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IE8 Beta 2 touted as a faster browser. But is it?
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rodtrent
From a personal perspective, watching the time it takes for new tabs to load and then for the new pages to load in the tab, I’m a bit disappointed in the speed of IE8. Even Maxthon , which uses the...
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Adding a web slice adds a new RSS feed in MS Outlook
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rodtrent
Hmmm…this I didn’t expect. When you add a web slice to IE8, it also adds a new feed to MS Outlook (if you are using Outlook to read RSS feeds). It also appears (and, I’m double-checking this) that...
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What is a Web Slice?
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rodtrent
A Web Slice is a specific portion of a webpage that you can subscribe to, and which enables you to see when updated content—such as the current temperature, or a changing auction price—is available from...
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Block advertisements in IE8
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rodtrent
Adblock Pro: http://www.ieaddons.com/en/details/Security/Adblock_Pro/
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Skin IE8 like Firefox
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rodtrent
IE8 Theme Manager: http://www.ieaddons.com/en/details/Time_Savers/Internet_Explorer_Theme_Manager/
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Setting up a local weather IE8 web slice
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rodtrent
The IE8 add-on directory offers a weather web-slice, but only for the Seattle, WA area. So, how do you setup a web-slice for your local weather? Jump out to Live.com Search and enter your city and...
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The IE8 Accelerator directory
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rodtrent
Here’s some cool new add-ons for IE8 – with many more coming… http://www.ieaddons.com/en/
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Betanews.com comes up blank when using IE8 Beta 2
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rodtrent
Try accessing Betanews.com in IE8 Beta 2 and you’ll see a completely blank page. Incidentally, if you use Maxthon (which uses the IE8 rendering engine), Betanews.com works fine… Betanews.com works fine...
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RSS Feed links in MS Outlook work, but give errors after installing IE8 Beta 2
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rodtrent
After installing IE8 Beta 2, I receive a similar message as show below on each and every link inside a RSS feed in Microsoft Outlook. After a quick test, this error seems to be caused by Maxthon running...
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Maxthon needs an update to work with IE8 Beta 2
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rodtrent
After installing IE8 Beta 2, I found that Maxthon no longer works. But, there’s a post in the Maxthon forums with a link to a Maxthon update that allows it to work with the new beta. http://forum...
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Will IE8 Beta 2 make me want to stop using Maxthon?
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rodtrent
Let’s see. Installing Beta 2 now.
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Want to test IE8?
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rodtrent
With Beta 2 close to releasing, Microsoft is expanding the beat program for IE8. If you wish to be a part of making IE better by contributing great bug reports then please email IESO@microsoft.com...
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Listen while you work… What's new in IE8
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rodtrent
In this episode of TechNet Radio, Internet Explorer Program Manager Jane Maliouta answers questions about what's new in IE8 for consumers, businesses and web developers. July 15th, 2008 Click Here...
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Yahoo’s pie is getting smaller, while Microsoft’s is getting bigger
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rodtrent
Wow…nobody seems to like Yahoo any longer… But, the real news is that Microsoft’s pie piece is getting bigger at the expense of both Yahoo and Google. Look at a recent pie piece… http://myitforum.com/cs2...
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Maxthon Browser update available…
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rodtrent
http://www.maxthon.com
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Why Firefox 3.0’s Phishing feature is faster than Microsoft’s?
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rodtrent
I posted the other day about how IE7 runs just as fast as Firefox 3.0 if you turn off the automatic Phishing check in IE. When Phishing is turned on IE7, IE7 contacts a Microsoft server somewhere to check...
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Add-ons for Firefox? IE has them, too.
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rodtrent
Lots and lots of IE add-on goodies to surf through. http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/category.aspx?bcatid=3500
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The Firefox effect on myITforum.com – not much
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rodtrent
After 2 days, here’s the tally so far. Firefox activity has actually decreased slightly for some strange reason. We’ll keep watching as the weeks and days go by. The day of FF 3.0 release:...
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Running Firefox 2.0 or 3.0 on Vista makes you less secure
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rodtrent
Robert Hensing has more to say about the press coverage of FF 3.0. http://blogs.technet.com/robert_hensing/archive/2008/06/18/more-firefox-3-0-entertainment-fail-open-goat-award.aspx
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Turning off automatic Phishing in IE makes IE just as fast as Firefox 3.0
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rodtrent
This is interesting. If I turn off the option to automatically check web sites for Phishing, IE7 is just as fast as Firefox 3.0. So, how does Firefox 3.0 do Phishing checking quicker than IE? ...
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The IE versus FF security track record
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rodtrent
Robert Hensing posts an interesting piece on his blog, with a take on a recent USAToday article. http://blogs.technet.com/robert_hensing/archive/2008/06/18/usa-today-writes-an-article-about-ff-3-0-hilarity...
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Firefox 3.0 considerably faster than previous versions
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rodtrent
From the time I click on the Firefox 3.0 application icon until my home page appears on my screen, it takes less than a second. Performing the same action for IE7 takes about 3 seconds. Speed has...
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Internet Explorer