Internet Explorer 8 Download

IE 8 released, made available on Web

Wow, exciting for those in the industry.

IE 7 was CRAP CRAP CRAP, I expect nothing new from IE 8.

I've been using Chrome and Firefox for the most part.

I'm sure IE8 will be a step ahead. Probably not enough to compete though. I probably won't upgrade to IE8 till I see a few more reviews.

FF user, but always willing to give it a whirl

Microsoft IE8 explorer has some cool new features - USA Today

"SEATTLE — Can Microsoft's (MSFT) Internet Explorer Web browser reclaim chunks of market share swiped by upstart Firefox?The arrival last week of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), just two years after Microsoft's last major browser upgrade, IE7, should help answer that question.

IE8, which can be downloaded free, has cool new features: "Web slices" let you quickly call up selected content from a Web page — such as updates from an eBay auction page — via the IE8 favorites bar; "accelerators" make it easier to cut and paste text from one page and insert it on another.

Beyond that, IE8 has restored some of Microsoft's lost bravado. Mike Nash, corporate vice president of Windows product management, insists IE8 is uniformly faster at loading Web pages than Firefox 3, despite debate in tech circles about this claim.

"I feel very good that IE8 will be a reason to keep using IE," Nash said in an interview. "And for our previous customers, who may not be using IE today, IE8 will be a compelling reason to come back." "...

(full article at link)

already not compatable with my wife's school's computer systems

I am still unsure whether I am happy about it yet. I hate a window that comes up wanting me to click yes or no when page has secure and unsecure data on it

I haven't tried these myself....

Option 1

Tools > Internet Options >Security tab

Select "Trusted Sites" with a right check mark icon. Click on sites button and add frequently visited website names that you trust.

Option 2 (but not necessarily recommended since it's shutting off a security notification)

Tools, Internet Options, Advanced

Near the bottom, uncheck (Try the first one, second is optional):
> Warn if changing between secure and non-secure mode
> Warn about invalid site certificates

I know about how to do that and maybe it would fix this but I also may have said what its doing wrong. On all previous versions of IE I have never had to set trusted websites. Its not a huge problem but just an extra step sometimes.

It shows sometimes..

Do you only want to view the webpage content that was delivered securely?
The webpage contains content that will not be delivered using a secure HTTPS connection, which could compromise the security of the entire webpage.

yes no

heh....sounds like a little bit of Vista moved into IE8.

I guess it's probably not a bad thing for people who are not tech savvy enough to monitor the sites they are visiting.

For those who waited, MS now will donate 8 meals to Feeding America for downloading IE8. Given that Billy Bob Gates is a billionaire, the cut off at a $1,000,000 is a joke.

link

[Old Codger Voice On]I remember, back in the day, when somebody donating a million dollars was a pretty big deal.[Old Codger Voice Off]