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The beta version of IE7 released today by Microsoft is meant for developers and tech enthusiasts. In IE7, you'll find multiple-page views, tabbed browsing, an integrated RSS reader, and improved security. However, there are some bugs and instabilities, and it's not as compact as its competitors.

Read the full review of the beta.

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sAvAgE Always Learning Posts: 1478 Joined: 2002-12-05

#38744 Posted on: 02/01/2006 04:33 PM Wow. Way to go M$. You have taken Firefox and put in more bugs and a custom Skin. :rolleyes: Well that is just my impression. http://svg-systems.shawbiz.ca AMD and Intel are just "So.. Yesterday" I want my Dual Cell Workstation

rmn oh my, it's huge! Posts: 6013 Joined: 2002-01-26

#38746 Posted on: 02/01/2006 06:03 PM Which is kind of what Firefox did with Opera anyway. RMN ~~~

opus13 misanthrope. Posts: 1628 Joined: 2002-04-05

#38749 Posted on: 02/01/2006 09:45 PM i have had no love for IE, opera crashes constantly, and firefox constantly pisses me off with niggling incompatibilities. and of course, IE7 wont install on server 2003. awesome.

rmn oh my, it's huge! Posts: 6013 Joined: 2002-01-26

#38751 Posted on: 02/01/2006 10:59 PM Haven't seen Opera crash in about 3 months, and I have running at least 8 hours a day. When it does crash (usually caused by some plug-in), it will remember which pages you were browsing, any e-mails you may have been editing, etc. The only thing it doesn't remember (unfortunately) is the contents of forms that you had open, but that might be due to security issues. RMN ~~~

scythe Quad nutty Posts: 555 Joined: 2002-09-25

#38752 Posted on: 02/02/2006 01:39 PM I've been using IE7 ever since they posted it up on my MSDN downloads page. It's been working great. The only thing that I do not like is that it uses much more memory than IE6 and has some problems with some web pages. HP's website shows everything in very very small print (even if you hold control and scroll the font to max) and Belkin configuration pages won't open up at all. You just can't get into belkin routers with IE7. - Q6600 @ 3.0ghz (333x9) - 4x1gb DDR2 800 - HD4890 - Asus Maximus Formula X38 - 150GB RaptorX - Antec P180v2 w/ 550w Real Power Pro -

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Registered User Posts: 89 Joined: 2002-01-16

#38753 Posted on: 02/02/2006 02:31 PM MS software that gobbles memory? I don't believe it.

sAvAgE Always Learning Posts: 1478 Joined: 2002-12-05

#38754 Posted on: 02/02/2006 05:22 PM Originally posted by Joey Jo Jo Jr.: MS software that gobbles memory? I don't believe it. I agree I don't believe that at all. It's gotta be a Hardware issue http://svg-systems.shawbiz.ca AMD and Intel are just "So.. Yesterday" I want my Dual Cell Workstation

jamesavery22 Registered User Posts: 1567 Joined: 2002-08-07

#38755 Posted on: 02/02/2006 08:15 PM At the same time you guys can't say firefox doesn't eat up memory. I have 4 tabs open and have been using this window for about 3 hours and its taking up 90mb. I've seen it hit 200 :eek: FF pre-loads pages. Turn it off if you don't want it taking up too much ram. I'm assuming IE7 does the same thing. My Heatware

rmn oh my, it's huge! Posts: 6013 Joined: 2002-01-26

#38756 Posted on: 02/02/2006 10:20 PM What use is empty RAM? If an application can benefit from using more RAM, I expect it to do so. As long as it releases non-essential memory when the system starts to run out, of course. RMN ~~~

krylon Registered User Posts: 78 Joined: 2000-12-07

#38757 Posted on: 02/03/2006 02:34 AM Originally posted by rmn: What use is empty RAM? If an application can benefit from using more RAM, I expect it to do so. As long as it releases non-essential memory when the system starts to run out, of course. RMN ~~~ You're just asking for a flame war! Heatware Treadlayers.com

opus13 misanthrope. Posts: 1628 Joined: 2002-04-05

#38758 Posted on: 02/03/2006 03:30 AM Originally posted by rmn: What use is empty RAM? If an application can benefit from using more RAM, I expect it to do so. As long as it releases non-essential memory when the system starts to run out, of course. RMN ~~~ isnt that how OSX works?

MDAMD Registered User Posts: 13 Joined: 2001-11-29

#38760 Posted on: 02/04/2006 06:21 AM With Respect to Opera; I have been using it for 6 months now and yes it's true it has crashed from time to time. Never the less, it has been the best of the best browser mail client I have ever used. I wanted IE5 & 6 to be the best, but it simply hadn't happened. IE7 won't dim my expectations... I don't have any. Ashes to ashes, Apples to Windows.

i_wolf labhair dom as gaelige Posts: 2097 Joined: 2002-11-19

#38762 Posted on: 02/06/2006 02:32 PM I'm also a proponent for using the RAM available once it is released when needed. In this day and age of dual core, 2GHz plus monsters and 1 gig of ram standard on lots of machines, I think its crazy that we do not attempt to utilize such hardware available. This should not be at the expense of inefficient and sloppy code, but for the purpose of providing more functionality, better UI etc.. in short a superior user experience. i_wolf Hung like a donkey. Go like a horse!

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