{"id":3185,"date":"2009-03-22T17:54:25","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T00:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macnightowl.com\/?p=3185"},"modified":"2009-03-23T10:42:34","modified_gmt":"2009-03-23T17:42:34","slug":"newsletter-issue-486-preview-the-internet-explorer-8-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2009\/03\/newsletter-issue-486-preview-the-internet-explorer-8-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #486 Preview: The Internet Explorer 8 Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They say that first impressions are often the most important, and that a product that doesn\u2019t grab you right away may be doomed to failure.<\/p>\n<p>Now after a decently-long gestation period, the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 8, is now available for download. Forgetting preliminary reports about its performance potential \u2014 or lack thereof \u2014 I decided to give it a fair shake, download a copy and try it out.<\/p>\n<p>Well, typical of Microsoft\u2019s products, this was not so easy a process. Let me explain, and don\u2019t miss the contrast where an installation scenario is handled properly.<\/p>\n<p>You see, when I first launched my Vista installation, which comes courtesy of a Parallels Desktop virtual machine, I got a familiar notice, but not from Microsoft. Instead, if was the Windows version of Apple\u2019s Software Update, informing me about the recent updates to iTunes and QuickTime.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Wait! There's more than meets the eye!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2009\/03\/newsletter-issue-486\/#quicktime\">Story continued in this week&#8217;s Tech Night Owl Newsletter.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They say that first impressions are often the most important, and that a product that doesn\u2019t grab you right away may be doomed to failure. Now after a decently-long gestation period, the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 8, is now available for download. 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