Mar
5

IE8: First Screenshots

I just installed Internet Explorer 8. As I install and try it out, I’m uploading screenshots to my flickr set, "IE8." You can browse through the images in the slideshow below:

Notes About IE8

It Helps You Find Add-Ons: Something interesting about the install – when I get to the part about importing my settings from Firefox, IE8′s installer prompts with "We found 10 Firefox extensions on your computer" and then offers a button to "Go online and view similar IE add-ons."

Problems With the Facebook Webslice: Well, we just can’t have everything running smoothly, can we? I ran into this problem with the Facebook webslice (see below). From the release notes, I found the following info:

WebSlice errors that occur with cookie authentication in Windows Vista

When Windows Vista has Protected Mode on, WebSlices that require cookie authentication will not work in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1. This affects the Facebook WebSlice that lets you see a friend’s status. To fix this issue, follow these steps:

  1. In the browser, on the Favorites bar, remove the WebSlice.
  2. Close Internet Explorer.
  3. Right-click the Internet Explorer icon, and then click Run as administrator.
  4. Subscribe to the WebSlice

A Feed for My Gmail: No kidding, I clicked the RSS icon while in my Gmail and it said "Gmail Atom Feed New." Has that always been there?

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6 Comments to “IE8: First Screenshots”

  1. Joe Anderson says:
    March 5, 2008 at 1:52 pm

    Microsoft are trying to appeal us Web 2.0 nerds but they’re late on the bandwagon. What will the consumer think?

  2. Sarah says:
    March 5, 2008 at 2:32 pm

    the consumer is buying iphones whose commercial in the u.s. goes: “do you love facebook so much that you visit it everytime you’re near a computer? well, now you can visit it everytime you’re not near a computer…” (or something)…so facebook is popular enough to help sell cell phones, it’s popular enough to help sell a browser…and not just to web 2.0 nerds…consumers :)

    but that’s just IMHO

  3. Catto says:
    March 6, 2008 at 9:43 am

    Hey Now Sarah
    This was an excellent post, the pix are really good (the pictobrowser looks works well).
    Thx 4 the info,
    Catto

  4. Clif Notes says:
    March 7, 2008 at 9:47 am

    Yes, the RSS feeds for Gmail have been there a very long time. Maybe over a year? Not sure … never used them except as a test.

    Thanks for the IE8 screenshots.

  5. pablo says:
    September 5, 2008 at 3:48 pm

    Are they keeping the same UI design?
    I saw pictures of a rejected ui design which featured the office 2007 ribbon, IE looked GREAT with those, but it is too bad they let that idea pass. I can’t find the pictures right now though, they are somewhere in the internet.

  6. Catto says:
    January 27, 2009 at 9:00 am

    Hey Now Sara,

    Good images, I really like the webslice screenshot you provided.

    Thx 4 the info,
    Catto