Knowledge Handler

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I am a retired librarian, most recently serving at Indiana Wesleyan University's Cleveland Education Center.

Monday, May 06, 2019

Microsoft Edge Browser Improvements

Gregg Kiezer reports that the iOS and Android versions of the Edge web browser now allow for single sign-on, which should be a boon to enterprise environments where people log in to the network for resources.

-DD

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Friday, January 11, 2019

The Rise and Fall of Microsoft's Web Browsers

Gregg Keizer recounts how Microsoft inadequately supported its web browsers , allowing Chrome to become dominant.

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Thursday, April 05, 2018

Microsoft Pushing Use of Edge Browser

Preston Gralla roasts Microsoft for making Edge the default browser for more functions in Windows 10. I agree that this is frustrating for the user, and may hurt the market share of the operating system.

-DD

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Friday, October 13, 2017

Microsoft Edge Browser Migrates to iOS, Android

Gregg Keizer notes that Microsoft is porting the Edge browser to the iOS and Android platforms.

-DD

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Tuesday, May 02, 2017

Power-Sipping Edge Browser

Gregg Keiser reports that the Edge browser uses very few resources compared with the competitors.

-DD

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

Edge Extensions Developed By Microsoft

Gregg Kiezer reports that Microsoft's Edge web browser will be able to run extensions developed by the company. Initial addons will be a translator, a mouse gesture extension, and the Reddit Enhancement Suite. Under development are addons for AdBlock, Amazon, Evernote and more.

-DD

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Web Browser Privacy Mode

Ms. Smith reports that privacy mode in some browsers actually offers extremely limited privacy to users.

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