Thunderbird Freezes / Halts / Sticks When I Click On A Link
Do you know what I mean?
Often times when I go to click on a hot link in my email–usually to delete spam, Thunderbird just freezes for a while before actually opening the link. Anyone have a solution?
Firefox RC2 Tabs UI
The new Firefox 2.0 RC2 is up for public download and spots one new UI change I really appreciate: shiny tabs. Their new tabs look fabulous, with brighter colors and web 2.0 gradients:
If we compare this to the IE7 tabs we see a similarity emerge:
Firefox here is innovating their UI off Microsoft’s IE 7 by providing “shiny tabs,” not that I mind, of course.
IE7 Bugs List
Design Detector has an awesome article which details the problems faced by IE7. I’ve pointed out font problems that I encountered myself, but the real sticker is that IE7 doesn’t feel sleek, new, or awesome. It’s better than IE6, but it still lags way behind firefox in terms of general usefullness. Why are people going to use Microsoft’s browser when it doesn’t perform better than Firefox?