IE8

YouTube on the iPad and Dumping IE6

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on February 3, 2010 at 2:25 pm PT

Walt answers reader questions about watching YouTube videos on the Apple iPad and browser alternatives to Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.

Weekend Update 01.23.10–The Bated-Breath Edition

Drake Martinet in News on January 23, 2010 at 2:26 pm PT

We’ve all seen it, that spiro-graphed, color-splotched invitation to Apple’s Jan. 27 event at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. Weekend Update isn’t on the inside, but we hear rumors that Jobs will storm the stage dressed as Moses, carrying the new tablet, which will be made of stone, under his robes. Apparently, that’s where it’s been hiding all along. Either that, or Weekend Update is going a little nuts from “tablet fatigue.”

Highlighting Text in E-Books and IE8 Accelerators on a Mac

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 20, 2010 at 3:01 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on e-books, Internet Explorer and the best laptop to buy for law school.

Using Private Browsing in Internet Explorer

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on July 23, 2009 at 10:32 am PT

Readers ask about the Internet Explorer private browsing mode, the Apple Safari Web browser and add-on software to search for documents.

Can an Old Superman Sell Microsoft’s New Browser?

Peter Kafka in Media on June 11, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

Microsoft is throwing a ton of money into an ad campaign for its Bing search engine, hoping to claw back some share from Google. But I don’t think it’s sinking quite as much into the new ads it’s running for its newish version of Internet Explorer.

Switching Networks for an iPhone

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on April 1, 2009 at 3:40 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions about switching networks to buy an iPhone, how to forward an email in Gmail, and more.

Weekend Update, 3.28.09

Beth Callaghan in News on March 28, 2009 at 11:15 pm PT

Another week into challenging times, and the theme for Weekend Update is undoubtedly cost-saving, with a healthy dose of revenue-seeking. On the revenue-seeking side, BoomTown’s Twitter Business Plan Count-Up hasn’t yielded any real keepers yet. There is a real contender, though–since Jennifer Aniston so publicly broke up with her boyfriend John Mayer on account of his Twitter “addiction,” BoomTown suggests offering “Twitter rehab” for those not willing to lose their relationships just yet.

Weekend Update, 3.21.09–March Madness Edition

Beth Callaghan in News on March 21, 2009 at 5:10 pm PT

Technically, the term refers to the frenzied flow of games and the intensity of the contenders for the NCAA Championship crown. But the NCAA doesn’t have a corner on “March Madness”–those descriptors work well in other instances, too. To wit:

Liveblogging From the Google Chrome Launch: Hello, Larry! (Wake Up, Sergey!)

Kara Swisher in News on September 2, 2008 at 1:06 pm PT

Finally, Google Co-Founder Larry Page takes the microphone and thanks the Chrome browser team and compliments them for their efforts. This is, as anyone on the receiving end of Page’s sometimes pointed manner knows (and BoomTown has been), a big deal. Page also starts to talk about how browser choice and innovation could make the planet a better place. Of course! World peace through better browsing!