Internet Explorer 8 — The Watering Hole

5 posts

Johnny #1 · Jun 07, 2009 05:21 UTC

This is the new IE from Microsoft. I was bored tonight, so I downloaded it. There seems to be a lot of personal configuration abilities to it. I haven't gone there yet.

But what I am noticing right out of the gates is the download speed. They seem to be mimicing firefox. The pages load MUCH faster than before. Just like Firefox....there is a very brief pause, then the page downlods instantly.

There is also supposedly more security added with it as well. I don't know yet...haven't looked into that. But I will say it is definitely faster.

CraigB #2 · Jun 07, 2009 07:23 UTC

Johnny — Jun 07, 2009 ...There is also supposedly more security added with it as well.

Translation: "There are a whole new set of security holes that hackers haven't found yet!" :D

dearthian #3 · Jun 07, 2009 14:43 UTC

Firefox, IE..pfff. Google Chrome is where the speed is at. Security has been improved.

Cinvala #4 · Jun 08, 2009 00:06 UTC

I'm with you Johnny, I've just downloaded it after reading your post, I'd say it is a lot faster as well.

charger #5 · Jun 08, 2009 17:44 UTC

Dearthian: — Jun 07, 2009Firefox, IE..pfff. Google Chrome is where the speed is at. Security has been improved.

Yeah, I use Google Chrome for everything that doesn't need Java. With normal sites, JavaScript, and Flash stuff, it is orders of magnitude faster than anything else. Unfortunately, some folks are still using Java, so I use FF for that stuff. I still need Internet Explorer for two sites--Outlook Web Access from my work (when I'm remote and can't get a tunnel) and my work's stupid time-management/PTO app.