Microsoft finally announced a name for their new browser in Windows 10, and it’s Microsoft Edge.
I’m not sure why they didn’t just call it Edge. After all, it’s not Microsoft Internet Explorer or Apple Safari. I suppose it’s ok, but we’re all just going to call it Edge.
Edge comes with three functionalities that other browsers do not. Users can mark up the web with a pen or a mouse. Users can also add to a reading list that they can return to later. Also, Edge will jave Cortana integration.
By Rich W Woods
Microsoft released a new Windows 10 build this week, build 10049. Even Microsoft themselves said that the only real new feature is their new browser and replacement for Internet Explorer, Project Spartan.
I decided to spend a little bit of time with Project Spartan on camera. I had never used it before, only for a couple minutes the night before. This is me, figuring out all of the new features and doing some benchmarks. Check it out.
By Rich W Woods
Today, Microsoft released their second Windows 10 build in the month of March. Of course, it’s a desktop build, as it’s clear that Microsoft is once again making the mistake of focusing on desktop instead of mobile. Then, if it fails, we’ll all blame it on being “late to the game” or some crap like that, but I digress…
The new Windows 10 build is build 10049 and it is (apparently) available to users on the fast track. I wasn’t able to find it just yet, so I can’t guarantee it. Windows 10 Build 10049 includes the new Spartan browser.
By Rich W Woods
We have been hearing for some time that Microsoft was working on a new browser to replace Internet Explorer. They made it official in January, showing off Project Spartan.
When they announced Project Spartan, they also said that Internet Explorer would still be around, just in case some businesses were trying to load web sites that might not load correctly in Spartan. After all, Windows has over one and a half billion users. It’s tough to say that a brand new web browser is going to work for everybody.
