Full Version: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
I installed IE7 on my computer. Althought I like many things about it, I don't like the menus and toolbars. I very seldom do like these things enough to say so, I usually learn to live with them. This toolbar doesn't put anything in a quickly accessible place.
1) Do you like or dislike the new Internet Explorer interface? Why?
2) What do you think Microsoft was trying to satisfy with this new interface?
1) Do you like or dislike the new Internet Explorer interface? Why?
2) What do you think Microsoft was trying to satisfy with this new interface?
1) Do you like or dislike the new Internet Explorer interface? Why?
I didn’t know IE 7 was out. Thanks for telling us.
I thought MS would release a new version early (hopefully) next year with Vista.
I have heard people say there are better browsers - Opera 9 - for example. I have resisted using other browsers. I do lot of different things with my computer besides internet and email. IE is adequate for what I do, so why download, install, and learn a new browser?
I made the mistake a decade or so ago of purchasing Norton Desktop. It was advertised as changing the way one works in Windows - for the better I assumed. Wrong! It took over my system, caused crashes and conflicts. I called Microsoft’s and Symantec’s tech support. It was a vicious circle. MS blamed Norton, and you guessed it, Norton blamed MS.
I haven’t repeated this mistake. As the saying goes, "don’t let the same dog bite you twice.”
I downloaded IE7 and like it. It can be set up with the traditional tool bar at the upper left:
File/Edit/View/Favorites/Tools/Help
Above that to the left are the backward and forward buttons. They are now blue bubbles – easier to locate quickly – a definite improvement.
The lowest group on left column allows toggling among:
Favorites/Feeds/History
I like this feature, but I’m not sure what use the Feeds option offers.
I feel a little more at home on the left – politically speaking, that is. (I hope you don’t mind if I ease election season tensions by joking here) but I find some things on the right (of the screen that is) that I like.
In the upper right hand corner is, among other things, a printer icon that allows page set up and print preview. I printed MSN’s home page and it came out on one page. The lower right offer’s something good, also – a magnifying tool that allows changing the view from 50% to 400%. I read Wertz’s masterful post on the “Balanced Government” at 150% - much easier on the eyes. This guy could write Brandeis like briefs for a living.
I like IE7. It’s enough like the old version that the learning curve is about 5 minutes – less time than it took to download and install.
Thanks again for calling this to our attention.
Here’s a direct link to IE7:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx?mg_ID=10010
2) What do you think Microsoft was trying to satisfy with this new interface?
In my best Texican, "whoa! partner, you got me there." Knowing the mind of Minolta, God, and Microsoft is impossible. Some of our more misogynistic members might add "women" to that list.
I didn’t know IE 7 was out. Thanks for telling us.
I thought MS would release a new version early (hopefully) next year with Vista.I have heard people say there are better browsers - Opera 9 - for example. I have resisted using other browsers. I do lot of different things with my computer besides internet and email. IE is adequate for what I do, so why download, install, and learn a new browser?
I made the mistake a decade or so ago of purchasing Norton Desktop. It was advertised as changing the way one works in Windows - for the better I assumed. Wrong! It took over my system, caused crashes and conflicts. I called Microsoft’s and Symantec’s tech support. It was a vicious circle. MS blamed Norton, and you guessed it, Norton blamed MS.
I haven’t repeated this mistake. As the saying goes, "don’t let the same dog bite you twice.”I downloaded IE7 and like it. It can be set up with the traditional tool bar at the upper left:
File/Edit/View/Favorites/Tools/Help
Above that to the left are the backward and forward buttons. They are now blue bubbles – easier to locate quickly – a definite improvement.
The lowest group on left column allows toggling among:
Favorites/Feeds/History
I like this feature, but I’m not sure what use the Feeds option offers.
I feel a little more at home on the left – politically speaking, that is. (I hope you don’t mind if I ease election season tensions by joking here) but I find some things on the right (of the screen that is) that I like.
In the upper right hand corner is, among other things, a printer icon that allows page set up and print preview. I printed MSN’s home page and it came out on one page. The lower right offer’s something good, also – a magnifying tool that allows changing the view from 50% to 400%. I read Wertz’s masterful post on the “Balanced Government” at 150% - much easier on the eyes. This guy could write Brandeis like briefs for a living.
I like IE7. It’s enough like the old version that the learning curve is about 5 minutes – less time than it took to download and install.
Thanks again for calling this to our attention.
Here’s a direct link to IE7:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx?mg_ID=10010
2) What do you think Microsoft was trying to satisfy with this new interface?
In my best Texican, "whoa! partner, you got me there." Knowing the mind of Minolta, God, and Microsoft is impossible. Some of our more misogynistic members might add "women" to that list.
1) Do you like or dislike the new Internet Explorer interface? Why?
Dislike!
About eight hours ago, I got an alert that I needed to "upgrade" to Internet Explorer 7. With the usual degree of resignation, I agreed. It began by removing the Internet Explorer 6, shutting down the computer, restarting itself, loading the new version, and restarting once more. I was working at the time on the computer with the faulty memory chip and the wireless connection...
Three hours later, when it finally got around to listing my options, I chose not to accept any changes, and at this point everything looks about the same as always.
At this point, I am in the process of making a third attempt to install it on the third of our four computers. I am not at all thrilled with the speed at which this transition is taking place, and I am not looking forward to blocking out 2 - 3 hours to install this on PE's computer.
I just noticed that the icons that I use the most, (cut, copy, and paste) have completely disappeared.
Computer three finally said that it needs to be restarted. I clicked OK to restart now, and it has locked up...
2) What do you think Microsoft was trying to satisfy with this new interface?
Well, step one was to verify that I was running a licensed version of Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2...
Dislike!
About eight hours ago, I got an alert that I needed to "upgrade" to Internet Explorer 7. With the usual degree of resignation, I agreed. It began by removing the Internet Explorer 6, shutting down the computer, restarting itself, loading the new version, and restarting once more. I was working at the time on the computer with the faulty memory chip and the wireless connection...
Three hours later, when it finally got around to listing my options, I chose not to accept any changes, and at this point everything looks about the same as always.
At this point, I am in the process of making a third attempt to install it on the third of our four computers. I am not at all thrilled with the speed at which this transition is taking place, and I am not looking forward to blocking out 2 - 3 hours to install this on PE's computer.
I just noticed that the icons that I use the most, (cut, copy, and paste) have completely disappeared.
Computer three finally said that it needs to be restarted. I clicked OK to restart now, and it has locked up...
2) What do you think Microsoft was trying to satisfy with this new interface?
Well, step one was to verify that I was running a licensed version of Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2...
QUOTE(Curmudgeon @ Oct 28 2006, 05:12 AM) 
I just noticed that the icons that I use the most, (cut, copy, and paste) have completely disappeared.
I noticed this too. Hopefully, MS will have a fix soon.
The work around is to highlight the material and hit the Control-C keys together.
If you then take the copied mateial to a wordprocessor, like MS Word, you will then be able to paste with the icon or use the keyboard shortcut Control-V.
I thought about upgrading to Internet Explorer 7, but I am always wary of installing new software from Microsoft because it is usually so "buggy" and needing patches.
When in doubt, consult an expert so I called my computer nerd brother who does stuff like reformat his hard drive for fun to ask his opinion. He suggested to try a different browser first like Mozilla Firefox or Opera. He said he didn't trust a first-generation Microsoft application and was taking a "wait-and-see" approach.
I went to Majorgeeks.com, found the Mozilla download, read up on it and decided to give it a shot. I didn't uninstall Internet Explorer 6, but I made the Mozilla my default browser. It was easy to download, import my bookmarks and get online.
So far I like Firefox. Pages definitely load quicker and I like the tabs for multiple sites over always opening new windows. I'm still learning my way around it, and there are some things you have to get used to. One thing I noticed is my default video viewer is now QuickTime or Real Player instead of Windows Media, but that's not a biggie because I can still browse via IE6 if I want to.
Internet Explorer 7? I've got a new toy to play with now. I can wait on another one.
When in doubt, consult an expert so I called my computer nerd brother who does stuff like reformat his hard drive for fun to ask his opinion. He suggested to try a different browser first like Mozilla Firefox or Opera. He said he didn't trust a first-generation Microsoft application and was taking a "wait-and-see" approach.
I went to Majorgeeks.com, found the Mozilla download, read up on it and decided to give it a shot. I didn't uninstall Internet Explorer 6, but I made the Mozilla my default browser. It was easy to download, import my bookmarks and get online.
So far I like Firefox. Pages definitely load quicker and I like the tabs for multiple sites over always opening new windows. I'm still learning my way around it, and there are some things you have to get used to. One thing I noticed is my default video viewer is now QuickTime or Real Player instead of Windows Media, but that's not a biggie because I can still browse via IE6 if I want to.
Internet Explorer 7? I've got a new toy to play with now. I can wait on another one.
1) Do you like or dislike the new Internet Explorer interface? Why?
The interface is fine, I guess. It is a little leaner, which I certainly like. Otherwise I'm not a big fan of it in comparison to Firefox, due to the latter's flexibility and robust developer community. I wrote a fairly lengthy writeup on my blog (yeah, shameless plug, I know
) regarding IE and Firefox. While IE still retains the marketshare, it is becoming far more competitive, and that is always a good thing.
What I have always disliked about IE is Microsoft's occasional contempt for standards. The way Microsoft chooses to implement such concepts as CSS and Javascript (or Jscript in their vernacular) can give developers fits and affects the user experience long term as standards evolve.
2) What do you think Microsoft was trying to satisfy with this new interface?
In a simple sense, they were playing catchup. IE hadn't been updated in several years and internet standards like RSS, tabbed interfaces, and AJAX were leaving IE in the dust.
Unfortunately, just catching up doesn't really help if its going to be another 5 years before they add another version.
The interface is fine, I guess. It is a little leaner, which I certainly like. Otherwise I'm not a big fan of it in comparison to Firefox, due to the latter's flexibility and robust developer community. I wrote a fairly lengthy writeup on my blog (yeah, shameless plug, I know
) regarding IE and Firefox. While IE still retains the marketshare, it is becoming far more competitive, and that is always a good thing.What I have always disliked about IE is Microsoft's occasional contempt for standards. The way Microsoft chooses to implement such concepts as CSS and Javascript (or Jscript in their vernacular) can give developers fits and affects the user experience long term as standards evolve.
2) What do you think Microsoft was trying to satisfy with this new interface?
In a simple sense, they were playing catchup. IE hadn't been updated in several years and internet standards like RSS, tabbed interfaces, and AJAX were leaving IE in the dust.
Unfortunately, just catching up doesn't really help if its going to be another 5 years before they add another version.
Apparently the good folks at CNET weren't that wild about IE7.E 7 was Microsoft's one chance to leapfrog ahead of the competition, but the company has only barely caught sight of the current front-runners. For more features and greater security, switch to Mozilla Firefox.
The editors gave IE7 a tepid 7 out of 10. Users weren't even that thrilled. They gave it a 5.5.
Yipes!
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