[LINK] Internet Explorer V8

[David Boxall]

If you decide to try IE8, make sure it's what you really want:
<http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2224940/turning-back-ie-warns-microsoft>
> Microsoft is warning users of a potential issue in its upcoming 
> Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) web browser release that makes it impossible 
> to revert to an older version.

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David Boxall                    |  The more that wise people learn
                                |  The more they come to appreciate
                                |  How much they don't know.
                                                        --Confucius

On 28/08/2008 at 5:08 PM stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Microsoft has released a second test version of Internet Explorer 8.. the
> latest version - beta 2 - of Internet Explorer comes with new features to
> enhance privacy, ease-of-use, and security.  http://www.microsoft.com/ie8
>
> This latest version of Internet Explorer replicates features found in 
> Firefox 3, the latest version of that web browser, including a "smart" 
> address bar that remembers and redirects user to website addresses they 
> have visited before.
>
> Internet Explorer 8 also offers a mode called "InPrivate Browsing", which 
> ensures that history, temporary internet files and cookies are not 
> recorded on a user's PC.
>
> There is also a security feature that allows a user to block content 
> coming from third-parties trying to track and aggregate the user's online 
> behavior.
>
> Microsoft also updated already announced features such as "Activities", 
> which allows a user to use information found on one page, such as an 
> address, in conjunction with an online service such as mapping without 
> leaving the original site.
>
> The latest test release of Internet Explorer 8 is available for download
> for free here: http://www.microsoft.com/ie8
>
> Ref: <http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/internet-explorer-8-heralds-
> stealth-browsing/2008/08/28/1219516615959.html>
>
> --
>
> Cheers people
> Stephen Loosley
> Victoria, Australia
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