Browser Support: even Google is dealing with compatibility issues

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As of August 1st, we will discontinue support for the following browsers and their predecessors: Firefox 3.5, Internet Explorer 7, and Safari 3. In these older browsers you may have trouble using certain features in Blogger as well as many other Google Apps such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, Google Docs and Google Sites.
 
This is some news. It has been published on Blogger Buzz just last Friday (July 14th).

I've been talking about browser compatibility and support a lot lately. Older browser versions are still around, and - as web developers - we have to face more and more troubles just to make "everybody happy". When I recently had to show a new web site I developed, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw IE6 running on the meeting room pc. And you can imagine how difficult has been to explain how IE6 is some very old software ("I bought the pc just 5 years ago! It's not old!") and that it should have been replaced a few years ago with a newer version.

I believe the above news is definitely a very good news. Everyone should force people to use newer browsers - and possibly auto-updating ones. That will make us, web developers, take a deep breath of relief!

You can read the original post (Blogger Buzz: Update on Browser Support) and then, please leave a comment about it in the section below.

Blogger: a great 2011?

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According to Blogger Buzz, 2011 will be another great year for bloggers that use Blogger - no pun intended. New features and improved usability will be released during in 2011, while 2010 has been a great year, with an incredible growth rate. The features available to bloggers have increased and blogging experience has been made significantly deeper and easier. New widgets and options have been introduced, while a completely new dashboard will be released in 2011.

The new dashboard will have a new interface that - according to Chang Kim, Product Manager of Blogger - will make things much easier to bloggers. As an example, the new post editor will be completely revised. From the posted images it is quite difficult to understand the new features, however it seems that the overall usability will be increased.

Please see the Blogger Buzz post for more information.