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Browsers

Two excellent posts about Web Browsers

The first from Mozilla celebrates 5 years of Firefox and explains what’s been going on this last year and where browser technology will be going next “super fast JavaScript, modern CSS, HTML5, support for the various web-apps standards, downloadable font support, offline application support, raw graphics through canvas and WebGL, native video, advanced XHR capabilities mixed with new security tools and network capabilities”.

The second from Glyn Moody contains a potted history of the development of browser technology. His Computer World column is always worth reading.

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Spreadsheet table for session 3

model regno year price engsize doors dealer location
Rover 216 GTi L774EWS 1993 9001 1.6 3 London West One London W1
Escort 1.4L K477EKJ 1993 8457 1.4 5 Curry Motors Kingston
Astra SXi H331CBV 1991 9775 1.8 3 Jack Brabhams Chessington
Metro 1.1L J123ANN 1992 5585 1.1 3 Mann Egerton Morden
Fiesta 1.3LX M445ERT 1994 8500 1.3 5 Bond New Malden
Vitesse 2.7 L266FKO 1993 17467 2.7 5 St. Helier Motors Rose Hill
Sierra 1.8LX L542SQU 1993 9809 1.8 5 Dees South Croydon
Cavalier 1.8iGLS L988FTH 1993 9346 1.8 5 John Wilson Croydon
Scirocco GT 1.8 K347LCS 1992 4463 1.8 3 Drift Bridge Epsom
Golf GTi 1.8 J184HJE 1992 7395 1.8 5 Drift Bridge Epsom
Sierra 1.8 TD K247VFG 1993 10335 1.8 5 Curry Motors Kingston
Escort 1.4L J956MDB 1992 6426 1.4 5 Curry Motors Kingston
320i SE J564JSE 1991 9839 2 4 Cooper Thames Ditton
Astra 1.7D L542HUI 1993 9299 1.7 5 Taylors Wandsworth
Sierra 1.8 TD L589FFG 1993 10612 1.8 5 Curry Motors Kingston
80 16V L955HHU 1993 9844 2 4 Drift Bridge Epsom
318i 1.8 M112WED 1994 15487 1.8 4 Cooper Thames Ditton
320i SE L328NEE 1993 19223 2 4 Cooper Thames Ditton
Sierra 2.0 GLX L295MEF 1993 9241 2 5 City Ford Wimbledon
Sierra 1.8 GLX M147DEF 1994 8794 1.8 5 City Ford Wimbledon
Montego 2.0 SLX K125KAW 1992 9916 2 4 Mann Egerton Morden
Montego 2.0 SLX L430WSL 1994 9082 2 4 Mann Egerton Morden
Montego 2.0 DLX K675MEE 1992 8163 2 4 Mann Egerton Morden
Colt 1.3GL K780NVF 1992 8210 1.3 3 Elm Autosales Wimbledon
Lancer 1.5GLX K437LLH 1992 6056 1.5 4 Elm Autosales Wimbledon
Golf 1.6 Ryder K901ASD 1992 7853 1.6 5 Sotts Sloane Square
Astra 1.4iHT H12JCU 1991 7224 1.4 5 Carrington’s Chiswick
Escort 1.4L M638ZEF 1994 8270 1.4 5 City Ford Wimbledon
Corolla 1.6 EXEC K781HEF 1992 10057 1.6 5 T. W. Hawkins Ewell
MR2 GT L548MYU 1993 14513 1.9 2 T. W. Hawkins Ewell
Polo Coupe 1.1 L546NVN 1993 7646 1.1 3 Colbourne Woking
Fiesta 1.1L J234ABE 1991 6796 1.1 3 Tony Brooks Weybridge
Fiesta 1.1L H980LAC 1991 6796 1.1 3 Tony Brooks Weybridge
Polo Coupe 1.1 J884GAT 1991 7646 1.1 3 Colbourne Woking
Fiesta 1.1L H103KWE 1991 5100 1.1 3 Tony Brooks Weybridge
Nova 1.4SR L759LOD 1993 8075 1.4 4 Carrington’s Chiswick
Cavalier 2.0GSi L655YUH 1994 9860 2 4 Carrington’s Chiswick
Cavalier 2.0GSi L879NNQ 1993 9010 2 4 John Wilson Croydon
Fiesta SX 1.1L H895LYU 1991 8755 1.1 3 Kensington Ford London
106 XN 1.1L J89DJKL 1991 5780 1.1 3 Peugeot Talbot London
Cavalier 2.0i GL J885GNG 1992 10690 2 4 Masters of Morden Morden
Astra 1.4i GLS M345RTH 1994 8543 1.4 4 Masters of Morden Morden
Fiesta RS Turbo K234NFE 1992 10962 1.8 3 Page Motors Epsom
Clio 16V L442JKI 1993 10816 1.8 3 Wilsons Epsom
Fiesta 1.1L K767MSD 1992 6796 1.1 3 Page Ford Leatherhead
820 Si 2L M446ILO 1994 13600 2 4 A F Tann Ltd Banstead
Concerto 1.6i L236KLK 1993 11601 1.6 5 Shepperton Autoway Shepperton
Corolla 1.6 EXEC J675LLB 1992 10057 1.6 5 T. W. Hawkins Ewell
MR2 GT M211AZX 1994 14513 1.9 2 T. W. Hawkins Ewell
Colt 1.3GL J903KLN 1991 6842 1.3 3 Elm Autosales Wimbledon
Lancer 1.5GLX L114FGN 1993 8440 1.5 4 Elm Autosales Wimbledon
Clio 16V L256DEF 1993 9988 1.8 3 Wilsons Epsom
Golf 1.6 Ryder J456MHU 1991 7853 1.6 5 Sotts Sloane Square
Astra 1.4iHT H385BFE 1991 7224 1.4 5 Carrington’s Chiswick
Escort 1.4L M475EAX 1994 8270 1.4 5 City Ford Wimbledon
NSX 3.0 3.0 L336HJI 1993 46750 3 2 Shepperton Autoway Shepperton
Clio 16V L443EDF 1993 9563 1.8 3 Wilsons Epsom
Maestro 1.3L M697SDF 1994 7905 1.3 5 Austin Rover Sutton
Fiesta 1.1 K478DCV 1993 5602 1.1 3 Bond New Malden
Escort 1.4L L123WER 1993 7895 1.4 5 Fullers New Malden
Sierra 1.8LX L453SWE 1993 10090 1.8 5 City Ford Wimbledon
Granada 2.0EFi L455SWE 1993 16188 2 5 Page Motors Epsom
405 1.6GL M634UIK 1994 9019 1.6 4 Curry Motors Kingston
405 GRD J887KKL 1992 7773 1.9 4 Curry Motors Kingston
Rover 414 1.4Si 16v L632HNM 1994 9228 1.4 4 St. Helier Motors Rose Hill
Montego 1.6LX J900KLS 1992 9640 1.6 4 London West One London W1
Maestro 1.3LX L602HUK 1993 7986 1.3 5 A F Tann Ltd Banstead
240SE2.0 2l Estate L753AQW 1993 12835 2 5 Squires Furneaux Walton
440Li 1.6l M634GYU 1994 8819 1.6 5 Squires Furneaux Walton
318i SE L557EFD 1993 13443 1.8 4 Burton & Deakin Bromley
80 16V M786SDE 1994 12579 2 4 John Ashley Kingston
480 1.7 turbo L406DEF 1993 11037 1.7 2 Squires Furneaux Walton
Granada 2.0LX K266DJL 1993 8713 2 5 Bristol Street Motors Bromley
Carlton 2.0iGL L528TNU 1994 12657 2 5 K.J.Motors Bromley
Rover 800 820i L789HMJ 1993 14871 2 4 Chinese Garage Beckenham
80TDI 1.6 L654SDF 1994 12728 1.6 4 Thomson & Taylor Cobham
316I 1.6 M542GHR 1994 12113 1.6 4 Bond New Malden
323 1.6iGLX K673MEJ 1992 10412 1.6 4 Guy Salmon Kingston
Rover 400 420SLi M331WKA 1994 11994 2 4 St. Helier Motors Rose Hill
Cavalier 1.6i J558LPO 1992 9966 1.6 4 Carrington’s Chiswick
Fiesta XR2i J792LLS 1992 5066 1.8 3 Page Motors Epsom
Escort GHIA L447RMA 1994 8883 1.8 4 Fullers New Malden
323 GLX ABS K228LLA 1993 11241 1.6 4 Guy Salmon Kingston
19 16V M539UIG 1994 11581 1.8 3 Herds Weybridge
Escort 1.8 LXD K670MED 1993 8060 1.8 5 Lynford Motor Co Ltd Lynford
Sierra 1.8 TD J325LSE 1992 9744 1.8 5 Lynford Motor Co Ltd Lynford
205 1.8GRD L430THY 1994 8683 1.8 5 Brundle Sport Ltd Kings Lynn
309 1.8 GRD K778DLE 1993 10247 1.8 5 Brundle Sport Ltd Kings Lynn
Rover 200 1.4Si K128SLA 1992 9770 1.4 5 St. Helier Motors Rose Hill
Rover 200 1.8SD K455MUT 1992 9299 1.8 5 St. Helier Motors Rose Hill
Montego 2.0L MG K561NDD 1993 12393 2 4 London West One London W1
Cavalier 2.0L Si K563WQE 1993 12440 2 4 Carrington’s Chiswick
Orion 1.8 LXD L569ESD 1993 5028 1.8 4 Bond New Malden
Sierra 1.8 TD K311XGE 1992 6928 1.8 5 Bond New Malden
Escort 1.6 L L632RTU 1993 8649 1.6 5 Fullers New Malden
Granada 2.9iGhia J83JBK 1991 6418 2.9 5 Bond New Malden
Fiesta 1.1 GL L512WSD 1993 7608 1.1 3 Page Motors Epsom
Rover 200 218 SD L632OPL 1993 9516 1.9 4 Chinese Garage Beckenham
Escort 1.8 LXD K295JJW 1992 9843 1.8 5 Fullers New Malden
Cavalier 2.0L Si L378DKI 1993 12440 2 4 John Wilson Croydon
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Google Wave

Google started rolling out developer invites to Google Wave and reviews and applications are starting to appear.

A larger set of invites will appear later in the year according to various articles.

Slashdot reported that “Ray Ozzie says that Google Wave is ‘anti-Web,’ which seems rather odd, as at least Google have said that it will use standard internet protocols and be open source. Rather like the internet and the web and not at all like Silverlight or the lacklustre IE8.

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Youtube dropping support for IE6

One way to get users off IE6 is to literally stop access to their favorite web sites unless they upgrade – Youtube has started to run a banner that indicates that time is running out for those stuck on IE6. Interestingly, in a sample study from digg, many of the sample IE 6 users surveyed indicated that they would upgrade, but they couldn’t due to corporate policies or lack of upgrade rights.

Techcrunch article

Its worth reading the history of IE6 at wikipedia, which suggests that 12% of people are still using a browser brought out in 2001.