For those of you that use Google Apps (like gmail for business, Google Docs, etc), please read the below. We highly encourage you to upgrade from Internet Explorer 6 if you are still using it. Microsoft is no longer support it, which means there are inherent issues, including security holes. Plus, it does cause a few issues with the edit process of the FloorPlanOnline tours. If you are afraid to upgrade to IE 8.0 (the latest), there is a way to upgrade to IE 7.0. Just go to Microsoft and the Internet Explorer download page and look for the IE 7 download. Or, use Firefox – I highly recommend it as a browser as it is faster and easier to customize. You will need to install the plugins for flash and adobe reader. I understand some MLS systems may only work on Internet Explorer…but you can always use multiple browsers on your computer.
From Google
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In order to continue to improve our products and deliver more sophisticated features and performance, we are harnessing some of the latest improvements in web browser technology. This includes faster JavaScript processing and new standards like HTML5. As a result, over the course of 2010, we will be phasing out support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 as well as other older browsers that are not supported by their own manufacturers.
We plan to begin phasing out support of these older browsers on the Google Docs suite and the Google Sites editor on March 1, 2010. After that point, certain functionality within these applications may have higher latency and may not work correctly in these older browsers. Later in 2010, we will start to phase out support for these browsers for Google Mail and Google Calendar.
Google Apps will continue to support Internet Explorer 7.0 and above, Firefox 3.0 and above, Google Chrome 4.0 and above, and Safari 3.0 and above.
Starting this week, users on these older browsers will see a message in Google Docs and the Google Sites editor explaining this change and asking them to upgrade their browser. We will also alert you again closer to March 1 to remind you of this change.
In 2009, the Google Apps team delivered more than 100 improvements to enhance your product experience. We are aiming to beat that in 2010 and continue to deliver the best and most innovative collaboration products for businesses.
