Google Chrome has been sitting pretty on top of its throne of browser speed and compatibility tests since its release in September 2008, and no one has been able to touch it. Its elegant style and simplistic interface have given it an amazing advantage in the ongoing browser war. Internet Explorer, on the other hand, has become a “thorn in the side” of web developers. From the long and dreadful life of Internet Explorer 6 to the let down of Internet Explorer 8, it has been known to cause headaches, fevers, stomach cramps and fatigue. Its lack of care for compatibility and compliance has made this rebellious old browser feared by many. This may be about to change.

The preliminary test results are in for Internet Explorer 9 and they are impressive. Microsoft has just released their third platform demo and although the scores aren’t as high as they could be, they are definitely better than anything we have seen from Internet Explorer before. It has already passed the CSS3 selectors test with complete compliance and their HTML5 compatibility is almost on par very the rest of the browser greats. Microsoft may have finally gotten back into the ring with Internet Explorer 9. Now if they would just send out a mandatory update for Windows the web developer community could start to relax again. That combined with keeping their product up to date with the latest standards might make Internet Explorer a contender again.

While it still has a ways to go to match the speed and elegance of Chrome, Internet Explorer 9 is shaping up to be a new competitor in today’s brutal browser war.

The new AGRImag website has officially been launched! The site has a sleek new look and is extremely easy to navigate. This quarter’s issue of AGRImag is available online right now and it will be archived when the next issue of AGRImag is published, as will be all future AGRImag publications.

Archived articles will be easily accessible to all online users. Articles will be organized by date and categories for optimal user-friendliness.

Wow. A whole new way to stay up to date with the latest agricultural highlights from across Prince Edward Island. Go ahead and check it out at www.agrimag.ca.

Spectra Media is excited to be a sponsor of the Entrepreneur Expo on May 12, in Charlottetown. We have invited a gentleman that is like family to us, to speak about Social Media and it’s effects on business. His name is Rick Jessup and has been online for two decades, his is one of Canada’s first bloggers, and is social media strategist for one of Toronto’s foremost digital ad agencies 58ninety.

He will take the guesswork out of how social media can help your business? And how a global social network like Facebook, Twitter or foursquare can activate customers on the Island and build your business? Join Rick, for a look at what’s now and what’s next in emerging technology. Rick is a digital veteran, and he’s had the chance to work with companies such as Molson Coors Canada, CTVglobemedia, Loblaw Companies, Workopolis and World Wrestling Entertainment.

We invite you to visit our booth at the expo and join us with Rick to explore social media along with all the other exciting opportunities at this years event.

For information on booth spaces for you business contact us.

For event details please visit the official website.

Matthew Manor, is very proud to announce that he has been selected as the official photographer for the International Ice Hockey Federation during the 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver. 

Matthew will be responsible to provide complete photography and image management support to the IIHF as they oversea all aspects of the Men’s and Women’s ice hockey events in partnership with the International Olympic Committee. 

“It is truly an honor to represent Canada on the world stage during the Olympics and the opportunity of a lifetime to do it at home in Canada.” said Manor. Part of his duties will be to capture head & shoulder pictures of each player from each team as well as an official team photo of all the participating teams. His responsibilities will also include covering and capturing all the key moments of the sold-out medal games, of which, Team Canada is a favorite for gold. 

“We are so very happy to have such a talented expert on board with our team during this event in Vancouver and feel Matthew will be able to fulfill our requirements without compromise.” said Szymon Szemberg, Communications Director of the International Ice Hockey Federation. 

Matthew has been working towards this opportunity over the past 3 years by way of providing extensive photography support and image management services to organizations such as Hockey Canada, the Hockey Hall of Fame and the International Ice Hockey Federation. 

Additionally, Matthew has been selected to be the official Team Canada photographer to the Canadian Paralympic Sledge Hockey Team which will be competing for a chance at gold during the 2010 Paralympics also held in Vancouver in early March.

Our client Unleashed Potential K9 Training, was featured on CBC news this evening. Click on the link below to watch the news today on Duke Ferguson’s bed bug detection, using K9 talent.

CBC PAGE

CBC WEBSITE VIDEO

We are proud to join The PEI Business Women’s Association which fosters the success of women in business through a network of community based facilitators, members, clients and partners.

www.peibwa.org

AGRImag is the new agriculture industry magazine for PEI and is the official publication of the PEI Federation of Agriculture. It will replace previous Federation newsletters such as ‘Federation Happenings’ and ‘The United Voice’. This magazine will be delivered four times a year coinciding with the four seasons.

The magazine will make a concerted effort to deliver the message of each of the Federation of Agriculture member organizations, which include the major commodity marketing boards and other specific farm organizations across the Island. By having this message offered in one place, on a consistent basis, it is hoped Island farmers and the non-farming community alike will use it to get a sense of what is happening in the various different Island agriculture sectors. Hopefully, it will offer readers a better understanding of the significant contributions agriculture makes to the Island way of life as seen from the farmers’ point of view.

We hope you enjoy this magazine and welcome any feedback or comments you may have on it. Please contact the Federation of Agriculture office by calling (902) 368-7289 or emailing info@peifa.ca. Please visit the magazine website at www.agrimag.ca to get updates on the information seen in the magazine or to provide your feedback.

Prince Edward Island has two more Project Management Professionals
Congratulations to Peter Smith of Deltaware and David Boyce of SpectraMedia for having successfully challenged the PMP (Project Management Professional) exam. They took the 10-day training program that Procept offered last year through the Innovation and Technology Association of PEI.