The Internet Explorer for Mac had not been updated since June 2003, and now Microsoft has announced that it is not supporting it anymore. Microsoft has advised all its Mac users of Internet Explorer to switch to Apple's Safari.

Microsoft to end support for Internet Explorer for Mac on December 31st 2005, and will provide no further updates. Additionally, as of January 31st, 2006. Internet Explorer for the Mac will no longer be available for download from Mactopia.

Bill Thompson of BBC offers a proposal to Microsoft to Give IE to the people that Let them to work with its code and keep that useful product alive.

I might even consider running an open source IE build on my laptop, if I knew that I wouldn't have to rely on Microsoft's support for a minority operating system to get bug fixes done.

It would be too much to hope for the code to be made public domain and given away without any copyright restrictions, but it could at least get its highly-paid legal team to come up with a reasonably permissive licence that would let coders get their hands on the last supported version and keep it going.

Microsoft drop Mac version of Internet Explorer
Download: Internet Explorer 5.2.3 for Mac OS X
Download: Internet Explorer 5.1.7 for Mac OS 8.1 to 9.x


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Yahoo, in partnership with Network For Good, launched a Cyber Giving Week website that provides donation links to a variety of charities as well as resources and tools for making decisions about contributions and maximizing annual tax breaks.

Donations can made for a variety of causes like rebuilding houses in New Orleans and other hurricane-ravaged communities, Humane Society of the United States, for protecting pets, other animals and their natural habitats or for helping children out of poverty and crisis around the world.

There is an online Giving Calculator to determine how much to donate given your income level.


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Staples launched a Staples Easy Button which says "That was easy" when ever a large red push button marked "easy" is clicked. The Staples Easy Button commercials highlighted that even the Gift Experts need assistance when it comes to Holiday Shopping. In one of the Staples christmas commercial, Santa Claus is shown using this button to order digital cameras from the Staples store, rather than have his selves create megapixels camera. The Easy Button promotional campaign was an instant hit and Staple is now trying to cash in the popularity.

Staples is agressively marketing the easy button and asking customers to Press often to relieve stress. Proceeds from the sale of that item, up to $1 million, are donated to Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

Staples will be soon releasing an Easy Button software that can be downloaded on your computer. Customers will then be able to link directly to Staples' Web site and access products such as Internet security protect software, paper shredders, organizing supplies, locking file cabinets, safes and surge protectors. This button complements the retail chain's "Easy Button" desk accessory.

Download Staples Easy Button software for desktop:
Windows XP (843KB)
Macintosh OSX (607KB)


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