WinXP IE9 fix (Issue #14)

Where ```var settings = $strip.data('settings');``` in IE9 (Windows XP) ```settings``` is somehow still ```undefined```, specifically the ```settings.direction``` and/or ```settings.speed``` attributes need to be set.
Also IE9 has an annoying tendency to not play nice with ```console.log()``` statements if there is no check for ```window.console``` first.