IE8: New Features

[Ceres]

The Earth Times talks about IE8 and some of the new features we can expect to see:

- Browser will load faster. Time will tell if this is true!

- New map features will allow you to highlight an address, right-click and select map to get directions.

- The InPrivate feature allows you to browse the web without having your browsing history stored for others to see. Other browsers already have something similar.

- If IE8 detects that you are on a potentially dangerous site, the entire address bar will turn red. This sounds like a great feature.

To learn more, click the link at the beginning of this post.

Sometimes I use Internet Explorer (but mainly FireFox). However, once IE8 is officially released, I will likely test out some of the new features to see if there's a big difference between IE7 and IE8.

 

[Jeff]

- If IE8 detects that you are on a potentially dangerous site, the entire address bar will turn red. This sounds like a great feature.

Depends how accurate it is!

 

[Jeff]

Depends how accurate it is!

If you do a search on Google right now *every* single site come up with the message: "This site may harm your computer."

 

[Ceres]

If you do a search on Google right now *every* single site come up with the message: "This site may harm your computer."

Google confirms it was the result of human error. Let's hope similar errors don't happen with IE8's new security feature.

 

[Ceres]

Internet Explorer 8 is now ready for public use. I've now upgraded from IE7 to IE8:

- I haven't noticed that the browser is any faster.

- I like how you can very easily access the list of sites you've closed since you started Internet Explorer. That's handy, as I tend to return to many of the same websites throughout the day.

- I haven't encountered any red address bar, but hey that's a good thing as it means I haven't stumbled upon a potentially dangerous site.

- I like the Accelerator feature. You can add your favourite translator or map etc, and whenever you need to translate or look up map directions, the Accelerator provides a nice shortcut.

I'm tempted to switch from Firefox to IE...but first I'll test IE8 for a few more days.

Have you upgraded to IE8? If so, what you do think and have you encountered any problems?

 

[Ceres]

I'm tempted to switch from Firefox to IE...but first I'll test IE8 for a few more days.

After a few days of testing, I've decided to stick with Firefox. I'm finding the IE8 browser very slow. Too bad...