The death of IE6? … Yes, please.

Despite the fact that Internet Explorer 6 is 8 (eight) years old it is still used by about 14.5% of all internet users (source: http://bit.ly/2WdDGO). How come?

Common opinion is that the IE6 population is largely composed of companies who still haven’t upgraded their staff’s computers to a recent/decent browser for whatever reason.

The internet community has had it! Join the fight against IE6. Visit http://hey-it.com for a selection of posters you can print and hang up in your office where appropriate to motivate your IT folks.

Join the revolution and just this once feel good about being a snitch! Visit http://ie6offenders.com and report a company for still using this ancient browser.

If you are blogging or have any other web-sites you can help the cause yourself. For example, I installed a Wordpress Plugin that shows a warning when an IE6 user visits the site.

Old browsers, built for static html pages, are not fit for duty anymore and hold back the natural evolution of the web. Whatever reason behind the lack of company upgrades from IE6 may be, and however valid it may be, after 8 years isn’t it time to go with, well, time?

Together we can kill IE6. /nods

It’s official now: geofas = 92% geek

A colleague sent me a link to this quite funny geek test.

92% Geek

So it’s official: geofas = 92% geek … a part of me expected more. ;-)

Savings through iPhone Long Term Upgrade Strategy (iPhone 3G -> 3GS -> 2010 etc.)

Assumption: you want to get the latest iPhone as soon as it comes out and you take good care of your gadgets and your iPhone is in good/great condition so you can sell it.

After taking a step back and looking at iPhone upgrade options long term I realised that it is cheaper to alternate between getting an 18 months contract and buying the respective new iPhone in a Prepaid bundle. Hit the more link for the details.

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Upgrade from iPhone 3G to 3GS? Don’t forget to lower your tariff!

If you’re as keen to upgrade from your iPhone 3G to an iPhone 3GS as I am, you’ve probably figured out by know what your carrier offers you. In most cases you will have to buy yourself out of the remainder of your current contract with your network provider. Hit the more link to read how to lower your costs. Read more…

Apple iPhone 3.0 OS GM & Mac OS X Snow Leopard seed downloads cave under load

Apple just made the GM build for the iPhone 3.0 operating system and the final developer build for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard available to registered (paying) developers.

The iPhone 3.0 Gold Master seed and the final developer build of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and are now ready for download. … Read more…

How to fix Britain’s economy

I just received the following funmail and I think it is a geat idea! ;) Shrewd social redistribution of funds, mathematically unsound but intriguing in principle. Read more…