Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) Beta was recently launched and in it was a really neat feature to allow users to pin your website onto the task bar. Here are a few tips to make sure your website makes the most of feature.
Make the most of your Favicons
Make sure you have a high quality transparent Favicon, if you don’t then your website logo will look small and out of place while on a users taskbar. If you don’t have one to hand, use favicon.cc to build one. I suggest making one which is 64px x 64px (but feel free to go up to 128px) so your icon does not look pixelated in the task bar.
Good news everyone! Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) has reached the public beta stage and you can download it at Beauty of the Web. Here is a quick overview of some of the things which are noticeably different.
Improved Interface
IE9 has improved it’s interface, putting more focus on getting work done and surfing the web. Below is a screenshot of the default layout, which keeps familiar aspects of IE8 while still keeping us with current trends.
As you can see, it’s a really nice improvement. But there is a load more changes under the bonnet which are worth looking at.
I just finished my first alpha release of a new Google Chrome Extension I’m working on, it’s called Twitter Status URL Shortener and it shortens URL’s in your Twitter status box on the fly. Here is a short video of me using it.
AMD recently announced it will start using easy peel laptop stickers, which is great news if your anything like me and can’t stand having a new laptop being covered in “Windows Vista” or “If you need help, visit out website” rubbish. However, lots of stickers on laptops can be a pain to remove (and degrade over time).
The best way to remove stickers which aren’t easy peel is nail polish remover (I used Nails Inc Nail Polish Remover 250ml). Here is the method I use:
Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) Beta was recently launched and in it was a really neat feature to allow users to pin your website onto the task bar. Here are a few tips to make sure your website makes the most of feature.