Internet Explorer 7

Alien-BC · Post by **Alien-BC** » 12-22-2006 02:42 AM

Any pirates using the new Internet Explorer 7 yet? I developed a problem with Fire Fox today it won’t let me save bookmarks for reasons I have yet to figure out.
So I downloaded the new version of MS explorer and just wanted to know what the pro’s and cons are. My first impression is that it looks and feels a lot like Fire Fox, now why is that?

SetiCruncher · Post by **SetiCruncher** » 12-22-2006 11:27 AM

I accidently installed it on one of my machines (I wasn't paying attention to the to the MS updates).

Although IE 7's Tab'd browser is a nice touch (stolen from FireFox) personally I just don't like it. If I have to use IE I'll stick to IE 6.

I tend to use Firefox more then IE anyway.

Others I have spoken to locally who have seen IE 7 in action have all decided against installing it as well. They just don't like the feel and new lay out.

majda · Post by **majda** » 12-22-2006 07:26 PM

I'm using it. There are some things I like, and a few things that I don't. I feel like it's a little slower than IE 6. I've never used Fire Fox.

racehorse · Post by **racehorse** » 12-22-2006 07:54 PM

Alien-BC, I believe that the best browser available is "Seamonkey"! It is open source, utilizes the best features of Firefox including optional tabbed browsing, but has the look and feel that long time Netscape users like and are familiar with. It is also available with or without a built in e-mail client.

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http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/

The SeaMonkey Project

The SeaMonkey project is a community effort to deliver production-quality releases of code derived from the application formerly known as "Mozilla Application Suite". Whereas the main focus of the Mozilla Foundation is on Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird, our group of dedicated volunteers works to ensure that you can have "everything but the kitchen sink" — and have it stable enough for corporate use.

Project News

December 20th, 2006

SeaMonkey 1.0.7 Security Release

SeaMonkey 1.0.7 is now available. . . .
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The Product: SeaMonkey Suite

Navigator

Tabbed browsing gives you a better way to surf the net. You no longer have to open one page at a time. With tabbed browsing, open several pages at once with one click. Plus, your homepage can be multiple pages, in tabs.

Popup blocker lets you surf the web without interruption from annoying ads.

Image Manager lets you block images to remove offensive images or speed up the rendering of web sites.

Find as you type gives you another way to navigate a page. Just start typing to jump from link to link or to find a word or phrase within a page.

Plus all the features a modern browser should have including: Advanced security settings; Password, Download, and Cookie managers; Themes; multi-language and multi-platform support; and, the latest in Web Standards.
Mail & Newsgroups

Junk mail controls helps you take back control of your e-mail from spammers. SeaMonkey's adaptive junk mail control gets smarter with use and is personalized to the e-mail that you receive.

Manage your mail with customizable Labels and Mail Views. Color code your e-mail to help you prioritize. Sort your mail with views to help you through your e-mail much faster.

Multiple Accounts support helps you manage all your mail through one interface.

SeaMonkey Messenger includes Enterprise ready features such as S/MIME, return receipts, Address Books, LDAP support, and digital signing.
Composer

SeaMonkey's powerful yet simple HTML editor keeps getting better with dynamic image and table resizing, quick insert and delete of table cells, improved CSS support, and support for positioned layers. For all your documents and website projects, Composer is all you need.

Alien-BC · Post by **Alien-BC** » 12-22-2006 09:00 PM

Thanks RC I will certainly give it a test drive this weekend.

Have a Merry Christmas and New Year

racehorse · Post by **racehorse** » 12-22-2006 09:12 PM

Alien-BC wrote:

Have a Merry Christmas and New Year

You, too, Alien-BC and for all Pirates as well.

Dale O Sea · Post by **Dale O Sea** » 12-23-2006 01:07 AM

Internet Explorer, any version, gets a new flaw patched regularly, well, if MS thinks it deserves patching. I've seen them leave know critical flaws unpatched for months in a row. . I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, ever.

Seamonkey is the old Mozilla, a great browser.

Opera is a secure, strong contender that is really expanding into the mobile market. Very much worth checking out.

I still painlessly use and strongly recommend Firefox.