This post goes directly to Microsoft: ?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?! What are you thinking?!
Microsoft has officially announced it will be releasing FIVE versions of Windows 7: Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 7 Ultimate, and only Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional will be sold in retail. Apparently this is to remove confusion caused by all the versions of Windows Vista. They’ll be selling Home Premium to basic users, and Professional to businesses.
Microsoft, I think the confusion came from having a billion versions of an operating system, and you’re doing it again?! *Smacks forehead*
To top it off, the Windows 7 beta that 2.5 million or more of us are testing is Ultimate – but will only be offered as an upgrade. This means we’ll be forced to buy Home Premium or Professional, and then pay even more for “Ultimate.”
Windows 7 Ultimate beta 7000 is nice, so why don’t you just sell what you’ve been having us beta test – and leave it at that!
Microsoft: this is blatant stupidity, and it’s moves like this that are going to make more and more people convert to OS X and become a “Mac.”
Hello, everybody! It has been awhile, times have been busy with the holidays, but I’m ready to pick up and get back into the swing of things.
I JUST downloaded Windows 7 beta 7000 and installed it as a second operating system on my machine. I know what you’re thinking “does it suck as much as Vista?”
Drum roll please….No! In fact, I think Windows 7 will be a good solid upgrade from Windows Vista and even Windows XP, believe it or not! There are a TON of new features and improvements from Windows Vista, and I will be sharing them with you!
PLEASE NOTE – THIS FIX WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE AT THIS URL AS WE ARE MOVING TO DAVIDCRANDALL.COM – HOWEVER, WE UNDERSTAND THIS PROBLEM HAS EFFECTED MANY PEOPLE AND WE WILL MAKE A PAGE DEDICATED TO THIS FIX
Hello everyone! A common problem for Vista users with Dreamweaver MX is the “Insert>Tables” function; it simply will not work. I have already posted two articles on this issue providing some fixes for the issue. In the first article, I show how to make the “Insert Table” function actually do something and that is insert a table. The only problem with THIS fix is that it doesn’t allow you to change the specs before the table is inserted into your Document. The second fix is a tip given by a user, and another tip given by me which has worked for a decent ammount of people, but not all (for some it only worked temporarily, then the problem occured again.) In this tutorial, I will be giving a new fix which will make the “Insert Tables” function work like a charm.
These days, things are constantly changing – especially all things tech. The way we use our computers, watch our TV programs and movies, advertise business, check our e-mail, and browse the internet constantly changes. In my last article, I explained the reasons one may like to switch to Firefox from Internet Explorer 7, now I will explain the reasons you may want to stay with Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer 7 is fast. Especially on the Vista machine as it was made to match and work with Vista. Each and every feature, at least with my experience, has responded very quickly. So its performance has been great.
Internet Explorer 7 is safe. By safe, I mean it does indeed help prevent you from spyware, adware, and phishing websites. Built in to IE7 is a pop-up blocker and phishing filter.
Internet Explorer 7 now has tabbed browsing. I LOVE tabbed browsing – in fact, I love IE7’s tabbed browsing feature more than Firefox’s. IE7’s “New Tab” button is already on the toolbar, while with Firefox (at least when I got it) you had to browse the menu’s or use a keyboard shortcut to create a new tab. Now with Firefox, there IS a button you can add, but you have to do the work in finding it and adding it yourself. Having the button there automatically, like IE7, is just common sense.
Internet Explorer 7 is stylish. If you want a taste of the way Windows Vista looks and feels, Internet Explorer 7 is a good start. The design of this browser is beautiful and elegant. The great thing is that the beautiful looks of IE7 does not inhibit IE7’s performance and speed.
Internet Explorer 7 is free….enough said about that.
So which is it? IE7 or Firefox?
And the winner is……FIREFOX! Firefox is safe, fast, customizable in appearance and functionality, and its security measures are NOT annoying! Sorry, IE7 just doesn’t cut it for me anymore. Getting IE7 to test websites with Flash documents was a difficult process. It usually gives me some warning that the web page I’m trying to access is attempting to use some sort of ActiveX control that could harm my computer….IT’S JUST AN SWF FLASH DOCUMENT! Anyways, besides that annoyance, the pop-up blocker can also be annoying – Firefox’s utilities are just much more functional and tolerable.
I love almost more than anything that you can literally change Firefox’s interface. You can make it look like anything by downloading themes from Firefox’s website.
Firefox is undoubtabley the best web browser I use, and I MUST reccomend it to you. If you’re afraid that it’s going to be too different than the Internet Explorer you’re used to – don’t worry about it. Firefox is SUPER simple and has a similar layout to Internet Explorer.
So do yourself a favor and download Firefox.
What Do you Think? What is your favorite web browser? Send in all your thoughts to david@funkytower.com OR leave a comment below!
There is an ongoing battle between FireFox and IExplorer users. Much like the battle between Mac users and PC users – no one has substance to their argument, other than the fact they just like their operating system – no one has any substantial reason for switching to Firefox or staying with IExplorer. I use both, so let me share with you the pros and cons of both. This first article is all about firefox, so if you’re remotely curious as to why you should use Firefox, then please read this article.
Recently, I have posted the article “Dreamweaver MX and Vista: Inserting Tables Fix” which has become one of the most popular recent posts I’ve written thus far. This post shows how to get the Insert>Tables function in Dreamweaver MX to work in Vista – specifically Vista Premium (but should work with other versions.) This has been a huge help to readers across the globe and I am thankful that I have been able to help so many people.
As you may know, FunkyTower.Com is not just about me helping you – the goal is to get you involved by offering ideas for content, solutions to problems, etc., that are all submitted or asked about by you. This happened recently, thanks to Phil Chave. Phil sent me this e-mail which may solve the ever so frustrating Inserting Tables problem in its entirety:
Windows Vista looks cool – alot cooler than XP. It’s sleek design is probably what attracts users the most. I have to say, it is very pretty – but, I like things to be exactly how I want them. I like to pick and choose my colors, and even the design and shape of my taskbar and start menu. I like custom cursors, sounds, icons, backgrounds, etc. I like everything on my computer to represent me and who I am, and I like to do it in style. If you want custom EVERYTHING, like me, and you have Windows XP or Windows Vista, I have something to show you.
It’s a company called Stardock. These people have come up with possibly the most wonderful programs I have ever used. Using their products, you can change virtually anything on your XP/Vista machine. Allow me to show you a few that I thoroughly enjoy.
If you’re like me, you want the look and feel of your computer to represent you. So, in that, maybe you want your Internet Browser shortcut icon on your desktop to be something else – a picture that you made. Or, you have a website and you want to make a favicon.ico icon to display next to the URL of your website in a web browser’s taskbar (just like FunkyTower does!) You may also want a custom mouse cursor to replace that boring arrow. If you’re like me, you took a picture of your hand in a “finger pointing” position to be your mouse cursor…but how do we take our pictures and make them icons and mouse cursors? Well I have two free programs you HAVE to see to believe: PixelToolbox, and @icon suhi.
If you’ve upgraded to Windows Vista and have installed your old Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, you are bound to run into some compatibility issues. For many web designers, using tables is a huge asset for designing a web page. Though you can do many of the same things using <div>, tables is fairly easy to use. The only problem is, Dreamweaver MX and Vista = no inserting tables. Is there a fix to this problem? Why, yes there is.
We all know of the dangers of the internet, especially if you’re a Windows user. Viruses and spyware lerk in every corner watching and waiting to eat and destroy our data. Luckily there are software and services to protect us! The bad part about this, is the leading companies feel the need to charge us to stay safe on the internet! Why?! You would think, something so drastically essential to our every day use of the computer and the internet would be free, right? Well, there are some free alternatives out there, you just have to find them. In this post I’ll list some info on free anti-virus and anti-spyware alternatives to big name, and sometimes expensive, protection.
Adobe is now the number 1 source for just about any type of visual software. Whether you’re a web designer, filmmaker, photographer, recording artist, animator, cartoonist…Adobe has software that could be essential to you. Sadly, the prices are so darn expensive!! But because I’m a web designer, I just had to try the new Dreamweaver CS3, so here are my thoughts:
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What does it mean to be Valid XHTML 1.0/CSS Transitional?
Quite simpley, it shows that a given website is built with the quality and precision needed to be compatible with any given web browser. In this case, it shows that FunkyTower takes the time to make sure that you get a quality product.
When we say FunkyTower is based on a firm belief in quality for the price, we mean it. It is our belief that if any web designer does not have these two icons on their website, they are not fit to serve you as professionals. The same qualifies for FunkyTower: we will not claim to provide quality for you if we can't even provide the same perfection for ourself.
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