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February 02, 2006

Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2

I've downloaded and installed MSIE 7 Beta 2. Thus far, it's an interesting toy to play with. I'm planning on playing with it for a while and seeing what the pros and cons of the new browser are, then writing about them here.

My initial thoughts:

1. The tabs really seem like a rip of Firefox, but I'm very glad that they're there. This was one of my biggest problems with MSIE 6. I also like the fact that, as with Firefox, you can use the middle mouse button to open tabs in the background.

2. I like the idea that I can easily customize the search engine. While MSN Search is the initial default, it isn't a pain to setup another search engine, such as Google.

3. I also like the idea of "multiple homepages" that open up in several tabs. I currently have 3 set, which are the pages I visit most often.

4. The icons need work. And what is it with all the gradients that Microsoft is using these days?

5. I'm still trying to get used to the "less is more" approach by MSFT with the interface. You can add the "classic" menu back, but I like the idea of a smaller toolbar.

6. I'm digging the RSS interface thus far. I'm also glad that MSFT is using the RSS icon from Mozilla/Firefox.

7. The zoom feature is ... interesting.

8. What is with browsers not being 100% CSS compliant? Thus far, I only know of two ... and neither are available on Windows.

Well, that's all I have for now. After I'm done playing, I'll let you know what I really think.

~out...

Posted by ed at February 2, 2006 07:40 PM

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