Category Archives: My Musings

IE6 coming to a peaceful demise

We have been hoping, wishing, praying and actually struggling to liberate Internet from IE6 for so long now. The ‘kill IE6’ movement has seen all kind of phases and made substantial gains over the time. From IE6 Death (counting time when it is buried alive!) to mock funeral, and from IE6 No More to Death to IE6, the Internet is full of uncontrollable emotions and moments around this browser.

The time is nearing though for IE6 as Microsoft itself, besides sending flowers to the mock funeral last year, has joined the move to put this monster to rest that is just not dying. Microsoft has put up a website ‘The Internet Explorer 6 Countdown’ that is dedicated to watching IE6 usage dropping to 1% worldwide. It states:

10 years ago a browser was born. Its name was Internet Explorer 6. Now that we’re in 2011, in an era of modern web standards, it’s time to say goodbye.

Internet Explorer’s overall performance and irreconcilable differences with web standards aside, IE6 tarnished Microsoft’s reputation as a lead in this domain. I’m not sure how many IE9 it would take to rebuild the user confidence in this browser which is only surviving because of the OS it is bundled with.

IE6 funeral by Aten Design Group held back in March 2010

Aten Design Group, Computing, IE6, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 6, Media, Microsoft Corporation, My Musings, Technology, Technology/Internet, web standards, Windows XP

18 February 5
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One winter’s day in Black Park

Under - Art, Inspiration, My Musings, Nature, Photography

Some photographs from Black Park Lake that I took one winter’s morning. The park offers a different kind of experience in winter when it is easier to get lost into the woods.

Black Park is 530 acres of woodland and heathland just outside London with a centre-piece lake in Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England. The site is next to Pinewood Film Studios and has been used for many films and TV productions such as James Bond, Harry Potter and Sleepy Hollow to name a few.

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Art, Asif R Naqvi, Black Park, Black Park Lake, Buckinghamshire, Counties of England, Geography of England, Inspiration, London, My Musings, Nature, Photography, Pinewood Studios, United Kingdom, Wexham

31 January Share your
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A funfair and some fireworks

Under - Art, Inspiration, My Musings, Photography

Some photographs from Upton Court Park fun fair and fireworks.

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Art, Asif R Naqvi, Fireworks, Fun Fair, Funfair, Inspiration, My Musings, Photography, Work

20 January 2
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I Write …

Under - Art, Inspiration, Literature, My Musings, Poetry, Typography

I Write
I write, I erase
I learn, I forget
I live, I learn
I love, I hate
I come, I go
I sleep, I wake
I do, I am.

Poetry: C. C. Carpenter II, Typography: Asif R Naqvi, Type: Goudy Old Style BT

Art, Asif R Naqvi, C. C. Carpenter II, Goudy Old Style, Inspiration, Literature, My Musings, Poetry, Typography

17 January 2
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More London…

Under - Art, Inspiration, My Musings, Photography

A top-up to my existing London photography collection … mostly in colors this time. Those of you who have explored London would know how beautiful the hour-long walk is from Westminster Bridge till Tower Bridge or the other way round. There’s so much to capture that I wouldn’t be wrong to call it one of the most photographed part of London. There are also ferry services that operate in-between these two bridges providing another view of the same stretch.

You can view the complete set at Flickr.