I installed Microsoft Internet Explorer v7 this evening which was released after a lengthy Beta testing by Microsoft recently.
I’ve been a Mozilla Firefox user for quite some time now, and so IE7 does feel like a “catch up” attempt from Microsoft.
As someone who considers himself fairly net savvy, it’s unlikely I’ll ever see the benefit in the new Security features built into this browser. I hope I’ve seen enough phishing scams to know when to steer clear. I can see the benefit to “regular” users though – so it’s a thumbs up from that point of view.
There are still some sites that insist on using IE (UK Government Sites, Microsoft Sites, etc.) so the ability to use IE in a tabbed mode will be of benefit also when I’m forced to use IE in the office or on a client site.
I’ve yet to try the new site printing feature – but any improvements over the bloody awful way IE 6 used to print sites is to be applauded! Only today I was with a customer using IE 6 who was trying to print a page only to find the web-site content frustratingly got cut off the edge of the paper.
The ability to use RSS feeds is also welcome. Again, I’ve been using RSS feeds through Firefox for ages now – but plenty of people I’ve spoken to (including some IT staff) still don’t see the “point” of them. I can only assume this is because they don’t stray far from the “safety” of MS products. Perhaps when it’s coming in a Microsoft product, they’ll now open their eyes to RSS.
But all in all… none too exciting I’m afraid! Roll on Firefox 2.0!
RICHARD TUBB
Richard Tubb is one of the best-known experts within the global IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) community. He launched and sold his own MSP business before creating a leading MSP media and consultancy practice. Richard helps IT business owner’s take back control by freeing up their time and building a business that can run without them. He’s the author of the book “The IT Business Owner’s Survival Guide” and writer of the award-winning blog www.tubblog.co.uk
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MATT
20TH OCTOBER 2006 01:19:22
Being a Vista user for the last few months, I've bounced back-and-forth between whatever the current bundled IE beta is and the current FF2 beta. Honestly, the lines between both have slowly blurred over the months, which is a pretty bold statement based on early IE7's! I imagine FF2 will gain ground over it's M$ rival as the various plugins, which frankly make FF the better surfing tool, come online with FF2 versions, but, for now, a golf clap is awarded to M$ for at least taking onboard the features that made FF such a showstealer!