Today one our site’s visitor contacted us stating that there is an error in the new Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2.
We grabbed IE8 from Microsoft Internet Explorer homepage, and begun the testing. We’ve solved the rendering problem and I want to tell you all what to do if you see some errors in IE8 beta.
It doesn’t worth much attention fixing errors, creating other CSS files (in Internet Explorer 8), until the final version of the famous browser will be released.
What can you do?
You can implement an Emulation Tag.
There are two ways to implement this tag:
* On a per-site basis, add a custom HTTP header
X-UA-Compatible: IE=EmulateIE7
* On a per-page basis, add a special HTML tag to each document, right after the head tag
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7">
Implementing the HTTP header is beneficial if a site owner wants most of their site to render as it did in IE7 or if there are no plans to update site content.
The X-UA-Compatible tag and header override any existing DOCTYPE. Also, the mode specified by the page takes precedent over the HTTP header. For example, you could add the EmulateIE7 HTTP header to a site, and set specific pages to display in IE8 mode (by using the meta-tag with content=”IE8”).
Using the IE=EmulateIE7 compatibility tag is a simple way for users to continue their current experience when browsing your site until you can update with more standards-compliant content. Although adding this tag will prevent most display issues, you may also need to update your site to properly detect IE8.
Another thing we’ve fixed was a minor bug from the affiliation referral tracking system. I want to assure all of you that even if a few clicks might of been lost, there’s no problem at all because the magic happens when a referral signs up as an advertiser and creates an opportunity. But dont’ worry, because our affiliation system is also tracking (using a second tracking method) the payment button from advertiser’s account, so nobody lost eventual earnings.
Another change you probably noticed was our new live help system, (delivered in a few minutes) powered by Stardevelop. Thanks guys. The updated version is cleaner, works faster and is more intuitive. I hope you’ll enjoy it – also has a ‘Coffee time’ button. 
Here a printscreen of what our support department sees:
In the near future we plan to subscribe to a phone company, so we can hear each other.
I will mention one more tine our thanks for those who wrote about us. You’re great!
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