IE – JDM Digital

March 2015

It’s been years. Time to Breakup with IE8.

Ending a long-term relationship can be hard, especially when there’s history. In the case of Internet Explorer 8, however, it’s more like Stockholm Syndrome, and we need to snap out of it.

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August 2014

A Brief History of IE Compatibility Mode

Microsoft introduced “Compatibility Mode” to allow really old websites built for Internet Explorer (IE) to display correctly in more standards-compliant versions. Since then, IE users and web designers have had the almost impossible challenge of “backwards compatibility.” Here’s a brief history of how we got stuck with Compatibility Mode.

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February 2014

Fix IE Compatibility Mode Issues

Fixing issues with IE is easier said than done and compatibility mode makes that about impossible. Here’s how to detect and fix that just using a META tag.

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September 2012

Why Firefox should be the default

I was reading a post on Mozilla’s blog about why you should make Firefox your default browser and I thought I’d post MY (more realistic) reasons why. I’ve also written a little bit about the other standards-based browsers out there (Safari and Chrome). As professional website design and developers, we HATE Internet Explorer. There are …

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June 2012

IE 10’s “Do Not Track” Default Controversy

From the FTC to the W3C and all the advertisers in between, there’s a controversy brewing regarding Microsoft’s announcement that its new browser, Internet Explorer 10, will have its “Do Not Track” function turned on by default.

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October 2011

Does JDM support IE6?

The short answer is no. JDM no longer supports backwards compatibility with IE6. That’s not to say our work isn’t compatible. It just means we won’t guarantee it. How did we fall out of love with IE6? I’ll let the JDM Labs team explain.

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