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Internet Explorer 7 Released! [10-18-2006]

October 18, 2006

Writes: Daisuke Wakabayashi (Reuters)

Microsoft Corp. released Internet Explorer 7 on Wednesday, the first major upgrade to its Web browser since 2001 with new features aimed at preventing online fraud and improving ease of use.

Microsoft’s IE remains the most widely-used software to surf the Web, but the long gap between major releases allowed for the emergence of the company’s most formidable browser competitor since it vanquished the once-dominant Netscape.

Mozilla Firefox, a free open-source browser, has steadily gained users since its introduction in 2004 with features such as an integrated search window to allow users to do a Web query without opening another page, tab browsing to toggle between different sites and a pop-up window blocker.

These features are included in the new Internet Explorer and Microsoft also touted the security improvements to the browser including color-coded warnings in the address bar to indicate whether a Web site can be trusted.

IE 7 is available immediately to Windows XP users and it will eventually serve as the default browser for Microsoft’s much-anticipated Windows Vista operating system, due out to consumers in early 2007.

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*** Paul Thurrott authoritatively reviews Internet Explorer 7 ***

“Internet Explorer 7 is an absolute no-brainer: If you use Windows, you should almost certainly upgrade immediately: IE 7’s security features are top-notch and its functional improvements are nicely designed and greatly appreciated. For the short term, certain people may run into occasional Web site compatibility issues with IE 7, but I think those problems will fade quickly. Certainly, most major Web sites have already been upgraded to work correctly with Microsoft’s latest Web browser. I’ve had a field day in the past making fun of IE, but with IE 7, the browser has finally turned the corner. This is one product that Microsoft should be quite proud of. My only question, really, is what took them so long? Seriously, download it now. Highly recommended.” — Paul Thurrott | October 18, 2006

……Read Paul’s Internet Explorer 7 Review in Full

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FireFox 3 in the works | FireFox 2 Release imminent!

October 18, 2006

Reliable sources indicate that the release of FireFox 2.0 is imminent - apparently to upstage the release of IE 7 which is set to be shipped in less than two weeks.

The Browser war between Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and the Google backed FireFox has “shifted gears,” so to speak.

As a measure of their seriousness, Mozilla has setup a Mozilla-Wiki for “Firefox/Feature Brainstorming,” in which they state their desire “to collect all the ideas for feature enhancements in a single place.” “Our goal is to create a single index that lists what sorts of things we’re thinking of doing, with links to more detailed ideas about implementation specifics or concerns, and targets for inclusion in the project.”

Click here to access the Mozilla-Wiki

Get FireFox!

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Introducing MyBookMarks @ Afroarticles.com

October 18, 2006

We have installed a “Social BookMarking Utility” on this website: http://mybookmarks.afroarticles.com/

  • Store all your favorite links in one place, accessible from anywhere.
  • Share your bookmarks with everyone, with friends on your watchlist or just keep them private.
  • Tag your bookmarks with as many labels as you want, instead of wrestling with folders.

    Register now to start using BookMarks @ AfroArticles.com!

  • BookMarks @ AfroArticles.com is based on an open-source project licensed under the GNU General Public License.
  • BookMarks @ AfroArticles.com supports most of the del.icio.us API. Almost all of the neat tools made for that system can be modified to work with BookMarks @ AfroArticles.com instead.

    • All are welcome to begin using this utility, although it is still a work in progress - we still need to refine a few things here and there.

    Written by James Opiko · Filed Under General Updates, Search Engines | Leave a Comment