(this is all, by the way, exactly what Steve Jobs initially had planned for apps, but everyone whined and complained so much that Apple gave in to third-party apps, remember that?)

function getInternetExplorerVersion()
	// Returns the version of Windows Internet Explorer or a -1
	// (indicating the use of another browser).
	{
	   var rv = -1; // Return value assumes failure.
	   if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer')
	   {
	      var ua = navigator.userAgent;
	      var re  = new RegExp("MSIE ([0-9]{1,}[\.0-9]{0,})");
	      if (re.exec(ua) != null)
	         rv = parseFloat( RegExp.$1 );
	   }
	   return rv;
	}
function getFlashMovie(movieName) {
	  if (navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1) {
		  var ver = getInternetExplorerVersion();
		  if (ver > 8 ) {
			  return window[movieName][0];
		  } else {
		    	return window[movieName];
		  }
	  } else {
	        if(document[movieName].length != undefined){
	             return document[movieName][1];
	        }
	    return document[movieName];
	  }
}

edit: Forgot to give credit where credit is due. I found this on his site.

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