Well went and downloaded IE8. To me it looks like IE7.

Loads faster, I usually can't tell. I hang out here at WC, so how do you tell? Could be WC is working faster.

  

A free plugin for IE7 some of you may find mighty handy,crash recovery (a definite can't do without..lmao),form fill & password manager,download manager just to name a few,i've been using it for a while now,once IE8 comes out of beta with any luck they'll make a plugin for that too

WWW Link

As for 8 i tried it when it was Beta 1 can't say i was too impressed there were definitely a few bugs that needed to be worked out i'll wait for first public release

I tried using plugins, addons or extentions in IE6, never seems to work right and did interfer with some other porgrams. Never used any in IE7 and probably won't either in IE8.   

Ie7Pro is AWESOME. I never browse without it. Adblock is the same for Firefox.

I ran into the same "blank page" bug here with IE8b2. Compatibility View (in the page menu) solved that, as I'm posting from IE8b2 now.

It is MUCH faster and seems to have fixed weird bugs that I saw with multiple Digg tabs. I had to use Firefox for Digg to get around this.

This version is REALLY REALLY fast.

I have recently downloaded and installed IE 8.. I totally gave up IE 7 for Firefox. Firefox is my Fav internet browser.
I have to say though that IE 8 loads faster and seems much better than IE 7.


I still think that of Safari, IE 8 , Opera 9.5 and Firefox 3.1, that Firefox 3.1 is still my fav browser. I am more willing to try out and test run IE more now though with IE 8. Oh and to point out I am running mycolors Gloss Burgundy and IE 8 run fine now.

To each their own though and I still think Firefox will still be my fav


Good browsing all


Anne

I would leave Opera any day, but not for Internet Explorer. Firefox FTW!

Birger

People went to firefox only did it because of craptacular ie5 and 6.  Same reason people left for IE after nutscrape killed themselves.  People who stay with craptacular ff 3.0  instead of ie7 or opera are just as stupid.

People who stay fanboys to one internet browser are as stupid as console fanboys.

Not in my opinion. You use what what you like, but more importantly what works for you.

Yes, you can use whatever you want, but just like laying in the middlke of the interstate, using a browser that 'gives' you thousands of trojans make you stupid.

It may be your choices, but CHOICES CAN BE SMART OR STUPID.  If you don't agree, go stand in the road, get hit by a car, and if ya survive, tell me that wasn't stupid.

Oh, Okay, I see. I would add to this discussion but your opinion appears to be such that it would not make any difference.

For the record I have never stood in the middle of a road waiting to get hit by a car, that would be really stupid.

darkknight, calling other members "stupid" won't be tolerated. back down on the rhetoric, please. and btw, i use IE as my primary browser and i'm far from stupid.

TheDarkKnight . . perhaps there are better ways to present your thesis without the vitriol.  It may enhance it's reception with those you are trying to communicate with.

ZubaZ takes off his Jafo hat adn walks away 

I'm not about to, either. 1) See Science and Tech section of Goole News from this morning. 2) My comments about speed come from data posted yesterday on either PC Mag.com or on PC World.com.

Based on these reports (altho I run Vista) I made my decision (one shared by many w/o knowing the stuff above). Who knows what it'll do to my OS? I hope Stardock doesn't end up putting stuff in Impulse that'll gum up folks who haven't got XP SP3 on their systems (does the IE embedded update to IE8 Beta 1/2 without us knowing?...probably not, but I'd like to hear that from guys "in the know"...I just don't know enough about this stuff).

I think it's prudent to wait with MS Beta stuff because of it's links to the OS. Not so regarding, Fences altho I read rumors that trying to "turn it off" or uninstall it can play havoc with windows explorer (other posts re Fences).



Snidely....good Lord, man...it's all in jest.

Dark Knight...try to be civil. ASK "Why?" before calling names: You might like the results of humility over those of arrogance.



You equate standing in the middle of the road with choosing a browser? Bit over the top imho.
Philly...don't bother....you stand as much chance of reasoning with an angry person as succeeding in changing the speed of a river by trying to push it.

EDIT: Zu and Snidely's comments came in before my post (I type VERY slowly and that gives my old head time to think and reconsider). Thanks, Zu and Snidely....as usual, you're on top of things.

    ^^^^^     that's a great pic!


and to zubaz .......... to quote you, "Zubaz takes off his Jafo hat adn walks away",  the word is "and".    if i remember it, i'll bring a dictionary for you to detroit.