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style="">OPLIN 4Cast #163: Requiem for IE6<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">February 3, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="GramE"><span
class="grame"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">4casting technologies
that could have an impact on
public libraries.</span></i></span></span><span class="grame"><i><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></h1>
<p>As we all know, IE6 is on the way out. Even Microsoft has joined
the
anti-IE6 campaign, saying that while it can't force users to abandon
the
browser, IE6 will only be supported until April 2014. It's getting
more
and more difficult to create web pages that will accommodate it, there
are
security issues, and it's certainly no longer standards compliant.<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/01/google-to-send-internet-explorer-6-users-packing-come-march.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/01/google-to-send-internet-explorer-6-users-packing-come-march.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">Google
to send Internet Explorer 6 users packing come March</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://searchengineland.com/can-google-kill-microsofts-internet-explorer-6-34851?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+searchengineland+%28Search+Engine+Land%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://searchengineland.com/can-google-kill-microsofts-internet-explorer-6-34851?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+searchengineland+%28Search+Engine+Land%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Can
Google Kill Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6?</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/02/ie8-chrome-have-most-momentum-in-browser-wars.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/02/ie8-chrome-have-most-momentum-in-browser-wars.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">IE8,
Chrome have most momentum in browser wars</a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/internet_explorer_8_takes_the_top_spotor_does_it.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"
target="_blank"
mce_href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/internet_explorer_8_takes_the_top_spotor_does_it.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Internet
Explorer 8 Takes the Top Spot... Or Does It?</a><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
Please don't wait till April 2014! Switch to a new browser as soon as
possible.
<p><b><i>Cool fact<span class="GramE">:</span></i></b><br>
There is a <a
href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9150880/Petition_urges_British_government_to_dump_IE6?taxonomyId=69"
target="_blank">petition</a> urging the British government to dump IE6.<span
class="grame"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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