Blimey!!!!!!!!............

Baz · Jul 11, 2009, 17:35:33

.............dont know what came over me. Ive just upgraded to IE7

JUST TO TRY YOU UNDERSTAND

well when I say try, I mean LOOK AT

its not very good is it.Maybe I should give it a bit time eh?

sorry everyone, hope I havent upset any one by doing this

Rik · Jul 11, 2009, 17:37:53

Go for 8, Baz, and really live dangerously.

Baz · Jul 11, 2009, 17:38:35

do you not think I had enough of a shock with 7

all this came about cos I saw that I had some 'important updates' as MS call them, hidden in my update list

why oh why would I do that now

Rik · Jul 11, 2009, 17:40:40

No, Baz. go for the full hair frizz treatment.

Simon · Jul 11, 2009, 17:41:09

If you've gone for 7, you might as well go for 8!

Baz · Jul 11, 2009, 17:41:52

who has 8 then....and uses it?

come on own up

is it better than 7

Rik · Jul 11, 2009, 17:42:09

Den.

Baz · Jul 11, 2009, 17:43:08

what all the time? Saying that my wife uses IE its on vista though so dont know what version it is.She keeps asking for FF too

Simon · Jul 11, 2009, 17:43:58

I have 8, and I have used it for at least a whole minute.

Baz · Jul 11, 2009, 17:44:31

Quote from: Simon on Jul 11, 2009, 17:43:58
I have 8, and I have used it for at least a whole minute.

WOW and I thought I was crazy

Rik · Jul 11, 2009, 17:50:27

You might think that, Baz, I couldn't possibly comment.

zappaDPJ · Jul 11, 2009, 17:53:06

I have 8 and use it all the time, I'm not mad, honestly

Rik · Jul 11, 2009, 17:59:41

Eight what?

Simon · Jul 11, 2009, 18:02:31

After.

Rik · Jul 11, 2009, 18:06:05

zappaDPJ · Jul 11, 2009, 18:06:44

I think I'd prefer to continue to use IE8 than eat one of those things

Simon · Jul 11, 2009, 18:08:05

You're right, I couldn't eat one, Zap. One box, maybe.

Baz · Jul 11, 2009, 18:21:17

mmmmmmm chocolate

Rik · Jul 11, 2009, 18:24:07

I have a large tub of two-bite brownies I need help with, Baz.

quandam · Jul 11, 2009, 18:41:33

Eight is Great! I recently changed from FireFox to IE8, have to say that it is very user friendly and runs very nicely and, to me, slicker than FF. Admittedly I am not into deep stuff and am just an ordinary punter, emails, gentle web surfing, the odd 'You Tube' etc.

IE8 is working extremely well for me as we type

talos · Jul 11, 2009, 18:43:37

I just loaded 8, only because of the microsoft update nag, seems ok, so far

Sebby · Jul 11, 2009, 19:16:13

Quote from: Baz on Jul 11, 2009, 17:41:52
who has 8 then....and uses it?

come on own up

is it better than 7

No one. We all use Firefox.

Seriously, IE is terrible.

Den · Jul 11, 2009, 21:26:17

As Rik said I use IE8 and prefer it to Firefox. There are times when I switch across to Firefox because of all the suport on here for it, but I always switch back as IE8 runs that much better. I am not mad but I like Vista as well even though I will most likely change to Windows 7 when it comes out.

john · Jul 12, 2009, 01:29:24

I've been using IE8 for some time now and am very happy with it, It does what I want and more. I've tried other browsers including Opera, Safari and Firefox but still prefer IE8.

quandam · Jul 12, 2009, 10:00:28

Quote from: Sebby on Jul 11, 2009, 19:16:13
No one. We all use Firefox.

Seriously, IE is terrible.

Sebby

Clearly you are not a fan of 8 but there does appear to be quite a lot of support for it, on this thread at least, it can't be that terrible

JohnH · Jul 12, 2009, 10:08:34

Quote from: quandam on Jul 12, 2009, 10:00:28
it can't be that terrible

It definitely is

talos · Jul 12, 2009, 10:33:21

Quote from: lodge on Jul 12, 2009, 10:08:34
It definitely is

How ? in what way? please be specific

Den · Jul 12, 2009, 10:39:44

I suspect that it is classed as terrible by the same people that always think that MS and anything put out by them is terrible

They are all using windows 95 and can not see any reason to upgrade to 98

Sebby · Jul 12, 2009, 10:51:14

Quote from: quandam on Jul 12, 2009, 10:00:28
Sebby

Clearly you are not a fan of 8 but there does appear to be quite a lot of support for it, on this thread at least, it can't be that terrible

I'm only joking around. It's an okay browser, but I'll do what I can to promote something that complies with web standards where possible - I'd love to see the demise of IE.

Sebby · Jul 12, 2009, 10:51:47

Quote from: talos on Jul 12, 2009, 10:33:21
How ? in what way? please be specific

Mainly because it's slow to render in comparison to other browsers and doesn't comply with web standards to any sort of degree.

Sebby · Jul 12, 2009, 10:52:10

Quote from: Den on Jul 12, 2009, 10:39:44
I suspect that it is classed as terrible by the same people that always think that MS and anything put out by them is terrible They are all using windows 95 and can not see any reason to upgrade to 98

I think the people that class it as terrible are using Firefox.

Rik · Jul 12, 2009, 11:07:55

I'd agreed, Seb. I was slow to move to Firefox, but once I did, there was no going back.

JohnH · Jul 12, 2009, 11:35:31

Quote from: talos on Jul 12, 2009, 10:33:21
How ? in what way? please be specific

Well, for a start it doesn't have an FTP client (FireFTP) that you can integrate into the browser

Also, in IE8 there is no volume control in the Status bar (unless I've got a hybrid copy)

You can't type into the address bar and have the browser automatically find the site you want - works for me virtually every time in Firefox

Sebby · Jul 12, 2009, 15:33:30

For me, they are just some of the bonuses of a browser like Firefox, but not the main reason for using it.

JohnH · Jul 12, 2009, 16:40:10

Quote from: Sebby on Jul 12, 2009, 15:33:30
For me, they are just some of the bonuses of a browser like Firefox, but not the main reason for using it.

What is your main reason? The faster rendering?

bobleslie · Jul 12, 2009, 16:50:54

IE is a SPAM magnet and is the best reason of all for not using it...unless you like SPAM that is.

There are other reasons for using FF:

The added functionality from FF Add-ons. Try Xmarks for example, but there are hundreds.

FF is available across ALL platforms, so you don't have to abandon your browser.

Rik · Jul 12, 2009, 16:55:01

Or are a Monty Python fan...

Sebby · Jul 12, 2009, 19:28:39

Quote from: lodge on Jul 12, 2009, 16:40:10
What is your main reason? The faster rendering?

Mainly, and the fact that I know it's a compliant browser. The add-ons are great as well.

sobranie · Jul 13, 2009, 09:45:51

I find 8 friendly, speedy and a joy to behold having used it continually since last night!!
Apparently there's lots of gizmos/gimmicks on board and I shall studiously ignore them all.
OK, truth will out, I d/l it along with updates and a bottle of Bells last night so will leave it on pro tem and will have a moan about it if any probs manifest themselves.

talos · Jul 13, 2009, 10:09:25

Me too, no real prob's with 8, YET