Update1 - Okay, so it seems to have some troubles with certain buttons on my site, as well as with Gmail chat. From what I can tell, Gmail is set to the “Older Version” mode, with no way to change back. Also, no javascript buttons/rollovers seem to work for me. Interesting.
Update 2 - It appears to have to do with Javascript, although I don’t know what yet (I’ll have a post when I do). I’m currently on the latest version (JRE 1.6.0_05-b13) and it says it’s enabled. Oddly when using the “Emulate IE7″ mode, it causes everything rendered in IE8 to work again, although Gmail looks a bit funky now (see image below). Very odd…
Update 3 - Installed on my Vista system and the problem remains. I’ve now decided that it’s not a problem with Javascript, but perhaps just an issue in how Internet Explorer 8 renders certain code (other sites with issues don’t use Javascript). Now, the weird thing… my new updated design passes both the “Valid CSS” check and the “Valid XHTML 1.1 Strict” test… and it is completely broken in IE8. I’m going to hope that there is just a problem with the program, and not something perhaps worse (web designers having to re-design sites for IE6 and IE7 know what I mean). Screenshots below. Let’s hope my next IE post is good news!
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Tags: beta, Gmail, IE8, Internet, internet explorer 8, screenshot, valid css, Vista, web designers, xhtml
Get it while it’s hot, folks (this was just released today!):
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/readiness/Install.htm
The beta comes in the following flavors:
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Window XP SP2
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Windows Server 2003 SP2
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64 Edition and Windows XP SP2 Pro x64 Edition
Links are all currently active, so go have fun! For those wanting some info, here is a link to all the new goodies you get:
Internet Explorer 8 - New Features
EDIT - Installed (Windows XP SP3):
Updates soon!
Windows Server 2008, build v6001-18000-080118-1840 has been released as the official RTM (Release to Manufacturing) build! I’m glad to have been a part of this beta test, and I’m excited to start using this new server OS in my organization! Good work to everyone who participated in this!! 
Windows Live Messenger 9 was released to a limited number of testers… check it out:
Neat, huh? Now, don’t ask me for a copy, Microsoft was very specific about not spreading this build. If you’d like some more information, check out Neowin’s post on this:Windows Live Messenger 9 Info
This post is being made from my desktop using the new Windows Live Writer Beta! I thought I’d give it a whirl and see how it works.
So far it seems like a pretty good program… there is a little bit of a lag on it, but I don’t know if that’s the program, or my PC (it’s currently running a few other apps).
Now let’s try adding a picture:
Nice! The picture options on this program are quite like Microsoft Word 2007, in that you can add drop shadows and even a watermark! This should come in handy for photographers, I’d think!
This should be a block quote!
Well, all in all I think I’d probably use this tool daily to update my blog, it’s much more convenient than logging in through a browser (the spell-check is a nice plus, as well!). If you’d like to test out the tool for yourself, the download link is below! Enjoy!
Download: Windows Live Writer Beta
