heresy

Although I've been a staunch Firefox user for a while now, I decided to give the beta version of IE7 a spin a little while ago. Surprisingly, I've found that I like it, in some ways even more than Firefox. So far, some of the good points have been:

  • Cleaner interface
  • Hard to tell for sure, but it seems to have worked out the security holes in IE6
  • Tabs are slightly easier
  • Mechanism for the quick search box is smoother
  • Various web pages (gmail, for example) display and function better than Firefox

Some things I don't like:

  • I miss mouse gestures
  • I wish more search providers were available
  • I wish I could move the toolbars around more

Just some addled thoughts on a dreary Monday morning. Anyway, browser wars are good; the browser was stagnant for too long.

Recent listening:

  • Wilco, A Ghost is Born
  • The Shins, Oh, Inverted World
May 15, 2006 10:23 AM
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Interesting, perhaps I'll give it a shot. I feel more comfortable in Firefox, but the memory issues are a pain. All in all, competition is a good thing.

Also, you know IE7 is going to be a contender if Google made a stink about it. ;)

Pondered by Greg at May 15, 2006 10:14 PM

Here's a list of Search Providers for IE 7.

http://ieproviders.com/

Pondered by ROCHETTE at May 17, 2006 06:42 PM
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