Internet Explorer 7 Automatic Upgrade for Windows XP Users

Microsoft announced last week they will automatically push Internet Explorer 7.0 to Windows XP users when the browser is ready in Q4. It has been 5 years since Microsoft has released a major upgrade of Internet Explorer, and all I can do is breathe a sigh of relief. Not because I use or even particularly like Internet Explorer, but as anyone who publishes on the web can tell you, it is a pain in the rear to make your html compatible with the browser. I have many hacks I have to use to make sure my pages render correctly with Internet Explorer, and I'm hoping I can findly stop trying to support I.E. 6 (I already gave up on trying to support earlier versions). Thankfully, readers of my blog use Internet Explorer much less than the general population, which I take as a sign of their high I.Q. Below is a chart detailing the percentage of my blog visitors by browser type.




If you're using Internet Explorer right now, please do yourself and others a favor, switch to Firefox, Camino, or Opera. You'll have a much more enjoyable Internet experience, and after all, isn't that what life is really about?