IE8: First Screenshots
March 5th, 2008 | Published in Microsoft | 4 Comments
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:
- In the browser, on the Favorites bar, remove the WebSlice.
- Close Internet Explorer.
- Right-click the Internet Explorer icon, and then click Run as administrator.
- 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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March 5th, 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?
March 5th, 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
March 6th, 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
March 7th, 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.