This was both interesting and frustrating. I’m trying to learn to write proper XHTML and a certain technique that I used years ago to write dynamic html isn’t allowed. So I figure out the suggested technique for dynamically changing a page that I’m using for showing the podcasts using Flash and it works in Firefox v4 (Mac), Firefox v5 (Windows), Safari (Mac), but not in Internet Explorer v8! I check and the code validates as proper XHTML so I decide to take a moment to bang my face on the desk since it’s less painful.

I’m having flashbacks to years ago when I used to do checks for various browsers and versions and write separate code because some companies used to play loose with www recommendations. I figured it would be better after 8 years but Microsoft’s IE v8 disagrees with me. I’m not going to back to all that version checking and trying to make everyone happy because it used to take too much effort which was extremely frustrating.

After I pick my face up off of my desk and ponder my options, I recall that Windows 7 (which I use via my MacBook Pro and VMware Fusion) has been annoyingly (is that a word?) trying to get me to upgrade to IE v9 for some time and in a fit of frustration I did it. And now the page works.